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Kakao plans to spin off its chat app-based platform business into a company tentatively named KakaoAI and relist it on the Korea Exchange on January 27, 2027

South Korea's dominant chat app operator Kakao Corp (035720.KS) said on Friday it plans to spin off its chat app-based platform business …

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Kakao plans to spin off its chat app-based platform business into a company tentatively named KakaoAI and relist it on the Korea Exchange on January 27, 2027

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