South Korea Technology & Innovation News

Coverage of South Korea's technology sector, including AI, semiconductors, startups, and digital innovation.

Korea Postal Pension Nears Depletion; New Hires May Shift to National Pension

Korea's special post office pension will deplete its assets by 2027 after nearly 20 years of deficits, prompting plans to enroll new hires in the National Pension instead....

Published 2026.08.07. 18:27:39 |

Naver Says AI Factory Business to Generate Revenue From Next Year

Naver expects its AI Factory business to generate revenue from 2027, as Q2 revenue hit a record 3.4 trillion won. Operating profit slipped 0.2% amid A...

Published 2026.08.07. 18:07:08 |

Kakao Reaches Wage Deal With Union, Raising Total Pay 6.3%

Kakao finalized its 2026 wage agreement on the 7th, raising total annual pay by 6.3% and adding a 3 million won special incentive, ending a labor disp...

Published 2026.08.07. 16:19:55 |

BTS Teams Up With Google Gemini, Unveils Teaser at Las Vegas Sphere

Google's Gemini and BTS unveiled a second collaboration teaser at the Las Vegas Sphere, screening from the 2nd to the 8th, blending AI technology with...

Published 2026.08.07. 10:44:43 |

KT Opens 410 Stores Nationwide as Heat Wave Shelters

KT is operating 410 of its stores in Seoul, Busan, Daejeon and other cities nationwide as heat wave shelters, offering citizens safe places to rest du...

Published 2026.08.07. 10:28:43 |

Naver CEO Calls AI Factory an Investment in Structural Growth, Eyes Monetization Next Year

Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon called the Nvidia AI factory project an investment in structural growth, with Nvidia joining a $1 billion rights offering and ...

Published 2026.08.07. 09:48:51 |

Naver Q2 Operating Profit Dips 0.2% on AI Investment, Revenue Hits Quarterly High

Naver posted record Q2 revenue of 3.3888 trillion won, up 16.2% year-on-year, while operating profit dipped 0.2% to 520.3 billion won amid expanded AI...

Published 2026.08.07. 08:29:31 |

Naver Happybean Launches Crowdfunding for Gangneung Small Business Products

Naver Happybean launches its fifth regional crowdfunding campaign, supporting small businesses in Gangneung with online funding and an offline pop-up ...

Published 2026.08.07. 07:30:05 |

S.Biomedics Plans US Phase 3 for Parkinson's Therapy This Year

S.Biomedics will submit its US Phase 3 IND for Parkinson's cell therapy TED-A9 this year, targeting commercialization in Korea, the US, and Japan from...

Published 2026.08.07. 07:01:05 |

Who Is the World's Best at 'PUBG Mobile'? '2026 PMWC' Kicks Off

The 2026 PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC) kicked off in Paris, France, running through the 16th with 32 teams competing for a $3 million prize pool. Korea...

Published 2026.08.07. 05:00:05 |

Adobe Launches ChatGPT Plugin With Over 70 Features

Adobe has launched "Adobe plugin in ChatGPT," offering more than 70 features from Photoshop, Firefly, Premiere, Acrobat, and Lightroom for photo editi...

Published 2026.08.06. 22:00:05 |

Korea to Fund Overseas Patents for National R&D Technologies

Korea will fund overseas patent applications for national R&D technologies starting next year, selecting 100 technologies with 300 million won each, t...

Published 2026.08.06. 18:14:20 |

Kakao Partners with Coupang Eats on 'Vertical AI' to Bring Food Delivery to KakaoTalk

Kakao chose Coupang Eats as the first external service to link with its AI agent, enabling food ordering within KakaoTalk. Q2 operating profit rose 36...

Published 2026.08.06. 18:07:19 |

Kakao Enterprise Appoints Lee Jae-han as New CEO

Kakao Enterprise appointed Lee Jae-han as its new CEO on the 6th. The former Kakao System Engineering leader will drive AI transformation and expand t...

Published 2026.08.06. 16:19:29 |

ByteDance Launches AI Video Model 'Seedance 2.5' in Korea

ByteDance has launched its new AI video model "Seedance 2.5" in Korea via CapCut, enabling users to create up to 30-second videos from a single text o...

Published 2026.08.06. 16:02:34 |

Kakao to Build 'AI Agent Marketplace' After Winning Government Project

Kakao has been selected for a government-backed project worth 11 billion won to build an open AI agent marketplace, with an initial launch planned wit...

Published 2026.08.06. 14:26:33 |

KT CEO Park Calls AIDC Core Infrastructure for AX Transformation

KT CEO Park Yoon-young inspected the Mokdong 2 Data Center on the 6th, calling AIDC core infrastructure for KT's leap toward becoming an AX platform c...

Published 2026.08.06. 14:01:02 |

DB HiTek Donates Used Chip Equipment to Public Nanofab Network

DB HiTek will donate used semiconductor equipment to Korea's public nanofabs free of charge, as the government invests 75 billion won in a MoaFab reus...

Published 2026.08.06. 13:52:10 |

Broadcast Video Data for AI Training Opened Free for Education, Research

Korea's Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission has released over 1.17 million broadcast video AI training datasets free for education and re...

Published 2026.08.06. 11:18:43 |

KISA Launches Tailored Cyber Threat Alert Service for Firms

KISA and Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT launch a tailored cyber threat alert service for small and mid-sized firms, combining C-TAS threat data w...

Published 2026.08.06. 11:18:30 |