Aidnoth, an AI-native infrastructure technology startup, said on Tuesday it had launched NOS, an enterprise-grade meta-agent operating system it calls an AI Native Intelligence Foundation. The company said NOS runs as an “Agent Mega Factory” solution powered by six core modules covering requirement normalization, legacy integration, CI/CD, infrastructure orchestration, centralized knowledge assets and metering and settlement. It highlighted private beta PoC results including higher development productivity and shorter deployment lead times.

Mergers and acquisitions of insurers by South Korea’s financial groups are picking up again, with Korea Investment Financial Holdings securing preferred bidder status for KDB Life and OK Financial Group proceeding with steps to buy Yebyeol General Insurance. Kyobo Life is pursuing AXA General Insurance, while Shinhan Financial Group is again being mentioned as a possible buyer for Lotte Insurance, which is preparing for sale. Groups are seeking either new entry into insurance or reinforcement of weaker segments.