OpenAI Korea ups 'Stargate' push with Samsung, SK

OpenAI Korea is accelerating efforts to establish a next-generation AI infrastructure in Korea through its “Stargate Project,” partnering with Samsung Group and SK Group to position the country as a critical node in the global AI supply chain, the company said Thursday. At his first press briefing since taking office in September, Kim Kyoung-hoon, general manager of OpenAI Korea, outlined the initiative as a major push to rapidly expand Korea’s AI ecosystem. “In Korea, we are advancing the Starg

Dec. 4, 2025

[Gadget Review] Galaxy Z TriFold blurs line between phone and tablet

Samsung Electronics has pushed the foldables category into uncharted territory with the Galaxy Z TriFold — its first triple-folding smartphone and arguably its boldest experiment in mobile design since the original Galaxy Fold. Unveiled Tuesday, the device blurs the line between phone and tablet more seamlessly than any Samsung model to date, signaling a new phase in form factor evolution. Fully unfolded, the Galaxy Z TriFold reveals a 10-inch display, delivering a viewing experience comparable

Dec. 2, 2025

Triple play: Samsung opens future of phones with Galaxy Z TriFold

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled the Galaxy Z TriFold, its most ambitious entry yet in the foldables category — a device the tech giant hopes will reinvigorate a global smartphone market weighed down by stagnant demand and limited innovation. At a press event in Seoul, Lim Sung-taek, Samsung’s vice president of domestic sales, described the TriFold as “the most advanced and innovative product the company has ever created,” positioning it as a demonstration of Samsung’s engineering leaders

Dec. 2, 2025

Daum goes solo: Kakao spins off portal after 10 years

Daum, South Korea’s second-largest internet portal, has formally split from tech giant Kakao to operate as an independent legal entity for the first time since their merger more than a decade ago. Effective Monday, the legal provider of Daum services has shifted from Kakao to AXZ, a wholly owned Kakao subsidiary, according to industry sources. The change marks the first legal and administrative separation between the two platforms since their 2014 integration. A Kakao official confirmed the tran

Dec. 1, 2025

Queer festival returns after 3-year hiatus

After a three-year pause, the Gwangju Queer Culture Festival returned to the city’s iconic Geumnam-ro in Dong-gu, South Jeolla Province, on Saturday, drawing about 2,000 participants under the theme “Mudeung: Rainbow-colored absolute equality.” According to the festival’s organizing committee, this year’s event saw the participation of LGBTQ individuals and allied civil society groups from across the country. The crowd gathered not only to celebrate queer culture but also to advocate for the ena

Nov. 29, 2025

Google's AI chip push spurs hope for Samsung, SK hynix

As Google emerges as a formidable new force in the artificial intelligence hardware space with its tensor processing units, expectations are rising that surging demand for high-bandwidth memory could benefit South Korean semiconductor giants such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. According to industry sources on Friday, Google is actively seeking to supply its TPU chips -- already deployed in its in-house AI model Gemini 3 -- to other Big Tech firms, including Meta, the parent company of Face

Nov. 28, 2025

Samsung overhauls memory unit to reclaim edge in HBM race

Samsung Electronics has undertaken a sweeping organizational overhaul of its memory business, industry sources said Friday, in a bid to sharpen its edge in the race for next-generation memory chips. Under the reshuffle, the tech giant has launched a new memory development unit that consolidates its key research functions, including its high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, development team. The newly created unit will be led by Hwang Sang-joon, who currently oversees the DRAM product and technology tea

Nov. 28, 2025

LG revamps leadership to drive AI, bio, cleantech growth

LG Group announced a sweeping executive reshuffle on Thursday, naming new chief executive officers at major affiliates, including LG Electronics and LG Chem, in a generational shift designed to strengthen the conglomerate’s future-focused management strategy. Approved at year-end board meetings across affiliates, the 2026 personnel changes highlight LG’s continued emphasis on field-driven leadership and the recruitment of top research and development talent to power its next growth engines. LG E

Nov. 27, 2025

SK Telecom, SK AX team up with AWS to accelerate AI, cloud innovation

SK Telecom and SK AX said Thursday that they have formed a strategic alliance with Amazon Web Services to jointly drive innovation in artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud computing services. Under the three-party agreement, the companies will pool their respective strengths — SK Telecom’s expertise in telecommunications and artificial intelligence, SK AX’s experience in deploying artificial intelligence systems across industries and AWS' global cloud infrastructure — to accelerate di

Nov. 27, 2025

YouTube Premium Lite to debut in Korea under antitrust deal

Google will launch YouTube Premium Lite in South Korea — a more affordable subscription plan offering ad-free viewing, background play and offline downloads — at over 40 percent less than its standard Premium service. Korea will become the first country in the world for the company to introduce the Lite plan as a permanent offering. The move comes in the wake of the Fair Trade Commission’s final approval Thursday of a consent decree agreement with Google, wrapping up an antitrust investigation i

Nov. 27, 2025