LG Uplus will work with retail platform Sodomall to develop customised AI transformation, or AX, solutions for small merchants. The companies signed an agreement to support AX adoption and strengthen AI capabilities. They will cooperate on in-store AI and telecom solutions, expanding sales channels and exploring new businesses to revitalise local commercial districts. The partners will combine telecom and AI infrastructure with distribution and joint-purchase sales data to test demand-forecasting and store-efficiency solutions.

Naver said on Thursday that income and support for creators on its blog platform have risen by about twofold since it introduced its AI Briefing search service. As of June, the combined total of AdPost payouts, Brand Connect earnings and Naver Mate activity grants was about double the level in February last year, before AI Briefing. AdPost payouts alone increased 14 percent over the period.