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What is FC-BGA? Reading LG Innotek's substrate and earnings claims
Learn what FC-BGA does and how to separate LG Innotek's company earnings from substrate performance, using official financial and technical releases.
8/13/2026
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Incheon Bets on Big Tech to Push Startups Abroad
Incheon's I-Startup Unicorn Dream program pairs local founders with Microsoft, AWS, IBM, Siemens and Ansys — and is now producing overseas contracts. A look at what this model gets right, and its risks.
8/13/2026
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KT Bundles Google Gemini Into Four New Mobile Plans
KT is bundling Google Gemini access and 400GB of cloud storage into four new mobile plans starting around 90,000 won a month. Here is what the move says about Korea's telco AI bundle race.
8/11/2026
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Galaxy Z8 Preorders Surge Ahead of Apple's Foldable
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 drove strong global preorders with a 4:3 screen and passport-style design. We break down bank discounts and the coming Apple foldable clash.
8/10/2026
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AI Data Centers Are Becoming a Banking Business
AI data center and power infrastructure buildouts are opening a new corporate finance pipeline for global banks — reaching well beyond Big Tech into utilities, developers and infra funds.
8/8/2026
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Why a Korean Materials Maker Is Backing Two Startups
Korean materials firm Inox and the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation picked two startups for their fifth open innovation cohort. A look at the lightweight CVC model behind it and what it means for Korea's deep tech scene.
8/6/2026
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Jeff Dean's Exit and Google's AI Brain Drain
Alphabet fell over 4% after chief scientist Jeff Dean's departure and reports of a delayed Gemini model. Here's what Google's talent drain says about the AI race.
8/5/2026
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Three Korean Deep-Tech Startups and What They Signal
A joint investor pitch event in Gyeonggi Province featured plasma medical devices, AI drug simulation, and laser inspection tools for advanced chip packaging. Here's what that lineup says about Korean early-stage investing.
8/1/2026
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Modu Startup data exposure: confirmed findings and practical checks
Separate the July 31 official Modu Startup incident findings from assumptions. Review practical user preparation, API authorization and secrets-management checks.
7/31/2026
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AI Gets Physical: Wafers, Data Centers, Unmanned Stores
A wafer maker up for sale, a bank underwriting an AI data center, copper diplomacy with Chile, and AI cameras in unmanned shops — five Korean stories that show AI's center of gravity shifting to hard infrastructure.
7/31/2026
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Korea Is Now Exporting Shipyards, Not Just Ships
HD Hyundai is bringing its smart shipyard playbook to the US — yard redesign, welding robots, AI process analytics. Why American yards need it, and the three hard problems ahead.
7/30/2026
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China's Memory Makers Seize Pricing Power in the AI Crunch
CXMT and YMTC have gained pricing leverage amid an AI-driven memory shortage, while Korea shifts its AI focus to talent and power equipment. Three signals worth watching.
7/29/2026