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Fortytwo Maru joins K-AI patent strategy council to jointly address AI patents

Agentic AI startup Fortytwo Maru said on Thursday it will join the K-AI Patent Strategy Council, a public-private cooperation framework set up to respond to global competition in AI patents. Launched earlier this month by the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the Korea Institute of Patent Strategy and Development, the council aims to secure core and applied AI patents and jointly respond to overseas technology dependence and patent disputes.

Telecommunications & Media

Kim Nam-kuk says telecom quality assessments in AI era must check dropouts and latency

South Korean lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk called for revamping mobile telecom service quality assessments to go beyond download speeds and reflect user-perceived quality such as data dropouts, latency and connection stability. He said policies should better reflect service continuity and reliability as 5G use becomes commonplace. Research by ETRI found users prioritised service continuity and connection stability, while dropouts and delays increased dissatisfaction. The science ministry has begun adding service-based speed metrics and plans broader indicators.

AI & Enterprise

NRK security tech lab staff played StarCraft at work; discipline limited to reprimands

Five employees at South Korea’s National Security Research Institute logged into the StarCraft Battle.net server during working hours from September to December 2024, documents showed. Some recorded more than 90 hours of access, including sessions lasting up to 8 hours 53 minutes in a day. The institute issued reprimands to all five, deducted paid leave for the time, and cut pay where leave was insufficient. It also tightened network controls and monitoring.