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KT SAT announced on the 26th that it has launched 'XWAVE-ONE', an integrated ocean satellite solution that combines Elon Musk's 'Starlink (low-orbit)' and its own 'Mugunghwa Satellite (geostationary orbit)'. Conceptual diagram of 'XWAVE-ONE', an integrated ocean satellite solution developed by KT SAT [Photo = KT SAT] 'XWAVE-ONE' developed by KT SAT allows users to selectively utilize the high stability of geostationary satellites and the fast speed of low-orbit satellites according to their usage environment. Therefore, it is characterized by providing a high-quality satellite network service anytime, anywhere. It also includes an integrated solution that enables network usage status tracking and usage management. It has related systems such as purchase and payment so that data can be purchased on-site and individual network usage is possible after the launch of the Starlink service in the future. X-Wave One, which provides a ...

NCsoft (Co-CEOs Taek-Jin Kim and Byung-Moo Park) announced on the 26th that they will be conducting an IP collaboration with Tekken in Lineage W and Journey of Monarch. Lineage W and Journey of Monarch users can meet 12 representative Tekken characters, including Jin Kazama, King, Paul Phoenix, and Heihachi Mishima, in each game until March 12. In Lineage W, nine characters will appear with transformation skins and three with magic doll skins. In Journey of Monarch, nine characters can be enjoyed with monarch and hero costumes, and three with magic doll costumes. [Photo = NCsoft] To commemorate the Tekken collaboration, Lineage W is opening the 'FightStatge - Tower of Trials' event dungeon. This is an event dungeon with the concept of a 'Tower of Trials' where you can experience Tekken skins. The dungeon consists of a total of 10 floors and can be used up to 3 times a day. Lineage W users can experience 9 different Tekken character skins up to the 9th fl...

SK Hynix has broken ground on its first fab (semiconductor production plant) in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province. According to the SK Hynix Newsroom on the 25th, SK Hynix broke ground on the first fab of the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster the day before. SK Hynix Yongin Semiconductor Cluster construction site. [Photo = SK Hynix Newsroom] SK Hynix had originally planned to break ground on its first fab next month, but the start of construction was brought forward as Yongin City approved the construction earlier than scheduled. The Yongin Semiconductor Cluster is a semiconductor industrial complex being built in Wonsam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si on a site measuring a total of 4.15 million m2 (approximately 1.26 million pyeong), including the SK Hynix fab of approximately 600,000 pyeong, a small and medium-sized enterprise cooperation complex of 140,000 pyeong, and an infrastructure site of 120,000 pyeong. SK Hynix plans to build a total of four fab...

Intel announced on the 25th that it has released the Xeon 6 processor in response to the rapidly increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI). Intel Xeon 6 with P-Core [Photo = Intel] The Xeon 6700 and 6500 processors are CPUs optimized for the latest data centers and are equipped with P-Cores. They provide an average of 1.4 times better performance than the previous generation in enterprise workloads. As the basic CPU of an AI system, it also delivers excellent performance as a host CPU when combined with a GPU. In particular, it provides up to 1.5 times better AI inference performance with 1/3 fewer cores compared to the 5th generation AMD EPYC processor. The Xeon 6 processor can consolidate servers that are on average 5 years old at a 5:1 ratio, and in some use cases, it can support consolidation of up to 10:1, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 68%. The Xeon 6 system-on-chip (SoC) increases RAN processing capacity by up to 2.4x and improve...

The Korean launch vehicle Nuriho is being launched. [Photo = Korea Aerospace Research Institute] There has been a change in the development project for the next-generation launch vehicle that will play a role in sending our country's lunar lander. The National Space Committee held a meeting on the 25th and deliberated and approved the 'Next-generation launch vehicle development project plan change review'. Hanwha Aerospace was selected as the system integration company for the development of the next-generation launch vehicle. The plan is to apply reusable launch vehicle technology to it. This is the core issue of the plan change. Reusable launch vehicle technology is not included in the contract for the next-generation launch vehicle system integration company. In other words, it is noteworthy that the path has opened for other companies besides Hanwha to participate in the development of the next-generation launch vehicle that applies reusable launch vehic...

Riot Games released details about the 'First Stand Tournament (hereinafter referred to as First Stand)', a new international competition established in 2025, on the 25th. First Stand will be held for 7 days from March 10th to 16th at the LCK Arena located in Gran Seoul LoL Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Riot Games 'First Stand'. [Photo = Riot Games] First Stand is an international competition that marks the beginning of LoL esports every year, where the best teams from each region gather and compete. The region that produces the winning team will be provided with one additional seed for the main tournament of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) to be held in Canada in July. 'Hanwha Life Esports' from Korea (LCK), 'Team Liquid' from America (LTA), and 'CTBC Flying Oyster' from Asia-Pacific (LCP) have been confirmed to participate. The participating teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (LEC) and China (LPL) will be decided at the end...

Woowa Brothers, the operator of the delivery app Baedal Minjok (Baemin), announced on the 25th that it will provide B Mart (Immediate Grocery Delivery) robot delivery service in some areas of Nonhyeon-dong and Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The delivery robot 'Dilli', which is performing delivery work in the Yeoksam-dong area of ​​Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is moving to the delivery destination after loading products at the Baemin B Mart (Immediate Grocery Delivery) PPC (urban distribution center). [Photo = Woowa Brothers] This robot delivery service, introduced with Woowa Brothers' own technology, provides grocery and shopping services centered around B Mart urban distribution centers (PPC) in the Gangnam area of ​​Seoul. It delivers to approximately 300 building entrances within a maximum radius of 1.5km based on the PPC in approximately 30 minutes. The plan is to expand the range to over 1,000 locations after May. The robot delivery service is available from 2 PM t...