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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Music is rolling out new artificial intelligence–powered features designed to enhance how listeners engage with global music — including real-time Korean-to-English lyric translation and phonetic guides for foreign-language songs. At a media briefing in Seoul on Thursday, Apple showcased updates that arrived with its latest iOS 26 release, highlighting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics’ laptop brand Gram has been named the best notebook of the year by Consumer Reports, beating out models from Apple and Samsung in a comprehensive evaluation of 154 devices sold in the U.S. market. According to rankings released Wednesday, the LG Gram Pro 2-in-1 — marketed in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday marked White Cane Safety Day by unveiling an artificial intelligence–based user manual designed to help visually impaired and low-vision users operate home appliances more easily. The new guide, titled “Manual for All,” was developed in collaboration with TUAT, a startup specializing in visual-assistance technology that was [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will unveil a new headset powered by the Android XR platform, enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI), next week. The Galaxy XR will make its global debut next Wednesday through the company’s website, according to Samsung Electronics. “As a leader in mobile AI, Samsung is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has opened a showroom for its new luxury brand SKS in southern Seoul to strengthen its presence in the high-end built-in appliance market. Located in the Gangnam district, the showroom displays SKS appliances designed to enhance luxury kitchen aesthetics and functionality, alongside furniture [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with U.S. defense company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to jointly develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), marking a major step forward in defense industry cooperation between South Korea and the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Asset Management said Tuesday that its KODEX Robot Active exchange-traded fund (ETF) has surpassed 200 billion won ($145 million) in net assets, underscoring surging investor enthusiasm for the nation’s robotics sector amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence. As of October 14, the fund’s net asset value stood at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will introduce a new performance stock unit (PSU) program designed to tie employee compensation directly to long-term corporate performance and stock price gains, in an effort to align employee motivation with shareholder value. Under the plan, Samsung will award shares to employees based on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. returned to the top spot in the global market for memory chips in the third quarter, data showed Tuesday, after losing the position to SK hynix Inc. in the previous quarter. The combined sales of memory chips by Samsung, including dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Demand for global artificial intelligence (AI) chips is expected to reach a short-term peak in 2028, according to a market outlook shared Tuesday, potentially to help double sales of South Korean-made chips from current levels. Roh Geun-chang, the head of Hyundai Motor Securities Co.’s research center, made such an [...]