Hyundai Mobis hosts global clients at Swedish winter test site

Hyundai Mobis said Tuesday it is hosting a technology showcase for global clients at its winter testing ground in Sweden, highlighting next-generation automotive components currently under development and supply negotiations. The 10-day event, which began last weekend, is expected to draw 100 representatives from 10 European and North American customers. During the showcase, Hyundai Mobis is demonstrating new products currently under supply negotiations by integrating them into demo vehicles. Th

March 3, 2026

[MWC] LG Electronics joins Qualcomm-led 6G coalition

LG Electronics said Monday it has joined the Global 6G Coalition launched by Qualcomm Technologies at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, stepping up efforts to strengthen next-generation telematics capabilities. The coalition, led by the US chip giant, brings together more than 30 companies across connected mobility, telecommunications, Internet of Things devices and mobile technologies. Participants plan to explore AI-driven 6G applications spanning devices, data services and air-t

March 2, 2026

KT unveils public, enterprise AI transformation at MWC

KT said Monday it will showcase its artificial intelligence transformation achievements at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, highlighting its expansion into public and enterprise sectors. In the public sector, the company will present pilot results of a trial-supported AI platform being developed with the Supreme Court at the MWC, which runs from Monday to Thursday. The platform is designed to improve judicial efficiency by applying AI to tasks such as case search, issue analysis a

March 2, 2026

LG Energy Solution to exhibit AI, robotics, battery technologies at InterBattery 2026

LG Energy Solution said Monday it would showcase next-generation battery technologies spanning electric vehicles, energy storage systems and robotics at InterBattery 2026, the nation’s largest battery industry exhibition, to be held from Mar. 11-13 at Coex in Seoul. A key highlight is the debut of its lithium manganese-rich battery, aimed at improving the balance between cost competitiveness and performance. The company will also share development updates on next-generation technologies, includi

March 2, 2026

[MWC] LG eyes global AI leadership with Exaone 4.5 launch

LG AI Research, the conglomerate’s AI think tank, plans to unveil its latest multimodal large language model, Exaone 4.5, in the first half of this year, combining visual and linguistic intelligence as it aims to push its AI model toward global competitiveness. The road map was outlined at a press briefing in Barcelona on Sunday, a day ahead of the opening of Mobile World Congress 2026. Lim Woo-hyung, co-head of LG AI Research, said the release builds on work that began years ago. LG developed K

March 2, 2026

Iran conflict highlights S. Korea's tech exposure in the Gulf

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the retaliatory attacks that have since hit Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are drawing attention to how much South Korea's biggest technology companies now have riding on the Gulf. No direct damage to Korean operations has been reported so far. But the region accounts for a significant and growing share of business for Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Korea's leading chipmakers, spanning premium consumer electronics sales and, more rece

March 2, 2026

[MWC] SKT pledges multitrillion-won investment for AI overhaul

SK Telecom CEO Jung Jai-hun pledged trillions of won in investment in an AI-centered overhaul — equivalent to billions of US dollars — at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday. “AI is not a chance for companies but a crisis,” Jung said in his first official press conference since taking office in October. “Those that fail to adapt will inevitably fall behind and perish.” He said sweeping restructuring and investment were unavoidable to reinforce the telecom business’s core — its custo

March 2, 2026

Korea clears exporting map data for Google, ends 19-year dispute

South Korea on Friday approved Google's request to export detailed map data overseas, resolving one of the longest-running digital trade disputes between Seoul and Washington. Korea's interagency review body on geographic data exports voted to allow Google to take 1:5,000-scale map data out of the country under strict security conditions, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. The 1:5,000 scale is the same standard used by domestic services such as Naver Maps and Kakao Map. Goo

Feb. 27, 2026

Korean mobile carriers ramp up AI push at MWC 2026

South Korea's three major mobile carriers are preparing to spotlight artificial intelligence-driven networks and services at this year's Mobile World Congress, as the industry's largest annual gathering opens next week in Barcelona. The event, which begins March 2 at Fira Gran Via and is hosted by the GSMA, has evolved far beyond its roots as a smartphone launch venue. This year's theme, "The IQ Era," reflects the sector's pivot toward AI-powered infrastructure, enterprise platforms and next-gen

Feb. 27, 2026

SK hynix, Sandisk team up on next-gen HBF standards

SK hynix and Sandisk have agreed to jointly pursue global standardization of High Bandwidth Flash, a next-generation memory technology designed to improve artificial intelligence inference systems, the companies said Thursday. The two chipmakers launched the HBF Spec Standardization Consortium at Sandisk’s headquarters in California, announcing plans to form a dedicated workstream under the Open Compute Project, the world’s largest open data center technology initiative. The workstream will focu

Feb. 26, 2026

SK’s Chey meets Vietnam party chief to expand energy ties

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party in Washington to discuss cooperation in the energy and industrial sectors. According to a LinkedIn post by consulting firm The Asia Group on Thursday, the meeting took place on Feb. 20 during a TAG-hosted event in Washington. SK Innovation CEO Choo Hyeong-wook and TAG Chairman Kurt Campbell attended the talks. Chey was visiting Washington to attend the Trans-Pacific Dialogue hosted by the Chey Institute for

Feb. 26, 2026

Galaxy S26 hands-on: The screen that hides itself

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra has a screen that goes dark when someone tries to peek at it. It sounds like a gimmick. It isn't. The Korea Herald had a chance to test the Galaxy S26 series at Samsung's Seoul press room Thursday, hours after the lineup's global debut in San Francisco. About 30 minutes of hands-on time followed a 40-minute product briefing, which was enough to put some claims to the test and not nearly enough for others. The S26 Ultra's Privacy Display uses two types of OLED pixels: w

Feb. 26, 2026

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26, raises prices on AI push

Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled the Galaxy S26 series, raising prices for the first time in three years as it seeks to draw customers with more autonomous, “agentic” artificial intelligence in a maturing smartphone market. At its Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event in San Francisco, the company introduced the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra, branding them as its third-generation AI smartphones. The launch comes as global handset growth has plateaued and manufacturers face mounting cost pressure f

Feb. 26, 2026

XR revival sets stage for OLEDoS showdown

Major global tech companies are set to launch new extended reality devices this year, intensifying competition among display-makers racing to scale production of organic light-emitting diodes on silicon, or OLEDoS. OLEDoS technology forms organic light-emitting diode layers directly on silicon wafers instead of glass substrates, enabling ultracompact, high-resolution panels with strong power efficiency — a key requirement for XR headsets, where displays sit close to the user’s eyes. As mixed rea

Feb. 25, 2026

Hanwha Semitech unveils 2nd-generation hybrid bonder

Hanwha Semitech said Wednesday it has developed a second-generation hybrid bonder, a key technology for next-generation semiconductor packaging, and plans to deliver the equipment to customers for performance testing in the first half of this year. Hybrid bonders are regarded as a critical technology for improving the performance and manufacturing efficiency of high-bandwidth memory, a core component of AI accelerators. The South Korean-based chip equipment maker said the new system, dubbed SHB2

Feb. 25, 2026