Korea Joongang Daily
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SK hynix partners with SK Telecom, Penguin Solutions to promote AI data center industry

Korean chip giant SK hynix said Thursday it has partnered with SK Telecom and U.S. artificial intelligence computing company Penguin Solutions to advance the AI data center industry through joint research and development and commercialization.

2025-01-10

식어버린 메타버스 열풍, 국내 IT 대기업 줄줄이 사업 철수

The metaverse hype that surged during the Covid-19 pandemic has largely fizzled out, as Korean tech companies shut down the virtual meetup services they launched during the heyday with an ambition to impact social media and gatherings culture.

2025-01-02

SK Telecom invests $3 million in AI startup Twelve Labs

SK Telecom is investing $3 million in video analysis startup Twelve Labs, which specializes in AI video understanding.

2024-12-13

SK Telecom to acquire additional 24.76% stake in SK Broadband

SK Telecom, one of Korea’s major mobile carriers, will acquire an additional 24.76 percent stake in its subsidiary SK Broadband, aiming to strengthen its presence in data centers and submarine cable investments to advance its AI capabilities.

2024-11-13

SK Telecom net profit down 9 percent to $202 million in third quarter

SK Telecom, Korea's leading mobile carrier, said Wednesday that its third quarter net profit had decreased 9.1 percent from a year earlier due to an increase in nonoperating costs.

2024-11-06

SKT to release AI agent 'Aster' with North American beta

SK Telecom will release an AI agent dubbed "Aster" that aims to be a proactive assistant, with a North American release scheduled for next year.

2024-11-05

Samsung, SKT will use AI to speed up 5G

Samsung and SK Telecom are collaborating to enhance 5G connectivity quality using AI. They will deploy the AI-RAN Parameter Recommender to improve base station performance.

2024-10-28

SKT unveils QKD-PQC hybrid quantum encryption product

SK Telecom has unveiled a hybrid quantum encryption system with end-to-end security along with quantum-proof algorithms.

2024-10-15

SKT releases white paper on AI and the 6G era

SK Telecom released a 6G white paper stressing the integration of AI in infrastructure.

2024-10-15

SKT, U.S. AI unicorn Perplexity to team up on search engine, LLMs

Korea's largest telecom has formed a partnership with AI startup Perplexity to offer subscribers a year of free access to the pro version of the U.S. firm's AI-powered search engine.

2024-09-04