AWS chief to chart AI-driven cloud future at APEC Summit

Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, is set to take the stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Wednesday, joining a high-profile lineup of tech leaders to discuss the evolving nexus of artificial intelligence and global business. Garman will deliver a keynote speech under the theme "How AI Agents Are Reshaping Business" during a session titled “Tax Incentives and Regulatory Easing for AI Data Center Investments.” He will speak alo

Oct. 28, 2025

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang returns to Korea with AI vision for APEC summit

One of the most anticipated figures at the APEC CEO Summit is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who is set to visit Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, this week, marking his first official trip to South Korea in 15 years. His visit is already generating significant buzz in the tech and investment sectors, given his track record of market-moving remarks on artificial intelligence and semiconductors, and Nvidia's position as the world's most valuable public company with a market capitalization of $4.5 tr

Oct. 28, 2025

SoftBank chief to attend APEC amid AI alliance talks with Samsung

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is expected to make a high-profile appearance at this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, fueling speculation over potential behind-the-scenes meetings with global tech leaders, including Samsung Electronics Chair Lee Jae-yong. Although Son is not listed as an official speaker at headline events such as the APEC CEO Summit or the Future Tech Forum, industry sources say he is likely to attend exclusive dinners and informal gatherings held on the sidel

Oct. 28, 2025

SK hynix unveils next-gen NAND storage strategy at OCP 2025

South Korean memory chip maker SK hynix announced Monday that it has unveiled its next-generation NAND storage product strategy at the 2025 Open Compute Project Global Summit in the US, amid growing demand for large-volume data processing in the AI inference market. At the forum held in San Jose, California, from Oct. 13-16, the chipmaker introduced the "AIN (AI-NAND) Family" lineup of solution products to fulfill customer needs, optimized for AI processing. "Through OCP Global Summit and HBF Ni

Oct. 27, 2025

Samsung's next fold: Three ways

Samsung Electronics is poised to unveil its first tri-fold smartphone this week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in a bold push to reshape mobile design and reinforce its dominance in next-generation foldables. The device is slated for mass production, set to hit the shelves later this year, marking a major milestone in its foldable evolution, according to industry sources on Monday. The tri-fold smartphone introduces an entirely new form fa

Oct. 27, 2025

Samsung foundry rebounds with big orders from Tesla, Apple, Nintendo

Samsung Electronics’ foundry business — once rumored for a potential spinoff amid a prolonged customer drought — is staging a strong comeback, securing major chip orders from global tech giants. In addition to a previous contract manufacturing deal with Tesla to produce the next-generation AI6 chip, Samsung has won orders for the electric vehicle maker’s AI5 chip, set for mass production in 2026. During Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that the forth

Oct. 24, 2025

LG Uplus reports possible breach, third major telecom hit this year

LG Uplus has reported suspected signs of a server breach to the Korea Internet & Security Agency, becoming the third of Korea’s top three telecom carriers — after SK Telecom and KT — to suffer a cyber intrusion in recent months According to industry sources on Thursday, LG Uplus’ decision to report the breach comes roughly three months after KISA relayed a tipoff to the company from an ethical hacker. The whistleblower claimed that the company's APPM server -- a critical system used to manage in

Oct. 23, 2025

[Gadget Review] Samsung’s Galaxy XR blurs line between real, virtual worlds

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday took the wraps off its long-anticipated extended reality headset, Galaxy XR, signaling the tech giant’s ambitious leap into a new frontier where hardware, software and artificial intelligence converge. Developed under the codename Project Moohan, meaning “infinite” in Korean, the name captures the essence of what the Galaxy XR aims to offer: a boundless space where users can move between the real and virtual worlds. Through its pass-through mode, the headset allo

Oct. 23, 2025

New cybersecurity rules tighten grip on businesses

The Korean government on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping set of cybersecurity measures aimed at preventing hacking and data leaks, following a string of major breaches at telecommunications and financial firms. Though the plan underscores national urgency, it is already drawing concern from industry officials who say it shifts too much responsibility — and risk — onto the private sector. Led by the National Security Office, the initiative brings together key ministries, including the Ministry of S

Oct. 22, 2025

Samsung, Google, Qualcomm join forces to take on Apple in XR race

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled Project Moohan, its long-awaited extended reality headset, marking its bold entry into the high-stakes immersive technology race dominated by Apple’s Vision Pro. Developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, the device — officially branded as the Galaxy XR — represents a powerful alliance between three tech giants, combining Samsung’s hardware expertise, Google’s Android XR platform and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 processor. The launch signals

Oct. 22, 2025

Kakao founder acquitted of stock manipulation, lifting major legal cloud

A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted Kakao founder Kim Beom-su of stock manipulation charges related to the firm’s acquisition of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment in 2023, removing a major legal cloud hanging over the messenger giant and allowing it to refocus on its AI business. The Seoul Southern District Court ruled that Kim was not guilty of violating the Capital Markets Act. Kakao’s former Chief Investment Officer Bae Jae-hyun and the companies Kakao and Kakao Entertainment were also

Oct. 21, 2025

LG Electronics CEO wins top industrial honor

LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan received the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, South Korea's highest state industrial award, in recognition of his contributions to advancing the country's electronics industry and enhancing its global competitiveness, the company said Tuesday. Cho was honored Monday at the 20th Electronics and IT Day ceremony at Coex in Seoul, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Electronics Association. A veteran executive wh

Oct. 21, 2025

Samsung Electronics to use its own Exynos chip in upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphones

Samsung Electronics plans to use its in-house Exynos mobile processor in upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone models, industry sources said Monday. The company's System Large Scale Integration division, a fabless unit that focuses on designing and developing advanced system-on-chip products, has completed development of the latest Exynos 2600 chip and will supply it for parts of the Galaxy S26 series starting in November, according to the sources. Exynos chipsets are designed and produced by Samsung E

Oct. 20, 2025

Samsung to unveil HBM4, new AI tech at annual fair

Samsung Electronics will unveil key technologies shaping its 2025 growth engines, including the highly anticipated HBM4 memory chip, at its annual in-house tech exhibition next week, industry sources said Monday. The Samsung Tech Fair 2025, to be held Oct. 27-31 at the company’s Sporex complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, will run under the theme “Reboot: Designing What’s Next.” The event will gather major affiliates such as Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Research, Samsung Di

Oct. 20, 2025

SK hynix eyes record Q3 profit on chip supercycle

SK hynix is poised to report its highest-ever quarterly operating profit of more than 10 trillion won ($7 billion) this year, driven by booming demand for advanced AI memory chips amid the ongoing semiconductor supercycle. It would mark only the second time a Korean company achieved a quarterly operating profit exceeding 10 trillion won. The milestone would also cap a 14-year journey for SK Group Chair Chey Tae-won, who led the group's acquisition of the then-struggling Hynix Semiconductors in 2

Oct. 19, 2025