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Games & Commerce
Game makers expand AI strategy from production efficiency to physical AI
Korean game companies are expanding their artificial intelligence strategies beyond improving game production efficiency into physical AI, increasing cooperation with outside firms in robotics, autonomous driving, defence, manufacturing and shipbuilding. NC AI is focusing on a world model to narrow the simulation-to-real gap and has won national projects and industry contracts with Hyundai Rotem, POSCO DX and Hanwha Ocean. Krafton is pairing its AI software with industrial data partners, joining projects with Hanwha Aerospace and Socar.
Finance
Governance reform, digital assets legislation in focus as financial agenda may accelerate after election
South Korea's financial sector is turning its attention to regulators and parliament after the June 3 local elections, with a range of delayed policy issues expected to return to the agenda in the second half. These include governance reforms at financial holding firms, possible restrictions on jeonse loans for non-resident single-home owners, a no-fault compensation scheme for voice phishing victims, the Digital Assets Basic Act and revisions to the Microfinance Act.
AI & Enterprise
AI security battle intensifies as agentic AI reshapes market
Competition in the tech industry is being reshaped around AI agents, and security is increasingly moving with it. Companies including Snowflake are expanding into AI while stepping up security capabilities and governance. Microsoft unveiled an AI agent-based platform for automatically detecting software vulnerabilities and added automated device isolation to its endpoint security product. Workday introduced an independent verification feature for agent deployment, while Cisco strengthened security and governance for local AI agents.
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AI & Enterprise
Anthropic says AI development should slow, warns self-improvement is near
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AI & Enterprise
AWS signs series of major chip deals as Pinterest expands use of Amazon chips
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AI & Enterprise
RaonSecure to supply post-quantum cryptography solution to KDB Life Insurance
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AI & Enterprise
Security must be close to data, Snowflake role set to grow
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Crypto
Prediction market trading hits record highs as Polymarket, Kalshi set crypto volume records
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Crypto
Bitcoin relief rally or further correction? Over $600 million liquidated as price plunges to $60,000s
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People
SOOP confirms women's volleyball team name 'SOOP Supers', appoints Kim Se-jin as first coach
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Games & Commerce
Kakao Games likely to adopt co-CEO system with Kim Taehwan and Lee Siwoo; extraordinary meeting set for June 22
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AI & Enterprise
Tving hack also leaks 'digital resident number', raising fears of secondary harm
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble to sell Seoul G-Tower headquarters for 697.7 billion won
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Telecommunications & Media
Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission moves to build K-FAST ecosystem to open 47 trillion won overseas market
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Crypto
Bitcoin at crossroads at $60,000 as sentiment sours
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AI & Enterprise
Com2uS, Sungkyunkwan University recruit first cohort for AI Campus training programme
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People
Lee Dong-cheol tapped as next Credit Finance Association chief candidate
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Games & Commerce
SOOP executives buy 300 million won of own shares to strengthen accountability