Cognex will acquire RealSense, a robotics and computer vision startup spun off from Intel, in a deal valued at $600 million. Cognex plans to use the acquisition to step up its push into the robotics market beyond its core machine vision business. Cognex sells optical character recognition technology, sensor cameras for detecting defects on factory lines, and systems that guide robotic arms and sorting robots. RealSense’s main products include depth cameras and 3D sensing technologies.

South Korea\'s simple payment companies are expanding where their services can be used by linking existing networks and supplying payment infrastructure to new sectors. Banks and internet-only lenders are also widening mobile lending and alternative credit offerings. Regulators and the government are moving on youth savings, transport fare support and payment security checks. After-hours trading has extended KOSPI and KOSDAQ hours to 8 p.m., while debate continues over digital asset taxation and related infrastructure.