NAVER TAPS NVIDIA TO STRENGTHEN AI DOMINANCE IN KOREA

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MON, JUN 8, 2026

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South Korea's Naver Corp. has partnered with Nvidia to build AI-focused data centers, positioning itself to maintain leadership in the country's artificial intelligence sector.

Naver's agreement with Nvidia will leverage the chipmaker's AI models and infrastructure to expand the company's computational capabilities. The data center buildout represents a strategic investment in AI technology, a sector where competition among South Korean tech giants has intensified. The partnership underscores Nvidia's growing influence in Asia's tech landscape, where demand for AI infrastructure continues to rise. By adopting Nvidia's proven models and architecture, Naver gains access to cutting-edge technology without developing the infrastructure independently. The move comes as South Korea's tech industry accelerates AI adoption across multiple sectors. Naver, which operates the country's largest search engine and portal platform, is positioning these new data centers to support next-generation AI services and applications for its users and enterprise clients. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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