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SeAH holds event to remember late chairman

A memorial event for SeAH Group's late Chairman Lee Woon-hyung is held at SeAH Tower Auditorium in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of SeAH Group By Baek Byung-yeulSeAH Group held a series of memorial events to remember its late Chairman Lee Woon-hyung on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death, the steel products conglomerate said Sunday. The group held a memorial event for the late chairman at SeAH Tower Auditorium in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, on March 10, the day Lee passed away in 2013 during an overseas trip. Around 150 executives and employees of SeAH Group attended the event.Under the chairman's leadership from 1974 to 2013, SeAH became the first Korean steel pipe maker to achieve the $100 million export milestone.During the event, Lee's family and friends gave memorial speeches videos were shown featuring the achievements of the late chairman.In addition, a photo exhibition remembering Lee will be held at SeAH Tower for a month starting from March 10.“Th

Mar 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
SeAH holds event to remember late chairman
Tech & Science

Samsung SDS vows to boost presence in B2B cloud market

Hwang Sung-woo, CEO of Samsung SDS, speaks during a press conference on cloud business strategy at the company's headquarters in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Samsung SDSBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung SDS is trying to increase its presence in the domestic enterprise cloud computing market by providing secure and customized cloud services tailored to the needs of business-to-business (B2B) customers that want to achieve digital transformation, the IT service arm of Samsung Group said Friday.“People who use cloud computing services well receive a lot of benefits, but those who are not used to it experience inconvenience. We have prepared a lot over the past two years to provide services that can be easily used,” Hwang Sung-woo, CEO of Samsung SDS, said during a press conference in Seoul.“We are an IT service provider centered on B2B service. It is very complicated to provide cloud computing services to corporate customers, but we would like to solve it simply,” Hwang said, announcing the company's new slogan for cloud service, Cloud, Simply Fit.What sets Sams

Mar 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung SDS vows to boost presence in B2B cloud market
Companies

Samsung scouts experts from TSMC, Apple, Qualcomm

Lee Jae-yong, third from right, chairman of Samsung Electronics, inspects the company's semiconductor packaging line in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Feb. 17. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics is recruiting key workers from its rivals and top tech companies around the world, such as TSMC, Apple and Qualcomm, seeking to take the lead in the tech industry, according to the Korean electronics company and industry officials, Thursday.Samsung, which is trying to bolster its presence in the chip foundry business, recently recruited former TSMC engineer Lin Jing-Cheng as its executive vice president. Spending 19 years at TSMC, the global leader in the semiconductor foundry business, Lin is a specialist in the chip packaging business.A Samsung spokesman said, “The company hired him recently.”The move is aimed at accelerating the development of advanced back-end processes in which Samsung is actively investing. The back-end process refers to the cutting and packaging of circuits and testing of chip performance and reliability.The back-end

Mar 9, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung scouts experts from TSMC, Apple, Qualcomm
Tech & Science

Samsung challenges LG for top spot in global OLED TV market

Models pose with Samsung Electronics' OLED TV at its headquarters in Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics is challenging LG Electronics for the top spot in the global TV market by launching organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs in Korea.Samsung introduced its new TV lineup for this year, Thursday, including seven Neo QLED TVs and three OLED TVs in the domestic market.The OLED TVs were released in three sizes ― 55, 65 and 77 inches ― at a product unveiling event at its office in Seoul. It was the first time in 10 years that Samsung had introduced OLED TVs in the domestic market. The company launched 55-inch and 65-inch OLED TVs in the North American and European markets in 2022.Samsung has topped the global TV market in terms of the number of sales for 17 consecutive years until 2022. Now, the company aims to take ground in the OLED TV market where LG has an over 60 percent share.Samsung said it improved the brightness and color expression of its OLED TVs. “With our dominant TV technology, the OLED TVs show more natural and clea

Mar 9, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung challenges LG for top spot in global OLED TV market
Tech & Science

Gov't to reveal policy measure for hyperscale AI industry

Lee Jong-ho, minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, speaks during a national AI strategy meeting in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. YonhapKorea goes all-out to support development of AI businessBy Baek Byung-yeulThe government will announce its policy measure regarding the hyperscale in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry sometime this March. This is all part of its efforts to improve the nation's abilities concerning the rapidly emerging field, which gained global attention with the rise of the generative AI service ChatGPT, the ICT minister said Wednesday.The purpose of creating these policies is to increase Korea's competitiveness in the AI sector by drawing together the capabilities of the government and private companies. To this end, the policy measure is expected to include flexible regulations for the spread of hyperscale AI and social and technological measures that can improve the reliability of AI services.“Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November, the number of users surpassed the 100 million mark in less than three months, with many now calling i

