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SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean consumers are grappling with inconvenient cancellation processes and limited refund policies in the country’s burgeoning video streaming market, according to a recent government investigation. The Korea Consumer Agency and Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byoung-dug released findings on October 8 from their joint study of six major streaming providers, including [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s HL Group said Tuesday it plans to acquire Stanley Robotics, a French robotics parking company, by purchasing a controlling stake. HL Robotics, a group subsidiary, is set to acquire 403,647 shares of Stanley Robotics for approximately 32.2 billion won (US$23.9 million) to secure a 74.1 percent stake [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant shift within South Korea’s tech landscape, companies from industry giants to small startups are increasingly launching paid artificial intelligence (AI) services, signaling a new phase in the commercialization of AI technology. Naver Cloud, a subsidiary of South Korea’s leading IT company Naver, recently introduced Papago Plus, a premium [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has hosted a technology forum in Silicon Valley in the United States last week, bringing together experts in artificial intelligence (AI) technology to share the company’s key business and research developments in the field. At the company’s 2024 Tech Forum hosted by Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics announced plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its Internet of Things (IoT) platform, SmartThings, and expand its reach across product lines, signaling a significant leap in smart home innovation. The announcement came during the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024, held on October 3 at the McEnery [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a striking paradox, South Korea, a global leader in digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, is grappling with widespread worker anxiety about the impact of AI on job security, according to a recent international study. The report, released by researchers Cheong Se-jeong and Shin Young-kyu from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has begun mass production of its latest industry-leading solid-state drive (SSD) product optimal for usage in powerful artificial intelligence personal computers. Samsung said the PM9E1 SSD, which boasts the industry’s highest performance and largest capacity, is built on its in-house 5-nanometer-based controller and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has started offering popular Korean entertainment content in the United States via its smart television application through partnerships with South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co., according to the company Friday. Samsung Electronics said it has started offering nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is set to launch a vibrant global marketing campaign called “Boom Boom Pow Festa” to promote its LG XBOOM party speakers, the company announced on October 3. The campaign features collaborations with street musicians from around the world, reimagining the Black Eyed Peas’ hit song “Boom Boom Pow.” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – NCsoft, the South Korean game developer, has launched its highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) “Throne and Liberty” (TL) in collaboration with Amazon Games. The game was released on October 2 across North and South America, Europe, Oceania, and Japan, marking a significant step in NCsoft’s global expansion. [...]