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DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have developed a new organic solid electrolyte film that could accelerate the commercialization of lithium metal batteries, offering a major advance in safety and energy efficiency, researchers said Tuesday. A research team led by Professor Byun Hye-ryung at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s rapid adoption of industrial robots has boosted employment among younger workers under 45, while reducing job opportunities for older employees, a new study shows—highlighting how automation is reshaping the nation’s labor market and education trends. According to a report released Sunday by the Korea Labor Institute titled [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s push to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem through massive GPU investments with Nvidia could face setbacks due to the country’s lagging telecommunications infrastructure, a government-affiliated think tank warned Monday. In a report titled “Key Issues in Advancing AI Mobile Network Infrastructure,” the Korea Information Society Development Institute [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A senior South Korean presidential aide said Monday that Nvidia’s decision to supply 260,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) to the country will serve as the launchpad for a new era of “physical AI,” positioning South Korea as a key global hub for the next wave of industrial transformation. Ha Jung-woo, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Kwak Noh-jung, chief executive officer (CEO) of SK hynix Inc., said Monday his company will deepen its engagement in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem by forging closer ties with clients, adding it will strive to become a “creator” of AI chips instead of a simple provider. Under the vision, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom said Monday it will spearhead efforts to establish South Korea as a regional hub for artificial intelligence by expanding data infrastructure and drawing global investment. Speaking at the SK AI Summit 2025 in Seoul, Jung Jai-hun, the company’s newly appointed chief executive, outlined a sweeping strategy centered on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has unveiled a new digital public campaign in New York’s Times Square highlighting endangered species, releasing the eighth installment of its ongoing LG Endangered Species Series, the company said Sunday. The latest video, featuring the brown bear, aims to raise awareness about the impact of climate change [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Sunday that its fifth and final homegrown military reconnaissance satellite has successfully entered orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, marking a milestone in the country’s push to build an independent surveillance network capable of monitoring North Korea around the clock. The Falcon [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Nvidia Corp. has agreed to supply 260,000 of its high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) to the South Korean government and four of the country’s leading conglomerates—Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor, and Naver—in one of the largest AI hardware deals ever signed. The agreement, finalized during a meeting Friday between [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday launched a new reporting platform that allows users to share experiences of harm or misconduct linked to generative artificial intelligence (AI) services such as ChatGPT, as part of a broader effort to address the social risks emerging from the rapid adoption of AI. The Korea Media [...]