In the artificial intelligence (AI) market, Korean IT giants compete with global tech titans.

Naver, Kakao, LG, SK Telecom, KT, and other IT firms in South Korea are aggressively launching or planning to launch generative AI services to combat the growing influence of ChatGPT and other AI services introduced by global tech giants.

Local services can outperform those of ChatGPT p...

The Toronto Film Festival Announces an All-Star Cast, and Hopes the Strike Will End in September

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival's star-studded lineup, although it remains uncertain whether stars will be present to walk red carpets due to ongoing writer and actor strikes.

Monday marked the announcement of the 48th ...

15 Italian cities have received red alerts due to the heat wave in Europe

As the excessive heat continues to afflict southern Europe, red alerts have been issued for 15 towns around Italy.

The warnings, which point out risks even for healthy persons, are applicable for the upcoming days to popular tourist destinations including Rome, Florence, and Bologna.

Speranza Scappucci will serve as the principal guest conductor at the Royal Opera.

Starting with the 2025–26 season, Speranza Scappucci will take on the role of principal guest conductor at the Royal Opera in London.

The business revealed her appointment on Monday.

The Italian singer, age 50, made her debut at the Royal Opera last year in Verdi's &...

Part I: The German Tech Firms to Watch in 2023

The technology and information technology market in Germany has been one of the most dynamic in recent years. More than a quarter of Europe's market for innovative technologies like blockchain, IoT, and big data is located in Germany. In 2020, the German software market was predicted to bring...

With 550 Korean exhibitors, CES will return in full force.

According to industry representatives on Monday, some 550 Korean IT companies are expected to enhance this year's CES, which will return later this week at a full scale for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Korea will be able to represent the second-highest number of particip...

These 10 Emerging Technologies Are Crucial for IT Experts to Understand

The term "Information Age" has stuck because this is, unquestionably, the era of information. Furthermore, technology now reigns supreme in the information age. Many recent graduates are choosing to enter the workforce, and IT, or Information Technology, is a popular field of choice. Co...

Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy are developing next-generation fighter jets

Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy said Friday that they will collaborate to create a next-generation fighter plane, with the possibility of future collaboration with allies including the United States.

The new jet, which is projected to be completed by 2035, will combine the nations&...

South Korea cautions of NK IT personnel using phony identities

The South Korean government issued a joint advisory on Thursday warning about local companies inadvertently hiring North Korean nationals disguised as foreign-born information technology (IT) workers, as the reclusive state has increasingly dispatched highly skilled people around the world to gen...

Huawei the IT giant has decided to go greener with their Korean Business Partners

Executives from Huawei Technologies Korea stated Thursday that the company remains dedicated to working with its partners to develop green and low-carbon technologies in order to achieve carbon neutral goals.

At a press conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul at the end of the...

The Itaewon disaster has increased demand for CPR training.

"Do you know when and where the next earthquake will occur? Can I ask for a show of hands?" During a disaster education class on Monday, Oh Jung-hwan, a drill teacher at Boramae Safety Expertise Center and a fireman with ten years of experience, said. The room, which was packed with doz...

France has announced that it will let the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking to dock, despite Italy's reluctance.

France announced on Thursday that it would let a rescue ship carrying more than 200 migrants to dock and evacuate its passengers, harshly criticizing Italy for failing to accept them.

After a deepening standoff with Italy over whose responsibility it was to take them in, Interior Minist...

Foreign residents are struggling to cope in the aftermath of the Itaewon disaster.

The Itaewon catastrophe killed 156 people, including an infamous character who is now well-known throughout Korea, with nationwide vigils conducted to pay their condolences. Those who are currently struggling with psychological anguish are the forgotten figures.

Coping with flashbacks w...

Europeans are mobilizing a massive aviation assistance effort for Ukraine.

As Kay Wolf and Stephan Sahling watched the news of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine unfold on February 24, the two German IT security professionals reacted instantly.

The long-time friends share many interests, but it was their mutual love of aviation — Sahling is a pi...

The opposition party blames the president for the Itaewon catastrophe

Only a few hours after news of a deadly crowd crush in central Seoul's Itaewon broke last month, Nam Young-hee, vice president of the Institute for Democracy, a think tank affiliated with the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), concluded that President Yoon Suk-yeol and his safet...

The president promises police improvements in the aftermath of the Itaewon disaster

President Yoon Suk-yeol stated Monday that individuals responsible for the Itaewon crowd crush would be punished and that the police's risk management and response system would be overhauled. He also issued a formal apology as the president in charge of public safety.

"A sweepi...

A year after the tragic events of Halloween, Itaewon is once again in the public eye.

The recent catastrophic crowd crush in Itaewon, Korea's most colorful, international district, can in large part be attributed to the vast, uncontrolled crowd of almost 100,000 people that jammed into the tiny streets, clubs, and restaurants of the neighborhood celebrating Halloween.

It's like looking for a needle in a desert for non-natives trying to track down missing loved ones.

At least 154 people were murdered and hundreds more were injured in a mob crush on Saturday night at Itaewon Station, and many more people are still missing. An Iranian guy stared in shock in front of a memorial altar set up nearby.

There, he would offer condolences to the families of h...

Street cheering events for the World Cup have been cancelled out of respect for the Itaewon incident

The Korea Football Association (KFA) declared on Friday that it will not hold street cheering events for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 games as the country mourns the deaths of more than 150 people in a mob crush on Halloween weekend in Seoul's Itaewon District.

The catastrophic tragedy...

Errors concerning the Itaewon incident outrage the public

While President Yoon Suk-yeol has attended the memorial altar for the victims of the Halloween crowd disaster four consecutive days starting Monday, the public has been incensed by the blunders of his closest advisers.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo apologized Tuesday for an insensitive jo...