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Apple to offer free cloud AI to small developers to lower AI infrastructure cost barriers

Apple will provide foundation models to small developers with fewer than 2 million cumulative App Store downloads without charging cloud API fees, TechCrunch reported. The benefit applies to models running on Private Cloud Compute. Apple said infrastructure costs should not block exploring ideas. The 2 million threshold is similar to its Small Business Program. Apple will expand its foundation model framework to image input and server model support.

Games & Commerce

Zero tax support for production costs; K-games face neglect despite 60 percent of content exports

South Korea\'s game industry, which accounts for 60.4 percent of the country\'s content exports, has been excluded for years from production cost tax credits that apply to video content and webtoons. The sector is growing slowly, usage rates are falling and small and mid-sized developers are going bankrupt as development costs rise. The Culture Ministry has submitted a proposal to the Finance Ministry, while lawmakers have introduced bills to expand tax credits and adjust related rules for games and e-sports.

Games & Commerce

NCSoft aims for quarterly growth on legacy, new IP and mobile casual three pillars

NCSoft posted a clear earnings rebound after achieving its biggest-ever first-quarter PC sales. The company said it will pursue continued quarter-by-quarter growth based on three pillars: expanding legacy intellectual property, globally launching new IP and ramping up mobile casual. Co-CEO Byung-moo Park said he was confident revenue and operating profit will keep rising quarter on quarter and year on year. The company highlighted Lineage Classic, plans for Aion2 and the integration of Germany\'s JustPlay.