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SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — As smartphone makers from Samsung and Apple to Xiaomi roll out their latest flagship models, one feature takes center stage: increasingly sophisticated cameras that edge closer to rivaling professional-grade DSLRs. Xiaomi’s recently released Xiaomi 15 Ultra has sparked particular buzz in tech circles this month, following its debut at [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of virtual asset investors in South Korea has surpassed 16 million, drawing close to overtaking the number of stock investors in the country, data showed Sunday. A total of 16.29 million people had accounts at the top five domestic virtual asset exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) services in South Korea nearly doubled from a year earlier in 2024, government data showed Sunday. In a survey on internet usage conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the rate of respondents who experienced generative AI services jumped [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group on Friday introduced Pleos, its new mobility software brand and technology platform, as part of a bold strategy to transform itself into a software-centered mobility tech company. The announcement was made during the group’s developer conference Pleos 25, held at COEX in Seoul. Pleos — a fusion [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Intel’s NAND memory business, solidifying its strategic push into the enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) market as demand for AI-driven data storage continues to soar. According to a regulatory filing with South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, the transaction was officially [...]
BEIJING, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK hynix Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kwak Noh-jung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday with other global business leaders. The meeting was held at around 11 a.m. with CEOs from other global companies that participated in the China [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential Office of National Security said Friday it has launched a consultative group to coordinate responses to emerging security threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Wang Yun-jong, third deputy national security adviser, led an intragovernmental meeting with senior officials from seven agencies, including the National Intelligence Service and [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Krafton Inc., the South Korean game developer of global hit titles such as PUBG: Battlegrounds, on Friday released the early access version of its new life simulation game inZOI on the global PC gaming platform Steam. Developed by Krafton’s inZOI Studio, the game has drawn growing interest from global [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — KT announced on March 27 that it is incorporating artificial intelligence technology into the marketing campaign for its Genie TV original series “New Recruit 3,” scheduled to premiere on April 7. The company’s newly established AI Studio Lab, specializing in AI media content, has produced promotional videos for the [...]
DAEJEON, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a breakthrough mid-infrared detection technology that operates stably at room temperature, potentially paving the way for miniaturized optical sensors. The technology draws comparisons to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which uses mid-infrared wavelengths [...]