KB Financial Group will 추진 a 600 million won programme to support energy-saving facilities for local small merchants to reduce energy costs and improve workplaces. The group said it will run the 2026 project jointly with the Large & Small Business and Rural Cooperation Foundation. It will use funds from a green transition portion of a co-prosperity fund and select up to four local governments, providing 100 million to 300 million won per region. Applications close on Oct. 11.

World model companies are attracting large investments and industry attention but are not laying out clear commercial plans. TechCrunch reported that AMI Labs, founded by Yann LeCun, and World Labs, led by Fei-Fei Li, have revealed little about product roadmaps or launch timelines. World models could be used in robotics, interactive video and autonomous driving, but target markets remain unclear. Executives also cited competitive pressure as a reason for caution.