LG Electronics is stepping up efforts to train specialist engineers in South Korea in line with the launch of new heat pump boiler products. It said it held professional training on installation and maintenance for domestic heating, ventilation and air-conditioning engineers at its HVAC academy in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. The company plans to run training nationwide and said it has trained more than 4,000 people since 2014 and has more than 1,000 service engineers at Hi-M Solutek.

JPMorgan warned that Ethereum and major altcoins may continue to underperform bitcoin for the time being, citing slowing network activity and weaker liquidity. It said bitcoin is holding up on institutional flows and spot ETF demand, while Ethereum and altcoins lag in recovering from earlier market declines. The bank pointed to reduced DeFi activity, repeated hacks and falling Ethereum TVL share, and said upcoming upgrades will help only if they drive sustained usage demand.