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AI & Enterprise
Google Alphafold team effectively dismantled, staff reassigned to Gemini
Google DeepMind has effectively dismantled the team behind Alphafold, the Financial Times reported on July 29. The report said Google reassigned core Alphafold staff and most original paper authors to other units, with some already leaving the company. DeepMind began Alphafold in 2018 and was credited in 2020 with effectively solving the protein-folding problem. In 2024, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the Nobel chemistry prize for the research.
AI & Enterprise
NIPA launches open-source AI, software community drive to support ecosystem expansion
The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) is supporting 15 developer communities to help invigorate South Korea's open-source AI and software ecosystem. NIPA said it held the 2026 Open Source AI and Software Community launch event on July 25 in Seoul and began support for the communities selected through an open call. Support includes participation in open-source conferences and seminars, cloud-based GPU and server resources, and collaborative spaces.
AI & Enterprise
Microsoft confirms Copilot 'super app' launch this year
Microsoft will launch a super app this year that bundles Copilot chat, coding and agent features, The Verge reported. The app is expected to cover both consumer and commercial experiences. CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings conference call that Copilot is evolving quickly and that Microsoft is integrating Copilot experiences, including code, into a single super app this quarter, with details to be disclosed soon.
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Industry
LG Display secures 1.5 trillion won from National Growth Fund, to invest 3 trillion won in OLED
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Finance
KOSPI slips below 5,600 despite foreign buying as semiconductors tumble
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AI & Enterprise
Lee Joon-hee of Samsung SDS says multi-LLM strategy will boost AX competitiveness
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People
Vice minister Ku Hyeok-chae discusses future science and technology careers with AI students
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AI & Enterprise
Shunned software shares rebound; Jim Cramer says AI infrastructure stocks could be next
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Industry
Korea Post partners with Korea Venture Investment to form venture fund to nurture unicorns
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AI & Enterprise
Government to refill vacant K-Moonshot AI scientist project director post
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AI & Enterprise
Notion says South Korea ranks among global leaders in AI maturity but trust, governance remain challenges
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Industry
Tesla, Boston Dynamics gain as U.S. move hurts Chinese robot firms
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Industry
Hongqi breaks 4-minute barrier in China's EV charging race
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Industry
Robot vacuums still struggle to go mainstream as consumers doubt reliability
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol optimises GPU efficiency itself, cuts inference costs 20 percent
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Crypto
Marbex launches 'Seven Deadly Sins' experiential NFT service, distributes 20,000 for free
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People & Appointments
Ryu Je-myeong holds talks with Norway's envoy on AI and science-technology cooperation
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Industry
LG Electronics posts Q2 operating profit of 1.58 trillion won, up 147 percent year on year