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Industry
Next-generation transformer development steps up to ease data centre power crunch
As power demand surges with the expansion of AI data centres, solid-state transformers are drawing attention as a way to ease grid bottlenecks because they are smaller and offer better power control than conventional transformers. In the United States, delivery times for some large transformers have stretched to as long as 5 years. Researchers developed a 1 MW prototype and tested it on a 13,200-volt distribution line, while private funding is also increasing.
AI & Enterprise
Red Hat launches Asago to lead open-source project automating AI governance
Red Hat has launched an open-source community project called Asago to automatically convert AI governance policies into operational controls. The project links policy requirements to deployment configurations that can be applied to AI systems, and automates policy interpretation, risk assessment, safeguard recommendations and configuration creation. It maps policies to standards such as the NIST AI risk framework, OWASP LLM Top 10 and the EU AI Act, and supports hybrid cloud and Kubernetes deployments.
Fintech
KB Kookmin Bank nominates AI expert Professor Jung Yoon-kyung as outside director
KB Kookmin Bank nominated Jung Yoon-kyung (정윤경), a professor at Sungkyunkwan University, as a new outside director candidate to strengthen expertise in artificial intelligence and digital fields. The nomination follows the resignation of former outside director Moon Soo-bok. The bank said its outside director nomination committee selected Jung after multiple meetings and screening procedures. Jung is expected to be formally appointed after approval at an extraordinary shareholders meeting on July 23.
