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South Korea Confronts a Digital Infrastructure It No Longer Fully Controls

Foreign-operated satellite networks, major data breaches and a government data-centre failure reveal how essential Korean services now depend on systems outside national authority, pushing operational sovereignty to the centre of Seoul’s policy agenda.

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How AI Could Rebuild Korea’s Medical Economy

AI is no longer a futuristic accessory but the core mechanism for policy recalibration. Properly designed, it can price risk, reward equity, and realign incentives across Korea’s unbalanced medical economy—if, and only if, the state owns the code that governs care.

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KakaoTalk’s Reinvention Sparks a National Backlash

The redesign was meant to modernize KakaoTalk; instead it unsettled millions who had treated it as a fixed part of daily life.

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When Hate Becomes Play — and Politics

Across gaming chats, YouTube feeds, and political forums, humor and grievance merge into identity. A closer look at how technology, psychology, and culture intertwine to radicalize both the young and the old.

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How South Korea Became the Epicenter of Cyberattacks in 2025

In 2025, South Korea faced an unprecedented wave of hacks that paralyzed telecom carriers, financial institutions, and online retailers. Technical debt, weak oversight, and centralized ID systems turned the world’s most connected nation into a prime target for espionage, extortion, and fraud.

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Smart Village or Smart City? The Reality Behind Korea’s Flagship Projects

Inside Korea’s smart city experiments—Busan Eco-Delta City and Sejong 5-1—where high-tech pilots work, but full-city integration lags behind.

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Numbers Don’t Understand Meaning

Confidence scores look clinical. Precise. Coldly rational. But in practice? They often say more than they know—and less than they claim.

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How Stablecoins Could Transform South Korea’s Digital Economy

KRW-pegged stablecoins could soon reward Koreans for walking, learning, and creating — if lawmakers and the Bank of Korea align on regulation.

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The Hidden Bias of AI Search Results: How Algorithms Shape What We Know

AI-generated content is creating a cycle of shallow, formulaic articles that distort search results. As AI content grows, popularity drives results over accuracy, reinforcing biases and limiting our understanding. How can we break this cycle?

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AI-Ready? Not Yet — Inside Korea’s Public Sector Software Trap

Despite Korea's tech-forward reputation, its public software system remains dominated by outdated procurement rules, short-term contracts, and rigid project scopes — all of which undermine innovation and exclude high-growth firms.

10 min read

Productivity Without Purpose: Rethinking Work in the Age of AI

Despite the appearance of constant busyness, most office workers spend less than three hours a day in focused work. This section uncovers the disconnect between activity and output in white-collar jobs.

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SKT SIM Breach: Why Changing Your SIM Doesn’t End the Attack

SKT’s massive SIM data breach may have prompted a nationwide card replacement, but that doesn’t mean users are safe. Here’s why attackers can still clone, spoof, and hijack mobile identities—long after the SIM is swapped.

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