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Samsung SDS seeks to help companies improve productivity with generative AI

Hwang Sung-woo, CEO of Samsung SDS, speaks during the company's REAL Summit 2023 conference at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Tuesday. Courtesy of Samsung SDSBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung SDS unveiled new services, including Brity Copilot and FabriX, to help corporate customers implement generative AI to improve workplace productivity, the company said Tuesday.The services support easy integration of generative AI with corporate business systems. Users of the services will be able to receive various assistance from AI such as recording the minutes of video conferences, making action plans and sending emails to the person in charge, the company said.Samsung SDS added its services can incorporate multiple kinds of large language models (LLM) clients want to use such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Naver's HyperCLOVA X, and can be built in the form of a private cloud within a company's system or on an independent server in a data center.With the services, the company aims to become a managed service provider that offers AI services for enterprises.“IT companies have been working to

Sep 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung SDS seeks to help companies improve productivity with generative AI
Tech & Science

Danuri photographs Chandrayaan-3 lunar explorer

India's Chandrayaan-3, the first-ever lunar exploration vehicle to land on the moon's south pole, is seen in an image captured by Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter on Aug. 27. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said Tuesday that the Danuri successfully photographed Chandrayaan-3 at its landing site with its high-resolution camera from about 100 kilometers away. Inset is a concept photo showing the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover. Courtesy of Ministry of Science and ICT

Sep 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Danuri photographs Chandrayaan-3 lunar explorer
Tech & Science

Samsung promotes Z Flip 5 in China

A ship carrying a massive LED sculpture of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Flip 5 travels along the Huangpu River, which runs through the center of Shanghai, China, Sept. 8. Samsung said it released its latest foldable smartphones in China last month and they are selling well compared to their predecessors. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics

Sep 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung promotes Z Flip 5 in China
Tech & Science

AI startup Upstage expands into e-commerce with ConnectWave

Kim Sung-hoon, right, CEO of Upstage, poses with Lee Kun-soo, CEO of ConnectWave, after signing a partnership at the latter's office in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of UpstageBy Baek Byung-yeulUpstage, a local AI startup, partnered with ConnectWave, a domestic e-commerce data platform company, to build s generative AI service for the e-commerce businesses, the AI company that is internationally recognized for its large language model (LLM) technology said Monday. The two companies signed a contract on Friday to build a private LLM so that users' of ConnectWave's e-commerce platforms such as Danawa and Enuri can use generative AI services.Upstage is known for its generative AI capability as its AI model took first place on Hugging Face's Open LLM Leaderboard competition with a score of 72.3 last month.Given private LLMs are specialized in preventing information leaks and hallucinations by learning only internal company data, Upstage said the models could become an optimal choice for service operators seeking to adopt generative AI services. With the contract, the two companies plan to join

Sep 11, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
AI startup Upstage expands into e-commerce with ConnectWave
Tech & Science

KT teams up with Singapore Post for digital logistics

Choi Kang-rim, left, head of KT's AI Mobility Business, poses with Singapore Post Vice President Eric Yeo, after signing an agreement to cooperate on AI-based logistics at KT's office in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of KTBy Baek Byung-yeulKT forged a partnership with Singapore Post, a public postal logistics company in Singapore, to promote AI-based logistics and jointly develop new businesses in the digital logistics sector, the company said Monday.KT has been utilizing LISFO, an AI logistics platform built on digital tuning technology, to provide services for suggesting optimal transportation routes. Under the agreement, KT and Singapore Post will pilot digital logistics transportation optimization in seven districts of Singapore utilizing KT's LISFO.Singapore Post said it decided to cooperate with KT after seeing the need to optimize transportation routes and costs.The two companies will use KT's AI-based prediction solution in the planning stages to calculate optimal travel routes and offload information to drive logistics optimization.KT said it developed the AI prediction solution

Sep 11, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
KT teams up with Singapore Post for digital logistics
Tech & Science

