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Korean:The Korean humanoid robot 'Ellis' met visitors at the Taiwan ICT exhibition 'Computex 2025'. According to the robot industry on the 21st, A-Robot is showcasing Ellis at the Nvidia exhibition hall in Computex, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan until the 23rd. A-Robot's humanoid robot 'Ellis' hands out water to visitors after playing dice with them at Computex 2025 on the 21st. [Photo = A-Robot] A-Robot CEO Eom Yoon-seol (top left) introduces 'Ellis' to visitors at 'Computex 2025' held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taiwan on the 21st. Visitors are delighted to see Ellis' dice numbers revealed. [Photo = A-Robot] Ellis is a humanoid robot that is 160 cm tall and weighs 45 kg. It has been learning various human behaviors using Nvidia's Robot Foundation Model Cosmos platform. At this exhibition, A-Robot provided an opportunity for Ellis to interact with visitors. Ellis and ...

Neptune (Respective Representatives Kang Yul-bin and Jeong Wook) announced on the 22nd that it will conduct the final third closed beta test (CBT) until May 30th ahead of the Chinese launch of the PC online game 'Eternal Return' developed by its subsidiary Nimble Neuron (Co-CEOs Kim Seung-hoo and Yoo Tae-woong). Eternal Return (Chinese name 永恒轮回) obtained a foreign investment license issued by the State Press and Publication Ministry of China (NPPA) in December of last year. The Chinese launch platform will be through the largest local PC game platform, 'WeGame'. [Photo = Neptune] Nimble Neuron has been conducting a local CBT with a Chinese service provider since March of this year. The first test verified the basic technical stability with 1,000 users. In the second CBT in mid-April, the target range was expanded to 11,000 people to check the actual service situation. In this process, it ranked 5th in the weekly ranking of new pre-orderers on th...

A giant arrow worm caught in the deep sea of ​​Antarctica, 2,000m below sea level, is drawing attention. Arrow worms are considered the key to solving the mystery of Antarctic biological evolution. The Korea Polar Research Institute (Director Shin Hyung-cheol) succeeded in collecting giant arrow worms and hydrothermal minerals from the deep sea of ​​Antarctica. This is the first time in the world that a giant arrow worm has been collected and shown to the public. The research team led by Dr. Park Sung-hyun of the Korea Polar Research Institute successfully caught a 10cm-long arrow worm (Chaetognatha, gnat) using deep-sea collecting equipment developed by the institute while exploring a hydrothermal vent at a depth of 2,000m at the Antarctic Central Ridge on the Araon in February. The research team of the Korea Polar Research Institute succeeded in securing giant arrow worms (above) and hydrothermal minerals from the deep sea of ​​Antarctica. [Photo = Korea Polar...

Taiwan Semiconductor Foundry Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recorded its fastest-ever full-scale operation rate of its advanced process. Taiwan TSMC logo [Photo = Yonhap News] According to Counterpoint Research on the 21st, TSMC's 3nm process reached a 100% operation rate for the first time in five quarters since mass production. This is due to a surge in demand for x86 PC CPUs and other application processors (AP SoCs), including Apple's A17 Pro and A18 Pro. Counterpoint Research forecasts that this high operation rate will continue as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) increases with the full-scale introduction of AI ASICs, such as Nvidia's Rubin graphics processing unit (GPU), Google's TPU v7, and AWS's Trainium 3. Older processes, such as 6/7nm and 4/5nm, were mainly focused on the smartphone market, so production expansion was relatively slow. The 6·7nm process utilization r...

Taiwan Semiconductor Foundry Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recorded its fastest-ever full-scale operation rate of its advanced process. Taiwan TSMC logo [Photo = Yonhap News] According to Counterpoint Research on the 21st, TSMC's 3nm process reached a 100% operation rate for the first time in five quarters since mass production. This is due to a surge in demand for x86 PC CPUs and other application processors (AP SoCs), including Apple's A17 Pro and A18 Pro. Counterpoint Research forecasts that this high operation rate will continue as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) increases with the full-scale introduction of AI ASICs, such as Nvidia's Rubin graphics processing unit (GPU), Google's TPU v7, and AWS's Trainium 3. Older processes, such as 6/7nm and 4/5nm, were mainly focused on the smartphone market, so production expansion was relatively slow. The 6·7nm process utilization r...

