Seoul, June 11 (IANS) South Korea’s data protection regulator on Thursday fined e-commerce company Coupang a record 624.7 billion won ($410 million) over privacy violations, including a massive data breach that affected more than 37 million users.The Personal Information Protection Commission has decided to impose a record fine of 423.6 billion won for the data breach and levy an additional 201.1 billion won in fine for the unauthorised collection of records of online user activities and other v…
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Seoul, June 10 (IANS) Two people have been caught cheating on the TOEIC English-language proficiency test using artificial intelligence (AI) glasses in first such case in South Korea, the test administrator said on Wednesday.The two people were caught while sitting the exam on May 10 and 31, respectively, after proctors reported suspicions they were wearing AI glasses, according to the Korea TOEIC Committee, reports Yonhap news agency.Under committee regulations, the test results of both individ…
Seoul, May 31 (IANS) Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon vowed to double down on efforts to support the local artificial intelligence (AI) sector so that South Korea can become a “full stack” supplier of the technology.Bae made the remarks at a press conference held Friday, saying South Korea should now take on the challenge of developing a frontier AI model, on par with competitors from the United States and China, reports Yonhap news agency.The minister’s comments come as government-led efforts to…
Seoul, March 29 (IANS) Major commercial districts in Seoul saw a sharp rise in foreign visitors on the day of BTS’ concert in the capital earlier this month, with Seongsu-dong emerging as a new shopping hub, industry data showed on Sunday.More than 78,000 foreigners visited Jung Ward, home to the popular Myeongdong shopping district, on March 21, when BTS held its comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul, up 15.1 percent from a year ago, according to data compiled by a statistics p…
Seoul, March 22 (IANS) Two South Korean artificial intelligence services have ranked among the world’s top 50 most-used generative AI tools, a report from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) showed on Sunday.Domestic telecommunications provider SK Telecom Co.’s AI personal assistant service, Adot, came in 39th in the top 50 most used generative AI web products list, according to the report from the California-based firm Andreessen Horowitz.Two AI-powered mobile apps fr…
Seoul, Jan 29 (IANS) South Korea’s science ministry on Thursday unveiled the road map to foster the quantum industry, aiming to become the world’s top quantum chip producer by 2035.The Ministry of Science and ICT stated that the plan includes fostering 10,000 experts in the field and nurturing 2,000 businesses, to secure homegrown quantum technologies that can deliver industrial breakthroughs by building advancements in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, Yonhap news agency reported.The gov…
Seoul, Jan 4 (IANS) More than 50,000 customers of KT Corp., South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier, have canceled their subscriptions after the telecom company began waiving early termination penalties following a major data breach, industry sources said.According to the sources, 52,661 KT users moved to rival carriers between Wednesday and Saturday. More than 70 percent of them switched to SK Telecom Co, reports Yonhap news agency.On Saturday alone, 21,027 people left KT, including 13,616 …
Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) More than 30,000 customers of KT Corp, the country’s second-largest mobile carrier, canceled their subscriptions after the telecom company began waiving contract termination penalties following a major data breach incident, industry sources said on Saturday.According to the sources, 31,634 KT users moved to other carriers between Wednesday and Friday. Of those, 18,720 subscribers, or more than 70 percent, switched to SK Telecom Co., while some 7,200 users moved to LG Uplus Co…
Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday launched a trial period for a new policy requiring people to undergo real-time face recognition when registering a new mobile phone number, as the government aims to curb scam attempts using illegally registered accounts.The country’s three mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus — along with mobile virtual network operators, will be required to follow the procedure in both in-person and remote settings under the new policy, which is …