How Are 122 Trillion Won Rewiring AI Economies? 💸🤖🌏

TL;DR

• Korea boosts $83.1B into AI‑driven manufacturing
• Boards worldwide put AI adoption above M&A
• New AI lab in Singapore targets humanoid robotics
• Retail microstores see 46% sales jump using AI

HEADLINES

Packworks AI Retail Study showed 46% GMV jump in stores 🛒🔗

Diligent Institute found 48% of boards prioritize AI 📊🔗

CPA Australia Survey showed 92% AI adoption in Singapore 📈🔗

Nomura partnered with OpenAI for asset management 🏦🔗

Korea Industry Ministry highlighted chips investment on AI demand 🏭🔗

Veritone hosted AI and Data Economy investor forum 📣🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

Nomura formed strategic AI partnership with OpenAI 🤝🔗

NTU Singapore and Schaeffler(https://www.schaeffler.com/en/) launched AI humanoid robotics lab 🤖🔗

Korea Industry Ministry backed $83.1B AI‑linked manufacturing push 💰🔗

CPA Australia urged stronger cyber spend as AI scales 🛡️🔗

Veritone convened AI and Data Economy investor forum 📊🔗

RAISES

C.H.E.S.T. Technologies raised an undisclosed Series A at $70M valuation 📈🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

NTU Singapore & Schaeffler unveiled AI‑enabled humanoid robotics corporate lab 🦾🔗

GridAI Technologies Corp. rebranded from Entero Therapeutics to focus grid‑edge AI ⚡🔗

360 Legal launched 360 Legal AI for instant legal answers 📚🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

Packworks SIP AI store‑insighting boosts sari‑sari sales 🛍️🔗

BGRemover.video AI background remover positioned as Unscreen successor 🎬🔗

CXone Mpower NiCE CX AI platform for contact centers 🎧🔗

METRICS

Packworks saw 46% GMV jump in AI‑assisted stores 📊🔗

Singapore businesses reported 92% AI tool adoption rate 📈🔗

Diligent survey found 57% organizations already using AI operationally 📘🔗

Korea manufacturers planned 122T won (~$83.1B) facilities 🏭🔗

Korea Upbit hack exposed $33M crypto loss, pressuring AI‑driven security 🚨🔗

BENCHMARKS

Diligent Institute reported 48% of boards rank AI top priority 📑🔗

CPA Australia found 70% boards see AI as top agenda 📊🔗

Packworks Philippines highlighted AI unlocking PHP 2.8T economic upside 🌏🔗

UiPath APJ analysis framed APJ as emerging AI powerhouse 🌐🔗

INFRA & COSTS

Korea semiconductor sector expanded advanced memory for AI chips 💽🔗

NTU–Schaeffler lab added 900‑sqm AI robotics facility 🏗️🔗

Packworks–STT GDC leveraged AI Synergy Lab for training models 🖥️🔗

FCC inquiry questioned local AI rules impacting network deployment 📡🔗

VALUATIONS

C.H.E.S.T. Technologies marked $70M valuation post Series A 🏷️🔗

Diligent survey showed boards prioritizing internal AI over M&A 🏛️🔗

Upbit breach sharpened scrutiny on AI‑driven security startups 🛡️🔗

POLICY

Eastern District of Texas expanded AI‑related filing rule effective December 1 ⚖️🔗

FCC Federal Register opened comments on preempting state AI rules 🏛️🔗

North Carolina laws flagged AI‑linked exploitation and cyber harms 📜🔗

SOVEREIGN

Korea government steered 122T won into AI‑relevant manufacturing 🏯🔗

Philippines development plan positioned AI as MSME growth lever 🇵🇭🔗

NSF DCL funded up to $300k supplements for K‑12 AI education 🎓🔗

SECTORS

Retail microstores deployed AI inventory and pricing optimization 🛒🔗

Singapore enterprises embedded AI across workflows despite cyber gaps 🏢🔗

Advanced manufacturing adopted AI humanoid robotics for logistics 🤖🔗

Telecom networks explored AI‑managed spectrum and performance optimization 📶🔗

Fintech security reassessed AI‑driven defenses after Upbit breach 💳🔗

COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Packworks Founders scaled AI tools across 300+ sari‑sari stores 🌍🔗