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SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The private coding education industry is scrambling to cater to an increase in demand after a recent government decision to nurture digital talent. The government plan includes doubling the time spent on IT education at elementary and middle schools, introducing a programming course as a mandatory part of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will showcase the world’s largest organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV at the upcoming electronics show in Berlin, as it looks to expand its portfolio of large OLED TVs and solidify its leadership in the premium TV segment. LG said it will unveil a [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Daejeon said Thursday that it will begin trials of an artificial intelligence (AI) quarantine robot to eliminate viruses, purify the air, and clean the floors in subway stations. The city plans to first deploy two robots each at two subway stations, before deploying a total of 10 robots [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. launched its latest foldable smartphones in some 40 countries Friday, hoping the new products could jump-start the lackluster global smartphone sales amid high inflation. The world’s largest smartphone maker said the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4, along with the Galaxy Watch 5 and the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major advertising agencies are ramping up non-fungible token (NFT) ventures in a bid to develop new growth engines. Cheil Worldwide Inc., the advertising arm of Samsung Group, said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based NFT marketplace CYPHRLY, a subsidiary of South Korea’s leading [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — BGF Retail Co., the operator of CU convenience stores, said Thursday it had formed a business agreement with MOBINN, an in-house startup of Hyundai Motor Co., to launch a robot delivery pilot service. After establishing a last-mile business consultative body, the two companies are expected to launch the convenience [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gaming company Com2uS Corp. said Thursday it plans to launch a metaverse platform for consumers and enterprise clients, including SMEs, in 2024. The company announced its plans to open a beta service of its Com2Verse metaverse platform for a select number of enterprise clients next year and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has successfully wrapped up a project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype toilet for the world’s poorest communities. The South Korean tech giant held a closing ceremony at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), its research and development [...]
SUWON, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution that can set the appropriate cargo freight rate by using about 2 million big data records, including the day of the week, transportation time and weather. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government said Tuesday that scientists from Kyonggi University, who [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. will put more resources into developing and producing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels for notebooks and PCs, its chief executive said Wednesday. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a wide variety of information technology products has been launched, and we see a great potential for OLED panels in [...]