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  Blockchain mainnet XPLA forges partnership with Swiss blockchain gaming company Xterio SEOUL -- XPLA, a blockchain mainnet built by South Korea's game development and publishing company Com2uS and partners, has forged a strategic partnership with Xterio, a blockchain gaming company based in Switzerland, to expand its Web 3.0 ecosystem. The partnership came after Xterio raised $40 million in a funding round led by investors including XPLA. Xterio, a cross-platform publisher and developer of high-quality mobile and web3 games, will release new Web3 games t 2022-09-29
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  SK Telecom uses AI to create optimized virtual power plants SEOUL -- Under a business agreement for technology development with domestic partners, SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, will use artificial intelligence and new technologies to predict the amount of renewable energy generation and power demand scattered in each region and create optimized virtual power plants. A virtual power plant (VPP) harnesses scattered renewable energy power generation to a network for maximum efficiency using new technologies such as artifi 2022-09-28
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  Short-range autonomous robot delivery tested at multiple 7-Eleven stores SEOUL -- A short-range delivery service using multiple autonomous robots equipped with cameras and sensors will be tested at multiple outlets run by the South Korean operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores for three months in an affluent residential area in southern Seoul after an earlier test operation ended without any particular problems. The new operation is to begin on September 28 to test a service remotely controlled and monitored by a control center, with three robots used 2022-09-28
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  LG Uplus works with Ciena to implement indoor 5G service with O-RAN small cell in-building solution SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has tied up with Ciena, an American telecom networking equipment and software service supplier, to implement an indoor 5G service with a small cell in-building solution, based on an open radio access network (RAN) structure that significantly reduces construction and operation costs. The small cell base station has a narrower coverage than macro cells, but it is easy to install and effective in improving indoor quality. LG Uplus ( 2022-09-27
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  Digital celebrity Sua appears in SKT's advertisement with IVE vocalist Jang Won-young SEOUL -- Sua, a digital human capable of real-time interaction, will appear in advertisements for SK Telecom's artificial intelligence service "A." Unlike other virtual human-based advertisements that relied on voice actors' dubbing, Sua can deliver messages using its own voice created through AI-based voice synthesis technology. SK Telecom (SKT), a top mobile carrier in South Korea, said that Sua was selected as a model to deliver the main functions of "A. t 2022-09-26
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  SK Telecom works with University of Toronto to develop automatic generation and optimization technology for artificial neural networks SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, will carry out joint research with the University of Toronto to develop automatic generation and optimization technology for artificial neural networks based on artificial intelligence semiconductor chips that can be used in many areas such as data centers and autonomous driving. A memorandum of understanding on joint research in AI technologies has been signed between the University of Toronto, SK Telecom (SKT) and Sapeon 2022-09-26
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  SK Telecom unveils AI-based imaging assistant service 'X Caliber' for veterinarians SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, has unveiled an AI-based veterinary imaging assistant service called "X Caliber" that helps veterinarians read and diagnose images quickly. The goal is to increase sensitivity and expand diagnostic areas by strengthening deep learning for use in Europe and Asia. SK Telecom (SKT) said that its web-based service provides analysis results such as abnormal findings and location information to veterinarians within 2022-09-26
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  SK Telecom leads demonstration of quantum-based gas sensing system at LNG terminal SEOUL -- SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, will lead South Korea's first project to demonstrate a quantum-based gas sensing system that can detect gas leaks in real time at a major liquefied natural gas terminal, using a single photon detector with an ultra-sensitive sensitivity that can detect even a small amount of light. SK Telecom (SKT) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boryeong LNG Terminal and Quantum Sensing, a domestic optical ins 2022-09-20
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  LG Uplus uses AWS cloud native software for stable network operation in emergency SEOUL -- LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, has formed a backup network that enables stable operation in times of earthquakes and fires by building cloud-native software in AWS cloud. By applying cloud native technology, infrastructure resources can be freely changed and deployed according to various service-specific requirements. Cloud native is an approach to building and running cloud native applications that use the advantages of cloud computing delivery. For 5G, cloud 2022-09-20
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  Woowa's food delivery robot deployed for first outdoor commercial service at lake-side public park SEOUL -- Woowa Brothers, the operator of South Korea's top food delivery service Baedal Minjok, has launched an outdoor food delivery service using self-driving robots at a lake-side public park. It marked the company's first outdoor commercial service using food delivery robots after the government eased tight regulations to expedite the popularization of robots. Woowa has developed Dilly, a lineup of serving and food delivery robots. Serving and food delivery robots have 2022-09-20
