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  Think tank uses big data to solve congestion in Seoul's giant wholesale market SEOUL -- A digital think tank in Seoul will use big data to solve an ever-worsening traffic jam in and around a giant public wholesale market, which is about the size of 76 football fields. Congestion has caused inconveniences for customers, shop owners and nearby residents. Garak Market operated by Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation is located in southern Seoul. The volume of daily transactions surpasses 8,000 tons, 2021-04-02
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  Google makes strategic investment in Kakao's mobility service wing SEOUL -- The mobility service wing of Kakao, a major web service company involved in a variety of technology-related businesses in South Korea, secured a strategic investment of 56.5 billion won ($49.9 million). The two companies would discover new business opportunities and present growth engines in domestic and foreign markets. Google International LLC will acquire 970,848 new shares to control a 1.69 percent stake in Kakao Mobility, the South Korean 2021-04-01
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  Smartphone app capable of detecting deepfakes ready for commercial debut SEOUL -- An artificial intelligence-based smartphone app capable of detecting deepfakes is ready for its commercial debut in South Korea. It can contribute to curbing the spread of fake photos and videos, or deepfake pornography that uses the faces of celebrities. Deepfakes are synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness, leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to manipulate or genera 2021-03-30
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  Researchers develop film-type radiowave filter for better 5G communication SEOUL -- South Korean researchers have developed a film-type filter for commercial 5G communication antennae. The filter is cheaper, better at blocking off signal interference than foreign products, and ready for commercialization. Researchers suggest it can be used for the development of stealth technology. To improve the reception of millimeter waves used by 5G communication, physical filters block off other radiowaves and let in certain frequencies. For massi 2021-03-30
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  ​KT to test 5G-connected cooperative autonomous electric buses in suburban smart city SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT will test two 5G-connected cooperative self-driving electric buses in a smart city complex to develop a service model, with technologies the company has accumulated for years in building an autonomous driving infrastructure. If the first service model is successful, KT will apply it to other sites. While self-driving technology allows a vehicle to navigate autonomously to its destination, cooperative autonomous vehi 2021-03-30
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  Kakao's blockchain platform joins non-fungible token marketplace OpenSea SEOUL -- Klaytn, the public blockchain platform operated by South Korea's web service giant Kakao, has joined OpenSea, the world's largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens. A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unit of data on a blockchain, basically a virtual ledger. Each NFT can represent a unique digital file such as art, audio, video, and an item in video games. NFT is tracked and authenticated using a blockchain platform that the digital token is based 2021-03-29
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  LIG Nex1 head urges strong initiative to push forward independent satellite-based navigation system LIG Nex1 CEO Kim Ji-chan speaks in a policy conference chaired by President Moon Jae-in at a space center in the southern coastal town Goheung on March 25. SEOUL -- LIG Nex1, a defense contractor involved in the development of radar and missile guidance systems, called for a strong government initiative to push forward the launch of an independent satellite-based navigation system, saying it is essential for national security and the growth of self-driving and othe 2021-03-26
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  SKT partners with police to automatically block voice phishing calls SEOUL -- SK Telecom will offer an anti-crime service that would automatically block Voice phishing calls, using a police database. The service, which helps customers avoid receiving calls, will be available from March 25. Voice phishing is a telephone scam. The victims are lured or threatened to transfer money or leave cash in public places such as coin lockers inside a crowded subway station. Government data showed that more than 200,000 cases of voice phishing we 2021-03-24
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  Doublin-based startup provides drone delivery of Samsung devices SEOUL -- Manna Drone Delivery, a Dublin-based startup, has tied up with Samsung Electronics to provide drone delivery to Irish customers when they purchase the latest range of Samsung's Galaxy devices, including S21 smartphones. It is Samsung's first service of its kind globally. The new service will facilitate an end-to-end contactless experience for customers, Samsung said in a statement, adding it would first be made available in Oranmor 2021-03-24
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  LG Electronics forges 6G tie-up with Keysight to develop THz source technologies SEOUL -- In a bid to secure an early lead in the development of 6G technologies, LG Electronics teamed up with a state research body and Keysight Technologies, an American manufacturer of electronics test and measurement equipment and software, to develop source technologies related to terahertz (THz), a unit of frequency defined as one trillion cycles per second, and establish a verification system. LG Electronics said it has signed a memorandum of und 2021-03-23
