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POHANG, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Mercury released from industrial activities in Asia is traveling across the atmosphere and accumulating in marine organisms throughout the Pacific, including tuna, a staple fish consumed worldwide, according to new research led by South Korean scientists. POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) said Wednesday that its environmental engineering team, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has emerged as one of the world’s most lucrative markets for ChatGPT, generating the second-highest share of global revenue after the United States, according to new data released Wednesday by app-market analytics firm Sensor Tower. While India accounted for the largest share of global ChatGPT app downloads this [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix, one of the world’s leading makers of high-bandwidth memory chips, has decided that the path to public affection might just run through the snack aisle. On Wednesday, the company announced a collaboration with convenience-store giant 7-Eleven to release what may be the most literal tech-themed treat yet: an [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Business sentiment in South Korea rose to the highest level in more than a year in November, supported by an ongoing boom in the semiconductor industry and improving consumer sentiment, a central bank survey showed Wednesday. The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries came to 92.1 this [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered radio access network (RAN) in a bid to lead next-generation 6G network technologies. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to research and demonstrate core [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s presidential artificial intelligence (AI) committee said Monday it will launch a task force to advance AI cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The task force will be headed jointly by the presidential secretary for AI policy and future planning, and vice chairman of the Korea Chamber [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Labs Europe has introduced two advanced artificial intelligence models designed to enhance robots’ ability to understand physical spaces and human bodies, the company announced Monday. The models were unveiled at the fourth “AI for Robotics” workshop, held Nov. 20–21 in France under the theme of spatial intelligence. The first [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans can now access detailed, government-verified statistics about specific diseases directly through Naver, the country’s dominant search engine, under a new public service launched Sunday. The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) said it partnered with Naver to make health-care utilization data easily available to the public. When users search [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading game publishers are gearing up for next month’s Animation X Game Festival (AGF) with an unusually strong slate of anime-style titles, signaling the genre’s expanding influence across the domestic industry. According to the gaming sector on Monday, major companies including Neowiz, Nexon, Netmarble, Smilegate, NCSoft, and NHN [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major mobile carriers continue to outperform global competitors by a wide margin, posting download speeds more than three times faster than those in other leading countries, according to a new industry report released Monday. The Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) said the nation’s mobile networks recorded an [...]