Lee Dong-in

Dec 8, 2024 | pulse.mk.co.kr | Lee Dong-in |Minu Kim

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology (IT) service unit of South Korea’s top Samsung Group, is dedicated to forging a close partnership with Dell Technologies Inc. as it allows the company to offer “cost-effective” services. Our collaboration with Dell allows us to deliver generative AI services to enterprise customers quickly and cost-effectively,” said Hwang Sung-woo, president and chief executive officer of Samsung SDS.

Nov 20, 2024 | pulse.mk.co.kr | Lee Dong-in |Jeong Ho-jun |Lee Eun-joo

The South Korean government launched its AI Strategy High-Level Consultative Council, a government-civilian panel for artificial intelligence (AI) governance, on Thursday. Hopes are high that the move will help raise the country’s AI competitiveness from its current position of 6th in the world to third after the United States and China.

Oct 1, 2024 | pulse.mk.co.kr | Lee Dong-in |Chang Iou-chung

South Korean platform giant Naver Corp. is set to shut down its content streaming service, Series On, on December 12, following the recent announcement of its partnership with Netflix Inc. The company announced on Tuesday that it will discontinue content sales, citing “rapid changes in the digital platform market” as the primary reason. Users will only be able to renew the unlimited movie pass for Series On, available through the Naver Plus Membership, until midnight on November 12.

Sep 19, 2024 | pulse.mk.co.kr | Lee Dong-in |Lee Eun-joo

Hyundai Motor Group is now the largest shareholder of KT Corp., following the Ministry of Science and ICT’s announcement on Thursday that the Public Interest Review Committee determined that the change “does not harm the public interest.”The National Pension Service (NPS), which was previously KT’s largest shareholder, sold some of its shares in March 2024 opening the way for Hyundai Motor Group to take its place.

Sep 10, 2024 | pulse.mk.co.kr | Lee Dong-in |Lee Eun-joo

The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on Tuesday that it will launch a probe into Apple Inc. and Alipay.com Co., for their connection with the transfer of Kakao Pay’s personal information overseas. “Both Kakao Pay, as well as Alipay and Apple, are targets of the investigation,” Personal Information Protection Commission chairperson Ko Hak-soo said during a briefing on Tuesday.