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Big tech steps up push into physical AI
Big tech companies are moving faster into so-called physical AI that applies AI in the real world, including robots, cars and drones, as they seek to secure an early lead in a market seen as smaller than chatbots for now but with high potential. Nvidia, AWS, SoftBank, Anthropic and Xpeng are among those expanding initiatives. South Korean companies and institutions are also stepping up projects, funding and partnerships, even as concerns persist about data shortages and reliability.
AI & Enterprise
Liner raises 50 billion won in Series C to expand AI search and agent capabilities
AI agent startup Liner said on Monday it raised 50 billion won in a Series C funding round led by LB Investment. Existing core shareholders including Atinum Investment and CJ Investment joined the round, while Korea Development Bank, Helios Private Equity, KB Securities, Daishin Securities and Stick Ventures participated as new investors. Liner said it has 14 million users across about 220 countries and ranked 30th in SimilarWeb’s global AI service traffic ranking as of late July 2026.
AI & Enterprise
Neocloud market shifts as SoftBank and Meta enter
The neocloud market for AI-focused cloud computing is shifting as major players enter. SoftBank Group and its telecom unit SoftBank plan to start a neocloud business next fiscal year, renting AI computing resources to U.S. companies. Meta is also stepping up plans to use its data centres for cloud services. Nvidia is expanding support for smaller cloud firms that lease its GPUs. Big cloud companies are also building forward deployed engineer teams for enterprise AI.
