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  Aesthetic

  Taean Oil Spill Spurs Europe-Favored K-Beauty Supplier

  Ravio Director Kang Sang-min stands in front of products formulated with the company’s ingredients and a display of awards related to its raw materials. Hwang Soo-young, Reporter K-beauty exports are reaching all-time highs, and as the sector expands, industry attention is shifting from finished pro

  2026.08.03
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  AI Startup

  Korea’s Bidraft Tops Google-Hosted Global AI Challenge

  Domestic artificial intelligence (AI) deep-tech company Vidraft announced on the 3rd that it ranked first globally in the verified record category at “The Fast Gemma Challenge,” co-hosted by Google’s Gemma team and Hugging Face. The result firmly demonstrated the technological capabilities of a Kore

  2026.08.03
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  Material Tech

  Gosan Tech Gets More Seiko Epson Investment, Solar Tie-Up

  Domestic industrial inkjet solution specialist Gosantech Co., Ltd. announced that it has attracted additional investment from global precision equipment company Seiko Epson.According to Gosantech, Epson made an initial investment in April 2025 and recently carried out a follow-up investment. This ro

  2026.08.03
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  AI Startup

  “Ask for the Manager”: 29-Year-Old CEO Takes On Google in AI

  Photo = Reporter Kim Young-ho rladudgh2349@donga.com “I am sorry, but please change the person in overall charge.”Kim Ji-hyun, CEO of Korea Deep Learning (age 29), heard this from a client when she was in her early 20s and leading a large-scale project. Although she personally analyzed the system en

  2026.08.02
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  AI Company

  AI Tool Targets Pedal Errors; Dr.Safe Named Innovation Product

  Public Procurement Service Administrator Baek Seung-bo (left) and SkyAutonet Executive Director Kim Sung-je pose for a commemorative photo at the PPS Innovation Product Certificate Award Ceremony. Photo courtesy of SkyAutonet AI-based mobility safety technology company SkyAutonet Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim

  2026.08.01
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  Robotics

  HL Mando Accelerates Shift to SDV, Robotics Core

  HL Mando is accelerating its transformation from a traditional automotive chassis parts manufacturer into a future mobility solutions company encompassing software-defined vehicle (SDV) components and robotics technology. Based on more than 60 years of accumulated precision control technologies in b

  2026.07.31
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  AI Chip

  Samsung Sees 2025 Chip Shortage, Expands Foundry, Memory

  Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor manufacturing plant (fab) built in Taylor, Texas. Samsung Electronics announced that it will build a second plant at this site within the year. Provided by Samsung Electronics Despite concerns about a semiconductor “peak-out” (decline after reaching a peak) in the

  2026.07.31
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  MOU

  HD Hyundai to Modernize U.S. Fraser Shipyard, Revive Industry

  Kim Hyung-kwan, CEO of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (left), and Patrick Kelly, CEO of Fraser Industries, pose for a commemorative photo after signing a business cooperation agreement on shipyard modernization. Provided by HD Hyundai. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the

  2026.07.30
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  Robotics

  Army Forms ‘Composite Squad’ of Troops, Drones, Robots

  At the inauguration ceremony of the Manned-Unmanned Teaming Squad demonstration unit held at the 11th Maneuver Division’s Iron Horse Unit in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, on the 29th, service members stand in formation and salute together with unmanned systems such as legged robots and drones. Provid

  2026.07.30
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  AI Native

  From Steel Mill Robots to Offices: POSCO DX Declares ‘AI Native’

  At POSCO Mobility Solution’s drive motor core rotor production line, a robot automatically packages finished products. Provided by POSCO DX POSCO DX is shifting to a system in which artificial intelligence (AI) handles everything from operation of manufacturing equipment on the shop floor to office

  2026.07.30