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Telecommunications & Media
LG Uplus co-develops open API platform with Korean SME
LG Uplus said on Monday it has developed a Network Open API Platform, also called an Open API Gateway, with telecom equipment maker Ariatech. It said the platform offers carrier network functions in standardised API form for outside developers and companies. LG Uplus said it provides APIs to strengthen personal data and financial security, including handset number authentication and SIM-change information, as well as quality-on-demand functions to raise service quality when users want it.
Games & Commerce
YouTube Music tops Korea in 2025 with 9.8 million users; Spotify leads return rate
YouTube Music was the most-used music streaming app in South Korea in 2025, with 9.8 million average monthly users, a Wiseapp Retail survey showed. Melon ranked second with 6.34 million, followed by Spotify with 3.85 million. In return rate, Spotify led at 82.3 percent, up 14.6 percentage points from a year earlier. Melon and Genie Music tied for second at 81.4 percent.
Games & Commerce
ItemBay runs Lineage Classic pre-registration event
Item trading platform ItemBay said on Jan. 20 it is holding a pre-registration event ahead of the launch of Lineage Classic. The promotion runs through Feb. 10 and provides discount coupons and paid item packages via its event page, plus a daily draw offering up to 30,000 mileage. It will apply a 3 percent sales fee, capped at 29,700 won, across Lineage Classic transactions. ItemBay is also running an SNS campaign that will pay 20 winners the amount of a monthly subscription pass.
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AI & Enterprise
Motif Technologies to join additional call for Dokpamo
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Games & Commerce
Cafe24, KG Inicis launch Japan payment service for cross-border e-commerce
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Games & Commerce
W Games holds AI game session seminar with Paxie Games to boost global R&D synergy
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Games & Commerce
Musinsa Studio earns risk assessment excellence certification for three sites
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Industry
Ahead of U.S. second-stage tariffs, pressure grows for South Korean chip investment
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Games & Commerce
AI strategy widens gap between Naver and Daum amid sale talk
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Finance
Four major financial groups set for record results, focus on bigger shareholder returns
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AI & Enterprise
From scratch debate emerges as key test again in Korea sovereign AI model project
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Finance
Stablecoin integration accelerates with credit card networks; internet banks target remittances
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI annualized recurring revenue tops $20 billion, cost cuts remain a challenge
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AI & Enterprise
China AI startup Moonshot AI raises more funding at $4.8 billion valuation
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Telecommunications & Media
Media integration law talks revived in South Korea
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AI & Enterprise
Gemini boosts Google AI model API sales surge, focus on Q4 results
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Crypto
Revolut applies for banking licence in Peru, targets remittances market
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Crypto
XRP price falls below $2 despite rising ETF demand