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KT Virtually Recovers Voices of Lou Gehrig’s Disease Patients

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Wednesday it was collaborating with the Seungil Hope Foundation to virtually recover the voices of eight Lou Gehrig’s disease patients and store them in a mobile app, “MaumTalk,” developed for the patients free of charge. Seungil Hope Foundation is a [...]

S. Korean Financial Firms Set to Adopt Biometric Identification

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In the mega-hit movie “Minority Report,” buildings, shops and streets are full of electronic biometric systems that use red flashes and lights to scan the irises of all passers-by and identify them in order to send them custom-tailored services and advertisements. Before entering a security agency, Tom Cruise, who [...]