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SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A “drone taxi” service is set to begin piloting in Seoul next year. Initially, the service will be tested along the Han River between Gimpo Airport and Yeouido, as well as between Jamsil and Suseo. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and MOLIT(the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs) plan [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The retail industry is increasingly targeting gaming enthusiasts with marketing strategies focused on popular games. Convenience store E-Mart 24 announced on Tuesday a partnership with Nexon’s flagship game ‘Dungeon & Fighter’ to launch various collaborations. By utilizing intellectual property rights (IP) related to the game, E-Mart 24 aims to [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) —Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing its own generative AI solution optimized for translation and document summarization while temporarily restricting the use of ChatGPT and other third-party generative AI tools within its in-house operations. On April 28, Samsung announced its decision to limit the use of generative AI through in-house PCs, [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, South Korea’s three largest mobile operators, have partnered with BMW to launch vehicle-specific embedded SIM (eSIM) plans. The five plans consist of two each from SK Telecom and KT, and one from LG Uplus. An eSIM enables mobile data usage through an identification [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT announced today the launch of two next-generation AI service bots with improved driving stability and marketing utilization compared to previous models. Produced by Bear Robotics and LG Electronics, the robots bring KT’s total lineup of AI service robots to five. The next-generation AI service robot from Bear Robotics [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Instead of sluggish demand for products like TVs and semiconductors, South Korea’s major tech companies are finding a new cash cow in the automotive business. Harman International, an automotive electronics subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., recorded sales of 3.17 trillion won ($2.36 billion) and an operating profit of 130 [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage said Monday it has added a new function to its chatbot AskUp, which analyzes and records nutritional information when users upload food photos. This was made possible through a contract signed between Upstage and the local healthcare startup Doing Lab to implement [...]
ULSAN, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An avatar refers to an image that represents a computer user in online games and chat rooms. However, the term avatar has taken on a new meaning in the robotics field. It stands for an interActive and intuitiVe control interfAce for a TeleoperAted Robot (AVATAR) system, designed to transport [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung has unveiled three new PCs on May 1, featuring the latest Intel 13th Gen Core processors. Among them is the Galaxy Book 3, which boasts a slim metal design akin to the Galaxy Book 3 Pro. Measuring only 15.4mm thick and weighing a mere 1.57kg, the device is [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) —The use of the virtual world known as the metaverse has been proposed as a potential tool to alleviate the psychological strain on students subjected to school violence during police investigations, according to a recent publication titled “Police Investigation of School Violence Victims Using Metaverse,” featured in the journal Police [...]