South Korea Technology & Innovation News

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

Megazone Cloud Partners With Pasqal to Expand Quantum Computing

Megazone Cloud partnered with Pasqal, a global neutral-atom quantum computing leader, to expand quantum computing adoption in Korea across finance, logistics, bio, and manufacturing....

Published 2026.07.07. 09:37:58 |

Team Naver, KAI Join Forces to Develop Defense-Specialized AI Model

Naver and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed an MOU to jointly develop a defense-specialized AI foundation model and physical AI-based future com...

Published 2026.07.07. 09:21:59 |

Cross-Border Commerce Startup Modpick Raises Seed Funding from Kakao Ventures

Cross-border commerce startup Modpick has raised seed funding from Kakao Ventures and Ewha University Holdings for its AI agent-based platform connect...

Published 2026.07.07. 09:14:41 |

LG Uplus Staff Learn New Work Methods at Stanford University

LG Uplus sent employees to Stanford University for its 'OutSight D.T' design thinking program, teaching customer-centered problem-solving methods in S...

Published 2026.07.07. 09:12:43 |

Nota Offers Model Optimization for Companies Adopting AWS AI Chips

Nota is launching AI model compression and tuning services on AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips, helping enterprises cut model size by up to 90% while...

Published 2026.07.07. 08:54:39 |

AbClon Wins U.S. Patent for Core CAR-T Technology, Boosting Licensing Hopes

AbClon won a U.S. patent for its CD30-targeting CAR-T therapy technology, developed with the University of Pennsylvania, raising hopes for technology ...

Published 2026.07.07. 07:00:05 |

Douzone to Build AI Work Innovation Platform for Korea Airports Corp

Douzone Bizon won a contract to build Korea Airports Corporation's AI work innovation platform, combining Amaranth 10 and ONE AI Private Edition over ...

Published 2026.07.07. 06:30:05 |

Fortinet Korea Offers Cybersecurity Consulting for Startups

Fortinet Korea and D.CAMP launch a cybersecurity training and consulting program for early-stage and growth-stage startups starting this month, offeri...

Published 2026.07.07. 06:30:05 |

Samsung, Apple Set to Reignite Foldable Phone Race

The foldable smartphone panel market is set to grow 24% to 27.5 million units in 2025, led by Samsung Electronics and Apple's first foldable iPhone, p...

Published 2026.07.06. 19:57:42 |

Meta AI Glasses Add Korean Real-Time Translation

Meta has added Korean real-time translation to its Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses, expanding supported languages from 6 to 20 and broadening ...

Published 2026.07.06. 17:37:45 |

KT Bets 18 Trillion Won on Telecom, AX; Grows New 'Token Factory' Business

KT will invest 18 trillion won in AI transformation and networks, launching a "Token Factory" and targeting 6G, satellites, and stablecoins as new gro...

Published 2026.07.06. 17:37:01 |

Chinese VCs Eye Korea's Physical AI, Sparking Cross-Border Alliances

Chinese VC Spark Physical AI Ventures visited Korea to explore partnerships with Korean physical AI firms, seeking to combine Chinese manufacturing wi...

Published 2026.07.06. 17:36:35 |

AdBiotech Becomes No. 2 Shareholder of Pet Healthcare Firm Onhil

AdBiotech, an immunoglobulin specialist, acquired a 12.28% stake in pet healthcare firm Onhil for about 10 billion won, becoming its second-largest sh...

Published 2026.07.06. 17:13:01 |

Naver, Kakao Scramble to Revise Policies Ahead of Anti-Disinformation Law

Naver, Kakao, and Daum are revising operating policies ahead of Korea's Anti-Disinformation Law, effective on the seventh, amid industry concerns over...

Published 2026.07.06. 16:49:37 |

Celltrion Files Amendment for U.S. Phase 3 Trial of Keytruda Biosimilar CT-P51

Celltrion has filed an amendment to its U.S. Phase 3 trial plan for Keytruda biosimilar CT-P51, cutting the patient count from about 600 to 220 for a ...

Published 2026.07.06. 16:44:51 |

Samsung SDS Launches First Union, Escalating Bonus Dispute

Samsung SDS has launched its first-ever labor union amid a dispute over a bonus system overhaul that replaces cash incentives with company stock worth...

Published 2026.07.06. 16:44:28 |

Yonsei Professor Cheon Jin-woo Wins Korea's Top Science Award

Yonsei University professor Cheon Jin-woo, a pioneer in nanomedicine, has won the 2026 Korea Top Scientist and Engineer Award for his work on nano-mag...

Published 2026.07.06. 15:35:25 |

Korea Post Insurance to Use AI to Detect Insurance Fraud in Advance

Korea Post Insurance is upgrading its AI-based Insurance Fraud Detection System (IFDS), combining machine learning predictive models with existing rul...

Published 2026.07.06. 13:32:53 |

Korea Tightens Phone Activation Rules to Curb Identity Theft

Starting Friday, Korea requires additional identity verification—facial recognition, mobile ID, or same-day registration abstract—to activate phones, ...

Published 2026.07.06. 13:12:38 |

Leukemia No Longer Incurable, Stem Cell Transplants Boost Cure Rates Even in Elderly

Professor Cho Byung-sik of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital explains how leukemia, once incurable, now sees 60-70% cure rates as stem cell transplants expand...

Published 2026.07.06. 11:23:05 |