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SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics in a high-profile lawsuit filed by over 1,800 Galaxy smartphone users, who claimed the company misled them by pre-installing software that throttled device performance without adequate disclosure. In a ruling delivered Wednesday, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver is doubling down on its push into generative AI-powered search, announcing the launch of a new “Integrated Agent” system aimed at delivering seamless, conversation-based search experiences that move beyond traditional keyword queries. At a press briefing held Thursday at its D2SF headquarters in Seoul, Naver outlined its vision [...]
Seoul, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As President Lee Jae-myung’s administration sets its sights on making South Korea one of the world’s top three artificial intelligence (AI) powers, a growing chorus within the tech industry is calling for a shift in focus — from grand-scale infrastructure projects to practical, sector-specific solutions that bridge the widening gap [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis announced Wednesday it has developed a new rear safety control system that allows vehicles to autonomously accelerate to maintain a safe distance when being tailgated — a technological first aimed at enhancing driver protection on highways. The feature, which integrates rear-side radar sensors with front-facing cameras and driving [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s second-largest battery maker, said Wednesday it has signed a battery supply deal with German energy storage system (ESS) provider Tesvolt AG. Under the agreement, Samsung SDI will deliver its Samsung Battery Box (SBB) products to Tesvolt by the end of this month. Tesvolt will [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung warned that growing global trade tensions could fuel volatility in the second half of the year, even as the semiconductor giant maintains steady performance aligned with its internal forecasts. Speaking at an internal company town hall Tuesday at the Icheon campus, Kwak acknowledged the uncertainty [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A long-running legal battle between South Korean human rights activists and Google over personal data transparency has come to an end after 11 years, with both parties agreeing to a court-proposed settlement. Under the terms of the agreement, Google will provide South Korean users with improved access to their personal [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s publishing industry has launched back-to-back lawsuits against Google and Apple in a U.S. federal court, challenging what it claims are exploitative in-app payment commission policies that hurt local content developers and stifle fair competition. The Korean Publishers Association (KPA) and the Korea Electronic Publishing Association (KEPA) jointly announced [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean games are taking center stage at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year, as the tech giant continues to deepen its push into high-performance gaming on Mac devices powered by Apple Silicon. During Monday’s keynote, Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, unveiled macOS Tahoe [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has conditionally approved the merger of streaming platforms, Tving and Wavve, requiring the two local companies to maintain their current subscription prices until the end of next year. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said the two homegrown over-the-top (OTT) service providers must [...]