Tech news from South Korea in April 2023 covered items including developments in Korean GPS-like positioning tech that allows location signaling from underground, Korean development of cultured protein versions of popular seafoods, Korean medical-tech allowing diagnosis of kidney problems using retinal scanning, and more.
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- South Korea is forecast to increase spending on advanced chipmaking equipment by 41.5% to $21 billion in 2024
- South Korea: CellQua gains seed funding with seafood-focused cell-cultured meats, currently producing 6 types including eel, squid and loach
- South Korea: K-Startup Grand Challenge 2023 edition applications are now open for program to attract, incorporate, and expand foreign startups to Korea
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- South Korea: Mediwhale retina scanning startup raises $9M with AI-powered diagnosis of broad health risks including cardiac and kidney disorders
- North Korea may be set to launch its first dedicated spy satellite by month-end, with Kim Jong-Un talking of plans for multiple units
- South Korea’s NextRise 2023 startup conference is set for June in Seoul, providing exposure to major Korean firms and more than 150 multinationals and VCs
- South Korea: Treasurer investment platform gains Series A, specializing in expensive collectibles such as luxury watches and rare whiskey, using its own ‘Security Token’ technology
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- South Korea: An intro to idciti and its uGPS system, allowing GPS to work underground as an aid for autonomous vehicles, and with Seoul metro trials commencing soon
- South Korea and the US to establish ‘Strategic Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework’ over concerns about North Korea funding weapons programs with cybercrime proceeds
- South Korea: A brief look at Hanvixolar’s modular solar panels, focused on recharging smartphones and small consumer goods with expandable, interlocking panel units
- North Korea believed to be behind 3CX ‘software supply chain’ hack, first sighting of a cascading hack with one compromizing a legitimate update to enable the next to be delivered to customers
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