How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI 

How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI 

From tech giants to startups, South Korean players are developing large language models tailored to their own language and culture, ready to compete with global heavyweights like OpenAI and Google.  Last month, the nation launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging ₩530 billion, (about $390 million), to five local companies building large-scale…

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South Korea flags record suspicious crypto transactions in 2025: Report

South Korea flags record suspicious crypto transactions in 2025: Report

South Korea reportedly flagged a record 36,684 suspicious crypto transactions in 2025, surpassing the combined totals of the past two years. South Korean authorities flagged a record number of suspicious crypto transactions this year, with total numbers reportedly already surpassing combined figures from the past two years.  Citing Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) data provided to…

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