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SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As Japan confronts the strains of a rapidly aging population with robots and digital care technologies, a new report is urging South Korea to follow suit and invest in “Age-tech” — a burgeoning industry combining artificial intelligence, robotics, and ICT to support the elderly. According to a study released [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 60 percent of South Koreans feel a sense of anxiety about falling behind the trend of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) models to help with investments, a survey showed Monday. According to the poll by the Korea Press Foundation on 1,000 South Koreans, 59.1 percent of respondents expressed [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Logistics said Wednesday it will take part in a state-led research initiative to develop humanoid robots equipped with dexterous robotic hands, aiming to transform logistics operations and secure a technological edge in the fast-evolving sector. The project is part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s “K-Humanoid [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government said Wednesday it will roll out more than 500 projects over the next five years to weave artificial intelligence into the nation’s industrial base, part of President Lee Jae-myung’s bid to build what he calls a “super-innovation economy.” Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan outlined the plan at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with South Korea’s top corporate leaders this week to enlist Samsung and SK Group as cornerstone partners in the U.S. startup’s multibillion-dollar artificial-intelligence infrastructure plan. Altman sat down Wednesday with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Seoul, ahead [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest conglomerates have sharply increased their lobbying expenditures in the United States, more than doubling their spending in the past five years as they navigate regulatory pressures, trade disputes, and large-scale investments in America. According to new data released Wednesday by corporate tracker CEO Score, 52 Korean [...]
ULSAN, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have unveiled an artificial intelligence system capable of predicting earthquake damage across nuclear power plant facilities using data from a single sensor, potentially transforming safety protocols in one of the most restricted environments for monitoring. A team led by Professor Lee Young-joo of the Ulsan National Institute [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In the wake of a string of high-profile data leaks, an overwhelming majority of South Koreans say they view such incidents as a serious threat and support adopting punitive damages similar to those in Europe and other advanced economies, a new poll shows. According to a Realmeter survey of 500 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver announced Wednesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Uber Taxi, allowing its Naver Plus membership users to access Uber’s premium subscription service, Uber One, at no extra charge. Uber One, which Uber recently launched in Korea, offers benefits such as priority driver dispatch, cashback credits [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is set to complete the stock market listing of its Indian subsidiary as early as October, a move that could raise nearly 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) and significantly bolster the company’s balance sheet. The South Korean manufacturer said Tuesday its board approved the sale of a [...]