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Tech, Media & Telecom Microsoft's quantum computing bet sparks controversy, again

In 2021, Microsoft Corp. faced significant scientific embarrassment when a landmark research paper it had sponsored was retracted.Published in the U...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG kicks off SPARK 2024 to share AI, new tech with Big Tech, startups

LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, is holding a three-week multifaceted technology innovation festival to share ideas on new...

Food & Beverage Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers

Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...

Economy S.Korea’s heated debate on domestic helpers from Southeast Asia

South Korea is embroiled in a heated debate on a program to recruit domestic helpers from Southeast Asia at lower rates than those paid to their Kor...

Artificial intelligence Korea’s first ChatGPT-authored, AI-proofread book due this week

ChatGPT has been around for nearly three months and is causing untold chaos across industries and academia.Now, the artificial intelligence chatbot,...

Steel Korea's SeAH joins hands with Saudi Aramco on special steel

South Korea’s steel conglomerate SeAH Group has tied up with Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's energy giant, to accelerate its expansion in the Mid...

IPOs Kurly’s mounting losses spark controversy over planned IPO

South Korea’s Kurly Inc. nearly doubled its on-year losses on higher costs last year -- raising market controversy over its listing -- as the ...

Fintech Naver, techfins poised to spark Korean loan market's Big Bang

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp. is preparing to join a government-initiated fintech platform, on which individual borrowers can directly sear...