Crypto

Coinone app enables Korea Investment & Securities stock trading in first collaboration after equity investment

Coinone launched a service that lets users move from its app to Korea Investment & Securities\' web trading system (WTS) to check information on domestic stocks and trade them. The crypto exchange said it created a new \'Stock investment\' tab on its app\'s main screen. The service is the first collaboration since Korea Investment & Securities made a strategic equity investment in Coinone in May.

AI & Enterprise

K-AI chips put to the test as global AI startups step up push into South Korea

South Korean neural processing unit makers are teaming up with domestic cloud companies to target the AI inference market, testing whether they can secure a foothold beyond Nvidia’s barriers. Samsung SDS launched an NPU-as-a-service offering on its Samsung Cloud Platform based on FuriosaAI’s second-generation chip. Rebellions is also partnering with KT Cloud and Gabia. Foreign AI startups are stepping up moves into Korea, including Genspark and China’s Kling AI.