LG Uplus teams up with Google to enhance AI agent ixi O

LG Uplus said Tuesday that it plans to enhance its artificial intelligence agent service, ixi O, in collaboration with Google. Under their partnership, LG Uplus said it would integrate Google's AI model, Gemini, into ixi O to refine call context analysis, enabling more precise conversation summaries and context-aware action recommendations. Leveraging Google Cloud's Vertex AI, LG Uplus also aims to introduce a new feature that allows users to search for relevant objects, situations and locations

March 4, 2025

LG CNS, AWS launch task force to support enterprise AI integration

LG CNS said Tuesday it has established a task force in collaboration with Amazon Web Service to support companies facing technological, cost and time constraints in adopting generation AI services. The AWS-LG CNS GenAI Launch Center aims to develop 100 enterprise-level generative AI services rapidly and cost-effectively. LG CNS has secured multiple AI transformation projects in the financial sector, including banking, insurance, securities and credit card services, while expanding its presence i

March 4, 2025

SK Telecom unveils plan for Korea’s largest AI data center at MWC 2025

On the eve of Mobile World Congress 2025, SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang unveiled an ambitious plan to build a hyperscale artificial intelligence data center in collaboration with global big tech firms. Speaking at a press conference in Barcelona on Sunday, Ryu said that the facility will house 60,000 graphics processing units with a power consumption capacity of 100 megawatts, aiming to become key infrastructure for the company’s AI strategy. SK Telecom envisions expanding the facility’s scale t

March 3, 2025

Samsung Electronics enhances chip strategy with new CFO

Samsung Electronics carried out a year-end executive reshuffle and organizational restructuring on Wednesday, naming new leaders for key roles including chief financial officer. Samsung appointed Park Soon-cheol, executive vice president of the corporate management team at the tech giant, as its new CFO. The 58-year-old financial expert has extensive experience across various divisions at the tech giant, including Samsung’s now-disbanded control tower, the future strategy office, as well a

Dec. 4, 2024

Are Naver, Kakao freezes inevitable in emergencies?

Naver and Kakao, the nation’s top two internet companies, suffered malfunctions for hours due to a spike in traffic after President Yoon Suk Yeok issued his short-lived martial law decree. After Yoon made the sudden declaration at 10:23 p.m. on Tuesday, the Naver Cafe platform for community discussions experienced access issues on smartphones, which were resolved after midnight. Even after access normalized, some functions such as posting and editing comments experienced disruptions until

Dec. 4, 2024

LG CNS to bring smart building tech to the US

LG CNS said Tuesday it would launch its smart real estate business in the US, leveraging digital transformation technologies to enhance building asset value. The company signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding with SomeraRoad, a US-based real estate investment firm, and Mastern America, the US subsidiary of Korean alternative investment manager Mastern Investment Management, to collaborate on smart building projects. Under the partnership, the three firms plan to jointly promote smart

Dec. 3, 2024

LG makes big push to export chillers for AI data centers

LG Electronics said Monday it is teaming up with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to expand exports of its cooling solutions for data centers powering AI. The large-scale cooling systems, called chillers, are in high demand as thermal management becomes crucial for operating massive data centers. According to LG, Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun visited LG’s chiller plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, earlier in the day and pledged the ministry’s full support to boost t

Dec. 2, 2024

Rebellions, Sapeon merge to create Korea's first AI chip unicorn

Artificial intelligence startup Rebellions said Monday that it has completed a merger with Sapeon Korea, SK Telecom’s AI chip subsidiary, to officially form Korea’s first AI chip unicorn under the unified name Rebellions. The merger was finalized about six months after the plan was announced in June. Rebellions has valued the merged entity at around 1.3 trillion won ($929 million), based on the agreed merger ratio of 1:2.4 for Sapeon Korea and Rebellions, respectively. The merged ent

Dec. 2, 2024

Samsung challenges LG in home appliance subscription market

Samsung Electronics has entered a new round of competition with LG Electronics in the home appliance subscription services market by launching its own service centered on artificial intelligence products. Samsung announced Sunday the introduction of its AI subscription club service, which is available at the tech giant’s offline store nationwide and official online store. This service allows consumers to pay a monthly subscription fee to use home appliances for a certain period. By subsc

Dec. 1, 2024

Samsung veteran on chips, displays to lead Samsung SDI

Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun will be relocating as the new chief of Samsung SDI, the battery-making unit said Thursday. Choi has a Ph.D in electrical engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. He has served in key positions at Samsung Electronics, including head of DRAM development in the memory division, head of strategic marketing and head of the America for the device solutions division. He later became head of the large display business unit and CEO of Samsu

Nov. 28, 2024