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Makinarocks installs AI equipment operations staff on Navy Pohang ship, begins trials

Makinarocks has installed an AI-based “equipment operations AI staff” on the Navy’s Pohang ship under the First Fleet Command and has begun trial operations, it said on Monday. The project is part of a defence technology programme led by the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement. The system uses Makinarocks’ AI operating system Runway and an on-device setup designed for ships with restricted external connectivity.

AI & Enterprise

Hwang Jung-a says PPA cap is 40 MW for 1 GW AI factory; Bae Kyung-hoon cites LNG pilot talks

South Korea’s planned AI data centres are expected to require about 18.4 GW of power by 2035, prompting criticism that current limits on direct power purchase agreements are too small for 1 GW-class AI factories. Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Jung-a urged changes to power supply systems and PPA rules, along with reforms tied to onsite generation such as LNG and SMR. Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said he agreed.

Finance

Toss Payments admits lapses in data leak management, pledges tighter oversight of merchants

Toss Payments acknowledged shortcomings in its management of a recent data leak and said it will strengthen security oversight extending to merchants. CEO Lim Han-wook appeared as a witness at a parliamentary audit on Oct. 6. The company said payment information was viewed externally at a single merchant using its payment gateway service after an integration key was exposed. It said 4,131 payment records involving 2,671 people were accessed, with no fraudulent payments confirmed.