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WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid privacy flap

SAN FRANCISCO -- WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum is breaking ties with his company’s parent, Facebook, amid a privacy scandal that has dogged the social network for weeks. Koum confirmed his departure from Wh...

May 1, 2018
Technology
AlcaCruz introduces streaming tech for optimized live VR broadcast

Silicon Valley IT startup AlcaCruz, whose CEO is Emily Ward, announced that it has officially launched SuperStream Live, a new streaming technology that enables optimized live virtual reality broadca...

Apr 30, 2018
Technology
Tencent eyes investment in Bluehole, maker of hit video game ‘Battlegrounds’

Local sources say Tencent’s investment may total W600b, making it Bluehole’s 2nd-largest stakeholder

Apr 30, 2018
Technology
Samsung SDS Q1 operating profit grows on strong cloud, smart factory business

Samsung SDS, the information technology services and logistics solutions arm of South Korea’s Samsung Group, said Monday that its first-quarter operating profit rose 24 percent on-year to 181.8 billi...

Apr 30, 2018
Technology
Samsung, SK hynix sued by US consumers for fixing DRAM prices

The world’s two-largest memory makers based in South Korea, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, are facing a legal battle against US consumers who claim that they conspired to set high prices for widel...

Apr 30, 2018
Technology
KT launches first AI-based donation campaign for children

KT said Monday it is launching a donation campaign using its artificial intelligence platform GiGA Genie with the aim to make donating easier. It is the first case in South Korea to utilize AI for do...

Apr 30, 2018
Technology
What we know about LG’s new flagship G7 ThinQ

G7 ThinQ to boast cutting-edge LCD, audio technologies

Apr 29, 2018
Technology
[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Third inter-Korean talks feature VR, 5G technologies for immersive viewing

KT supports South-North Summit at Panmunjeom with 5G network at Kintex

Apr 27, 2018
Technology
LG spurs vehicle component biz with biggest M&A of light maker ZKW

LG Electronics and its holding company LG Corp. announced Thursday they had acquired a 100 percent stake in Austrian automotive light maker ZKW Group for some 1.44 trillion won ($1.33 billion), spurr...

Apr 26, 2018
Technology
[Reporter’s Column] Lunch with Kakao’s new CEO Yeo Min-soo

Powering ‘token economies’ with blockchain, and more

Apr 26, 2018
Technology
Naver’s Q1 operating profit falls 11.6% on-year over AI investment costs

Naver considering ‘outlink system’ for online news, CFO says

Apr 26, 2018
Technology
Samsung mass produces DRAM for automobiles with high thermal endurance

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had begun mass producing DRAM chips for automobiles, which can endure heat of up to 125 degrees Celsius. The chips are 10-nanometer-class 16-gigabit DRAM capabl...

Apr 25, 2018
Technology
LG Display posts first deficit in six years due to LCD prices

Company to operate emergency management plan

Apr 25, 2018
Technology
Naver ups regulation of news comment system after opinion-rigging scandal

Naver, the operator of South Korea’s main portal website and search engine, on Wednesday rolled out a new set of restrictions for its online news comment system in light of burgeoning controversy ove...

Apr 25, 2018
Technology
Nexon Korea CEO denies rumors of Bitstamp acquisition

Nexon Korea CEO Lee Jung-hun on Wednesday denied rumors that the company is considering the acquisition of Bitstamp, the world’s oldest surviving bitcoin exchange. “Nexon Korea does not have anythi...

Apr 25, 2018
Technology

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