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Korean startups Korea's No. 1 fitness app Planfit eyes bigger market beyond home in 2025

A new year has arrived, and with it come the New Year’s resolutions. However, if you are one of those who feel you've already failed to keep y...

Future mobility Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 3 and No. 1 automakers, respectively, are teaming ...

Robotics Samsung to unveil its first wearable robot Bot Fit by end-October

Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable robot, Bot Fit, later this month as the South Korean tech giant delves into the global health...

Banking & Finance IGIS, Naver Labs to develop tech convergence space platform

South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies, including Nav...

Artificial intelligence Korean Air, Amazon to build AI customer center

South Korea's Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will build an artificial intelligence (AI) contact center (AICC) platform in collabor...

Artificial intelligence Ably launches virtual fitting AI service

South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Friday that it launched a new service The Shopping Mall-Specific Artificial Intellige...

Electronics LG Innotek hastens to lead autonomous driving solution

LG Innotek Co., South Korea’s major camera module supplier seeking to reduce its hefty reliance on Apple Inc. for earnings, has unveiled its l...

Korean chipmakers Samsung’s AP chip Exynos turns from ugly duckling to golden swan

Samsung Electronics Co. has bittersweet memories of its Exynos chip – an in-house application processor (AP) referred to as the brain of mobil...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung, Harman move in lockstep to advance in-vehicle technology

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and its wholly owned US subsidiary Harman International Industries Inc. hav...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung to unveil AI-feature vacuum cleaner at CES

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will unveil a new vacuum cleaner, the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo, at the upcoming CES 2024. This ...

Earnings Kakao bets on AI bot for breakthrough

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant chat app KakaoTalk, will seek a breakthrough with an artificial intelligence-powered bot a...

Electronics Samsung, UMich to research on Galaxy Watch’s fitness feature

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it is conducting research in collaboration with the University of Michigan to enhance fitness fe...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec, SM to launch home fitness app in July

LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. will jointly launch next month a home fitness app nine months after the project was delayed in Septem...

Electronics Samsung launches collaborative product with illustrator Max Dalton

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it has unveiled a special edition of Bespoke Jet Bot AI, collaborative with illustrator Max Dalton,...

Korean startups S.Korean startup Drama & Company introduces AI talent recruiter

Drama & Company, the developer of South Korea’s popular cloud-based business card management app Remember, is readying its next business w...

Bio & Pharma InBody to release big data-based health management solutions

South Korea's InBody Co., the global leader in analytic devices for body composition, is entering the health management solution field in 2023.Usi...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung unveils new Galaxy Watch OS with enhanced sleep management

Samsung Electronics Co. revealed on Thursday its new operating system, One UI Watch 5, for its Galaxy Watch series. The updated OS includes improved...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March

Fitness Candy, a joint creation by LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. to rival Apple Fitness Plus, is expected to unveil its beta service ...

Artificial intelligence Kakao's AI filter reduces profanity in online news comments

South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. has reduced swearing and negative comments about news on its online portals such as Daum and Kakao View by using...

Robotics Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Stretch, Spot to take on Tesla Bot

The idea of robots not just taking over menial tasks and tough jobs at logistics centers but also working as personal secretaries or in autonomous d...

Electronics LG Elec.-SM Ent. tie up to challenge Apple Fitness+

LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s giants in the home appliances and entertainment sectors, joined hands in the home ...

Mergers & Acquisitions SK Networks on hunt for one billion-dollar M&A target

South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift away from trading and r...

The Secret to CrossFit Games Domination: Bobsledding in South Korea

How far was the four-time reigning women’s CrossFit Games champion willing to go to stay in tiptop shape and defend her title? From Tennessee ...

Korean startups AI startup DevUnlimit gamifies home fitness to offer stress-free exercise

South Korea-based fitness content startup DevUnlimit Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence-based fitness platform that gamifies exercise rou...

Korean startups Impressivo to bridge fitness and healthcare industry via sensing technology

San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...