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SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’ next-generation dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) GDDR7 has won a presidential award during a major tech exhibition for its cutting-edge technology optimized for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, the company said Wednesday. The South Korean tech giant said its 24-gigabit GDDR7 DRAM was given the prize during [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will provide 100 billion won (US$68.1 million) in support by 2030 for research and development (R&D) projects aimed at advancing core ceramic technologies, a key material for semiconductors, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The funding plan comes as part of a comprehensive road map on fostering the [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans say they feel unsafe about the risk of personal data breaches, reflecting rising anxiety amid a surge in hacking incidents and expanding digital services, according to new government data. The latest Social Survey from the National Data Office shows that 57.6 percent of respondents last [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple held its first “Apple Game Showcase” in South Korea on Tuesday, signaling a stronger bid to position the iPhone, iPad and Mac as serious gaming devices in a market long dominated by Android phones. The event, staged at Stage X Seongsu in eastern Seoul, featured five major Korean developers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Tuesday it is expanding its global free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, LG Channel, into the Middle East for the first time, launching in the United Arab Emirates this month. The rollout extends LG’s FAST footprint—which already spans Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America—into another major [...]
GOYANG, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Aerospace University (KAU) announced Monday that its research team has successfully completed what it says is the world’s first solar-powered UAV flight test on the Antarctic continent, marking a milestone for autonomous aviation in extreme environments. The test flights, conducted Nov. 8–17 near South Korea’s Jang Bogo Station with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled its first trifold smartphone, a device with two folding hinges that expands into a 10-inch display, underscoring the company’s push to broaden its lineup of foldable phones. The new handset, called the Galaxy Z TriFold, features a 6.5-inch cover screen when folded — similar [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Mezzomedia, a leading integrated digital marketing firm in South Korea, projects that artificial intelligence will upend nearly every corner of the advertising industry next year, reshaping consumer behavior, media consumption and how brands reach customers. In its newly released “2026 Trend Report,” published Dec. 1, the company identified four [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has been selected as “Best TV Brand” at the Euroconsumer Awards 2025, reinforcing its dominance in one of the world’s most competitive premium television markets, the company said Monday. The annual awards are jointly organized by consumer media outlets in Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil—members of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online platforms were seen carrying out emergency reviews of their data protection status, with Coupang Inc. widely expected to face major fines following a data breach, sources said Monday. On Saturday, the U.S.-listed e-commerce giant said personal information of 33.7 million customers has been compromised, far higher [...]