This month JLK Inspection, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, will participate in the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 in Chicago, presenting its latest AI-based medical image diagnosis system.The South Korean startup's technology assists medical practitioners wit

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest premium mobile application processor (AP), the Exynos 9, with optimized artificial intelligence (AI) features. Accordingly, AI performance of Samsung’s next flagship smartphone (expected to be named the Galaxy S10), which will be launched next year, is exp

KT Corp. announced on Nov. 1 that it will release the iCLEBO GiGA Genie Edition, a robot vacuum cleaner that can be controlled by voice commands, in partnership with Yujin Robot, a Korean robot company.The iCLEBO GiGA Genie Edition is a product that adds voice command interface to Yujin Robot's

AIRS Medical, a Korean startup specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, has attracted investment from Spring Camp, a venture capital company affiliated with Naver Corp.AIRS Medical was established by four students at the Laboratory for Imaging Science and Technology of Seoul Nationa

The South Korean government is planning to build smart shipyards equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to secure the cost competitiveness of the Korean shipbuilding industry. The plan comes after President Moon Jae-in announced during his visit to Geoje on September 14 that the gover

Google Inc. said on Sept. 11 that its artificial intelligence (AI) embedded smart speakers is to debut in South Korea next Tuesday. Google is rolling out the Google Home and the Home Mini, which are both based on Google Assistant, Google's AI voice assistant. The voice-controlled smart speakers

KT Group chairman Hwang Chang-gyu has pledged to invest 23 trillion won (US$20.37 billion) over the next five years. The large-scale investment plan comes three years after the company announced a plan to invest 13 trillion won (US$11.51 billion) in 2015.The group announced its innovation-led growth

JLK Inspection (CEO Wontae Kim), a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, announced that its ischemic stroke diagnosis-supporting software JBS-01K has been first approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea as an AI-based class III computer-aided diagnosis system.C

Samsung SDS will promote its intelligent factory business with its Nexplant platform based on artificial intelligence (AI). Samsung SDS introduced its intelligent factory business strategy, a case study, and the Nexplant platform to the media on August 28.The collection of more than dozens of teraby

CJ Logistics Corp. completed the acquisition of a U.S. company last week as part of its plans to expand its presence in the North American logistics market. Accordingly, the company’s move aiming to become one of the world’s top five logistics companies is expected to gain momentum.CJ Logistics anno

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, two leaders of the world home electronics industry, will compete with each other in the IFA 2018, Europe's largest consumer electronics exhibition that will kick off on August 31. They are expected to show the competitiveness of their total solutions for s

SK Telecom announced on Aug. 21 that it has signed a business agreement with Macrogen, a precision medical biotechnology company, to develop a genome analysis solution based on artificial intelligence (AI).Genomic analysis is to identify DNA mutations, sequence information, and disease information.

Hyundai Mobis has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) and interactive search robot technology to software development. The company is seeking to boost its competitiveness in autonomous driving and connected cars by enhancing the speed of developing future automobile software.On July 22, Hyundai

The smart speaker market competition has begun at home and abroad. Using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, smart speakers recognizes the voice of users and allows them to stream music, search information and check news.In particular, smart speaker developers are in a tough competition to pre

Kakao has signed a contract to acquire Kiwi Plus, a smart watch manufacturer for children. It is a move that follows its acquisition of Acciio, a start-up for heating and cooling control system using smartphones, in February. It shows Kakao’s aggressive step towards the Internet of Things (IoT) busi

Samsung Electronics announced on June 14 that it created a fund to invest in start-ups related to artificial intelligence (AI).It was a move to secure talented manpower and technology in AI, which vice chairman Lee Jae-yong mentioned as a new growth engine, and the recently appointed chief innovatio

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used for creating content such as news, movies, and games, going beyond doing simple repetitive tasks such as information searches for humans.Data released by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on June 6 show that patent applications on AI-bas

SK Telecom announced on May 29 that the company would develop next-generation security solutions by partnering with Hanwha Techwin.Under the agreement, the two companies will develop next-generation CCTV solutions based on SK Telecom's intelligent security solution T View and Hanwha Techwin'

LG Display and a Sogang University team have jointly developed the world's first artificial intelligence (AI)-based content creation technology and measurement equipment.The Sogang University team was led by Kang Seok-ju, a professor of the Department of Electronics Engineering.Head mounted disp

Kakao will merge with its subsidiary Kakao M (formerly known as Roen Entertainment), the operator of MelOn, Korea’s most popular digital music service provider. The merger reflects Kakao’s determination to nurture its mobile platform, KakaoTalk, and its content business.Kakao announced on May 17 tha