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Website tracking Jensen Huang’s Korea itinerary draws over 70,000 visits

A website compiling Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s projected itinerary in Korea and related Korean stock movements has drawn more than 70,000 visitors, showing how closely investors are watching his visit for clues on Nvidia’s next partnerships in the country’s AI supply chain. The site, titled “Jensen Huang’s Footprints” in Korean, was created by an individual developer using the nickname Jun, according to local media reports. As of late Thursday afternoon, its cumulative visitor count had topped 70

Hyundai, Nvidia in talks on Korea AI center: report

Hyundai Motor Group, Nvidia and the South Korean government may establish an artificial intelligence technology center in the country, with a major industrial development zone in North Jeolla Province emerging as a leading candidate for the project, according to local media reports Thursday. The Korea Economic Daily reported that the parties are in the final stages of discussions regarding the timing and location of the proposed facility, citing industry and government sources. If established, t

Jensen Huang to meet executives from Krafton during Seoul visit: sources

The head of US chip giant Nvidia Corp., Jensen Huang, is expected to meet with executives of Krafton Inc., a local game developer, during his visit to Seoul this week, industry sources said Thursday. Huang is reportedly meeting Krafton's Executive Director Chang Byung-gyu, and other senior managers from the company, though the exact dates have yet to be confirmed, the sources said. The two companies are likely to discuss gaming partnerships related to Nvidia's RTX Spark, a type of semiconductor

SK chief looks beyond chips to AI factories

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Tuesday that the conglomerate aims to move beyond supplying AI memory chips and eventually build "AI factories," while doubling wafer production capacity within five years to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Chey said SK's ambitions extend beyond its current role as a key supplier of memory chips for AI systems. "Today we produce memory chips for AI, but I want to chal

When AI becomes doctor, therapist and confidant

A post about a woman seeking repeated reassurance from an artificial intelligence chatbot over health concerns has sparked debate in South Korea over how deeply generative AI is infiltrating people’s emotional lives and decision-making. The post, shared on the workplace community platform Remember, said the writer’s girlfriend, who has health anxiety, spends up to three hours talking to Gemini and often worries that minor physical discomfort could be a sign of serious illness. “She asks Gemini t

Cabinet approves bill to support defense semiconductor industry

South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at fostering the country’s defense semiconductor industry, the Ministry of National Defense said. The bill on nurturing and supporting defense semiconductors is expected to be promulgated later this month and could take effect as early as the fourth quarter, after related enforcement decrees and regulations are prepared. Defense semiconductors are key components of advanced weapons systems, but the sector has lacked a dedicated legal framewo

Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Admission to a prestigious university is no longer seen as the only path to success for some students in South Korea, as semiconductor-focused high schools gain popularity on the expectation that they can lead directly to jobs at major chipmakers. Korea Semiconductor Meister High School in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, decided to hold a second admissions information session on June 20 after turnout at the initial session held May 30 exceeded the 120 seats prepared by the school. “More stu

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Korean TV debut during Seoul visit

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will appear on the popular Korean television talk show "You Quiz on the Block," adding another high-profile event to a week that includes meetings with some of South Korea's most influential business leaders. TvN said Tuesday that Huang had confirmed his appearance on the program hosted by Yoo Jae-suk. The episode is scheduled to air in June. The announcement comes as Huang prepares to visit Korea later this week following Nvidia's GTC Taipei conference. He is expected to

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expected to visit Korea this week for talks with industry leaders

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected to visit Korea this week to meet with the heads of major South Korean companies, including SK Group, LG Group, Naver and Hyundai Motor Group, for talks on cooperation in AI chips, robotics and physical artificial intelligence. According to reports from Yonhap News Agency, Huang is to arrive in Seoul on Thursday after attending Nvidia’s annual AI conference, GTC Taipei, in Taiwan. He is expected to begin meeting Korean industry leaders from Friday.

한투그룹, 앤트로픽과 스타트업 해커톤 대회 '푸시투프로드 서울' 개최

한국금융지주는 자회사 한국투자액셀러레이터(이하 한투AC)와 한국투자파트너스가 글로벌 인공지능(AI) 기업 ' 앤트로픽(Anthropic)', AI 기반 소프트웨어 개발 플랫폼 '레플릿(Replit)'과 함께 스타트업을 위한 해커톤 대회 '푸시 투 프로드 서울(Push to Prod SEOUL)'을 개최한다고 28일 밝혔다. '푸시 투 프로드'는 인공지능 모델 '클로드(Claude)'의 개발사인 앤트로픽이 인도, 싱가포르, 핀란드 헬싱키 등 글로벌 각지에서 운영해 온 시그니처 해커톤 시리즈다. 국내에서는 처음 개최되는 행사로 우수한 초기 창업 기업들이 글로벌 무대에서 역량을 증명하고 새로운 성장 기회를 포착할 수 있도록 지원하기 위해 마련됐다....

