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Mon, October 2, 2023 | 10:29

Korea on track to prove esports prowess at Asian Games

Korea on track to prove esports prowess at Asian Games

Korea is showing off its status as an esports powerhouse at the ongoing Asian Games that are being held in Hangzhou, China, as the participants are performing well in the various esports games, which became an official sport of the games for the first time, industry officials said Wednesday.

2023-09-27 14:55

SK Telecom to triple AI investment over next 5 years

SK Telecom to triple AI investment over next 5 years

SK Telecom will triple its investment in AI technology in next five years as part of the domestic telecommunications giant’s plan to provide enhanced services with AI competitiveness and generate sales of 25 trillion won ($18.5 billion) by 2028, its CEO said Tuesday.

2023-09-26 16:33

Kakao's new data center complete

Kakao's new data center complete

Kakao CEO Hong Eun-taek speaks during a ceremony to mark the completion of the company's first self-designed data center at Hanyang University's Erica Campus in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Set to begin operation in the first quarter of 2024, the new facility by Korea's IT giant is capable of running over 100,000 servers simultaneously and storing up to 120,000 servers...

2023-09-26 16:08

LG Electronics launches world's 1st foldable laptop

LG Electronics launches world's 1st foldable laptop

A model poses with LG Electronics’ foldable LG Gram Fold laptop, Monday. The company said it launched the world’s first foldable laptop that can transform into a 12-inch laptop when folded and 17-inch tablet PC when unfolded. Courtesy of LG Electronics

2023-09-25 17:29

Upstage to create AI model evaluation platform with state-run agency

Upstage to create AI model evaluation platform with state-run agency

Upstage, a local AI startup, will create a large language model (LLM) evaluation platform with the state-run National Information Society Agency (NIA) in order to improve the competitiveness of Korean-based AI platform companies, the company said Monday.

2023-09-25 17:28

SK Telecom, OpenAI discover AI services for humanity

SK Telecom, OpenAI discover AI services for humanity

SK Telecom successfully concluded Prompter Day Seoul 2023, a global AI hackathon event jointly held with U.S. AI company OpenAI, to discover teams developing AI services for the benefit of humanity, the company said Monday.

2023-09-25 17:28

Generative AI startups come together to expand ecosystem

Generative AI startups come together to expand ecosystem

Local startups specialized in generative AI gathered together to launch the Generative AI Startup Association (GAISA), which will create an ecosystem for domestic companies and explore collaboration opportunities in the emerging sector, they said Monday.

2023-09-25 15:02

Samsung, SK relieved by revised chip restrictions on China

Samsung, SK relieved by revised chip restrictions on China

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix appear to be breathing a sigh of relief over the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act’s guardrails as the regulation, which aims to restrict China’s chip development technology, limits the expansion of advanced semiconductor production capacity to no more than 5 percent in China, according to industry officials and experts, Sunday.

2023-09-24 16:00

Korean firms urge US to clarify 'foreign entity of concern'

Korean firms urge US to clarify 'foreign entity of concern'

Korean companies have asked the United States to clarify from which foreign companies they are not required to import critical electric vehicle (EV) battery minerals under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), industry sources said Sunday.

2023-09-24 12:41

The ethical issues of AI: fighting the right battles

The ethical issues of AI: fighting the right battles

Will artificial intelligence replace human beings? Could it turn against its creators? Does it represent a danger to the human race?These are just some of the questions that have been stirring up public debate and the media since the mass deployment of generative AI tools and the sensationalist statements of a few public figures.

2023-09-24 10:10

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