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Games & Commerce
2026 reading trends seen as 'nano finance, dopamine detox'
KT Millie’s Library on Jan. 16 released an AI-analysis-based outlook for 2026 reading trends. It cited nano finance, intentional rest such as dopamine detox, the power of stories and humanistic uses of AI as key keywords for the reading market next year. The company expects demand for dopamine detox-related books to rise as readers seek to regain concentration by stepping away from digital stimuli. It also listed top titles on its AI service and plans a personalised AI discovery service.
Games & Commerce
Baemin holds Festa Awards rider ceremony, invites about 350
Woowa Brothers, operator of South Korean delivery app Baedal Minjok, and logistics unit Woowa Youth held the 2025 Baemin Rider Festa Awards on Jan. 15 at Baemin Rider School in Hanam, Gyeonggi province. The company said about 350 riders and family members attended the industry’s first offline awards event. Awards were presented in seven categories to about 30 riders and partners, with trophies, prize money and a Honda PCX125 among the prizes.
AI & Enterprise
SKT advances to phase 2 of national AI project, multimodal planned
SK Telecom's elite team has advanced to phase 2 of the government's domestic AI foundation model project and will apply multimodal functions to its A.X K1 model in stages, starting with image data, the company said on Thursday. The team scored 9.2 out of 10 in an NIA benchmark in phase 1, tying for first with LG AI Research. It plans to expand training data and increase supported languages to five.
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Finance
Hana Bank tops growth in retirement pension assets among banks
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AI & Enterprise
Hecto Healthcare says BELF11 periodontitis study published in academic journals
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AI & Enterprise
KT shares digital talent scholarship results, recruits new scholars until Jan 30
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Games & Commerce
KOCCA hosts Game Talent Institute Showcase 2026, unveils 13 new titles
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AI & Enterprise
Gartner expects shift in how AI spreads, end of era of standalone projects
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Mobility
Socar users with higher driving scores have 61 percent lower accident rate
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Industry
Dongwon Group honorary chairman Kim Jae-chul pledges 5.9 billion won for KAIST AI research building
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AI & Enterprise
Piolink's Seol Dong-gyu and CEO Jo Young-cheol win Seoul information security awards
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Crypto
Uproot Company completes PCT patent application for digital asset management technology
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Crypto
Tiger Research cuts bitcoin target to $185,500, sees upside still intact
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AI & Enterprise
SamjjeomSam partners with Seoul National University Holdings to back early-stage AI startups
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AI & Enterprise
AI sales concentration deepens as AI-native firms seek to diversify beyond subscriptions
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Telecommunications & Media
KT penalty fee waiver ends, raising questions over telecom market shake-up
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Entertainment
Interest surges in Netflix culinary survival show season 2 as EXO, BTS, Wanna One comebacks loom
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Industry
Korean HBM equipment makers target Japan's semiconductor market