South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said on Tuesday it will accept applications until April 17 to select four domestic universities, including graduate schools, to run an AI and digital-based startup talent training program. The initiative aims to cultivate master\'s and doctoral-level entrepreneurial talent by linking multidisciplinary research with startups. Selected projects will receive funding for six years, with an annual budget of 1 billion won per project.

IP blockchain infrastructure provider Story said on Monday it will integrate blockchain technology into the public beta of physical AI data collection platform ZenO and expand infrastructure for real-world data used for training. ZenO collects first-person data and runs multi-stage quality checks before anonymising and structuring it. It records metadata, licences and wallet-signature-based consent on the blockchain and plans an IP and data rights management service. Contributors receive XP during the beta and stablecoin-based revenue sharing after sales.