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KT partners with Lina Life Insurance to provide AI-based health care services

KT will apply its artificial intelligence technologies to insurance and health care services in partnership with Lina Life Insurance, the mobile carrier said Tuesday. The two companies signed a memo...

Mar 20, 2018
Technology
SKT’s first Facebook recruiting event draws 15,000

SK Telecom said Tuesday its first online recruiting event through Facebook Live drew about 15,000 viewers a day earlier, suggesting a new way of hunting for talent. According to the mobile carrier, ...

Mar 20, 2018
Technology
Philips partners with local organizations for sports rehab research

Philips Korea said Tuesday that it has sealed a strategic partnership with the Korea Paralympic Ski Association and Korea University’s sports science research subsidiary Fortium, to jointly conduct a...

Mar 20, 2018
Technology
[Tech Brunch] KT prepares blockchain as next network technology

This May, South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT is set to unearth what it has secretly been developing for the past three years. Since the establishment of an exclusive research and development ce...

Mar 19, 2018
Technology
Korean researchers develop ‘OLED patch’ that heals wounds using light

A team of South Korean researchers developed an “OLED patch” that can be attached to the skin to help wounds heal using an organic light-emitting diode source aimed at damaged areas. The technology...

Mar 19, 2018
Technology
Cyworld seeks to return to mainstream with news curation app

Cyworld, a South Korean first-generation social networking site that once dominated the country’s cyberspace, announced Monday the launch of a news curation app called “Que,” seeking to become Korea’...

Mar 19, 2018
Technology
Volkswagen deal indicates smooth growth for Korean battery makers

German carmaker Volkswagen’s recent announcement that it will be supplied with electric vehicle batteries from Samsung SDI and LG Chem through to 2025 in Europe and China is boosting market expectati...

Mar 18, 2018
Technology
Samsung soars as Apple plummets in reputation rankings

Samsung Electronics and Apple, two tech companies that were beleaguered by product scandals in 2017, showed very different performances in global corporate reputation rankings for 2018. Samsung Elec...

Mar 18, 2018
Technology
[Photo News] Curling team’s long-awaited vacuum ad goes on air

A highly anticipated vacuum TV ad featuring Korea’s women’s Olympic curling team began airing Saturday, according to LG Electronics on Sunday. The commercial uses the Winter Olympic sport as a motif...

Mar 18, 2018
Technology
[Newsmaker] Kakao Taxi’s new option: added convenience or effective fare hike?

Kakao Taxi, South Korea’s most widely used taxi-hailing mobile app, recently announced the introduction of a “paid option” that would allow users to call up taxis faster or immediately by paying an e...

Mar 18, 2018
Technology
[Newsmaker] SKT mulls ADT Caps takeover to empower artificial intelligence, internet of things

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom is preparing for another significant acquisition, buying security firm ADT Caps from private equity firm Carlyle Group as part of its strategy to strengthe...

Mar 16, 2018
Technology
‘Beyond products, end-to-end solutions key to success in medtech business’: Medtronic VP

Today, the global medical technology sector is at a crossroads. Despite a decline in health care spending and a sharp growth in the number of firms pursuing medtech, demand for products and services ...

Mar 15, 2018
Technology
Startup develops food delivery robot

Woowa Brothers Corp., a South Korean startup that operates the country's most popular food delivery app, "Baedal Minjok," said Thursday that it is currently developing an autonomous delivery robot. ...

Mar 15, 2018
Technology
[Herald Interview] Blending design to humanize future technologies

Designing technology projects for the future requires a radical change in thinking as social demographics shift and ubiquitous connectivity changes the way people interact with the world around them,...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology
No plans to merge Dayou Winia and Daewoo: Dayou Group executive

The Dayou Group has no plans to merge its household appliance affiliate Dayou Winia with its newly acquired affiliate Daewoo, according to a top executive Wednesday. “We are benchmarking the operati...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology

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