Samsung Electronics' Mobile Experience (MX) division is reviewing a plan to utilize the artificial intelligence (AI) coding tool 'Cursor AI' in software (SW) development. According to an industry source on the 21st, about 400 developers belonging to Samsung Electronics' MX division have received training related to Cursor AI for about a month since last month. Samsung Electronics booth at the '2025 World IT Show' [Photo = Samsung Electronics] The MX division is in charge of Samsung Electronics' smartphones, laptops, and wireless earphones. The MX division is also responsible for Galaxy-exclusive applications (apps) and the One UI operating system (OS). Cursor AI is a service developed by Anysphere, which shares the AI ​​coding market with Windsurf. It was developed by four geniuses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Michael Truell, Suale Asif, Avid Runmark, and Aman Sanger. They are writing code usin...

Apple announced on the 21st that it will hold its annual event, the 'Worldwide Developers Conference' (WWDC), both online and offline from the 9th to the 13th of next month (local time). This year's WWDC25 will be held in Cupertino, California, USA, where Apple Park is located, and will open with a keynote speech by CEO Tim Cook. Apple's annual event, the 'Worldwide Developers Conference' (WWDC), will be held from the 9th to the 13th of next month at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, USA. [Photo = Apple] After the keynote speech, the 'Platforms State of the Union' will be used to announce the direction of improvement for the iOS operating system. Expectations are high for what new features will be added to Apple's mobile operating systems, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, VisionOS, and watchOS. However, it has been reported that improvements related to artificial intelligence (AI) functions will not be announced at...

Gravity Communications (GVC), the Taiwanese branch of Gravity, announced on the 21st that it has released the mobile game 'RO 선경전설: 방추모방단 (Chinese name RO仙境傳說：放推冒險團)' in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. RO 선경전설: 방추모방단 can be downloaded and played from the Google Play and Apple App Store in the region, and the Huawei App Gallery in Hong Kong and Macau. [Photo=Gravity] This game combines the efficiency and convenience unique to the idle genre with the fun of battles that can be experienced in MMORPGs. In addition to original elements such as job groups, dungeon content, and various costumes, it has an offline automatic battle system, vertical screen, and simple UI based on casual 3D graphics. Easy play is possible with social-centered guild content and PVP content utilizing automatic battle. RO 선경전설: 방추모언니 was launched in February of this year under the title 'Ragnarok Idle Adventure Plus' in global regions excluding Korea, Japan, China, Taiwa...

HiveIM (CEO Wooyong Jeong) announced on the 21st that it has confirmed the official release of the new MMORPG 'Architect: Land of Exile (hereinafter referred to as Architect)' developed by Aquatree (CEO Beomjin Park) within the year and has begun full-scale launch preparations. Architect is a new work that had its first demonstration at G-Star 2024 and presented an immersive worldview and high-quality graphics. In addition to the narrative structure that unfolds around the 'Tower', it received high praise for its technical implementation, such as high-quality graphics based on Unreal Engine 5, seamless open world, and high-freedom movement system. [Photo = HiveIM] Users will play as adventurers who explore the 'Abandoned Lands', a sealed area after the great disaster 'The Great Flood', and uncover the secrets surrounding the 'Giant's Tower'. There are five classes to choose from: Warrior, Mage, Battle Priest, Assassin,...

Google, the world's largest search engine company, is strengthening the provision of AI functions to its search service to counter the challenge of generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT. It is expanding the function to allow users to get desired answers through voice and video input, and even act as an agent (secretary) for things like restaurant reservations and payments. Example screen of Google's real-time search function 'Search Live' based on smartphone camera [Photo = Google] On the 20th (local time), Google held its annual developer conference (I/O) in Mountain View, California, USA, and announced new search functions. At the event, Google introduced 'AI Mode' that applies a customized version of its latest AI model, 'Gemini 2.5'. Through 'AI Mode', users can request searches as if they were having a conversation with the AI ​​by entering search terms, as well as sentences and asking follow-up questions. ...

One Way Ticket Studio (CEO Song Kwang-ho) announced on the 21st that it will be exhibiting its new extraction shooter 'Midnight Walkers' at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany. It has been selected as a participating company in the 'Korea Joint Pavilion' operated by the Korea Creative Content Agency at Gamescom 2025, which will be held from August 20th to 24th, and will meet with global users at the B2C exhibition hall. [Photo = One Way Ticket Studio] An experience zone for the Midnight Walkers demo version will be operated on-site, and special goods containing the game's worldview will be provided to visitors to the booth. One Way Ticket Studio plans to actively reflect on-site reactions and feedback to further improve the game's perfection, aiming for an official launch in the second half of the year. The third global open test of Midnight Walkers will be conducted in June. Based on the results of the previous test, the company pl...

