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U.S. midterm election nears as Korean battery makers face crossroads over AMPC tax credit defence line

With the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm election approaching, Korean battery makers face renewed political bargaining over tax credits. EV purchase subsidies have already been abolished, while the advanced manufacturing production credit, or AMPC, has been defended at a 25 percent credit through 2032. Companies with large North American bases are reshaping operations to withstand policy shifts, including moving from joint ventures to wholly owned plants and shifting production toward energy storage systems.

AI & Enterprise

KT links frontline ideas to AX projects through \'design clinic\' program

KT is running a hands-on support programme to connect workplace innovation ideas identified by employees to artificial intelligence transformation (AX) projects. The company said it operates an \'AX design clinic\' in which in-house AX experts and frontline staff analyse processes and pain points and design execution plans. The programme supports end-to-end work from analysis to AI agent and automation implementation and verification. KT said 122 ideas have been submitted from 15 internal organisations so far.

AI & Enterprise

AI Strategy Committee shifts to project-based work, steps up AIDC, defence AX, AI security and standardisation

South Korea\'s National AI Strategy Committee set a goal for its second year of positioning the country as an irreplaceable core player in the global AI supply chain and a trusted partner. It plans to pursue tasks including national strategic industrialisation of AI data centres, industry and defence AX, and AI security and standardisation, while shifting its operations from subcommittee-led work to project-based execution. It also aims to focus on implementation and performance management as the cross-government AI budget rises.