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Professional baseball and basketball games to be broadcast live on SKT's AI video service
SEOUL -- All professional postseason baseball and basketball games will be broadcast live on "A.tv," a video service created by SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea. The video service will add a function that automatically organizes games which mainly show teams and players favored by viewers. A. is a video service of an artificial intelligence-based voice recognition assistant that recommends channels or programs based on viewing history and preferences. F
October 13, 2022 -
Researchers develop skin-attachable, untethered telehaptic system for vivid tactile experience
SEOUL -- Telehaptics refers to the transmission of computer-generated tactile sensations over networks. Telehaptic systems transmit a sophisticated and near-realistic sense of touch from one user to another. The core capability of telehaptic transducers depends on precisely monitoring the spatiotemporal and physical deformations occurring on soft skin surfaces and reproducing them from a distance. Telehaptic systems must satisfy the collection and reproduction performance of soph
October 13, 2022 -
Researchers develop semi-solid batteries with improved safety against fire and explosion
SEOUL -- Researchers have developed manufacturing technology for semi-solid batteries with improved safety against fire and explosion that showed the same performance as existing batteries using electronic wires. Conventional batteries contain liquid electrolytes, but flammable liquid electrolytes can leak out, causing significant damage in case of fire. Electron beams cause chemical reactions at room temperature. Due to their high penetrating power, they can reach the inside
October 13, 2022 -
Hyundai E&C's technology to remove radioactive materials wins state certification
SEOUL -- A method developed by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, a major builder affiliated with South Korea's Hyundai auto group, to remove radioactive materials at the site of dismantled nuclear facilities has won state approval for commercialization. Potassium chloride was used as cleaning water to remove cesium, which is one of the most reactive elements. The accumulation of cesium-137 in lakes has been a great concern after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukrain
October 13, 2022 -
SK Telecom partners with UAE's e& to push for metaverse business in Middle East
SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, partnered with e&, a telecom operator based in the United Arab Emirates, to push for a metaverse business in the Middle East. Using e&'s customer analysis and service provision know-how, SKT said it would create metaverse services tailored to customer demands. Famous buildings and digital costumes reflecting Middle Eastern culture can be actualized in the virtual world where users can interact with others usi
October 12, 2022 -
Hyundai auto group reveals new roadmap to convert all cars to software-defined vehicles by 2025
SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group revealed a new roadmap to convert all cars to software-defined vehicles by 2025 that can allow customers to remotely upgrade the performance and functionality of their vehicles anywhere at any time. The group expects 20 million vehicles to be registered to its connected car service worldwide by 2025. Connected vehicles provide personalized services such as software subscriptions. All models, including those already purchased, will be ap
October 12, 2022 -
LG Electronics partners with research body to prevent home appliance arc flashes
SEOUL -- LG Electronics tied up with a state-sponsored research body to verify and standardize its technology that prevents fire accidents caused by home appliance electrical arcs that take place because of different reasons such as the loose connection of power supply and damaged cables. According to data released by the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation (KESCO), more than 80 percent of electrical fires were generated by electric arc flashes in 2021. LG Electronics' technolo
October 12, 2022 -
SK Telecom works with virtual production companies to expand media ecosystem through VFX studio
SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, formed a consortium with three virtual production companies to expand a domestic media ecosystem through its visual effects studio featuring two LED wall stages that can create realistic graphics to remove the need for location shooting. Visual effects (VFX) is the integration of live-action footage and computer CG elements to create realistic imagery. SK Telecom (SKT) opened the studio named "Tech-driven Entertainment f
October 12, 2022 -
Taihan Cable to upgrade cable production facilities in South Africa
SEOUL -- Taihan Cable & Solution, a power cable and grid infrastructure company in South Korea, has approved new investments to upgrade a joint-venture medium and low voltage cable plant in South Africa and nurture it as a forward base for expanding exports to neighboring countries. The investment will be completed by 2023. Taihan Cable said that the plant named "M-TEC" in South Africa would upgrade medium and low voltage cable production facilities by setting up a new
October 12, 2022 -
SK on makes equity investment in Australia's Lake to receive high-purity lithium for up to 10 years
SEOUL -- SK on, a major battery maker affiliated with South Korea's SK Group, made a strategic equity investment in Lake Resources, a clean lithium developer based in Australia, to acquire a 10 percent stake and receive 230,000 tons of high-purity lithium for up to 10 years, starting in the fourth quarter of 2024. The deal underlines SK on's efforts to diversify a supply chain of raw materials for electric vehicle batteries. SK on said it has signed a conditional framewo
October 12, 2022
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LG Electronics, Kakao Mobility collaborate on delivery robot service
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Analysts predict poor earnings for major Korean game publishers in first quarter
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Carmakers, tech firms gather in Seoul for premier industry show
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Label control battle casts shadow over NewJeans' comeback
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N. Korea leader praises accuracy of short-range ballistic missiles
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Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables sign solar energy deal for EV plant in US
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Korean oil refiners harness pyrolysis technology to recycle plastics
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Russia pushes back against cancellations of ballet shows in Seoul
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Korea witnesses aging workforce trend in SME labor market
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AI translation service for foreigners gains momentum in Korea