The domestic subculture game 'Goddess of Victory: Nike' is one day away from its launch in China. According to the game industry on the 21st, Chinese publisher Tencent will begin the local service of Goddess of Victory: Nike (Chinese name 胜利女神: 新的希望) on the 22nd. As of now, the number of pre-registrations in China on Tencent's official website is close to 9.6 million, raising expectations for its success. A day before its launch in China, the number of local pre-registrations for 'Goddess of Victory: Nike' exceeded 9.6 million. [Photo = Tencent] Goddess of Victory: Nike, developed by Shiftup (CEO Kim Hyung-tae), is a gun-shooting RPG that has been a hit in Korea as well as in Japan, the home of subculture, and North America since its launch in November 2022, thanks to differentiating elements such as an immersive story development and in-game characters portrayed as 8 heads tall. According to market research firm Sensor Tower, the game has su...

LG Electronics has ranked first in the global OLED TV market in the first quarter of this year with a market share of approximately 52% in terms of shipments. LG OLED TV [Photo = LG Electronics] According to market research firm Omdia on the 20th, LG OLED TV shipments in the first quarter of this year amounted to approximately 704,400 units, recording a 52.1% share of the OLED TV market. In particular, compared to the same period last year (shipments of approximately 626,700 units, market share of 51.5%), shipments increased by 12.4% and market share increased by 0.6 percentage points. LG Electronics is continuing its leadership in the global OLED TV market with differentiated artificial intelligence (AI) functions, unrivaled picture quality, and convenience such as a true wireless AV transmission solution. After taking first place in the world of OLED TV for 12 consecutive years last year, the company plans to continue its throne this year as well. ...

What is happening in a star that is 23 million years old? Our sun has a history of about 4.6 billion years. What is happening in a young star that is 23 million years old can provide clues to our sun's past. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope succeeded in capturing a related phenomenon. There is a star called 'HD 181327' about 155 light years away from Earth. It is estimated to be about 23 million years old. When the James Webb Space Telescope observed this place, it confirmed a huge 'icy disk' centered around the young star. It was surrounded by a dusty debris disk containing frozen water. The James Webb Space Telescope confirmed a huge 'icy disk' surrounding a young star that is 23 million years old. [Photo = NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford] Astronomers have predicted that frozen water would be dispersed around the star. The research team confirmed the existence of crystalline water ice using the spectrum analyzer of the Ja...

Throughout life, living organisms constantly repeat cell division. During cell division, replication occurs, and it is important to accurately transmit genetic information. During this process, various molecular activities take place. If DNA links do not disappear during cell division, chromosomes may be divided abnormally, which may lead to genetic problems such as cancer. A domestic joint research team has discovered how a protein that acts as the last safety device works. The team led by Professor Anton Gartner of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering and Research Fellow Stephane Rolland of the IBS Genome Integrity Research Group have elucidated at the molecular level how LEM-3, a protein that cuts DNA links remaining between chromosomes during cell division, works. The LEM-3 protein concentrates on the DNA bridges remaining between daughter cells at the end of cell division and parti...

Thatgamecompany announced on the 20th that it will present the animation project 'The Two Embers: Part 1', which expands the worldview of 'Sky: Children of the Light (hereinafter referred to as Sky)', through an in-game preview for four weeks starting on July 21st. The Sky animation project was first announced at gamescom held in Germany in August 2023. This work is a prequel to Sky and contains the origins of the kingdom of stars above the clouds. Consisting of Parts 1 and 2, the animation depicts the parallel journeys of two children living in different eras, and the story of their deeply intertwined fates and choices that change the future of the crumbling kingdom. The animation, which conveys emotions only with images and music without dialogue, follows the journey of a child who has lost his parents and a wounded manatee (sea animal) as they navigate a world consumed by darkness together. [Photo=Thatgamecompany] Genova Chen, CEO of...

Wemade Max (Respective Representatives Son Myeon-seok and Lee Gil-hyung) announced on the 20th that it will begin accepting global pre-registrations for the subculture mobile RPG 'Lost Sword'. Lost Sword, serviced by subsidiary Wemade Connect (CEO Lee Ho-dae) and developed by Codecat (CEO Kim Je-heon), was first released in the Korean market in January of this year and achieved first place in the mobile subculture RPG genre in terms of downloads and sales in just 50 days. It is differentiated through its high degree of completion utilizing idle RPG elements and diverse content. [Photo = Wemade Max] Lost Sword's global launch is scheduled for July, and the specific timing will be announced later through the brand site and SNS channels. In addition, it is preparing to launch in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau in the second half of this year, and plans to launch the service in cooperation with promising local publishers. Kim Je-heon, CEO of Codecat...

