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This image provided by Rebellions on April 10 shows the company's upcoming AI accelerator chip and Arm's AGI CPU. [YONHAP]

SK Telecom partners with Arm, Rebellions for AI data center solutions

SK Telecom said on Friday that it has partnered with the British chip design company Arm and the Korean AI chip startup Rebellions to collaborate on AI data center solutions.

2026.4.10

A SK Telecom store in Seoul is seen on Dec. 21, 2025. [NEWS1]

SKT's Adot, Naver's Papago included among top 50 most used generative AI tools

Two Korean AI services have ranked among the world's top 50 most used generative AI tools, a report from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz showed on Sunday.

2026.3.22

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Workers install the stage for the upcoming BTS performance slated for March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on March 16. [YONHAP]

Platform operators ramp up preparations ahead of much-awaited BTS comeback

Korean platform operators, ranging from streaming to map service providers, are stepping up efforts to prepare for the highly anticipated comeback performance of boy band BTS slated for later this week, industry sources said Tuesday.

2026.3.17

A pedestrian passes by the LG U+ headquarters in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Dec. 7, 2025. [YONHAP]

SKT, LG U+ ring up wildly different earnings after year hacking incidents

The fallout from last year’s hacking incidents sent mobile carriers’ earnings swinging sharply, with LG U+ posting record-high revenue while SK Telecom saw its operating profit plunge.

2026.2.5

A pedestrian walks by an SK Telecom store in Seoul on Nov. 21, 2025. [NEWS1]

SK Telecom says no to gov't proposal to compensate SIM hack victims

SK Telecom has refused to accept a government mediation proposal to compensate victims of a massive SIM hack in 2025.

2026.1.30

A pedestrian walks by an SK Telecom shop in Seoul on Nov. 4. [NEWS1]

SK Telecom files legal challenge to record $91M fine after data leak

SK Telecom filed an administrative lawsuit on Monday, challenging the record-breaking 134.8 billion won ($91 million) fine imposed on the telecommunications company over a massive data breach last year.

2026.1.19

A pedestrian walks by an SK Telecom store in Seoul on Nov. 21. [NEWS1]

Consumer agency urges SKT to pay 100,000 won to each claimant in data breach case

The Korea Consumer Agency concluded that telecommunications operator SK Telecom (SKT) should compensate individuals affected by a data breach in April by offering 100,000 won ($68) per claimant.

2025.12.21

A phone store with the logos of Korea's three mobile carriers, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, is seen in Seoul on Sept. 11. [YONHAP]

Korea to mandate facial recognition for opening new mobile numbers

Korea will make it mandatory for people to undergo facial recognition when opening a new mobile phone number, as part of efforts to root out illegally registered handsets used for scams, the Science Ministry said Friday.

2025.12.19

Jung Jai-hun, the CEO of SK Telecom, speaks during his first town hall meeting with employees at the company’s Supax Hall headquarters in Euljiro, central Seoul, on Dec. 16. [SK TELECOM]

New SKT CEO says that he will prioritize rebuilding customers' trust, innovation and AI

SK Telecom’s new chief executive Jung Jai-hun said on Tuesday that he would define his tenure by encouraging change rather than maintaining the status quo. His remark comes as the company refocuses its AI strategy on data centers and in-house models.

2025.12.16

Park Dae-jun, the CEO of Coupang, bows his ahead in apology to lawmakers at the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee meeting in western Seoul on Dec. 2. [LIM HYUN-DONG]

Number of personal info leaks may reach all-time high, already at 311 cases as of September

The number of personal information leaks reported in Korea in the first three quarters of this year has already surpassed the total reported for all of last year, raising concerns that this year could see an all-time high of such incidents.

2025.12.9