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  SK Telecom and Ericsson complete performance verification of AI-based link adaptation technology SEOUL -- In wireless communications, link adaptation denotes the matching of modulation, coding and other signal and protocol parameters to radio link conditions. SK Telecom, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, and Ericsson, a Swedish networking and telecom company, have completed the performance verification of artificial intelligence-based link adaptation technology applied to base stations. This is the first case of applying an AI solution to base station equipment, SK Telec 2022-09-15
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  Line Next's NFT platform 'DOSI' makes global debut for NFT trading SEOUL -- Line Next, a U.S.-based venture launched by Line Corporation, a Japan-based messenger app operator, unveiled the beta version of its new non-fungible token (NFT) platform called "DOSI" around the world. It allows business operators and creators to build their own NFT brand stores and global communities. Users can buy NFT at each brand store. NFT is a unit of data stored on a blockchain network of interlinked virtual ledgers. Each NFT is certified by a blockchain a 2022-09-14
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  LG Elecrtronics starts pre-orders for new OLED TV with world's largest 97-inch screen SEOUL -- Pre-orders for LG Electronics' new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV with the world's largest 97-inch screen began in South Korea. The 97G2 model delivers lifelike images and an immersive, cinematic viewing experience as it completely adheres to the wall. LG Electronics said that the 97-inch OLED evo Gallery Edition will be officially released it in the domestic market on September 21 ahead of its sequential launch in global markets. The new product carried a 2022-09-14
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  Railway operator adopts smart glasses capable of automatically monitoring railway facilities SEOUL -- South Korea's public railway operator will adopt smart glasses to help railway workers efficiently monitor railway facilities. The smart device attached to a safety helmet can automatically check facilities as it operates through a voice recognition function and writes reports based on inspection results. A worker wearing smart classes weighing 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) can inspect facilities using a liquid crystal display and give orders by voice such as "Take 2022-09-14
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  LG Electronics tests wireless transmission and reception of 6G THz data over 320m outdoors SEOUL -- LG Electronics claimed to have successfully tested the wireless transmission and reception of 6G terahertz (THz) data at a frequency range of 155 to 175 gigahertz (GHz) over a distance of 320 meters outdoors, taking a step closer to realizing 6G speeds of one terabit per second (Tbps) in both indoor and outdoor urban areas Tbps is a unit used to measure data transfer rates for digital information or computer storage and is based on "Decimal multiples of bits." GHz 2022-09-14
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  KAIST researchers develop AR appcessory to project inside of object from surface SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed "WonderScope," an augmented reality appcessory that projects the inside of an object from its surface. It is a cylindrical module with a diameter of 5cm and a height of 4.5cm, and can be easily attached to a smartphone or can be put inside exhibits. Appcessory is a new word that combined smartphone apps and accessories, and it collectively refers to smartphone peripherals that operate as applications. By attaching or embedd 2022-09-13
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  LG's research center works with Parsons to use hyperscale AI for new design methodologies SEOUL -- The research center operated by South Korea's LG Group tied up with Parsons School of Design, an art and design college in New York City, to conduct joint research for the development of new design methodologies beyond visualizing the ideas of designers, based on a hyperscale artificial intelligence. LG's AI research center unveiled "EXAONE" in December 2021. The lab also launched an alliance called "Expert AI Alliances" with Google and other com 2022-09-13
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  Hyundai auto group wins state approval to demonstrate autonomous delivery robot at apartment complex SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group won government approval to demonstrate an autonomous robot capable of delivering convenience store items and pizza to apartment residents by going up and down stairs and hills without any difficulties. The robot will be able to maintain balance even on stairs because it changes the shape of its wheel. Traffic and data privacy regulations were suspended for the demonstration of Hyundai's delivery robot through a regulatory sandbox pol 2022-09-07
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  Wristwatch-type IoT devices to be provided for monitoring disabled people SEOUL -- A wristwatch-type internet of things (IoT)-based device will be provided to disabled people in a district located in the central city of Daejeon so that human caregivers can check whether they get on shuttle buses between their homes and worksites. The smart device can also check if they fell down. Through a face recognition-based shuttle app and global positioning system (GPS)-based IoT devices, the district office of Yuseong in Daejeon will enable family members and care 2022-09-06
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  LG Electronics launches NFT platform in U.S., starting with Barry X Ball's digital artwork SEOUL -- LG Electronics has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) platform called "LG Art Lab" in the United States. Users can buy, sell and enjoy high-quality digital artwork displayed on LG TVs, starting with a digital artwork from American sculptor Barry X Ball who reinterprets classical and modernist sculptures using 3D scanning and printing technologies, as well as traditional techniques. Once purchased, NFTs can be traded on a marketplace, where users can easily view 2022-09-05