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Mobile & Internet

April 12, 2024
Kakao joins AI Alliance, promotes safe, responsible AI

By Jo He-rim ( herim@heraldcorp.com ) The Korea Herald
April 12, 2024
Kakao becomes 1st S. Korean firm to join global open-source AI Alliance

Kakao said Friday it has joined a global consortium that promotes open-source artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, becoming the first South Korean corporate member of the initiative. Kakao said it is the first South Korean firm to join the AI Alliance led by global tech giants IB...
April 11, 2024
Kakao Healthcare boosts partnership with Google

Kakao Healthcare, the digital health care unit under platform giant Kakao, announced Thursday that the company would boost its collaboration with Google to improve its cloud-based data platform. The announcement came after Kakao Healthcare CEO Hwang Hee shared the company's recent progress with He...
April 11, 2024
Naver, Intel team up to counter Nvidia’s dominance in AI chips

"I can't wait to see what Naver and Intel can create for a new AI chip environment, and the innovations this will bring." Ha Jung-woo, head of AI Innovation at Naver Cloud, appeared on the stage to explain how Naver and Intel established a joint lab to expand the Gaudi software ecosystem. With In...
April 09, 2024
Dethroned king of apps, KakaoTalk user numbers in decline

Mobile messenger KakaoTalk's once-overwhelming lead in the instant messaging industry in Korea has continued to falter, as a report Tuesday showed that the number of people regularly using the application has fallen to the lowest figure in 22 months. The monthly active users -- those who used a se...
April 09, 2024
Number of KakaoTalk users falls below 45m for 1st time in 22 months

KakaoTalk, South Korea's leading mobile messenger, saw its number of users fall below 45 million for the first time in 22 months last month, data showed Tuesday. The application had 44.97 million monthly active users (MAUs) in March, down more than 221,000 from the previous month, according to the...
April 03, 2024
Regulator, Naver agree to cooperate on digitalization of financial inspection

The financial regulator and Naver, the top online portal operator, signed an agreement Wednesday on cooperation for the digitalization of the financial sector. Under the memorandum of understanding, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will seek to utilize Naver's latest information technology,...
March 28, 2024
SKT marks 40th anniversary with new emblem

Marking the 40th anniversary of its founding, SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier by the number of accounts, promised to transform into a global artificial intelligence company, Thursday. The mobile carrier, first established in March 1984 under the name, Korea Mobile Telecommunicat...
February 29, 2024
LG Uplus seeks partnership with Google, Meta in AI push

LG Uplus, one of the top three telecommunications providers in South Korea, has announced its venture into the generative AI field with the introduction of its AI model, ixi-GEN, setting the stage for competition with its larger rivals SK Telecom and KT in offering AI-driven services for consumers ...
February 29, 2024
KT CEO renews vision for growth

KT Corp. CEO Kim Young-shub declared the company’s new vision that accelerates innovation and growth in information technology, artificial intelligence and communications technology. “Although KT is a leading telecom company in the world, it lacks IT competitiveness. We must make up for weak poi...
February 27, 2024
SKT-led global AI alliance to form JV

A global alliance led by South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom agreed to establish a joint venture within the year to develop large language models tailored to the needs of telecommunications companies. The Global Telco AI Alliance, which was launched in Seoul in July last year, held its inaugura...
February 19, 2024
Korean telcos to show off latest AI tech at MWC

LG Uplus will not set up a showroom this year, but its CEO Hwang Hyeon-sik and senior executives will participate in the event and hold meetings with potential partners, including Google and Amazon Web Service, for collaboration, the company said. "MWC 2024 is an important event where we can check...

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