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May 02, 2024
Kakao’s SM takeover gets conditional green light

Korea’s antitrust regulator has approved IT giant Kakao’s acquisition of a 39.87 percent stake in SM Entertainment, the K-pop agency behind EXO, aespa and NCT, contingent upon the implementation of corrective measures. The Fair Trade Commission said Thursday that it imposed two forms of correcti...
May 02, 2024
'Our HBM chips are sold out until 2025': SK hynix CEO

SK hynix on Thursday said that its high-bandwidth memory chips have already sold out until 2025, boasting its leadership in the advanced memory chip market for artificial intelligence. "Demand for ultra-fast, high-capacity and low-power memory products for AI applications is expected to see explos...
May 02, 2024
LG Uplus to build hyper-scale data center in Paju

LG Uplus, one of the nation's top telecom carriers, said Wednesday it plans to build a large-scale data center in response to the growing demand for such facilities, largely driven by the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud servers across industries. To build the new data cent...
April 30, 2024
Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1

After logging losses for five consecutive quarters, Samsung Electronics' chip business returned to the black in the first quarter this year, thanks to rising demand for high-end chips and a surge in chip prices. In its earnings report for the January-March period on Tuesday, Samsung said its chip ...
April 30, 2024
Naver, Intel, KAIST join forces to set up AI lab in Korea

Naver, Intel and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will set up a joint lab in Korea to lead the new global ecosystem for artificial intelligence semiconductors, KAIST announced Tuesday. The joint lab called NIK AI Research Center will be established on the KAIST campus in Daej...
April 30, 2024
SKT to launch telecom-specific LLM in June

After the domestic launch following its development in early June, the company looks to develop multiple LLMs and launch them in other languages globally by taking advantage of the Global Telco AI Alliance. The GTAA was launched by SK Telecom in Seoul in July last year to develop a telco-specific ...
April 29, 2024
China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time

China outpaced Korea in the shipment of organic light-emitting display panels for IT gadgets for the first time in the first quarter of this year, stirring concerns that Korean manufacturers could eventually be pushed out of the market by Chinese rivals. According to Chinese market tracker Cinno R...
April 29, 2024
Intel CEO to visit Seoul in June

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is planning to visit Korea in early June to attend the company's global conference in Seoul, according to industry sources Monday. The AI Summit event, which is held multiple times a year across countries, typically highlights Intel’s local subsidiaries. It shares knowledg...
April 29, 2024
KT explores synergy between AI, media

South Korean telecom carrier KT Corp. said Monday it is expanding its advanced artificial intelligence technology to the group’s entire media business, from content investment and production to marketing and control, to accelerate innovation. "The media business is one of KT's three core business...
April 29, 2024
[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games

Kakao Games has decided to scrap using English names among its employees, becoming the first Kakao affiliate to backtrack on the IT front-runner’s attempt to make a more bottom-up working environment with open communication. Kakao Games CEO Han Sang-woo, whose English name is Michael, announced t...
April 29, 2024
Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with top executives of German optics manufacturer Zeiss, a crucial partner for the Korean tech giant's push to lead the burgeoning market for artificial intelligence chips, during his recent trip to Europe. According to Samsung on Sunday, its chief tou...
April 29, 2024
KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents

South Korea's leading telecom carrier, KT Corp., announced Sunday that the company will introduce new 5G mobile plans for foreign national residents starting Monday. “KT decided to introduce new mobile plans as there are not enough plans specifically for foreigners despite the increasing number o...
April 26, 2024
Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul

Samsung Electronics President and mobile business chief Roh Tae-moon and Google Senior Vice President Rick Osterloh, who oversees the company’s platforms and devices team, met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen their partnership on artificial intelligence. After a meeting with ...
April 25, 2024
SK hynix profits soar on AI chip boom

SK hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said Thursday it has returned to profit, thanks to its leadership in advanced memory chips critical to generative artificial intelligence tools, recovering from a long slump in the memory market. The company reported a quarterly operating inc...
April 25, 2024
Kakao Mobility to adopt cheaper membership category for taxi drivers starting June

Kakao Mobility, the operator of South Korea's leading taxi-hailing service Kakao T, said Thursday it will introduce a new membership category with cheaper commissions for its taxi drivers. Starting from June, the new plan will require 2.8 percent commission from its drivers, compared with the curr...

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