SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. on Tuesday unveiled its new brand MONT Flex for foldable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, highlighting its products’ durability and slimness. The South Korean display giant said the brand stands for “mechanically durable, opto-mechanically flat, narrow bezel enabling, and thin and light,” referring to the company’s [...]
Project aims to detect stress at genetic level before visible symptoms emerge SUWON, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services has launched an ambitious initiative to develop an artificial intelligence-based system capable of predicting crop stress caused by extreme weather and pest outbreaks before symptoms are visible. Announced [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) —SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading telecommunications company, said Tuesday it has launched its graphics processing unit (GPU) infrastructure, Haein, as a cloud-based service for on-demand GPU access. Haein, a sovereign GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), is powered by more than 1,000 Blackwell 200 (B200) GPUs, the latest artificial intelligence (AI) chip developed [...]
Experts call for stronger protections as digital surveillance expands beyond physical boundaries SEOUL, August 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As digital technologies reshape the nature of personal relationships, experts are warning that South Korea’s legal system is falling behind in protecting victims of online stalking—an increasingly pervasive form of tech-enabled coercive control. In a recent paper [...]
Breakthrough marks milestone in long-endurance unmanned aerial technology using homegrown hydrogen fuel cell SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire)— A South Korean research team has successfully completed a 12-hour continuous flight using a domestically developed hydrogen fuel cell-powered drone, setting a new national benchmark for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) endurance, the Korea Institute of Materials Science [...]
SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics has launched the LG CineBeam Shorts, a compact 4K ultra-short-throw projector that promises to deliver immersive visuals even in tight spaces. Designed to project a 100-inch screen from just 39.3 centimeters away, the device offers exceptional space efficiency and portability, weighing only 1.9 kilograms. Continuing the design [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. said Monday its biofuel joint venture established with Italy’s Enilive S.p.A. has started construction of South Korea’s first hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) plant, part of the company’s drive to expand sustainable chemical production. The joint venture, named LG-Eni Biorefining, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the HVO [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. said Monday its second-quarter net profit rose nearly 32 percent from a year earlier, driven by improved exports of key products. Net profit came to 27.7 billion won (US$20 million) for the April-June period, up 31.6 percent from a year earlier, the company said in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a new companywide task force focused on artificial intelligence (AI) projects, part of a broader push to transform itself into an AI-focused company, according to industry sources Monday. According to the sources, the tech giant’s Device eXperience (DX) division has announced the establishment of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 6 in 10 South Koreans gave a positive assessment of the trade deal reached last week between Seoul and Washington, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey conducted by Realmeter on 1,016 adults aged over 18 on Friday, 63.9 percent said they viewed the deal positively, [...]