AI-generated host debuts on home shopping show

SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - An AI-generated version of South Korean show host Choi Yuna debuted on a home shopping broadcast. Created by the Korean AI startup DeepBrain AI, the virtual host was featured during a Lotte Home Shopping broadcast in September, which selled Spain and Portugal package tours, the company said Monday. The human Choi Yuna appeared alongside the AI host. The AI host was generated using "AI Studios," DeepBrain AI's video sy

November 11, 2024

South Korea signs moon exploration pact with NASA

SEOUL, October 30 (AJP) – The space agencies of South Korea and the United States have signed an agreement to cooperate in space science, exploration and aeronautics, including the U.S.-led lunar exploration program, officials said Wednesday. The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) signed the research agreement with the U.S. space agency NASA, three years after Korea signed the Artemis Accords, a series of non-binding multilateral arrangements between the U.S. and partner co

October 30, 2024

S-Oil launches cooling solution for data centers

SEOUL, October 29 (AJP) - South Korean oil refiner S-Oil Corp. announced Tuesday the launch of a high flash point immersion cooling fluid for use in data centers. The new product, named e-Cooling Solution, has completed verification testing with servers from leading global manufacturers. It is aimed at markets in South Korea and Japan, where strict safety regulations apply. Immersion cooling technology significantly reduces energy consumption compared to traditional air cooling m

October 29, 2024

BMW tops Korea's imported SUV market

SEOUL, October 29 (AJP) - BMW has maintained its leading position in South Korea's imported SUV market this year, industry data showed Tuesday. The German luxury automaker topped imported SUV registrations in the first nine months of 2024 with 21,985 units, according to figures from the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association. It outperformed Mercedes-Benz, which recorded 16,972 units. Tesla ranked third with 13,981 units, followed by Volvo Cars and Lexus wit

October 29, 2024

Korean builders test robot delivery services at apartment complexes

SEOUL, October 24 (AJP) - Korea's major construction companies are racing to introduce robot delivery services at residential complexes in collaboration with robot tech startups. Hyundai E&C announced Wednesday it is conducting a pilot operation of an autonomous robot delivery service at an apartment complex in Goyang, west of Seoul, in partnership with robotics startup Mobinn. The robots deliver items from a logistics center in the community facility directly to resident

October 24, 2024

Korea's largest robotics show opens with focus on AI

SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - Robotworld 2024, South Korea's largest robotics industry exhibition, opened Wednesday at KINTEX in Goyang, west of Seoul. A record 291 companies and institutions are showcasing AI-integrated intelligent robots, including humanoids and service robots, during the four-day event organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. South Korea's leading robotics firm Robotis Co. demonstrated an indoor delivery robot capable of autonomously o

October 23, 2024

Hyundai Rotem developing hydrogen-powered tank

SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - SEOUL (AJP) — Hyundai Rotem said Wednesday it is developing what would be the world's first hydrogen-fueled battle tank. The Korean company, affiliated with Hyundai Motor Group, is collaborating with the Agency for Defense Development and the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement to develop a hydrogen-powered version of the K2 tank, the Army's main battle tank, a company official told AJP. The next-generat

October 23, 2024

KAIST team develops brain-inspired AI learning system

SEOUL, October 23 (AJP) - Scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) have developed artificial intelligence technology that mimics the brain's neural network, potentially solving computational limits of artificial neural networks, the institute said Wednesday. A research team led by Professor Paik Se-bum at KAIST's Cognitive Intelligence Laboratory demonstrated that pre-training neural networks with random noise, similar to biological brains,

October 23, 2024

NCSOFT to spin off units amid financial struggles

SEOUL, October 21 (AJP) - NCSOFT Corp., a South Korean online game developer, has decided to spin off its artificial intelligence research unit and three game development teams amid declining earnings and underperforming new titles. The company made the announcement Monday in a regulatory filing after an extraordinary board meeting. Under the plan, its AI research division will become NC AI, while three game development teams will be spun off into independent studios: Studio X f

October 21, 2024

Flitto offers AI interpretation service for Middle East's top tech expo

SEOUL, October 17 (AJP) - Korean crowdsourcing translation platform Flitto said Thursday it is providing AI-based simultaneous translation services at GITEX Global, the Middle East's largest tech exhibition, in Dubai. Its Live Translation program is being used at 47 major sessions to convert languages, including English and French, into the audience's preferred language at the exhibition, which began Monday and runs for five days. The translation solution supports 38 languages,

October 17, 2024