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Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
SK Group plans to secure 80 trillion won ($58 billion) by 2026 to invest in AI and semiconductors, driven by the anticipated explosive global growth of the AI sector, Korea's second-largest business group said Sunday.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, poses with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the latter's headquarters in San Francisco. SK said Thursday that Chey recently met with Altman as well as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Redmond to discuss ways to collaborate on AI services during his business trip to the United States. Captured from Chey's Instagram
LG Electronics introduced its LG CLOi robot featuring Google's generative AI, Gemini, showcasing the its initiative to provide advanced robot services with enhanced intelligence, the company said Thursday.
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, second from left, poses with National Fire Agency (NFA) Commissioner General Nam Hwa-yeong, left, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Deputy Governor Kim Ae-sook, second from right, and Ko Min-ja, chief of NFA's Jeju headquarters, inside a hydrogen electric bus, donated by the automotive group, in Jeju Island, Thursday. The group said it donated the firefighter recovery support vehicle to enhance the welfare of firefighters in the Jeju area who are responsible for public safety. Newsis
Sky Labs, a local biotechnology company, is launching CART BP, a ring-type blood pressure monitoring device approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the company said Thursday.
Google Cloud aims to empower its enterprise clients in Korea to drive business innovation through its generative AI-powered cloud computing services, head of its Korean unit said Wednesday.
Oriental Brewery (OB) will participate as an official partner of the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to mark the 30th anniversary of its Cass beer brand, OB CEO Ben Verhaert said, Wednesday.
SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus introduced their core technologies in quantum computing at the Quantum Korea tech event, seeking new growth through technology that will be a future game changer in the IT industry, they said Tuesday.
LG Innotek is looking to grow its automotive sensor business to have a 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) annual revenue by 2030, the company said Monday.
A 40-year-old man surnamed Park recently replaced his decades-old air conditioner with a new model. He opted for the latest energy-efficient model, anticipating increased use due to the early arrival of summer heat this year.