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Telecommunications & Broadcasting
LG HelloVision’s Second-Quarter Operating Profit Plummets 72%… Profitability Takes a Hit Due to Weakness in Rental and MVNO Businesses
LG HelloVision(037560)LG HelloVision’s second-quarter earnings this year deteriorated significantly due to a combination of the scaling back of its educational smart device distribution program and sl…
Internet
Hecto Financial Reports First-Half Operating Profit of 13.7 Billion Won... Up 83.5% Year-Over-Year
Global fintech company Hecto Financial(234340)posted its best-ever first-half results this year.Hecto Financial announced on the 6th, through a preliminary earnings release, that its consolidated reve…
Gaming
NC Sets Out to Target Global Markets at Germany’s ‘Gamescom 2026’
NC (NCsoftCorporation(036570)) announced on the 6th that it will participate in “gamescom 2026,” the world’s largest gaming expo, taking place in Cologne, Germany starting on the 826th, to showcase it…
Internet
Kakao Enters Search Advertising Market with AI [Conference Call]
Kakao(035720)is making a full-scale entry into the search advertising market using artificial intelligence (AI). The strategy is to expand its business structure—which has traditionally focused on dis…
Gaming
Kakao Games Corp. Selects Actor Park Ji-hoon as the Face of Its New Game, 'The World of Dokkaebi'
Kakao Games Corp.(293490)announced on the 6th that SuperCat has selected actor Park Ji-hoon as the official advertising model for its upcoming 2.5D MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing ga…
Telecommunications & Broadcasting
Corporate Infrastructure Drives Growth… LG Uplus Posts 'Record-High' Operating Profit in Q2
LG Uplus(032640)achieved its highest-ever quarterly operating profit in the second quarter of this year, driven by strong growth and cost efficiency in its corporate infrastructure segment, including …
Telecommunications & Broadcasting
Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 Effect… Applications for Used Phone Sales Surge 91%
SamsungElectronics(005930) The used smartphone market is also gaining momentum thanks to the pre-order effect of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8. Demand for used phones has surged significantly as more…
Internet
‘ChatGPT for Kakao’ Reaches 13 Million Users… Average of 6 Messages Per Day [Conference Call]
The cumulative number of subscribers to “ChatGPT for Kakao,” which allows users to access ChatGPT via KakaoTalk, has surpassed 13 million. Analysts say the service has moved beyond simply acquiring su…
Gaming
NEOWIZ’s ‘P’s Lie: Complete Edition’ Officially Launches on Nintendo Switch 2
NEOWIZ(095660)announced on the 6th that it has officially released “Lies of P: Complete Edition,” the Nintendo Switch 2 version of its PC and console action RPG “Lies of P.”
“Lies of P: Complet…
Internet
Kakao to Begin Full-Scale AI Monetization Next Year… TalkBiz Revenue to Account for Double-Digit Percentage by 2028 [Conference Call]
Kakao(035720)plans to lay the groundwork for the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) services by the end of this year and begin full-scale monetization starting in 2027. Following tran…