AI Adoption Check: A new Korea Media and Communications Com survey finds 38.9% of South Koreans used generative AI in 2025, averaging 49.6 minutes a day, while worries about misinformation and AI-fueled crime also rose. Startup Testing Push: Seoul is expanding its “Testbed Seoul 2.0” program, recruiting 20 companies to trial AI and smart-city tech in real public spaces, with more access to infrastructure via a “negative regulation” approach. Semiconductor Momentum Meets Volatility: Korea’s chip-led rally is cooling as KOSPI slips on renewed Iran tensions and fresh US strikes, even as SK hynix and other memory players keep drawing global attention. Cyber Threats Linked to Geopolitics: ESET’s APT report says China-aligned groups targeted maritime, energy, and an AI robotics firm in South Korea, with campaigns shaped by shifting state priorities. Mobility Software Open Source: Hyundai Mobis joins Eclipse Foundation’s SDV push, releasing software via the S-Core project to speed up safer, standardized vehicle platforms. Battery Supply Chain Deal: SK Innovation plans to sell its loss-making Chinese lithium separator business to Semcorp for about USD 59M. Urban Heat Tech: Seoul rolls out high-tech cooling zones—air-dome shelters and canopies—after an early heat-related death. Trade Secrets Case: Taihan Cable is referred for alleged submarine cable plant trade-secret theft from LS Cable, escalating a legal fight.