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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday outlined its strategy to extend its “Home AI” innovation beyond smart homes to industries and society, vowing to become a leader in artificial intelligence for the next 100 years. At a press conference on the eve of the official opening of this year’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will hold this year’s Galaxy Unpacked event in the United States this month, company officials said Tuesday, where the company is expected to unveil its new Galaxy S series smartphones with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features. The upcoming event will be held in San Jose, California, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Chey Tae-won, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SK Group, highlighted the pressing challenges of global economic shifts during the “2025 Seoul New Year’s Meeting” on January 6. Speaking at the Seoul Chamber of Commerce in Jung-gu, he identified three major disruptions—U.S.-led tariff hikes, inflationary [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of South Korea announced on January 6 that new research has revealed varying absorption rates of carbohydrates in dog food depending on ingredients such as corn, rice, brown rice, and barley. RDA researchers analyzed digestibility by feeding dogs experimental food formulated with carbohydrate content similar [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics unveiled their latest innovations in AI-driven television technology at CES 2025, the world’s largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition, held from January 7 to 10 in Las Vegas. Building on last year’s debut of transparent micro LED and wireless OLED TVs, both companies have shifted [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has become the first Asian nation to join the European Union’s Horizon Europe, the world’s largest multilateral research and innovation (R&I) program, as an associate member. This historic move, effective from January 1, 2025, was announced on January 6 by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — While fewer South Korean game developers are experiencing “crunch” periods—intense stretches of overtime before major releases or updates—the maximum weekly working hours during these periods have risen, according to a new report by the Korea Creative Content Agency. The 2024 Game Industry Labor Environment Survey, published on January 3, revealed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s annual evaluation of mobile network quality, conducted by telecommunications authorities, relies exclusively on Samsung Galaxy smartphones, raising questions about the testing process. The latest assessment, conducted in 2024, used the Galaxy S23 Ultra, despite the S24’s release earlier that year. Apple iPhones have never been included in these [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s semiconductor export landscape has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, with reliance on China decreasing and exports to countries like Taiwan, the United States, and Vietnam increasing. Experts attribute the shift to global market dynamics driven by the U.S.-China semiconductor rivalry, the surge in demand for [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday unveiled its new artificial intelligence-powered television featuring an advanced organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen with clearer and brighter image quality. The 2025 OLED evo incorporates brightness booster technology, which optimizes the display algorithm and organic compound structure to deliver images up to three [...]