Mar 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Gov't to reveal policy measure for hyperscale AI industry
Tech & Science

LG rolls out brighter, clearer OLED TV

Jung Jae-cheol, second from left, head of LG Electronics' Home Entertainment Research Center, poses with executives and the company's OLED TV during a press conference at its R&D Center in Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of LG ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulLG Electronics is set to solidify its leading position in the OLED TV market as the TV maker launched new OLED TVs including the OLED evo TV which is 70 percent brighter than other OLED TVs, the company said Wednesday.“OLED TV is a representative example of LG Electronics' constant efforts to better the life of customers. We are confident that the way customers watch TV has completely changed with OLED TVs,” Jung Jae-cheol, head of the company's Home Entertainment Research Center, said during a press conference at its R&D Center in Seoul.The company held the new product unveiling event at the R&D Center, the same location where it introduced the industry's first OLED TV in 2013. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary OLED TVs launch, LG showcased 29 OLED TVs for this year.Among the new products, LG said it applie

Mar 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
LG rolls out brighter, clearer OLED TV
Tech & Science

Will ChatGPT become game changer like iPhone in AI era?

Samsung, SK, AI startups try to gain upper handBy Baek Byung-yeulSince OpenAI's generative artificial intelligence (AI) service, ChatGPT, was unveiled last November, the field of AI services has seen an explosive increase in attention around the world.Many people use the innovative technology simply for kicks or to ask for help in various subjects, including computer software programming, translation, web search and even writing novels and making music.As shown by ChatGPT, the AI service is now penetrating into our daily lives and will be widely applied to various industrial sectors, while the technology is expected to trigger digital innovation commensurate with the emergence of the internet and smartphones, according to industry experts.Although companies based in the United States are getting ahead quickly in the field of AI technology, experts say Korean companies involved in areas such as AI memory semiconductor manufacturing, chip design and Korean versions of generative AI services, should not be discouraged, because they have enough time to catch up. “I don't think Chat

Mar 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Will ChatGPT become game changer like iPhone in AI era?
Companies

Samsung rebrands retail chain as Samsung Store to court young consumers

Models pose in front of Samsung Electronics' offline store in southern Seoul's Gangnam District, Tuesday. The company said it has decided to change the name of its offline store to Samsung Store from Samsung Digital Plaza. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics will change the name of its offline stores in Korea to Samsung Store from Samsung Digital Plaza in a bid to appeal to young consumers, the company said Tuesday.Samsung operates the stores nationwide, selling various Samsung devices ranging from Galaxy smartphones to Bespoke home appliances.The company said all its offline stores in department stores and supermarkets as well as 360 Samsung Digital Plazas nationwide will be renamed as Samsung Store from Wednesday. Samsung has used the name Digital Plaza for its offline stores for 23 years since 2000.After changing the name, Samsung plans to strengthen its younger brand image with gadgets of Galaxy, Bespoke, SmartThings and Lifestyle TV brands and aims to make Samsung Store a local landmark by offering various customized customer experiences at each

Mar 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung rebrands retail chain as Samsung Store to court young consumers
Tech & Science

AWS to offer cloud engineer training in Korea

Ham Kee-ho, country managing director of AWS Korea, speaks during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeulAmazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud business arm of U.S. tech giant Amazon, is offering free cloud computing education for job seekers in Korea at a time when many companies here are struggling to hire skilled cloud computing engineers, the head of its Korean unit said Tuesday.“AWS announced its initiative to provide cloud skills to 29 million people from 2021 to 2025 and so far we have trained about 13 million people. In Korea, we have been offering education programs since 2017 and trained over 200,000 people,” Ham Kee-ho, the country managing director of AWS Korea, said at a press conference in Seoul.“To help the unemployed and job seekers, we are now offering a 12-week entry-level cloud education program course for free,” Ham added, introducing the company's AWS re/Start cloud computing education program.AWS re/Start is a program that operates in more than 180 cities in

Mar 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
AWS to offer cloud engineer training in Korea
Tech & Science

Samsung promotes 8K TV in London

Samsung Electronics' outdoor billboard installed on a building at Piccadilly Circus in London promotes its upcoming 2023 Neo QLED 8K TV in this photo provided by the company, Monday. The latest TVs of Samsung, including the Neo QLED 8K, will be launched in the global market starting in Korea on March 9. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics

Mar 6, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung promotes 8K TV in London
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