KT invests in local AI startups to expand ecosystem

KT CEO Kim Young-shub, left, talks with Qanda CEO Lee Yong-jae, right, during the M360 APAC conference at the Westin Josun Seoul hotel, Thursday. KT said on Sunday that it signed strategic partnerships with domestic AI startups Upstage and Qanda with equity investments of 20 billion won ($15 million). Courtesy of KTBy Baek Byung-yeulKT is investing in two Korean AI startups as part of its plan to expand the AI business-related ecosystem, the telecommunications company said Sunday. The company said it made equity investments totaling 20 billion won ($15 million) in Upstage and Qanda and entered into strategic partnerships with them.Upstage is known for its generative AI capability as its AI model took first place on Hugging Face's Open LLM Leaderboard competition with the highest score of 72.3, edging out OpenAI's ChatGPT last month.Qanda is an education-specialized startup as it has ranked as the No.1 education application category in 20 countries.KT's move is interpreted as the company taking aim at expanding its ecosystem by increasing strategic investments at a time when the compa

Sep 10, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
KT invests in local AI startups to expand ecosystem
Companies

Samsung Group begins large-scale recruitment

Samsung employees who oversee Samsung Group's recruitment exams hold a preliminary meeting with candidates who would take the Global Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT), Samsung Group's recruitment exam, in this October 2021 file photo. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Group will begin accepting applications for new hires on Monday, marking the start of its large-scale recruitment for the second half of the year, the nation's largest conglomerate said Sunday.The group said its 20 affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung C&T, Samsung Biologics, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Securities, will be hiring new employees.Applicants can apply through Samsung Careers, the group's recruitment website, by Sept. 18 and will go through a two-month process of staged tests and interviews through November.Samsung has been conducting its open recruitment, letting applicants to take what it calls the Global Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT). Since 2020, the group has been conducting this recruitment test online.Sams

Sep 10, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung Group begins large-scale recruitment
Others

Hyundai Motor Group promotes Busan's Expo bid at G20 summit

Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 electric vehicles, wrapped with logos and phrases promoting the Korean port city of Busan's World Expo 2030 bid, are seen at the Qutub Minar tourist spot in New Delhi, India, where the G20 Summit is being held, in this photo provided by the group, Sunday. The automotive group said that it is operating the vehicles on Saturday and Sunday, during the G20 Summit to create an atmosphere of friendliness for Busan's Expo bid among world leaders, tourists and locals. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

Sep 10, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Hyundai Motor Group promotes Busan's Expo bid at G20 summit
Tech & Science

KT CEO vows to expand into new ICT businesses

KT CEO Kim Young-shub speaks during a press conference at the Le Meridian Seoul hotel, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeulKT will aggressively grow the company's information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities to enter new businesses in the IT sector and compete with Big Tech companies rather than just being a telecommunications service provider, its CEO Kim Young-shub said Thursday.“We will upgrade our ICT capabilities so that we can increase our value and share our vision for future growth with our customers,” the CEO said during his first press conference in Seoul, eight days after taking office on Aug. 30. “A telecommunications company like ours needs to transform into an IT company, becoming a company that can provide innovative services is the direction we need to go.”The CEO said it's too early to say what new businesses the company will enter, but added it will challenge what Big Tech firms are doing and trying to do.“It is true that Big Techs are disrupting the world with their core services. Telecommunic

Sep 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
KT CEO vows to expand into new ICT businesses
Tech & Science

LG discovers startups to prepare for future

LG Science Park CEO I.P. Park delivers opening speech during SUPERSTART Day 2023 at LG Science Park in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of LGBy Baek Byung-yeulLG is hosting a startup discovery event to support the growth of promising startups in fields such as AI, bio and clean technology, and to explore collaboration opportunities with them to create future growth engines, the group said Thursday.LG announced that it is hosting SUPERSTART Day 2023 for two days on Thursday and Friday at LG Science Park in southwestern Seoul, which serves as the R&D hub of LG Group. The event has been held annually since 2018 to discover and support promising startups.At this year's SUPERSTART Day, 40 startups in the fields of AI, bio, clean technology, materials, parts, equipment and lifestyle, which LG is fostering as future businesses, are participating to demonstrate their technologies and services and explore collaboration opportunities.Participating companies included Zkrypto, which has a blockchain system technology that can prevent voter fraud, Basgenbio, a drug development platform provider base

Sep 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
LG discovers startups to prepare for future
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