Samsung Display announced on the 20th that it will participate in 'Computex 2025' held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taiwan from the 20th to the 23rd and unveil various IT OLED technologies. Panoramic view of Samsung Display's exhibition booth at 'Computex 2025' to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from the 20th to the 23rd (local time) [Photo = Samsung Display] Samsung Display will unveil its next-generation technology, 'UT (Ultra thin) One', for the first time, while introducing various low-power solutions optimized for IT devices such as laptops and tablets. 'UT One' is a next-generation low-power technology that is the first IT OLED panel to feature a 1Hz variable refresh rate (One Hz) with an ultra-thin structure, reducing power consumption by 30% compared to existing panels. The ultra-thin OLED called 'UT' is characterized by being 30% thinner and 30% lighter, unlike existing products that use two gl...

A domestic research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) communication tool app that induces meaningful conversations between parents and children with minimal speech autism who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally. The families who participated in this study expressed deep emotion, saying, "It felt like I was having a real conversation with my child for the first time." The research team of Professor Hong Hwa-jeong of the Department of Industrial Design at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST, President Lee Kwang-hyung) collaborated with Naver AI Lab and Dodakim Child Development Center to present 'AccessTalk', an AI-based communication tool that enables genuine communication between children with autism and their parents. AccessTalk system. It provides personalized vocabulary cards to children with autism and context-based conversation guides to parents so that they can focus on practical commu...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced on the 19th that the company will be collaborating with Taiwanese system manufacturers to sequentially launch the personal AI supercomputer DGX Spark starting in July. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduces the DGX Spark during a keynote speech at the Taipei Music Center on the 19th. [Photo = NVIDIA YouTube capture] In his keynote speech at the Taipei Music Center on the same day, CEO Huang said, "We are operating all factories to produce our new computer product DGX Spark," and "We will be collaborating with partners including Dell, HPI, ASUS, Lenovo, and Gigabyte to launch it within a few weeks." The DGX Spark is equipped with NVIDIA's 'Grace Blackwell' based GB100 superchip and fifth-generation Tensor Cores, providing AI computing performance of up to 1 petaflop (PF). With 128GB of integrated memory, it supports seamless scalability to NVIDIA DGX Cloud and external data center infrastructure. ...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company is collaborating with nine companies, including Samsung Electronics, to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology applicable to the sixth generation of mobile communications (6G). NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is giving a keynote speech before the official opening of 'Computex 2025' on the 19th. [Photo = NVIDIA YouTube capture] CEO Huang made this announcement as the first speaker in a keynote speech on the 19th, the day before the opening of 'Computex 2025' held in Taipei, Taiwan. He asked, "Why hasn't computing changed its direction across all industries after so long?" and emphasized, "That's why communications is one of the important industries." He continued, "Given that cloud data centers around the world have become software, communications should also be defined as software." Companies that NVIDIA is collaborating with on 6G AI. [Photo = NVIDI...

Samsung Electronics announced on the 19th that its 2025 OLED TV has received NVIDIA's 'G-Sync Compatible' certification. Image of Samsung Electronics' 2025 OLED TV (SF95) certified as NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible [Photo = Samsung Electronics] Samsung OLED has received AMD's 'FreeSync Premium Pro' certification for the first time as a TV, and has now added NVIDIA's 'G-Sync Compatible' certification. 'G-Sync Compatible' is a technology that synchronizes the display refresh rate to the frame rate of the graphics card, minimizing 'tearing', where the screens overlap and appear to tear, and 'stuttering', where the screen appears to break. Through this, users who enjoy games through Samsung OLED and high-spec graphics cards can enjoy smooth and stable gaming screens. In addition, Samsung OLED is equipped with various technologies that provide the best gaming experience. △It supports ...

LG Electronics demonstrated for the first time a next-generation satellite-based voice communication solution that will dramatically improve driver safety at the 34th General Assembly of the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) held in Paris, France on the 15th (local time). This solution is aimed at implementing voice communication at the level of conversation within a vehicle by using non-terrestrial communication networks (NTN) that operate outside the atmosphere, such as satellites . LG Electronics employees are demonstrating a next-generation satellite voice communication solution for connected cars in downtown Paris, France on the 15th (local time). [Photo = LG Electronics] LG Electronics announced on the 15th (local time) that it has demonstrated for the first time a next-generation satellite voice communication solution for connected cars. [Photo = LG Electronics] LG Electronics explains that this is the first time that voice communication has been demon...

