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Tech Developers Day designated as statutory national commemoration; 55 R&D contributors honoured

South Korea has designated Tech Developers Day as a statutory national commemoration for the first time this year to recognise the work of research and development personnel. The Ministry of Science and ICT held a ceremony in Seoul on Sept. 7 and presented awards to researchers and companies that contributed to strengthening technological competitiveness. The ministry said it granted 55 government awards, including medals, orders and presidential and prime ministerial citations, along with additional vice prime minister citations and outstanding researcher awards.

Games & Commerce

Nexon launches domestic PC Overwatch service with season 4 update

Nexon said on Tuesday it has started domestic season 4 service for the PC game Overwatch, developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Nexon will provide service as the domestic publisher, allowing play via Nexon.com and Nexon Plug in addition to the Battle.net launcher. It will give linked-account users loot boxes and other items, and offer additional rewards for those who linked in advance. Season 4 adds new content, including a new Korean hero, and Nexon will run events and hold an offline user gathering in Busan.

AI & Enterprise

Aton joins AI-based vulnerability defence initiative Project Canopy

Aton said on Wednesday it has joined Project Canopy, an initiative aimed at spreading AI-based vulnerability defence technology, as a Defending Partner. Project Canopy is a public-interest AI security alliance launched in June by the non-profit Project Plasma, focusing on boosting defences for domestic public-interest and livelihood infrastructure with limited security resources. Defending Partners receive vulnerability and patch information and can request checks of open-source and infrastructure systems.