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- Hanwha Ocean to work with US classification society ABS for digital shipbuilding project SEOUL -- Hanwha Ocean, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, will work with a United States-based classification society for the digital transformation of shipbuilding technologies. The two groups will demonstrate technologies for digital production, autonomous navigation, smart ship solutions, and cybersecurity. Digital shipbuilding incorporates advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, for ship production. Hanwha Ocean aims to obtain validation from t 30 October 2023
- Supertone to showcase AI-based audio technology for game characters SEOUL -- Supertone, the artificial intelligence audio technology wing of the BTS agency, will showcase AI-based technology that creates the voice of game characters from written descriptions at G-Star, an annual video game exhibition in South Korea's southern port city of Busan. During the four-day event, visitors can customize character voices by adjusting parameters such as pitch, gender, age, tone, and speaking speed. Previously, Supertone provided its audio technique for Disney 30 October 2023
- Lunit upgrades partnership with Saudi Arabia for virtual hospital project SEOUL -- South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit will strengthen a partnership with the Saudi Arabian government to realize virtual hospitals in the Middle Eastern country. The virtual hospital project is part of Saudi Vision 2030, a national project to diversify the nation's economy and nurture its public service sectors such as health, education, and tourism rather than relying solely on the oil business. A virtual hospital incorporates various advance 26 October 2023
- Naver wins $100 mln digital twin project in Saudi Arabia SEOUL -- Naver, a web service giant in South Korea, has secured an order worth $100 million to build virtual replicas of Saudi Arabian cities including Riyadh, Mecca, and Medina. The Middle Eastern country will use the digital twin platform to create urban infrastructure and test disaster situations, such as flooding. A digital twin is a virtual clone of an object or an infrastructure. Digital twins are frequently used as testing grounds for new technologies or other elements to fi 24 October 2023
- Busan port operator discusses providing smart port technology for developing countries in Asia SEOUL -- The operator of South Korea's main maritime gateway in the southern port city of Busan is discussing whether the port operator would cooperate with an international financial institution to help developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region adopt smart port technology. The two sides have exchanged views on providing related technologies to Indonesia and Viet Nam for the digitalization of their ports. A smart port is a future port system that incorporates advanced tec 20 October 2023
- Digital healthcare expert finds repetitive brain stimulation effective for neurodegenerative diseases SEOUL -- Lee Sang-sik, a digital healthcare researcher at South Korea's Catholic Kwandong University, found that repetitive brain stimulation could improve the cognitive functions of patients with degenerative brain diseases. The therapy, which involves electrical impulse, was proven to inhibit cell death. The therapy called "repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)" is a non-invasive brain treatment technique. Although rTMS is known to be relatively painless a 13 October 2023
- VUNO's AI brain image analysis solution wins US health department's approval as medical device SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence-based brain disease analysis solution created by South Korea's medical solution company VUNO was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device. The solution named "VUNO Med-DeepBrain" can help doctors identify degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. VUNO Med-DeepBrain divides brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images into some 100 sections and provides infor 10 October 2023
- Seoul to develop AI solution for detection of hecklers at subway stations SEOUL -- Seoul will develop an artificial intelligence-based solution capable of monitoring the movement of people to see if there are any abnormal activities at subway stations. In case of an emergency, the solution will notify a human inspector in full sentences to handle various types of accidents. According to the capital city, social unrest is increasing due to the recent incidents targeting an unspecified number of the public. On July 21, a man in his 30s killed one man and inju 10 October 2023