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  Startup

  Card Firm Takes 7 Years’ Fees, Solar Startup Shines

  On the 25th of last month, solar panels installed by startup Hajum were set up in the north-side parking lot of Kolon Industries’ Gumi Plant 1 in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. The 3,405 panels installed throughout the plant site (14,400㎡) represent the optimized volume calculated by combining Haj

  2026.04.07
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  Tech / Semiconductor

  From Shrinking to Linking: Chip Architecture Wars

  The team led by Professor Choi Jae-hyuk (left) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University, which won first place in the Asia-Pacific region at this February’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). Provided by Professor Choi Jae-hyuk At the

  2026.04.06
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  Startup

  Three Colleagues Bet on KRW 45 Trillion Bond Market

  On April 2, Ola Fintech CEO Kim Sang-su explains how the company’s service is implemented, using the example of a seller operating in an online shopping mall, at the company’s office in Gangnam District, Seoul. Photo by reporter Heo Jin-seok, jameshur@donga.com There is a boss who runs a kalguksu (k

  2026.04.04
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  LG Energy / DX

  LG Energy Solution First Battery Firm in Car Software Market

  Screen introducing LG Energy Solution’s “Battery Platform Software (Battery Platform SW)” registered on SDVerse. Provided by LG Energy Solution LG Energy Solution announced on the 3rd that it has joined “SDVerse,” an open‑market platform for in‑vehicle software. It is the first battery manufacturer

  2026.04.03
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  FuriosaAI

  FuriosaAI Unveils Renegade, 7.4 Times NVIDIA’s Efficiency

  On the afternoon of the 2nd, Baek Jun-ho, CEO of FuriosaAI, speaks about the performance of the RNGD chip at the “Renegade 2026 Summit.” Jeon Hye-jin, Reporter, sunrise@donga.com Baek Jun-ho, CEO of FuriosaAI, stated, “The core of future AI data center design lies in how much we can reduce repetitiv

  2026.04.02
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  AI Trend

  AI Now Summarizes Meetings, Writes Emails as Market Booms

  “In the past, drafting minutes was a task for new hires, but these days everything is entrusted to artificial intelligence (AI).” Kwon, a 32-year-old office worker at an advertising firm in Seoul, recently began using an AI voice-recognition-based minutes service and has significantly reduced workin

  2026.04.01
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  Hankook

  Hankook Tire Proves Tech Prowess in European UHP Test

  Hankook Tire & Technology’s ultra‑high‑performance tire “Ventus Evo (photo)” has ranked first in succession in tests conducted by major European automotive media outlets.Ventus Evo took overall first place in a comparative test by Germany’s Auto Bild, competing against global brands such as Michelin

  2026.03.31
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  Global Expansion

  LG Innotek Targets Autonomous Driving With U.S. Software Partner

  LG Innotek announced on the 30th that it has signed a strategic partnership with U.S. autonomous driving software (SW) company Applied Intuition. Applied Intuition is a leading company in autonomous driving SW and simulation, and counts 18 of the world’s top 20 automakers among its customers. LG Inn

  2026.03.31
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  AI Startup

  DeepX Wins 27 AI Chip Orders in 8 Countries

  At CES 2026, the world’s largest information technology (IT) and home appliance exhibition held in Las Vegas, United States, in January, DeepX CEO Kim Nok-won explains DeepX’s product line-up. Provided by DeepX South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor design (fabless) startup DeepX ha

  2026.03.30
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  UAM R&D

  “Air Taxis Unprofitable, Overregulated; Firms Pull Back”

  Urban Air Mobility (UAM) experience zone operated by SK Telecom near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, in 2023. Dong-A Ilbo DB As companies that had ambitiously entered the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) business, touting “20 minutes from Jamsil to Gimpo Airport,” are pulling out one after another, UAM r

  2026.03.30