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Corporate strategy Hyundai chief Chung Euisun targets software-led car dominance by 2028

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has set an ambitious target to outpace Tesla Inc. in software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology by 2028, un...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor, Nvidia team up for AI development for future mobility

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that it has teamed up with Nvidia Corp. to accelerate the development of advanc...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom launches PC version of A Dot

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. unveiled the multi-large language model (LLM) agent, the PC version of its AI personal assistant service "A. (A Dot)" o...

Automobiles Hyundai AutoEver SW platform gets A-SPICE level 3 certification

South Korea's Hyundai AutoEver Corp. said on Tuesday that its Mobilgene Classic 2.0 software platform has become the first in South Korea to receive...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit launches cybersecurity division

Hyundai AutoEver Corp., Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit, is set to boost its automotive cybersecurity business by launching a new division...

Companies Samsung develops health software development kit

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday introduced the Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite, aimed at helping developers and researchers ...

Batteries LG Energy Solution’s battery management business gains traction

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has kicked off a battery management total solution (BMTS) business to offer automakers more advanced and comprehensive batte...

Bio & Pharma Osstem Implant to boost digital dentistry business

South Korea's Osstem Implant Co., the world’s fourth-largest dental implant maker, will enhance its software system of digital dentistry. ...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Monday the key features of its computer expr...

Automobiles Hankook Tire to develop AI-based tire pattern generation models

Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Friday that it s...

Tech, Media & Telecom South Korean developers fret over inflow of Indian talent

South Korea is opening its doors wide to Indian developers, causing some concerns that the inflow of highly talented software developers from the So...

Robotics Clobot seeks to list Kosdaq in October

South Korea's robot software company Clobot said on Tuesday that it submitted a registration statement to the Financial Services Commission and ha...

Private equity Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn

South Korea’s Tmax Group bought back the software making unit it had sold to a local private equity firm two years ago to try to boost synergy...

Electronics Samsung to offer 7 years of free Tizen OS upgrade for AI TVs

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smart TV maker, plans to offer seven years of a free upgrade to its open-source smart TV operating sy...

Batteries LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, said on Wednesday it is entering the battery safety diagnosis software busines...

Bio & Pharma Volpara to supply cancer diagnostics SW to Intermountain Health

Lunit, a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Volpara Health, a New Zealand-based AI software deve...

Electronics TCL narrows gap with Samsung in premium mini LED TV segment

China’s TCL Technology, the world’s No. 2 TV maker, has been expanding its presence not only in the market for cheap LCD TVs but also in...

Korean startups Asan Nanum Foundation opens startup merchandise pop-up

The Asan Nanum Foundation announced on Wednesday that it opened a merchandise pop-up store in South Korea's startup for Maru Collect until August 25...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus to feature in-car games to Kia EV3

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday that it will offer its web-based in-car game service Game Portal in Kia Corp's electric vehicle (EV) ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung OS Tizen embedded in Loewe TV Stellar to rival Google, Apple

Samsung Electronics Co.'s open-source smart TV operating system Tizen will be embedded in German premium TV brand Loewe’s latest model St...

Artificial intelligence Lunit eyes developing markets with AI cancer diagnostics

Lunit Inc., a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, will accelerate its inroads into developing markets grappling with inadequate cancer diagn...

Tech, Media & Telecom KT launches Genie TV Tab 3

South Korea's KT Corp. launched the tablet-type Internet TV device Genie TV Tab 3 on Thursday.The Genie TV Tab 3 can be used to watch live channels ...

Future mobility Hyundai Motor to set up software R&D center in Silicon Valley

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, is set to establish a software research center in Silicon Valley as software is becom...

Future mobility Naver Whale features in Renault Korea vehicles

South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., will be installed in Renault Korea cars. Naver Cloud announced on Friday...

IPOs Naver's webtoon unit to raise $315 mn via Nasdaq IPO

Webtoon Entertainment Inc., South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.'s online comics platform, said on Thursday that it will raise $315 million by issuin...

Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics builds Red Hat-certified CXL infrastructure

Samsung Electronics Co. has set up the industry’s first Compute Express Link (CXL) infrastructure, certified by Red Hat Inc., the world’...

Tech, Media & Telecom Southeast Asia, Korea Inc’s new IT outsourcing powerhouse

PHNOM PENH – South Korean technology companies grappling with prolonged software developer shortages are actively broadening their search for ...

Korean games Netmarble leverages existing IPs, M&As to keep growth

Expectations are growing high that Netmarble Corp., South Korea’s second-largest game developer and publisher, will extend its growth streak t...

Korean games Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct an overseas alpha test for Overdare, a mobile user-generated con...

Electric vehicles Hyundai set for revamped hydrogen-powered NEXO launch in Q2 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) NEX...