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Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

ROBOTWORLD 2026 Opens in South Korea With 402 Exhibitors and a Focus on Physical AI Manufacturing

ROBOTWORLD 2026 opened November 4 in South Korea with 402 exhibitors from 17 countries, marking the industry's shift from demo-stage robots to AI-driven manufacturing systems.

Nov 5

Legal & Compliance · 5 min read

80% of South Korean Judges Have Seen AI-Hallucinated Legal Precedents in Court

A new survey finds eight in ten South Korean judges have presided over cases with AI-generated fake legal citations — and 92% are calling for fines, mandatory verification, and disciplinary action.

Nov 4

Government & Policy · 3 min read

South Korea Plans $16 Billion AI and Chip Investment, Nearly Doubling 2027 Budget

South Korea will invest $16 billion in AI, semiconductors, and data centers in 2027 — including $3.5 billion for a sovereign foundation model — nearly doubling this year's allocation.

Nov 3

Security & Privacy · 3 min read

AI-Powered "Black October" Attacks Rooted 24 Firewalls Across Four Countries in Under 15 Minutes

A Chinese-nexus campaign used AI-accelerated techniques to compromise 24 firewalls across the US, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea in under 15 minutes — including two US government-affiliated targets.

Nov 1

Security & Privacy · 3 min read

AI Cybersecurity Threats Surge 91% in 2026; South Korean Banks Hit in Nation-State Breach

AI-powered cyber threats surged 91 percent in 2026, with October alone logging 79 incidents — including an AI-assisted nation-state breach of South Korean financial institutions.

Oct 30

Security & Privacy · 2 min read

AI-Native Cyberattacks Hit South Korean Banks: ARTEX Tool Plus Claude Code Used to Breach Nine Institutions

A China-based actor used the open-source ARTEX pentesting tool and Claude Code to breach nine South Korean banks, exposing 25,000+ customers in one of the first documented AI-native, multi-model cyberattacks on financial infrastructure.

Oct 10

Manufacturing & Industry · 3 min read

Asia Manufacturing Expands as AI Chip Demand Lifts Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan PMI

Asia's electronics manufacturing hubs posted PMI expansion in September, with AI chip demand providing the durable demand signal that's absent in conventional industrial sectors.

Oct 2

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

Nvidia and Hyundai Launch $5.9 Billion AI and Robotics Development Hub in South Korea

Nvidia and Hyundai are co-developing a $5.9 billion AI and robotics hub in South Korea powered by 50,000 Blackwell GPUs, shifting their relationship from technology supplier to joint innovator.

Jun 10

Finance & Banking · 3 min read

AI Stocks Slide Globally as South Korea Mulls Redistributing AI Windfall Profits

AI stocks fell sharply in Asia and on Wall Street after South Korea signaled it may tax windfall profits from AI companies and redistribute proceeds to citizens.

May 13