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Apple's Find My has finally launched in South Korea

Engadget

Apples Find My feature has finally been enabled in South Korea, according to a company announcement translated by Apple Insider. The company never explicitly stated why it limited access to Find My in South Korea, but it appeared to be related to local laws that could have allowed the government access to the location data.

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Thinking of moving out of the U.S? Here are 10 hotspots for remote workers

Fast Company Tech

Introduced in 2020, the visa allows non-EU nationals to live in Estonia for up to 12 months while working remotely for a foreign employer or running their own location-independent business. cities, South Korea provides a dynamic, well-connected, and culturally rich environment for remote professionals ready to plug in and thrive.

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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

The Verge

South Korea has passed a bill written to prevent major platform owners like Google and Apple from restricting app developers to built-in payment systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation.

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South Korea may bar Google and Apple from forcing app developers to use their payment systems

TechSpot

The proposed law is a revision of the Telecommunications Business Act, making app store operators unable to force developers to use specific payment systems, such as those controlled by the app store operators.

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Business Canvas, a Korea-based document management SaaS company, closes $2.5M seed round

TechCrunch

Business Canvas , the South Korean document management SaaS company behind Typed, announced today it has raised a $2.5 As for B2B, we are currently in the process of proof-of-concept for one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea.

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Korea’s P2P lending startup PeopleFund gets $63.4M Series C led by Bain Capital

TechCrunch

South Korea-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund announced today it has closed a $63.4 In early June, only three Korean P2P lenders out of 41 applicants were granted licenses from the FSC to operate the business legally: PeopleFund, Lendit and 8 Percent. million (75.9

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Korean car-sharing startup SOCAR has filed for an IPO   

TechCrunch

Park also said SOCAR would replace a fleet of its vehicles with zero-emission, including electric or hydrogen-powered cars, by 2030 and strengthen its autonomous cars business. . The company already completed two acquisitions last month – South Korean online parking platform Modu Company and electric bike rental platform Elecle.