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MWC 2026 opened on March 2–5 in Barcelona, Spain, under the theme 'The IQ Era (Intelligence Through Connectivity).' Samsung, LG, and 182 other Korean companies are fiercely competing in agentic AI, 6G, and satellite communications.
According to an exclusive Korea JoongAng Daily report (3/3), Samsung Electronics' Taylor plant mass production has been pushed back from H2 2026 to early 2027. This creates a major variable for the $16.5 billion Tesla AI6 chip contract and Samsung's 2nm foundry competition against TSMC.
The sweeping SNS ban at WBC Tokyo Dome, introduced to protect Netflix's exclusive broadcasting rights, was withdrawn in just one day following fierce backlash from fans worldwide. This incident is not merely a policy reversal — it is a watershed moment that starkly exposed the limits OTT streaming faces when it begins to erode the appeal of live sports.
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) published a press release promoting seizures from tax delinquents that included a photo of a Ledger cold wallet with the seed phrase fully visible — resulting in the theft of approximately ₩4.8 billion (USD 4.8M) worth of PRTG tokens within minutes. The incident has raised serious questions about the government's ability to securely manage digital assets.
Nineteen years after Google's first request in 2007, the South Korean government has conditionally approved the overseas export of 1:5000 high-precision map data. Despite a triple safeguard of military facility masking, coordinate restrictions, and domestic server processing, this decision marks a historic inflection point where US-Korea trade negotiations, domestic IT competitiveness, and national security concerns all converge.
K-beauty home beauty device exports surged 75% year-on-year in February 2026, reaching $18.12 million. APR's AGE-R surpassing 6 million units sold and a ninefold explosion in Japan exports signal that the anti-aging boom is thrusting K-beauty to the frontlines of a hardware war.
LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On are making a full pivot to AI data center and humanoid robot batteries at 'InterBattery 2026' (March 11–13, COEX), moving past the EV slump. The robot battery market is forecast to grow from $2.9 billion in 2026 to $4.7 billion in 2030, at a CAGR of 12.5%.
In Q3 2025, the combined market share of TCL, Hisense, and Xiaomi (31.8%) surpassed Samsung and LG (28.5%) for the first time. Chinese TV brands are rapidly catching up in Mini LED and AI features while directly targeting the premium segment — foreshadowing a 'second Japan reversal scenario.'
Disney·Pixar's 30th feature film 'Hoppers' shot to the top of Korea's real-time search rankings two days before its March 4th domestic opening. After glowing previews sparked a wave of 'This is Pixar!' reactions and the film topped foreign-film advance ticket sales, we break down five reasons it's capturing attention even amid Iran war and substitute holiday news.
Nineteen years after its first request in 2007, the South Korean government has conditionally approved Google's export of 1:5,000 high-precision map data. Google Maps can now offer full navigation and turn-by-turn directions in Korea — and Naver Maps and Kakao Map, which have dominated the domestic market, are bracing for a direct hit.
The Galaxy S26 series, unveiled as the '3rd-generation Galaxy AI phone' at Galaxy Unpacked on February 25, is approaching its pre-order deadline of March 5. With a regional chipset split between Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Exynos 2600, pricing from ₩1,254,000 (S26) to ₩1,797,400 (S26 Ultra), early pick-up from March 6, and the official launch on March 11 — here are 5 key criteria to decide whether to buy now or wait.
MWC 2026 officially opened on March 2 in Barcelona, Spain, under the slogan 'The IQ Era.' With 2,900+ companies from 205 countries attending, SKT's A.X K1, Huawei's SuperPoD, and Deloitte's agentic AI forecast all proved from day one that AI has completely taken over the center of the telecom industry.