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SKT re-emerges as top stock pick after hacking setback

SK Telecom, which struggled after a hacking incident a year ago, is again emerging as a key stock market pick, with its share price nearing 100,000 won. Analysts see its AI business beginning to be reflected in the valuation, alongside gains in the value of its Anthropic stake and expectations for data centre expansion. The stock has recovered sharply from last year’s drop after a USIM hacking incident and subscriber losses.

AI & Enterprise

Can AI deliver a public service UX revolution in South Korea?

South Korea’s public digital services are rated among the world’s best, but their usability has drawn criticism compared with private-sector services. The government is pushing a public-sector AX strategy under the National AI Strategy Committee to improve services for the public. The Interior Ministry plans an AI-based integrated civil-complaint platform and is building AI Government24 and other AI service projects. Officials say cross-ministry cooperation will be decisive for success.

AI & Enterprise

Govt GPU second-round bidding draws five contenders, Coupang re-entry in focus

South Korea's second round of government support for graphics processing units has attracted five bidders, including first-round winner Naver Cloud and first-round loser Coupang, both re-entering. KT Cloud, Samsung SDS and Elice Group joined as new participants. The science ministry set evaluation criteria including economic feasibility, large scale, direct clustering, latest GPUs and service launch within the year. Officials plan evaluations and site inspections in April and May before selecting operators in May.