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Kakao Brain Partners with Ajou University Hospital: A Leap in AI-Powered Medical Imaging
Kakao Brain (Representatives Kim Il-doo, Kim Byung-hak) and Ajou University Hospital (Director Park Joon-seong) have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Kakao’s First Self-Owned Data Center: Aims for Disaster-Resilient Operations
South Korean tech conglomerate Kakao Corp. has celebrated the completion of its inaugural in-house data center. The Kakao Data Center...
Top 8 Collaborative Initiatives Fostering Innovation Among South Korea’s Tech Giants
In South Korea's tech landscape, a new era of innovation is being shaped through strategic collaborations. South Korea's tech marketplace...
Kakao Unveils Plans for AI-Powered Platform and KoGPT 2.0 Model
Kakao, the operator of South Korea's leading messenger app, KakaoTalk, has unveiled its plans to launch a new artificial intelligence...
LG Uplus, Kakao Mobility Form Partnership for Electric Vehicle Charging
LG Uplus, the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, has partnered with Kakao Mobility, a subsidiary of tech giant Kakao...
Siebert Financial Corp. Receives $17 M Investment from Kakao Pay, Appoints Simon Shin as External Director
Kakao Pay, the online payment service of South Korean tech giant Kakao, has successfully invested $17 million in Siebert Financial...
Kakao Mobility and Kia collaborate to develop purpose-built vehicle for ride-hailing services
South Korea's Kakao Mobility, a ride-hailing subsidiary of Kakao and Kia Corporation, an automobile maker, signed a memorandum of understanding...
Kakao Brain builds image-generating AI model
Kakao Brain, the AI tech research and development division of Kakao, has announced a new AI model that creates images...
South Korea sets site engineering standards for big tech firms
The South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT have set guidelines for tech firms operating in the country. The guidelines...
Wealth Shaken Up After Kakao’s Founder Faces Antitrust Probe
Kim Beom-su, one of the richest Korean entrepreneurs and the founder of tech giant Kakao, is facing an antitrust probe....
Kakao shares get hit as it receives criticism over market dominance
South Korea continues to curb tech firms' dominance in the industry with restrictions being imposed. Kakao Corp, the country's largest...
Kakao, Samsung and other top companies you’ll want to work in
Kakao Corp remains at the top spot for the second time in a row, as the most preferred...
Daum Rebrands As Kakao Webtoon Amid Soaring Competition
Kakao Entertainment Corp., an industry-leading South Korean entertainment content provider, revealed that it would be rebranding Daum Webtoon as Kakao...
Kakao Mobility, GS to Accelerate Future Mobility Transition
Kakao Mobility Corp., one of South Korea’s top mobility service providers, received 30 billion won ($26 million) in funding from...
KakaoBank’s IPO Draws Record-Breaking Bids Amid Valuation Talks
KakaoBank, Kakao Corp.’s Internet-only retail lender, is set to acquire 2.55 trillion won ($2.2 billion) after pricing its initial public...
Kakao’s Ground X Joins Bank of Korea’s Digital Currency Project
South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), officially selected Ground X, Kakao Corp.’s blockchain technology subsidiary, as a...
Traditional Korean Banks to Catch Up to KakaoBank Digital Bank Success
Numerous industry-leading traditional South Korean banks, including Hana, KB Kookmin, Shinhan, and Woori, plan to boost their online platforms. Moody’s...
KakaoBank, KakaoPay’s Back-to-Back IPO to Raise 4 Trillion Won
Kakao Corp. announced that it would officially launch its two units, KakaoBank and KakaoPay, on the Korea Composite Stock Price...
KakaoBank to Become Korea’s 3rd-Largest Lender After $2.3B IPO Target
KakaoBank Corp., Kakao Corp.’s mobile-only banking service platform, announced that it aims to raise at least 2.6 trillion won ($2.3...
Kakao Becomes Korea’s 5th Largest Biz Group in Terms of Market Cap
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s most popular messaging app operator, became the country’s fifth-largest business group in terms of market capitalization....
