Author: Seoul Reporter

This mix of images exhibits the brand of American multinational firm Apple and a Google emblem. Tech giants Apple and Google introduced on Jan. 12 a multi-year partnership that may see Apple’s next-generation synthetic intelligence options, together with its Siri assistant, be powered by Google’s Gemini know-how. The collaboration marks a major shift for Apple, which has historically developed its core applied sciences in-house. AFP-YonhapSAN FRANCISCO — Tech giants Apple and Google introduced Monday a multi-year partnership that may see Apple’s next-generation synthetic intelligence options, together with its Siri assistant, be powered by Google’s Gemini know-how.The collaboration marks a major…

Kim Byung-ju, chairman of personal fairness agency MBK Companions, arrives on the Seoul Central District Courtroom in southern Seoul to attend his arrest warrant listening to, Tuesday. YonhapThe chairman of personal fairness agency MBK Companions, Kim Byung-ju, and three different senior executives appeared at a Seoul court docket Tuesday to attend a listening to on their potential arrest over gross sales of short-term bonds of troubled retailer Homeplus.Kim arrived on the Seoul Central District Courtroom after prosecutors sought arrest warrants for Kim and the executives, together with a co-chief government of Homeplus, on expenses of fraud and violation of the…

Galaxy S25 smartphones are seen on show at an electronics retailer in southern Seoul on this Feb. 28, 2025 file photograph. YonhapSamsung Electronics ranked second within the international smartphone market in 2025, trade knowledge confirmed Tuesday, with its shipments rising 5 % from a 12 months earlier, pushed by robust gross sales of its funds lineup.The Korean tech large accounted for a 19 % share of the worldwide smartphone market in 2025, up 1 share level from a 12 months earlier, in keeping with the information compiled by trade tracker Counterpoint Analysis.U.S.-based Apple took the highest spot with a 20…

Korea’s Commerce Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to the press upon arrival at Dulles Worldwide Airport close to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11. Yonhap Commerce Minister Yeo Han-koo sought Monday to deal with the US’ considerations over Korea’s regulatory efforts about on-line platforms, as he met with a U.S. lawmaker and curiosity teams in Washington.Yeo arrived in Washington on Sunday, after the State Division expressed “vital considerations” final month over a lately handed revision to the Data and Communications Community Act geared toward tackling false and fabricated on-line data. Critics say the regulation and different regulatory strikes in Seoul may have…

GV60 Magma (Picture courtesy of Hyundai Motor Co.) Genesis disclosed the worth of the GV60 Magma, the model’s first high-performance mannequin, for the primary time on Jan. 13. The gross sales value of GV60 Magma, which operates as a single trim, was decided at 96.57 million gained based mostly on the person consumption tax of three.5%. Genesis introduced the official launch of the GV60 Magma, its first high-performance mannequin aimed toward rivaling so-called “Polamfe” (Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari) and different supercar manufacturers after 10 years of brand name independence. With 0-200 km/h acceleration in 10.9 seconds and a…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Drive One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., Jan. 11. Reuters-YonhapWASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump stated Monday that any nation doing enterprise with Iran can pay a 25 p.c tariff on any enterprise being completed with america “efficient instantly,” as Washington is fastidiously watching Tehran’s crackdown on anti-government protestors.Trump made the announcement in a social media put up after White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt instructed Fox Information that although diplomacy stays the president’s “first possibility” relating to Iran, using navy power could…

Dishonest scandals involving synthetic intelligence (AI) have continued to emerge at Korea’s prime universities, prompting the federal government to maneuver towards establishing the nation’s first ethics framework for scholar use of the expertise.Past Korea, nevertheless, universities are embracing a special strategy to AI, highlighting requires a broader shift in how the nation’s larger training system responds to the AI period.“AI use has turn out to be not possible to completely prohibit,” stated Lim Woo-young, an economics professor at Hong Kong College of Science and Expertise (HKUST).He defined that the general campus local weather at HKUST is broadly supportive of AI…

A Samsung Electronics mannequin learns guitar by means of the Fender Play TV app. (Picture courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics introduced on Jan. 13 that it’ll introduce the guitar studying platform Fender Play TV app in collaboration with world instrument model Fender. By Fender Play TV, customers can expertise skilled instrument training by using Samsung Electronics TV’s giant display screen, high-definition show, and sound system. Based in the USA in 1946, Fender is a specialised musical instrument producer producing guitars, basses, amplifiers, and different devices, and is a world-renowned guitar maker that has produced guitars…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters on the White Home in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 5. Reuters-YonhapWASHINGTON — America convened a gathering of finance ministers from South Korea, Japan and different companions in Washington on Monday to debate efforts to safe provide chains for vital minerals, the Treasury Division mentioned, amid Washington’s efforts to counter China’s rising heft over very important assets.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted the assembly to debate options to “safe and diversify” the availability chains, particularly for uncommon earth parts, it mentioned, because the U.S. is bringing its allies and companions collectively to deal with…

The brand new title and brand for Korean Golf Membership, previously known as Iron Heads Golf Membership / Courtesy of LIV Golf Iron Heads Golf Membership, a group competing in LIV Golf led by Korean-born veterans, has been renamed Korean Golf Membership for the upcoming season.LIV Golf, a breakaway tour backed by Saudi Arabia, introduced Monday (native time) out of New York that the rebrand “displays Korea’s rising affect on international golf tradition.””On the coronary heart of Korean Golf Membership’s model is an emphasis on honor, inclusivity and collective power,” LIV Golf mentioned in an announcement. “Impressed by the Korean…