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Korea's Gangnam Unni Breach: One API, 220,000 Users
Korean cosmetic-surgery platform Gangnam Unni leaked data on 220,000 users after abnormal access to a consultation API. Procedure names and photos were exposed. Here's why it matters.
9/9/2026
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Kakao's Late-Night Robotaxi Test in Seoul's Gangnam District
Kakao Mobility is running autonomous vehicles through Seoul's Gangnam district from 11pm to 5am, logging 13,000 km in five months with its in-house AV-Kit and 24-hour remote monitoring.
9/9/2026
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Hyundai's EV Sales Jump 24% — But It's Still Only 8th
Global EV deliveries hit 11.8 million in Jan-July, up 6.3%. Hyundai-Kia grew 24% to about 440,000 units and 3.7% share, yet ranked 8th as Chinese groups took six of the top ten spots.
9/8/2026
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Samsung Takes Galaxy Z Fold8 Billboards to Six Global Cities
Samsung launched its "Welcome to Foldables" outdoor ad campaign for the Galaxy Z Fold8 in Seoul, Tokyo, London and three more cities. Here's what the record preorders and 106-country rollout really signal.
9/8/2026
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BMW Hits 2 Million EVs Sold, 13 Years After the i3
BMW says cumulative battery-electric deliveries have passed 2 million, 13 years after the i3. What Europe's 28% BEV share and Korea's 55% growth actually signal.
9/7/2026
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Galaxy S26 FE Bundled With a $6/Month Data Plan in Korea
Lotte Himart is bundling the Galaxy S26 FE with a 30GB+ mobile plan at 7,900 won a month for a year. Here's why unlocked phone + MVNO bundles are spreading in Korea.
9/5/2026
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Who Pays When the Car Drives? Korea's Insurers Prepare
Samsung Fire & Marine held its fourth mobility conference to rethink auto insurance for the AI and autonomous driving era. Here is why liability shifting from driver to system matters for premiums.
9/5/2026
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SK Hynix's Solidigm Pre-IPO Talk and the Double-Listing Problem
Reports of a 5–10 trillion won pre-IPO stake sale in SK Hynix's US NAND unit Solidigm have revived Korea's double-listing debate. Here's why it matters for shareholders and the memory industry.
9/4/2026
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ChatGPT, Claude and Grok Went Down Together — Why That Matters
OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and xAI's Grok all suffered outages at the same time. Here's what a simultaneous failure across rival AI providers reveals about shared infrastructure risk — and how to prepare.
9/3/2026
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Korea Cuts EV Charging Rates Up to 32% on Weekend Afternoons
From Sept 5 to Oct 31, South Korea is discounting public EV charging by up to 32% on weekends and holidays between 11am and 2pm — a pilot for time-of-use pricing coming next year.
9/3/2026
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Korea's Record EV Subsidy Budget vs. Empty Local Coffers
Korea is budgeting a record ~2.1 trillion won for EV incentives next year, yet local subsidy pools in provinces like Gangwon are already empty. Here's what that gap means for buyers.
9/2/2026
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Tving's 20M-Record Breach: Compensation Plan After 3 Months
Korean streaming service Tving will unveil its data breach compensation plan on Sept 3, three months after the incident. Leaked records reportedly outnumber subscribers 4 to 1.
9/2/2026
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Apple's Foldable iPhone: What the Pencil It Killed Tells Us
Korean FPCB supplier BH jumped 20.7% ahead of Apple's foldable iPhone reveal, while a foldable Apple Pencil was reportedly shelved. What these signals say about the device and its buyers.
9/1/2026
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Korea Boosts EV Subsidies to 430,000 Cars in 2027 Budget
South Korea's 2027 budget proposal expands EV purchase subsidies from 300,000 to 430,000 vehicles, with a 2.14 trillion won allocation and per-car amounts held flat. Here's what it means for buyers and automakers.
9/1/2026
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LG's $1.4B US Lithium Deal Redraws the Battery Map
LG Energy Solution signed a multi-year deal worth roughly 2 trillion won for US-produced lithium carbonate. Here's what full US-based sourcing means for EV prices and supply chains.
8/31/2026
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Korea's Chip Bonus Boom Is Lifting Spending — and Raising Questions
A memory-chip upcycle is flowing into Korean workers' bonuses and straight into apartments, cars and department stores. Here's why this cycle differs from 2018 — and what the capex trade-off means.
8/31/2026
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Samsung's PlayGalaxy Cup Goes League Format at Gamescom
Samsung held the PlayGalaxy Cup World Final at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, played on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Here's why the sixth edition switched to a league format, and what mobile gaming performance marketing means for phone buyers.
8/30/2026
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200 Chinese Robotaxis Are Coming to Seoul by 2028
Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai and Korean partner FutureLink plan 200 robotaxis in Seoul by 2028. What it means for Korea's AV market, data rules, and local carmakers.
8/30/2026
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Korea's Biggest EV Fire Heads to Court: A $23M Claim vs. Mercedes
A Korean insurer is suing Mercedes-Benz for 32.2 billion won over the 2024 Incheon underground parking EV fire. Why this case could set the first major precedent on EV fire liability in Korea.
8/29/2026
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Galaxy S26 FE: Samsung's Bet on the Missing Price Tier
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 FE at 1,045,000 won (~$780), launching in Korea on September 4. Here's what the price, Exynos chip, and flagship-grade Galaxy AI features really signal.
8/29/2026