Games & Commerce

Krafton chairman Jang Byung-gyu says leaving familiar territory expands possibilities

Krafton Chairman Jang Byung-gyu urged entrepreneurs to step outside familiar territory to find new possibilities. Krafton said Jang delivered a keynote speech titled \"Expansion to Infinity\" at the 2026 Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Demo Day in Seoul. He shared experiences ranging from changing his academic path to co-founding Neowiz and later leaving the company. Jang also cited global market experience from TERA and PUBG: Battlegrounds.

AI & Enterprise

KT to expand physical AI deployment in industry, pursue dark factory pilot

KT is expanding efforts to apply physical AI at industrial sites by identifying business candidates across six sectors including manufacturing, defense and logistics. It introduced sector-specific tasks and its commercialization approach at Physical AI Tech Week in Seoul. The Vertical Industry Bridge group has found 26 candidate projects and plans to select four this year for linkage with a National Growth Fund and a government pilot program. KT also showcased edge AI and is pursuing a dark factory platform with KAIST and Daim Research.