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SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — After a lull following the post-pandemic cooling of the metaverse hype, interest in extended reality (XR) technology is surging once again — this time fueled by Google’s announcement of a new smart glasses collaboration with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics. At its annual I/O developers conference earlier this month, Google revealed [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed deep admiration for South Korea’s role in global technology innovation and reaffirmed the company’s growing partnership with Korean firms, including Samsung Electronics, in a wide-ranging interview with Korean YouTuber Jocoding released Tuesday. In a nod to the traditional Korea-U.S. alliance motto, Pichai cheerfully declared, “Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Hyun-suk, former executive of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., has been appointed as the new head of the government’s research and development (R&D) strategy division for industry and energy sectors, the industry ministry said Tuesday. Kim will lead the R&D strategy planning division under the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A renewed push by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on all foreign-made smartphones, including Samsung’s Galaxy lineup, is stirring deep concern at the South Korean tech giant. The proposed tariffs, expected to take effect as early as next month, are part of Trump’s broader strategy [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An international research team led by KAIST has developed a groundbreaking non-invasive imaging technique that enables three-dimensional observation of cancer tissue without the need for traditional staining or incisions. KAIST announced on May 26 that Professor YongKeun Park’s team in the Department of Physics, in collaboration with [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese home appliance maker Roborock has launched the world’s first robot vacuum equipped with a 5-axis robotic arm, signaling a leap forward in smart home automation. The newly introduced premium model, named Saros Z70, features a foldable robotic arm called “OmniGrip”, equipped with precision sensors, a camera, and LED lighting [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A joint government-private investigation team looking into SK Telecom Co.’s recent large-scale data breach has extended its probe to the servers of other major mobile carriers and platform companies, but found no signs they have been compromised, industry sources said Monday. Initially, the team had asked local telecommunications and [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI on Monday announced it will begin operations in South Korea as part of its ongoing global expansion of AI infrastructure. Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer at OpenAI, said OpenAI has established a Korean unit and plans to open its first Korean office in Seoul. “Our next international office is going to be here in Seoul,” Kwon told reporters in Seoul, adding the Seoul office will be OpenAI’s third Asian branch following those in [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – E-commerce giant Coupang said Monday it has transitioned from a co-representative leadership system to a sole representative system under Park Dae-joon as part of efforts to drive growth through artificial intelligence (AI)-based logistics innovation. The company, wholly owned by New York-listed Coupang Inc., had been led by two representative directors, Park and Kang Han-seung. Park has spearheaded the nationwide expansion of Coupang’s renowned Rocket Delivery service and led the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major companies spent an average of 2.9 billion won (US$2.1 million) per year on information protection, industry data showed Monday. According to data from the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and other sources, 10 local companies each invested over 100 billion won in cybersecurity over the [...]