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Tech, Media & Telecom Microsoft's quantum computing bet sparks controversy, again

In 2021, Microsoft Corp. faced significant scientific embarrassment when a landmark research paper it had sponsored was retracted.Published in the U...

Tech, Media & Telecom Microsoft CEO Nadella seeks AI alliance with Hyundai, POSCO, Shinhan, KT

Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Satya Nadella is seeking to forge an artificial intelligence alliance with major South Korean companies...

Korean Innovators at CES 2025 LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with US tech giant Micros...

Artificial intelligence Microsoft, KT to invest $1.8 bn in Korea’s AI, infrastructure

Microsoft Corp. and KT Corp. plan to invest 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in South Korea’s artificial intelligence, cloud and infrastructure...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom to host SK AI Summit in Seoul

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it will host the SK AI Summit 2024 on November 4-5 at COEX in Seoul, expanding the annual event int...

Artificial intelligence Microsoft, KT join forces to propel Korea’s AI innovation

Microsoft Corp. and KT Corp., one of South Korea's top three telecom companies, will drive artificial intelligence transformation in the Korean firm...

Artificial intelligence Samsung SDS AI service FabriX to launch on Microsoft Azure platform

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, said on Tuesday it plans to launch its AI service FabriX on Microsoft Cor...

Corporate strategy LG to seek most of profit from new growth engines

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, aims to generate most of its profit from future growth drivers by 2030 as the South Ko...

Korean chipmakers Will Samsung benefit from Nvidia’s new AI chip delays?

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is expected to benefit from Nvidia Corp.’s delays in shipping AI chips, as gl...

Banking & Finance Mirae Asset's US dividend premium fund surpasses $72 mn in net assets

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Tuesday that the net assets of its Mirae Asset US Dividend Premium Fund, which invests...

Artificial intelligence Korea’s KT, Microsoft form strategic alliance on AI, cloud sectors

South Korea’s leading telecommunications service provider KT Corp. has formed a strategic alliance with US tech giant Microsoft Corp. to colla...

Automobiles Hyundai ties up with AWS, Meta, Microsoft for open map

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, teamed up with Big Tech companies such as Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), Meta Platf...

Artificial intelligence LG to showcase Google AI-enabled home robots in June

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top home appliances maker, will unveil home robots featuring Google’s generative artificial intellige...

Tech, Media & Telecom Microsoft CEO to meet with Samsung, SK Hynix, LG, SK Telecom chiefs

Microsoft Corp.’s top executives will meet with leaders of South Korea’s four top technology companies next month to discuss ways to str...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec, Microsoft, GE to collaborate for smart hospital

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GE Healthcare Korea and Microsoft (MS) Korea to co...

Korean chipmakers Samsung to supply $752 million in Mach-1 AI chips to Naver, replace Nvidia

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, will supply its next-generation Mach-1 artificial intelligence chips to Naver Corp....

Energy Qcells, Microsoft strike 12GW solar panel deal

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group also known as Qcells in overseas market...

Artificial intelligence Upstage's AI beats global peers in benchmark math tests

South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage said on Monday that its math-specific large language model (LLM), jointly developed with l...

Artificial intelligence LG CNS starts corporate knowledge management service

South Korean information and communications technology service provider LG CNS has launched a service for finding useful knowledge and data within a...

Travel & Leisure Seoul to launch AI chatbot service for foreign visitors' tour planning

Seoul city government is in talks with tech firms including Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and Naver Corp. to provide foreigners with artificial intell...

Artificial intelligence Microsoft ties up with Korean startup Wrtn on AI solutions

Microsoft Corp. and a South Korean artificial intelligence portal startup Wrtn Technologies Inc. joined hands for the generative AI service based on...

Artificial intelligence Doosan Robotics to develop GPT-based collaborative robots

Doosan Robotics, a subsidiary of South Korea's Doosan Group specializing in robot solutions, is venturing into the development of collaborative robo...

Electronics Samsung faces scrutiny under new EU digital market rules

Samsung Electronics Co. is facing scrutiny by the European Union over its leading position in the internet browser market under the Digital Markets ...

Artificial intelligence Microsoft defies media report of issues in tie with OpenAI

REDMOND, WASHINGTON – A Microsoft Corp.’s key executive defied a media report that its partnership with OpenAI, the developer of the glo...

Korean games WeMade discusses first console game with Microsoft

South Korea's video game developer WeMade Co. on Monday said it is discussing cooperation with Microsoft in areas like WeMade's release of a console...

Electronics Samsung, MS open Gaming Hubs in London, New York

Samsung Electronics Co. has partnered with Microsoft to launch gaming hubs in the heart of London and New York. The two companies have installed Sam...

Artificial intelligence LS Electric, Microsoft to jointly develop smart factory

LS Electric Co., South Korean manufacturer of power and industrial automation equipment, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft to develo...

Artificial intelligence Samsung Galaxy may use Bing as default search engine, not Google

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, is considering switching the default search engine for its Galaxy mobile...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG CNS, Microsoft to jointly develop new ChatGPT-based services

South Korea’s largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen its strategic partnership with ...

Corporate governance Google, Microsoft laying off staff in S.Korea

The South Korean branches of Google and Microsoft have started efforts to cut staff in line with what analysts call large-scale restructuring of glo...