SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has completed building infrastructure to produce faster and more efficient chips for artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The infrastructure for so-called compute express link (CXL) technology was built at Samsung Memory Research Center in Hwaseong, about 45 kilometers south of Seoul, the company said [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a innovative approach to environmental education, 50 schools across Seoul are set to receive AI-powered recycling robots this September, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on June 22. The robot, named “Nephron,” uses artificial intelligence to determine whether items are recyclable. When students insert a transparent plastic bottle [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (A.I.) drives a surge in power consumption within data centers, the development of digital technologies poses a dilemma for a sustainable future. Amid this challenge, so-called “climate tech” has garnered attention as a promising solution. Climate tech refers to digital technology innovations, such [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics has unveiled a premium experience space called “Another Hanok” in Madrid, Spain, designed to showcase its AI-powered appliances and energy-efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions, the company announced on June 16. Another Hanok is a traditional Korean-style building outfitted with LG Electronics’ high-efficiency energy products, achieving [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will provide comprehensive “one-stop” artificial intelligence solutions for its foundry customers, with a focus on up-to-date technologies for high-performance, low-power AI chips. “At a time when numerous technologies are evolving around AI, the key to its implementation lies in high-performance, low-power semiconductors,” Choi [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., a leading South Korean mobile carrier, said Thursday it will invest US$10 million in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity to cooperate on AI search services. Perplexity also plans to invest in Global AI Platform Co., an AI service developing arm of SK Telecom in Silicon [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – As the era of artificial intelligence (AI) intensifies the demand on data centers, the immersion cooling market for cooling overheated electronic devices is gaining attention. Immersion cooling fluids are non-conductive lubricants traditionally used by oil refiners, who are now rushing into this emerging business en masse. According to industry analysts, [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a South Korean telecom company, said Tuesday it will join hands with U.S. technology giant Microsoft to develop the local artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing industries. Under the partnership, the two companies will jointly conduct AI and cloud research projects, KT officials said. “We will do [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — When the Hollywood sci-fi film “Her” was released over a decade ago, its story about a man forming an unlikely relationship with his artificial intelligence assistant seemed so futuristic that few moviegoers took it seriously. As AI technologies advance at an alarming speed, however, audiences might leave theaters wondering [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s capital has opened a major anchor facility meant to serve as a control tower and nexus for its artificial intelligence industry, Seoul Metropolitan Government officials announced on May 29. The newly unveiled facility is located in the Umyeon-dong neighborhood of Seoul’s Seocho district. It will act as a [...]