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OpenAI targets US$30 billion in new funding at US$1.4 trillion value
Sep 29, 2026

OpenAI targets US$30 billion in new funding at US$1.4 trillion value

This could vault the ChatGPT maker above rival Anthropic’s latest private market valuation...

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Ugreen’s latest chargers maxes out iPhone 18 Pro series’ 25W wireless charging
Sep 29, 2026

Ugreen’s latest chargers maxes out iPhone 18 Pro series’ 25W wireless charging

Need fast wireless charging at a desk or on the go for your brand-new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max? Ugreen just launched three charging solutions for that....

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What's holding back innovation among Korean startups?
Sep 29, 2026

What's holding back innovation among Korean startups?

Korea’s largest fashion shopping platform Musinsa is currently under investigation by the Seoul Regional Tax Office over CEO Cho Man-ho’s alleged appropriation of corporate funds for his real estate i...

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Samsung Group invests $1 bil. in KKR-founded AI infrastructure firm
Sep 29, 2026

Samsung Group invests $1 bil. in KKR-founded AI infrastructure firm

Samsung Electronics and five of its affiliates will invest $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure firm established by global investment firm KKR, as...

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Korea's overseas direct investment up 32% in Q2
Sep 29, 2026

Korea's overseas direct investment up 32% in Q2

Korea's overseas direct investment rose 32.3 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, led by the financial and communication sectors. Overseas direct investment ...

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FTC chief vows to 'restore justice' as court clears way for Coupang probe
Sep 29, 2026

FTC chief vows to 'restore justice' as court clears way for Coupang probe

The chief of Korea's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday he will work to "restore justice" after a local court recently cleared the way for the agency to resume its stalled probe into U.S.-listed e-commer...

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Celltrion to seek new drug, CDMO partners at int'l pharmaceutical exhibition in Milan
Sep 29, 2026

Celltrion to seek new drug, CDMO partners at int'l pharmaceutical exhibition in Milan

Celltrion will use one of the world's largest pharmaceutical trade shows next month to seek partners in new drug development, contract manufacturing and supply chains, the Korean biopharmaceutical com...

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Samsung expects its foundry customers to quadruple by 2029
Sep 29, 2026

Samsung expects its foundry customers to quadruple by 2029

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that the number of customers for its foundry business could grow roughly fourfold by 2029 compared to 2017. "The number of customers has increased about threefold from...

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Trade barriers still bog down K-food firms: lobby group head
Sep 29, 2026

Trade barriers still bog down K-food firms: lobby group head

Korean food manufacturers, despite K-food’s growing presence in global markets, continue to face hurdles from overseas trade barriers that constrain further export growth, according to the head of the...

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LG Innotek to operate data collecting vehicle fleet for self-driving tech
Sep 29, 2026

LG Innotek to operate data collecting vehicle fleet for self-driving tech

LG Innotek will dispatch a fleet of sensor-packed test vehicles to Korean roads to gather real-world data aimed at sharpening technologies that determine how self-driving cars see the world. The compa...

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