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LAS VEGAS/SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Hyundai Mobis revealed its cutting-edge “holographic windshield transparent display” technology, marking its first public demonstration in a real vehicle. This innovative technology allows images and video content to be projected onto a vehicle’s windshield using a specialized film, eliminating the need for traditional [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of corrective orders issued for pornographic and prostitution-related content on random chat applications reached an all-time high in 2024, according to newly released government data. Representative Han Min-soo of the Democratic Party, a member of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology, Information Broadcasting and Communications Committee, reported on January [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, said Thursday it will join hands with defense firm LIG Co. Nex1 to develop propriety technologies for homegrown low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop core technologies for LEO satellites, including a [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Harman International, a wholly owned automotive and audio subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., on Wednesday unveiled its new “automotive intelligence” technologies at CES 2025, aiming to deliver personalized in-cabin experiences through advanced intelligence and contextual awareness. “The automotive industry is rapidly transitioning to software-defined vehicles, with cars evolving [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 86.2 billion won (US$59.3 million) this year for the development of technologies that will help tackle climate change, the science ministry said Wednesday. With the investment, the country will work to develop technologies that will help respond to global warming, along with those related to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) unveiled its 2025 Retail Industry White Paper on January 7, identifying “S.N.A.K.E”—Survival, Next, AI, K-Culture, and Economical Consumption—as the year’s key consumer market trends. Survival in a Stagnant Market With global economic challenges and stagnating consumer markets, competition for limited spending [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corp., on Tuesday hinted that Samsung Electronics Co. will soon be able to supply its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to the U.S. AI chip giant. “They are working on it. They’re gonna succeed. No question,” Huang said in a press event on [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it will begin a beta service of its artificial intelligence agent “aster” in March, targeting North American customers. The company opened beta registration for aster during CES 2025, which kicked off Tuesday for a four-day run in Las Vegas. SK Telecom said the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiaomi, the Chinese technology giant, is strengthening its presence in South Korea, with industry observers predicting the company could attract consumers seeking alternatives to high-priced smartphones. According to industry sources on January 6, Xiaomi has completed the establishment of its South Korean subsidiary. The company plans to unveil new smartphone [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp., aiming to lead artificial intelligence (AI) innovations by combining its customer insights from various devices and spaces with the U.S. tech giant’s advanced AI technologies. Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate on the development [...]