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[PRNewswire] The Year Strategy Meets Scale
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (159+ words) -- Brillio's Beyond the Curve 2026 Charts the Enterprise AI Roadmap Behind the curve infographic What's inside Beyond the Curve 2026 - A new operating narrative for AI: This section explains why treating AI as an enterprise capability instead of treating it as a…...
SK Telecom rejects consumer agency's compensation settlement over personal data leak
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (256+ words) SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, refused to accept a settlement proposal by a government-affiliated consumer agency to pay 100,000 won (US$69.40) per person in compensation to dozens of users over a personal data breach, industry…...
Vance warns PM Kim against 'penalizing' Coupang, other U.S. tech firms: WSJ
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (228+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok against "penalizing" e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. and other U.S. tech firms during their recent talks, a report said Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump said he…...
(LEAD) N. Korea likely stole over US$2 billion in cryptocurrency last year: U.S. official
3+ week, 1+ day ago (689+ words) (ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 12-15)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea likely stole over US$2 billion in cryptocurrency last year, a U.S. official said Monday, amid growing concerns that its revenue from virtual asset heists continues to bankroll…...
(2nd LD) Regulator says business suspension could be considered for Coupang over data breach
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (410+ words) (ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with details, minor changes throughout; TRIMS)By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday that the antitrust regulator could consider temporarily suspending the business operations of…...
Nat'l Assembly set to file complaint against head of Coupang's Korean unit over alleged perjury
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (284+ words) SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is set to make a decision on Wednesday that would file a complaint against the interim chief of Coupang's Korean unit over alleged perjury amid a parliamentary hearing into the online retailer's massive data…...
S. Korean firms' investment in cybersecurity up 14 pct in 2025
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (262+ words) SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean businesses' expenditure on data protection rose 14.3 percent from a year earlier in 2025, data showed Tuesday, amid companies having faced increased threats involving customer information theft this year. Local companies spent 2.4 trillion won (US$1.67 billion) in…...
U.N. report accuses N. Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad for possessing outside info
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- A United Nations office has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by firing squad. The…...
Defense ministry to devise security measures for smartphones used by soldiers amid DeepSeek concerns
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Thursday it will come up with further security measures for smartphones used by soldiers in response to security concerns sparked by the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek. The move... SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap)…...