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 7 4th generation mobile platform, the latest product in the Snapdragon 7 series, on the 15th (local time). Snapdragon 7 4th generation mobile platform image. [Photo = Qualcomm] The Snapdragon 7 4th generation is designed to enhance the multimedia experiences that users prefer and to implement powerful performance. It explains that it maximizes user immersion by capturing moments using advanced image processing technology or enhancing mobile experiences through Snapdragon Elite gaming features. It supports innovative AI functions including generative AI assistants and large language models (LLMs) that run on-device. It provides stable diffusion-based image generation for the first time in the series. Performance has been improved by 27% in CPU, 30% in GPU graphics rendering, and 65% in AI compared to the previous model. Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of the mobile handset division at Qualc...

The number of monthly active users (MAU) of the global online video service (OTT) Netflix's advertising-based plan has surpassed 95 million worldwide. Netflix logo. [Photo = Netflix] On the 14th (local time), Netflix announced these figures at the largest advertising event 'Upfront' held in New York, USA. The MAU of the advertising-based plan, which was 70 million as of November last year, increased by 25 million in about 6 months. The level of engagement of members using the advertising-based plan is also notable. According to Netflix, the average monthly viewing time of advertising-based users in the US is 41 hours, and their engagement with advertising is also at a similar level to that of content viewing. Amy Reinhart, Netflix's chief advertising officer, emphasized, "Compared to competitors, viewer engagement with advertising is high from the beginning and even higher at the end," and "What's more impressive is tha...

Samsung Electronics' sales in the US increased 24% in the first quarter of this year, but sales in China decreased 12%. Looking at sales by major region (separate) in the quarterly report disclosed by Samsung Electronics on the 15th, they were tallied as follows: △Domestic 6.845 trillion won △America 17.5953 trillion won △Europe 8.1947 trillion won △Asia/Africa 10.7414 trillion won △China 12.919 trillion won. Samsung Electronics 512GB DDR5 memory module [Photo = Samsung Electronics] Sales in China in the first quarter of this year decreased 12.4% year-on-year, while sales in the US increased 24.5%. Sales in Asia/Africa increased 22.3% and Europe increased 9.2%. In Korea, it maintained a similar level with a slight increase of 0.08%. As sales growth in the US and China diverge, changes are also detected in the five major sales channels. Supreme Electronics, a Chinese semiconductor distributor that was included in the top five customers until the end o...

Valve, the operator of the world's largest PC game platform Steam, recently released a statement regarding the suspicion that 89 million users' data was leaked, stating that "this was not a system hack." Valve, the operator of the world's largest PC game platform Steam, recently released a statement regarding the suspicion that 89 million users' data was leaked, stating that this was not a system intrusion and that account security was not affected . [Photo = Steam notice capture] On the 15th, Valve explained, "As a result of examining the leaked sample, we have found that the Steam system was not hacked and there were no internal breaches." Earlier, on the 13th (local time), Israeli security firm Underdark AI caused a stir by revealing that a person claiming to have hacked Steam was distributing 89 million Steam user record data on the dark web for $5,000 (approximately 7.02 million won). Since personal information and paymen...

Pearl Abyss (CEO Jin-young Heo) is expected to demonstrate a new build of 'Crimson Desert' at the Summer Game Festival to be held in the United States in June. Summer Game Festival is an event that has emerged as a major game exhibition since the abolition of E3. Jin-young Heo, CEO of Pearl Abyss, announced the company's first quarter 2025 performance on the 14th and announced participation in a global game exhibition in June. Although he did not mention a specific name, it is likely to be the Summer Game Festival to be held in downtown Los Angeles from June 7th to 9th. [Photo = Pearl Abyss] Crimson Desert is an open-world action adventure game that Pearl Abyss is developing with the Blackspace engine, and is scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter. In order to promote Crimson Desert, the company has been increasing its marketing intensity, starting with GDC 2025 held in the United States in March and participating in PAX East last week. ...

Kia Motors announced that it participated in the 'Future of the Car Summit', a global automobile industry leader forum and exhibition held in London, England on the 13th (local time) and introduced the wheelchair-accessible vehicle 'PV5 WAV' model. Kia's 'PV5 WAV' model on display at the 'Future of the Car Summit'. [Photo = Kia] At this event hosted by the 'Financial Times' Group, Kia announced plans to distribute Purpose-Built Vehicles (PBVs) for the mobility impaired, such as the PV5 WAV, to the UK and Europe in cooperation with Motability, a British vehicle leasing company for the disabled. Motability is the world's largest WAV operator, operating a fleet of approximately 35,000 WAVs. The PV5 WAV is a vehicle that reflects Kia's will to provide greater freedom of mobility to the mobility impaired. △The Universal Design concept that allows both general passengers and wheelchair users with reduced mobi...