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  ​Researchers develop eco-friendly biodegradable face mask SEOUL -- To help tackle a global waste problem caused by an exponential increase in the usage of disposable face masks, South Korea's state research institute has developed an eco-friendly mask filter that completely decomposes in soil by using chitosan-coating technology. Just after a COVID-19 pandemic erupted in early 2020, the global demand for face masks skyrocketed. The key manufacturing countries of disposable face masks including China and South Korea h 2021-03-22
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  LG Uplus opens first unmanned store based on simple authentication and payment. SEOUL -- For young customers familiar with using new devices, LG Uplus, a mobile carrier in South Korea, opened its first unmanned "contactless" store based on simple authentication and payment. Customers can use services around the clock by issuing QR codes and authenticate themselves with fingerprints and passwords. If customers enter mobile phone numbers at the entrance, they can easily receive QR codes through simple authentication, LG Uplus (L 2021-03-22
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  Hyundai shipyard sets up quantum cryptography communication to protect defense technology SEOUL -- Hyundai Heavy Industries has set up a pilot quantum cryptography network in the communication infrastructure of the world's largest shipyard in the southeastern port city of Ulsan to strengthen the security of its defense technology. The shipyard is a key defense contractor involved in the construction of destroyers and other warships. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has formed a consortium with KT, a major telecom company in South 2021-03-17
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  Researchers develop high-capacity memory-over-storage technology for supercomputers SEOUL -- State researchers have developed a memory-over-storage technology that integrates the characteristics of both non-volatile memory and ultra-low latency solid-state drive. The integrated memory technology that can provide large-capacity storage and the fast processing speed of volatile memory, known as dynamic random-access memory, will be ideal for facilities such as data centers and supercomputers. While volatile dynamic random access memory (DRAM) off 2021-03-16
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  KT commercializes 5G network recovery control tower system for isolated regions SEOUL -- South Korea's largest telecom company KT has commercialized an artificial intelligence-based 5G microwave network recovery control tower system that can remotely detect network malfunctions. By using this system, technicians do not have to visit isolated regions such as islands and mountains every time a network malfunction takes place. Fixing a faulty network in an old-fashioned way involves a process in which workers visit malfunctioning network no 2021-03-16
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  Samsung Display expand presence in gaming markets with OLED displays SEOUL -- Samsung Display, a major flat panel maker in South Korea, unveiled a strategy to aggressively expand its presence in gaming markets with organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays optimized for high-resolution gaming content, saying that a COVID-19 pandemic has caused exponential growth of the gaming industry, with end-product manufacturers scrambling to launch gaming devices with high-quality mobile displays. Samsung Display has supplied 15.6 2021-03-16
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  Canada's SaskTel selects Samsung's hardware and software for end-to-end 5G solution. SEOUL -- SaskTel, an ICT provider in Canada, has selected Samsung Electronics as the sole vendor to provide hardware, software and associated expertise for the deployment of an end-to-end 5G solution. SaskTel based in Saskatchewan, a Canadian province that borders the United States, used to be a client of LET equipment from China's Huawei. Samsung said it would supply SaskTel with its 4G/5G radio access network (RAN) and core. A core network 2021-03-16
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  National park service uses AI-based analytics system to detect dead trees in subalpine area SEOUL --South Korea's national park management body has partnered with domestic companies to utilize artificial intelligence and high-definition aerial photographs to monitor colonies of dead trees in Mount Chiri's subalpine areas. The monitoring tool can help mountain watchers safely monitor the ecological systems of hard-to-reach places remotely. According to the Ministry of Environment, climate change has accelerated phenomena 2021-03-15
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  Misfuelling prevention service wins state approval for demonstration SEOUL -- A pilot service to prevent misfuelling at gas stations has won state approval. When a vehicle enters a gas station, an on-site vehicle identification system will read its plate number using sensors to activate the right fuel pump. Government data showed about 150 misfuelling cases were reported every year in South Korea. If gasoline is put into a diesel-fueled vehicle or vice versa, the engine could be critically damaged. Gasoline and diesel have different 2021-03-12
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  Italiay and S. Korea discuss joint study on intercontinental comparison of optical atomic clocks SEOUL -- Italian and South Korean public research bodies may launch a state-sponsored joint study on the intercontinental comparison of optical atomic clocks that will redefine the international standard for measuring a second in time. They are far more accurate and stable than the current standard based on microwave atomic clocks. Synchronizing modern electronic systems such as the Internet and GPS navigation uses microwave atomic clocks that measure time based 2021-03-11