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Telecommunications & Media

KT waives early termination fees for all customers, a wildcard for New Year number porting

KT has decided to waive early termination fees for all customers seeking to cancel mobile service contracts until Jan. 13, following an unauthorised small-payment hacking incident. The waiver will also apply retroactively to customers who already terminated contracts after Sept. 1. The move may spur number-porting competition as rivals weigh more aggressive subsidies, though industry watchers also point to a recent decline in porting volumes and limited customer churn after successive hacking disclosures.

Finance

Banks frown as South Korea pushes no-fault compensation for voice phishing losses

South Korea's government and ruling party have begun work to legislate a no-fault compensation regime that would make financial firms liable for voice phishing losses even without negligence. A Democratic Party task force and a pan-government task force agreed to speed up legislation after reviewing progress on an Aug. 28 anti-phishing plan. Proposed bills set compensation caps and would require tougher fraud detection measures, while banks caution that costs and liability scope need more discussion.

AI & Enterprise

2026 outlook: AI war enters round two as tech shake-up accelerates

The biggest question for 2026 is where aggressive AI investment and rising bubble fears will balance out, with uncertainty high. The article also flags competition between OpenAI and Google, Apple’s push with a next-generation Siri, and the growing capability of AI hacking tools. It examines AI agents as a potential driver of change in B2B SaaS and enterprise systems of record. It also looks at robotaxi expansion, prospects for a foldable iPhone, and stablecoins moving toward payment infrastructure.