South Korea's government launched the 'Independent AI Foundation Model' project in June 2025, a tournament-style initiative to develop a domestic frontier AI model, with five consortiums selected in A…
LG CNS is installing direct-to-chip liquid cooling at Naver Cloud's Samsong Data Center in Korea to support high-performance AI services, including Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs owned by th…
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has narrowed its state-backed project to develop a domestic AI foundation model to three teams led by LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage, eliminating sta…
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) eliminated Motif Technologies from its sovereign AI competition, 'Dokpamo', after an evaluation round from August 8 to 11, leaving LG AI Research, SK T…
South Korea's Naver plans to more than triple the size of its Gak Sejong data center through a partnership with Nvidia, adding 55 megawatts of capacity with an operational target of 2027, as it seeks …
Naver secured $1 billion from Nvidia and $9 billion from Brookfield Asset Management for its AI data center expansion, targeting gigawatt-scale capacity at the GAK Sejong facility by 2029. Nvidia will…
South Korea announced on July 22 that it will build a national AI chatbot, free for every citizen, powered by domestic technology to reduce reliance on ChatGPT and Claude among its 51 million citizens…
Naver Cloud and Korea University's C5ISRT Convergence Research Center signed a July 20 memorandum to pursue about 20 billion won in South Korean defense AI work, targeting the Joint Chiefs of Staff AX…
Naver Cloud has partnered with Korea University's C5ISRT Convergence Research Center to jointly pursue defense AI projects worth about 20 billion won ($13.5 million), focusing on developing AI technol…
Naver Cloud and Mistral AI signed a comprehensive partnership to jointly pursue the manufacturing AI market, aiming to offer sovereign AI solutions to manufacturers in Europe and Asia. The partnership…
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Naver signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop an AI foundation model for defense applications, combining Naver's AI and cloud technologies with KA…
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Naver, and Naver Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding on July 6, 2026, to develop a defense-specialized AI foundation model and physical-AI systems for South Ko…
Siemens Digital Industries CEO Cedrik Neike said South Korea's factory data gives it a unique advantage in industrial AI, and announced a partnership with Naver Cloud to bring localized AI tools to Ko…
South Korea's AI ambitions face a growing electricity bottleneck as data center power demands surge, with experts warning that grid capacity—not GPU availability—is now the primary constraint. The gov…
Naver Cloud presented a sovereign defense AI strategy at the Korea Defense Industry Development Expo on June 10, unveiling its HyperCLOVA X Omnimodal model that integrates text, voice, video and maps …
South Korean tech firms Naver Cloud and NC AI are moving beyond government-led foundation model competitions to target the defense AI market, where security and data sovereignty are critical. Naver Cl…
Naver Cloud announced a partnership with Nvidia to build a global "AI factory," with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang designating Naver Cloud as a core partner at GTC Taipei 2026. The collaboration covers infr…