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Games & Commerce
Naver invests in drone firm Ubify to target smart cities and public sector
Naver said on Sunday it has invested in global drone specialist Ubify as it seeks to expand a “physical AI” ecosystem combining autonomous flight drones and artificial intelligence. Ubify specialises in drone swarm flight technology and autonomous flight platforms, and recently won the “$10 million export tower” award. Naver said it will pursue synergies between its AI, cloud and digital twin capabilities and Ubify’s drone hardware and operational technology.
Finance
Hana Bank launches savings product offering up to 11 percent based on national team results
Hana Bank is reintroducing a savings product whose interest rate changes depending on the South Korean national football team’s results in an international tournament held in June. The bank said it launched the BEST 11 savings plan on June 1. The product is sold until June 24, limited to 30,000 accounts, with a six-month term and monthly deposits of 10,000 to 200,000 won. The maximum rate is 11 percent a year.
Crypto
Hecto Walletone adds Giwa and Maru APIs to Octet
Blockchain wallet infrastructure company Hecto Walletone is expanding the coverage of its wallet development API service, Octet, to domestic blockchain networks. The company said it has added support for the Giwa and Maru testnet APIs, aiming to help Web3 service companies develop wallets and verify stablecoin-based services. With the additions, Octet supports 24 mainnets in total and provides API-based infrastructure for wallet creation, key management and asset monitoring.
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Games & Commerce
KT Millie's Library joins '2026 Reading Korea' campaign, halves first-month subscription fee
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Telecommunications & Media
LG Uplus launches YouTube Premium-Google AI Pro bundle
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AI & Enterprise
Emro taps Samsung SDS executive Jo Sang-won as new CEO
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Crypto
Bitcoin bottom debate reignites as views split on $60,000 retest and July peak
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Games & Commerce
Korean games hit console sales, as overseas acquisitions and in-house development pay off
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Industry
Samsung foundry pins hopes on 'AI factory' turnkey model to chase TSMC
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AI & Enterprise
Apple, Microsoft AI strategies put to the test as AI cost surge debate grows
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Crypto
Bitcoin stuck near $70,000 as social media optimism rises
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Crypto
Chiliz, Avalanche and memecoins: Crypto market eyes 2026 World Cup
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AI & Enterprise
Naver Cloud to launch dedicated defense AI unit, bets on sovereign AI
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Finance
Won-dollar foreign exchange trading to go 24 hours from July
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AI & Enterprise
NC AI, POSCO DX to jointly develop robot foundation model
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AI & Enterprise
National Science and Technology Advisory Council to accept public proposals for science and technology agenda from June
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AI & Enterprise
PIPC approves pre-assessment of Naver's AI Tab search agent
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT says it has laid groundwork for South Korea to become a top 3 AI power