Alibaba.com launches AI-powered Accio Work in Korea

Alibaba.com on Thursday launched Accio Work, an AI-powered autonomous business service, in Korea to support small and medium-sized enterprises. According to Alibaba.com, Accio Work offers a cross-functional squad of artificial intelligence agents that can handle all steps of running a business, including market analysis, product planning, sourcing, price negotiation, product registration, marketing and store operation. “Accio Work was developed to help SMEs and entrepreneurs enter the global mar

Bank of America sharply lifts Korea outlook on AI chip boom

Bank of America has sharply raised its 2026 growth forecast for South Korea, citing an artificial intelligence-driven semiconductor boom that it said is strong enough to lift exports, investment, consumption and government revenue. The bank upgraded its 2026 GDP growth forecast for Korea to 3.1 percent from its previous estimate of 1.9 percent, calling the revision "a clear shift to above-trend expansion," according to its report released Tuesday. It also raised its current account surplus proje

Hyundai builds new robot units to scale Atlas deployment

Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its push into humanoid robotics by establishing new divisions to support the deployment of Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by its US-based subsidiary Boston Dynamics, across vehicle production lines. According to media reports on Tuesday, Hyundai created a software-defined factory promotion division and appointed Alpesh Patel as its executive vice president. SDF refers to a smart manufacturing facility where AI manages production, logistics and quality contr

S-Oil launches AI data center cooling pilot

S-Oil said Tuesday it has launched a pilot project to test liquid immersion cooling technology for AI data centers, as surging AI workloads drive up power consumption and heat generation. The pilot, designed to replicate real-world data center conditions, aims to verify the performance and operational safety of next-generation cooling systems. S-Oil will supply its immersion cooling fluid, “S-Oil E-Cooling Solution,” and provide technical support for the project. The pilot also includes particip

Industry ministry discusses AI transformation of battery industry with LGES

The industry ministry on Tuesday discussed ways to accelerate the artificial intelligence transformation of the battery industry, currently facing sluggish growth amid the electric vehicle market slowdown. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources met with representatives from leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. to explore measures to help the domestic battery industry strengthen its manufacturing competitiveness under the government's initiative aimed at promoting the AI transform

[유효상 칼럼] 왜 식탁 접시만 한 커다란 칩이 엔비디아를 긴장시킬까

지난 5월 14일 나스닥에 상장한 AI 스타트업 주가가 공모가보다 두 배 높은 가격에서 거래를 시작했지만, 매수 주문이 너무 많이 쏟아져 거래소 시스템이 잠깐 멈췄다. 그 주인공은 세레브라스 시스템즈(Cerebras Systems)다. 세계에서 가장 큰 사이즈의 반도체를 만드는 회사다. '세계에서 가장 빠른 AI는 세계에서 가장 큰 칩에서 작동한다(The world's fastest AI runs on the world's biggest chip)'는 슬로건을 내세운 세레브라스는 앤드류 펠드먼(Andrew Feldman)이 2016년 창업했다. 펠드먼은 스탠퍼드 MBA 출신으로, 2007년 에너지 효율 마이크로서버 기업 SeaMicro를 창업해 AMD에 매각한 후 직원들과 또다시 새로운 회사를 시작한 연쇄 창업가(Serial Entrepreneur)다. 돈이 목표가 아니라, "컴퓨터 역사 박물관(Computer History Museum)에 이름을 남길 무언가를 만들고 싶었다"는 것이 세레브라스의 출발이었다....

Korea’s chip-driven rally fuels global ETF appetite

Hong Kong's CSOP Asset Management is preparing to roll out more exchange-traded funds tracking South Korean equities later this year, as a relentless rally in Seoul fuels global demand for exposure to Asia's best-performing major market. CSOP is working to list an ETF tracking the Kospi 200 index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the second half of this year, industry reports showed Sunday. The product would mark the first overseas-listed ETF tracking Korea's blue-chip index, giving offshore in

Kospi rally goes beyond Samsung, SK hynix: JP Morgan

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia equity and quant strategist Mixo Das says South Korea's stock rally still has room to run, as the artificial intelligence-driven memory cycle, earnings upgrades and governance reform continue to support the bank's most bullish regional market call. In a May 10 report titled "Embracing the AI momentum; Kospi 10K?" Das and his team raised JPMorgan's Kospi base, bull and bear targets to 9,000, 10,000 and 6,000, respectively, only weeks after lifting them to 7,000, 8,500 an

LG 올레드 TV, 전세계 14개국 소비자매체 평가 1위

LG전자는 회사의 올레드(OLED) TV가 전세계 14개국 소비자매체 TV 성능 평가에서 모두 1위를 차지했다고 25일 밝혔다. LG 올레드 TV는 미국 대표 소비자매체 컨슈머리포트(Consumer Reports)의 최근 평가에서 모든 화면 크기별 올레드 TV 분야에서 최고점을 획득했다. 특히 65형 LG 올레드 에보 AI(인공지능)에 대해서는 "고명암비(HDR) 성능이 매우 인상적이고 어떤 자리에서도 화질 저하가 거의 없는 뛰어난 시야각을 갖췄다"고 평가했다. 영국 소비자매체 '위치?(Which?)' 역시 65형 LG 올레드 에보 AI에 최고점을 줬으며 포르투갈 소비자매체 '데코 프로테스테(DECO PROteste)'는 55형 LG 올레드 에보 AI에 대해 최고 점수를 부여했다....