AI NewsWaveOct. 14 AI Briefing: Google's Argon Launches Globally, LG Electronics and Apple Unveil AI Home Devices
Key points
- Google launches Gemini 4 Argon for general release
- LG Electronics and Apple unveil 7 AI home devices
- KT and LG CNS expand infrastructure and overseas partnerships
Google officially launched its top-tier AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, worldwide on the 13th (local time). Chosun Biz reported that the model targets complex tasks in coding, finance, law, cybersecurity and science, and Byline Network noted that the general release came two weeks after a limited rollout.
LG Electronics unveiled seven AI home Internet of Things devices, co-developed with Apple, in New York on the 13th. According to Kukmin Ilbo, the lineup consists of two outdoor cameras, an indoor camera, a door lock, a doorbell, a thermostat and a temperature sensor. The Elec and EBN reported that they will launch first in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom this year.
KT launched an "AI dedicated line" on the 14th for transferring large volumes of data between AI data centers. It supports bandwidth of up to 800 Gbps, and Digital Daily explained that this raises the bandwidth of dedicated lines from the 100 Gbps level.
LG CNS said on the 14th that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese telecom company KDDI to jointly pursue AI transformation and digital transformation businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. Digital Daily reported that they will look for new businesses together in AI, smart cities, telecommunications and system integration and operations management.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested an engineer at OpenAI on suspicion of secretly installing a recording device in an executive conference room at the company. According to Chosun Biz, OpenAI said it has found no sign so far that core technology or customer information was leaked outside the company.
SK hynix President Ahn Hyun, chief development officer, said in a keynote at Semicon Korea on the 14th that the company will release the final specification for high bandwidth flash (HBF) in January next year, The Elec reported. iNews24 reported that the aim is to resolve the AI memory bottleneck with three-dimensional stacked DRAM and HBF.
Kakao said on the 14th that it aims to officially launch "Everyone's AI" within the year and secure 5 million monthly active users. According to EBN and Digital Today, the service is built on KakaoTalk and carries out real tasks such as search and reservations.
LG Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding on the 13th with GS Engineering & Construction and U.S.-based GRC to develop liquid immersion cooling technology for AI data centers. The Electric Times reported that they will develop technology demonstrations and an integrated standard design.