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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent arrest of a Korean couple accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud ring in Cambodia has thrown new light on a crime many still struggle to take seriously: romance scams. While some ask how anyone could fall for a stranger online, advances in artificial intelligence and increasingly sophisticated psychological [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corp. said Tuesday ChatGPT, a popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, is now available for use on the KakaoTalk online messaging app. With ChatGPT for Kakao, KakaoTalk users can access the chatbot with a single tap and share AI-generated conversations, images and text with friends [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix is positioning itself to expand its presence in next-generation data center technologies, unveiling a new lineup of NAND storage products tailored for artificial intelligence workloads at a major industry gathering in California. Speaking at the 2025 Open Compute Project Global Summit in San Jose, Kim Cheon-sung, head of [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has launched a new round of plasma experiments on its homegrown nuclear fusion device, KSTAR, as part of a broader push to accelerate the development of fusion energy, researchers said Monday. KSTAR — short for Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research — is a superconducting research reactor designed to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. has begun installing production equipment at its new fabrication plant under construction in central South Korea, with the goal of starting operations next year, industry sources said Monday. According to the sources, the South Korean chipmaker has started installing production equipment in the cleanroom of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese manufacturers that have rapidly expanded their footprint in the global display market continue to post weak or negative profitability, underscoring the lingering challenges they face in moving beyond low-cost products, industry data shows. According to recent figures from Omdia, Samsung Display was the only major panel producer among the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As Lee Jae-yong approaches the third anniversary of his formal appointment as chairman of Samsung Electronics, the company is experiencing its strongest recovery in years and preparing for a new phase of corporate restructuring. Mr. Lee, who was cleared of remaining legal charges earlier this year, has avoided public celebrations [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SoftBank Corp. to jointly research and develop next-generation communications technologies, including 6G and artificial intelligence-based radio access network (AI-RAN) innovations. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate in selected areas to drive future innovation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 4 in 10 South Korean parents say they feel stressed about managing their children’s use of smartphones and tablets, according to a new survey that underscores growing anxiety over “digital parenting” in the country’s hyper-connected households. The study, released Wednesday by the Korea Press Foundation, surveyed 921 parents of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Pusan National University (PNU) said Thursday it will become the first university in South Korea to introduce artificial intelligence–powered smart glasses designed for real-time translation and communication across multiple languages. The AI Translation Glasses are being rolled out as part of the university’s “AX Transformation Project,” which explores how advanced [...]