Naver founder, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discuss AI cooperation in Taiwan

Lee Hae-jin, founder of South Korea's top portal Naver Corp., met with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang in Taiwan on Thursday to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and other key areas, industry sources said. During the meeting, Lee, who serves as chairman of the company's board, discussed with Jensen Huang and other Nvidia officials ways to enhance cooperation and explore potential collaboration in sovereign AI and other areas, according to the sources. Le

May 22, 2025

[Africa Forum] Africa Day forum highlights synergy opportunities in startups, tech, energy

African ambassadors, business leaders and regional experts gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for the Africa Day 2025 Korea-Africa Business Forum, exploring opportunities for cooperation in R&D, startups, infrastructure and trade. During a panel discussion titled “Building Bridges, Creating Opportunities: Korea-Africa Synergy in an Era of Disruption,” moderated by Tunisian Ambassador to Korea Kais Darragi, participants discussed areas where African countries and Korea can collaborate, as well as the

May 22, 2025

SK hynix unveils world’s highest 321-layer NAND chips

South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said Thursday it had developed a universal flash storage chip integrating the world’s highest 321-layer 1 terabit NAND flash technology, providing enhanced speed and power efficiency for mobile devices with on-device AI. The UFS 4.1 product was developed in response to growing demand for NAND solutions that combine high performance with low power consumption to support reliable operation of AI-powered mobile devices, the company explained. “Through UFS 4.1, which

May 22, 2025

LG CNS introduces AI-powered ERP solution at SAP Sapphire 2025

Korean IT solutions provider LG CNS announced Thursday the introduction of its enhanced AI-powered enterprise resource planning (ERP) testing solution at the SAP Sapphire 2025 conference, held Monday to Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. Originally launched last year, PerfecTwin ERP Edition is tailored for SAP ERP systems and enables companies to detect potential system errors before going live by using real transaction data and minimizing post-launch delays and disruptions in key business areas suc

May 22, 2025

Who hacked S. Korea’s largest telecom, and why? Growing concerns the SKT data breach wasn’t just about money

Nearly three years before South Korea's largest telecom provider knew anything was wrong, hackers had already broken into SK Telecom’s internal systems. This detail emerged from a briefing this Monday by the government’s public-private joint investigation team, which is probing one of the country’s most serious cybersecurity breaches in recent memory. The attackers first embedded malware on June 15, 2022, according to the investigation. That software remained hidden until last month, when over 9

May 21, 2025

Nvidia backs SK hynix in AI chip push at Computex

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a surprise visit to SK hynix’s booth at Computex 2025, expressing strong support for their partnership on critical AI memory chips at the major trade show, which kicked off Tuesday in Taiwan. At the booth, where SK hynix showcased a sample of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory or HBM 4 chip, Huang examined the prototype and remarked, “So beautiful.” He also left handwritten messages on the displayed samples, including “JHH LOVES SK HYNIX!” and “One team!” His

May 21, 2025

Google, Samsung to launch XR smart glasses this year

Google is making a bold return to the smart glasses market, announcing a new Android-based extended reality (XR) eyewear project in collaboration with Samsung Electronics. During its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, held on Tuesday in California, the IT giant unveiled plans to launch the XR-powered smart glasses by the end of the year. Google has been developing an XR headset in collaboration with Samsung under a project called "Moohan," meaning "infinity" in Korean. Although Samsun

May 21, 2025

Samsung to produce Nvidia chips for Nintendo Switch 2

Samsung Electronics is manufacturing the main chips designed by Nvidia for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console, which launches in most regions in June. According to industry sources on Wednesday, Samsung secured orders for the Nvidia-designed chips powering the upcoming console, which is projected in some of the highest forecasts to sell as many as 20 million units by March next year. As the console firm previously relied on chips manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufact

May 21, 2025

For 15 years, Apple’s Find My app didn’t work in South Korea. This guy changed that

Apple is not the type of company that explains itself. It doesn’t respond to petitions. And it almost never makes country-specific feature changes, especially not for one person. Except in South Korea, where that’s exactly what happened recently. For over 15 years, one of Apple’s most critical device-tracking features, called Find My, was quietly and almost entirely disabled in South Korea. Millions of Korean users owned iPhones, AirPods and AirTags that were, in practice, untrackable if lost or

May 21, 2025

Nvidia CEO Huang makes surprise visit to SK hynix booth at Computex 2025

Nvidia Corp. chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang on Tuesday made a surprise visit to the booth of South Korea's SK hynix Inc. at Computex 2025, a major information technology trade show held in Taiwan. Huang was personally guided through SK hynix's booth by Kim Joo-seon, head of the South Korean chipmaker's artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure division, at the trade show held in the Taiwanese capital. During the visit, Huang examined a sample of the company's sixth-generation high-

May 20, 2025

[Contribution] Why enterprises can’t afford to ignore cloud optimization in 2025

By Peter Chambers Enterprise cloud demands have evolved beyond the early drivers of adoption. Now, more than ever, businesses must be prepared to scale at a moment’s notice. Meeting unexpected user demand while maintaining service levels is an ongoing challenge. At the same time, cloud workloads are becoming increasingly specialised, requiring optimized computing solutions across central processing units, data processing units and artificial intelligence accelerators to fully harness cloud-nativ

May 20, 2025

Czech utility appeals court order blocking $18b nuclear deal with KHNP

The Czech utility overseeing a major nuclear power project has filed an appeal to overturn a court order blocking the signing of an $18 billion contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, seeking to resolve a legal dispute that has delayed the agreement. On Monday in the Czech Republic, Elektrarna Dukovany II, a subsidiary of state-owned energy group CEZ, filed an appeal with the Czech Supreme Administrative Court to overturn the preliminary injunction issued by the Brno Regional Court on May 6 i

May 20, 2025

Korean think tank calls for action on US R&D barriers

The Science and Technology Policy Institute, a South Korean state-run think tank, has voiced concerns about the United States government’s designation of South Korea on the list of sensitive countries hampering joint research between the two nations in the field of emerging technologies. The US Department of Energy previously decided to add South Korea to the lowest category of the Sensitive and Other Designated Countries List, or SCL, in January this year. Seoul’s efforts to see Korea removed f

May 20, 2025

LG steps up HVAC push with Global South focus

LG Electronics said Tuesday it is hosting a summit on heating, ventilation and air conditioning, in line with its latest push to expand business in the fast-growing Global South region. The LG HVAC Leaders’ Summit 2025 kicked off Monday for a four-day run in Korea, inviting consultants from seven Asian countries, including India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia. The summit focuses on the latest trends in the HVAC industry, while showcasing the company’s lineup of system air conditioners,

May 20, 2025

Samsung boosts leadership with global hires

Samsung Electronics has strengthened its leadership team by bringing in professionals from leading global companies, including Apple, Siemens, Qualcomm and General Motors, the company revealed in its first-quarter earnings report on Monday. The move reflects a broader push by Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, who has emphasized the need to secure world-class talent across key business divisions. Among the high-profile appointments is Vice President Choi Jae-in, a former director at Appl

May 19, 2025