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Upstage CEO Sung Kim is seen before a meeting with AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su at a hotel in central Seoul on March 19. [YONHAP]

Upstage signs deal to acquire portal service Daum

Korean AI startup Upstage said Thursday it has formally signed a contract with internet giant Kakao to acquire the country's No. 2 search engine, Daum.

2026.5.7

AI startup Upstage signs deal with Kakao to acquire portal Daum

AI startup Upstage on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kakao to acquire internet portal Daum through a share swap with Daum’s operator AXZ.

2026.1.29

Kakao completes spin-off of No. 2 internet portal Daum after 11 years

Kakao has completed the legal and administrative procedure to spin off Daum, fully separating the country's second-largest internet portal from the company, industry sources said Monday.

2025.12.1

Kakao to revive Daum's independence with strategic spin-off

Kakao will spin off its portal service Daum, 11 years after merging with the platform, in a bid to allow more autonomous management and reinvigorate the brand.

2025.5.23

Kakao Pangyo Agit of internet company Kakao Corporation [YONHAP]

'Biased' AI algorithms trigger debate around political implications

The ability of AI algorithms to screen hateful comments and ensure political impartiality has come into question as Daum, the second largest Korean internet portal, was criticized for its screening of news section comments.

2023.10.11

The South Korean national team faces off against the Chinese team during the quarterfi nal match for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday. [YONHAP]

[THINK ENGLISH] 카카오, 한-중전 응원 페이지 조작 포착

Kakao, the operator of Daum, the No. 2 Korean portal, said Wednesday it plans to seek a police investigation into possible manipulation of public opinion on its site amid the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games.

2023.10.10

Measures to improve value-added telecommunications business operators’ responsibility [JOONGANG ILBO]

KCC announces stricter platform guidelines for user protection

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) on Thursday, announced plans calling for improved platform user protection measures, setting another obstacle in the platform industry in Korea.

2023.10.8

Kakao detects rigging of Daum's cheering numbers in match against China

During the Asian Games men's football quarterfinal match between South Korea and China on Sunday, 93.2 percent of cheers on Daum's online cheering page went to the Chinese team at its peak, compared to a mere 6.8 percent to the South Korean team.

2023.10.4

Kakao to separate Daum as 'company-in-company'

Kakao will separate its portal business Daum on May 15 as the search engine struggles to compete with dominant competitor Naver. Daum will be run as a "company in company," or CIC, in which a company allows a certain business unit, in this case...

2023.5.4

The office building of Kakao in Pangyo, Gyeonggi [YONHAP]

SK C&C says it has completed power supply to Kakao servers

SK C&C, which hosts a data center for Kakao, said Wednesday it has started to fully supply electric power to the tech firm's disrupted servers, a move that could lead to a full normalization of Kakao services.

2022.10.19

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Upstage signs deal to acquire portal service Daum

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