South Korea Technology & Innovation News

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

Smart Glasses 'Hidden Camera' Victims Surge: "I Just Talked to a Stranger, But Everything Was Recorded"

** Women in the UK, US, and Australia report being secretly filmed by men wearing Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, with videos going viral on TikTok and Instagram, prompting government response....

Published 2026.02.03. 04:01:05 | By Kim Do-yeon, AX Content Lab

Nexon CEO Takes Direct Control of Maple Division Amid 'Maple Outing' Controversy

** Nexon CEO Kang Dae-hyun takes direct control of Maple Division after 'Maple Outing' probability error controversy, following unprecedented full ref...

Published 2026.02.02. 18:32:32 | By Lee Jin-seok

Delightroom CEO: Ad Platform 'Daro' to Help Partner Apps Monetize and Grow

Delightroom, maker of alarm app Alarmy with 100M downloads, launches ad platform Daro to help partner apps monetize, targeting 300 million DAU through...

Published 2026.02.02. 18:08:01 | By Ryu Seok

Patent Tribunal to Be Renamed IP Tribunal After 28 Years

Korea's Patent Tribunal will be renamed to Intellectual Property Tribunal after 28 years, as the Democratic Party prepares to introduce a Patent Act a...

Published 2026.02.02. 18:07:28 | By Kim Tae-ho

AI Could Be Game Changer for Korea's Competitiveness, BCG X CEO Says

"Artificial intelligence could be a 'game changer' that elevates Korea's national competitiveness. However, success depends on securing a sufficient s...

Published 2026.02.02. 17:53:53 |

SKT Appoints AI Chief as New CTO

SK Telecom (017670.KS) has named Jeong Seok-geun, head of the company's Artificial Intelligence Company-in-Company (CIC), as its new Chief Technology ...

Published 2026.02.02. 17:45:12 |

Gartner: 35% of Countries to Adopt Sovereign AI by 2027

Gartner predicts 35% of countries will adopt sovereign AI by 2027, a seven-fold increase from current 5%, as nations seek alternatives to U.S.-centric...

Published 2026.02.02. 17:44:26 | By Kim Tae-young

SKT Adopts Practical Security Guidelines with Organization-Specific Response Procedures

SK Telecom upgrades security framework by integrating ISO27002 guidelines with ISO27001 system, introducing RACI charts and Runbooks for faster incide...

Published 2026.02.02. 15:38:13 | By Kim Ki-hyuk

KT SAT Joins K-RadCube Space Exploration Mission Linked to NASA's Artemis Program

KT SAT will participate in Korea's K-RadCube mission launching with NASA's Artemis II, operating ground stations to collect cosmic radiation data as t...

Published 2026.02.02. 15:08:14 | By Jang Hyung-im

Korea Launches Public-Private AI Privacy Council to Set Policy Standards

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission launched a 37-member public-private AI privacy council to establish data processing standards...

Published 2026.02.02. 14:55:42 | By Lee Jin-seok

Korea Appoints KISTEP Chief Oh Tae-seok as New Space Agency Head

Oh Tae-seok, KISTEP president and former first vice minister of Science and ICT who led Korea's Nuri rocket launches, has been appointed as the new ad...

Published 2026.02.02. 14:34:57 | By Seo Ji-hye

Daedeok R&D Lab Startup Handalab Reaches Nasdaq in Four Years

** Handalab, a Daedeok R&D Special Zone startup with AI smart factory technology, reaches Nasdaq in four years through parent company EMAT's listing, ...

Published 2026.02.02. 13:32:19 | By Seo Ji-hye

Korea Post Launches Seizure-Protected 'Livelihood Accounts' with Up to 2.5 Million Won Monthly Protection

Korea Post launches seizure-protected livelihood accounts allowing debtors to protect up to 2.5 million won monthly for living expenses, with preferen...

Published 2026.02.02. 12:00:05 | By Seo Ji-hye

Lotte Innovate Unveils Future Convenience Store Managed by Humanoid Robots

Lotte Innovate unveiled AX Lab 3.0, a next-generation convenience store featuring humanoid robots as store managers and Vision AI for 24-hour autonomo...

Published 2026.02.02. 09:24:55 | By Kim Ji-young

KT SAT Joins Korea's K-RadCube Mission Linked to NASA Artemis Program

KT SAT will participate in Korea's K-RadCube CubeSat mission launching with NASA's Artemis II, handling satellite control and ground station operation...

Published 2026.02.02. 09:24:10 | By Kim Ki-hyuk

UNIST Solves Efficiency Problem in Explosion-Free Iron-Chromium Flow Batteries

UNIST researchers developed bismuth-coated electrodes that boost iron-chromium flow battery efficiency to 75%, solving key barriers to commercializati...

Published 2026.02.02. 08:47:01 | By Jang Ji-seung

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro Faces Shortage in Korea Amid New Year Diet Boom

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro obesity drug faces supply shortages in Korea during January as new year diet demand surges, with the 2.5mg starting dose recordin...

Published 2026.02.01. 17:46:15 | By Han Min-gu

Korea Doubles Pay for Disaster Medical Response Teams After 12-Year Freeze

South Korea doubles disaster medical team allowances after 12-year freeze, raising doctor pay from 200,000 to 400,000 won as DMAT field activity times...

Published 2026.02.01. 17:45:31 | By Park Ji-su

Naver Launches Cafe Monetization Program to Strengthen Community Services

Naver launches Cafe Biz Center on Feb. 25, offering advertising and transaction revenue sharing to cafe operators to boost community engagement and se...

Published 2026.02.01. 17:33:00 | By Kim Sung-tae

Digital Twin Technology Resurges as Essential for Physical AI Adoption

Korea's system integration (SI) industry is making a renewed push into digital twin business this year. Major SI companies have already restructured t...

Published 2026.02.01. 17:28:12 |