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Anthropic Gets $100 Million Investment from Korea’s SK Telecom
artificial intelligence // August 14, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has teamed with Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) to build a large language model for the telecom sector. The partnership, announced Monday (Aug. 14), will also see SKT invest $100 million into Anthropic, which is backed by Google.  According to a...

Bitcoin Daily: SK Telecom Debuts Blockchain Document Wallet; Israeli Blockchain Accelerator Collider Labs Crowdsources $1M
Bitcoin // October 22, 2020

SK Telecom has indicated that it will provide its inaugural eWallet to keep electronic certificates and manage them, which is fueled by the blockchain and has the go-ahead from the South Korean government, Cointelegraph reported. The South Korean telecommunications company’s wallet works with the Ministry...

5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball
Mobile // September 04, 2019

Professional baseball, to the annoyance of some real and would-be fans, remains in very large part an analog game, given the reliance on human umpires and adherence to traditions that date back to your grandfather’s time. But when it comes to 5G mobile network technology,...

ShopKick’s $200M Payday
International // September 29, 2014

U.S.-based Shopkick is heading toward full acquisition by South Korean wireless company SK Telecom. SK has agreed to pay about $200 million for the  shopping loyalty app, reports The Wall Street Journal.  The South Korean telecom gains a new foothold in the U.S. market with the acquisition...

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5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball

September 04, 2019
Professional baseball, to the annoyance of some real and would-be fans, remains in very large part an analog game, given the reliance on human umpires and adherence to traditions that date back to your grandfather’s time. But when it comes to 5G mobile network technology, that might be changing, at least slowly. A baseball stadium […]

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Anthropic Gets $100 Million Investment from Korea’s SK Telecom

August 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has teamed with Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) to build a large language model for the telecom sector. The partnership, announced Monday (Aug. 14), will also see SKT invest $100 million into Anthropic, which is backed by Google.  According to a news release from SKT, the companies hope to build a […]

Bitcoin Daily: SK Telecom Debuts Blockchain Document Wallet; Israeli Blockchain Accelerator Collider Labs Crowdsources $1M

October 22, 2020
SK Telecom has indicated that it will provide its inaugural eWallet to keep electronic certificates and manage them, which is fueled by the blockchain and has the go-ahead from the...