South Korea has introduced a revised Act on the Protection of and Support for Micro Enterprises, effective July 1, creating a legal basis for government support to protect single-owner and women-owned…
South Korean AI startup ModigenceVision won the Korea-Germany Connect: AI Startup Pitching Challenge 2026 on Wednesday, earning the right to present its 3D vision systems for robotics and industrial a…
Ulsan and SK AX launched the SK AI Leader Academy (SKALA) at Ulsan College on Wednesday, a five-month employment-linked AI training program with 130 students selected for the inaugural class. The prog…
Amorepacific's new flagship store Amore Yongsan in Seoul uses AI and robots to create custom foundation, lip products and hair care tailored to each customer, with the Hera Custom Match service offeri…
South Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Chairperson Jung Il-yeon said the next phase of anti-corruption work must address artificial intelligence risks, as the technology can both im…
Students at the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 Junior Summit in Seoul shared their views on AI mobility, describing it as a transformative technology that could reshape transport, society, and daily l…
KakaoBank's Financial Technology Research Institute had four papers accepted at major AI conferences in 2026, including a prompt injection detection method at ICLR 2026 and studies at LREC 2026 and AC…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook, currently minister of SMEs and startups, as prime minister nominee, citing her IT and startup experience as suited to lead an 'AI transfo…
Korean safety AI firm Intellivix, profitable for 13 consecutive years, is expanding its AI video analytics technology to Japan and Southeast Asia. CEO Choi Eun-soo aims to transform CCTV from a post-i…
South Korean companies and financial institutions must prepare for an AI era where software performs tasks and makes payments autonomously, according to speakers at the Global Business Forum in Seoul.…
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…
Two exhibitions at Kukje Gallery in Seoul explore photography's enduring relationship with observation and material reality amid the rise of AI-generated imagery. Curated by Koo Bohn-chang, "Objects i…
SK hynix shipped samples of its 12-layer HBM4E memory to major customers, entering customer qualification about three weeks after rival Samsung Electronics. The device offers 48GB capacity, 16Gbps per…
KT has deployed a multilingual AI assistant in its offline stores to help foreign customers overcome language barriers. The assistant supports over 20 languages, including English, Chinese, Thai, and …
Xiangrui Zeng, a Chinese expert in AI-powered autonomous manufacturing and robotics, will speak at the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 in Seoul. Zeng is known for his work on 'dark factories' and embod…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will visit Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, South Korea next week to deliver a lecture on AI's transformative impact and strategies for AI-driven workplace innovation, …