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Mercedes-Benz to have more Korean suppliers for future mobility R&D

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz will take on more Korean suppliers in its mission of navigating future mobility, particularly those in the fields of telematics, battery cells and automation of s...

Nov 11, 2018
Technology
Lawmakers propose bill on taxing Google, Amazon on ad, cloud service earnings in Korea

Global information and communication technology companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon may soon be required to pay value-added tax on a wider range of their earnings in South Korea, as lawmake...

Nov 11, 2018
Technology
Samsung joins global AI society to better develop services

Samsung Electronics on Friday announced that it joined the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society (PAI) in an effort to develop safe and reliable artificial intelligence...

Nov 9, 2018
Technology
LG chief Koo picks 3M vice chair as new head of LG Chem

LG Chem announced Friday it will appoint Shin Hak-cheol, vice chair of 3M, as new vice chairman and CEO of the company. This marks the first time that LG Group has scouted an outside figure to head ...

Nov 9, 2018
Technology
Nexon Q3 net profit up 14% on popularity of global hits

Online gaming firm Nexon Co. said Thursday its net profit for the third quarter increased 14 percent on-year on the back of the continued popularity of global hits such as “Dungeon & Fighter” and “Ma...

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
[Herald Interview] Meet 'Faker': Korean League of Legends talent extraordinaire

Pro gamer Lee Sang-hyeok talks about fame, future of esports and public perceptions toward gaming

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
Samsung unveils sneak peek of its first foldable smartphone

‘Tech titan’s fate is dependent on success of the foldable phone next year’ says Samsung executive

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
NCSoft unveils 5 new mobile games

South Korean online gamemaker NCSoft Corp. on Thursday unveiled five new massively multiplayer online role-playing games for the mobile platform. Among the much anticipated lineup is "Lineage 2M," a...

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
Samsung unveils upcoming foldable smartphone

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday showcased its upcoming smartphone with a foldable display slated to be released in the early part of 2019. At the Samsung Developer Conference 2...

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
Kakao Q3 operating income falls 35%

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea's top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, said Thursday its third-quarter operating profit fell 35 percent from a year earlier, due to increased costs from its new bu...

Nov 8, 2018
Technology
Samsung chief meets Microsoft CEO on forging deeper cloud, AI partnership

Satya Nadella says Korean businesses must embrace ‘tech intensity’ to stay competitive

Nov 7, 2018
Technology
Google improves forecasts of earthquake aftershocks with AI technology

Google Inc. could greatly improve the prediction of earthquake aftershocks by using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a scientist from the company said Tuesday. In...

Nov 6, 2018
Technology
Samsung to unveil latest technologies at developers' forum

Samsung Electronics Co. is set to hold its developers' conference this week in the United States, where the company plans to unveil its latest technologies, potentially including details of an upcomi...

Nov 6, 2018
Technology
LG to develop smart shopping cart robot with E-mart

LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it inked an agreement with E-mart Inc., a retail giant in South Korea, to develop a new type of service robot that can assist shoppers at supermarkets. Under the agre...

Nov 5, 2018
Technology
SK hynix develops world’s first 4D NAND flash

SK hynix has developed the world’s first 4D NAND flash memory using both Charge Trap Flash and Peri Under Cell technologies, with a plan to start mass production this year, according to the chipmaker...

Nov 4, 2018
Technology

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