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Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung, Google to unveil smart glasses next year in deeper AI alliance

Samsung Electronics Co. and Google LLC are strengthening their long-standing alliance as the artificial intelligence (AI) era redefines the balance ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset

SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...

Tech, Media & Telecom Team Naver unveils digital twin platform in Saudi Arabia

Naver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday that Team Naver participated in the Cityscape Global 2024...

Corporate strategy AI-driven shifts will unlock opportunities: SK Chairman

Challenges are ahead but the artificial intelligence industry will eventually boom, opening new markets, said South Korea’s second-largest bus...

Private debt Direct lending, a core allocation for investors: M&G Investments

Private credit continues to lure investors, not least within one of the largest areas of private credit, direct lending. Providing reliable income s...

Unlocking value in the Australian energy transition: QIC

Australia is primed to stand at the forefront of the global energy transition, boasting abundant solar and wind capacity, alongside substantial rese...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG ends XR partnership with Meta; Amazon emerges as new partner

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. has ended its extended reality (XR) partnership with Meta Platforms Inc. three months after they agreed ...

Artificial intelligence LG to showcase Google AI-enabled home robots in June

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top home appliances maker, will unveil home robots featuring Google’s generative artificial intellige...

Artificial intelligence Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support

South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...

Tech, Media & Telecom Zuckerberg to meet LG CEO for XR headset development

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., will meet LG Electronics Inc. CEO Cho Joo-wan in Seoul around Feb. 28 to disc...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung spurs XR device business as new cash cow

Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating extended reality (XR) device development amid intensifying competition with tech behemoths such as Google LL...

Airlines S.Korea, Indonesia agree to free up flight routes

South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to allow unrestricted flight operations between their regional airports. This announcement, made by Seoul's Mi...

Electronics LG Innotek, AOE join hands to lead vehicle, XR camera module markets

South Korea’s major camera module maker LG Innotek Co. has joined hands with AOE Optronics Co., an automotive lens-making subsidiary of Taiwan...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Elec unveils new image sensors for robotics, XR

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday introduced new image sensors tailored for advanced content platforms...

Asset management Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments

As central banks fight with post-COVID inflation, the repricing of global interest rates continues to add to global market volatility across both bo...

Korean startups Ad-tech unicorn Moloco’s endeavor to unlock potential continues

SILICON VALLEY – Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup valued at more than $2 billion, is dreaming big to become a vers...

Korean chipmakers Samsung takes steps toward XR device processor chips

Samsung Electronics Co. has been taking steps to develop extended reality (XR) device processor chips to challenge Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Go...

Korean startups S.Korea to support exports of 100 SMEs in metaverse, XR industry

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday that it will support the export of 100 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...

Tech, Media & Telecom S.Korea's extended reality sector forms industry convergence alliance

The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a convergence alliance of the domestic exte...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to lead the market for components of the extended reality (XR) device industry, which is expected to surge b...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung’s next frontier: XR in partnership with Qualcomm, Google

SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung Electronics Co. is teaming up with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Google LLC to venture into the extended reality (XR)...

Electronics Microdisplays poised to emerge in growing XR market

The slowly growing extended reality (XR) market next year is expected to explode as global big tech companies get ready to launch augmented (AR) and v...

ASK 2022 [ASK 2022] Unlocking Value in European Mid-Market Infrastructure

Infracapital invests in, builds and manages a diverse range of essential infrastructure to meet the changing needs of society and support long-te...

Alternative investments Unlocking value in European mid-market infrastructure: Infracapital

Global investors are eyeing infrastructure as the asset class is inflation-protected, providing strong downside protection in times of high volatili...

Metaverse Meta, Seoul National University jointly set up XR research center

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, and Seoul National University (SNU) jointly launched an extended reality (XR) research center in So...

IPOs Will LG Energy’s IPO overcharge?

The world’s second-largest electric-vehicle battery maker, LG Chem-owned LG Energy, is hoping a separate listing will give the ...

Electric vehicles With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door

If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...

Metaverse Samsung joins 200 other firms in Korea’s metaverse alliance

Samsung Electronics Co. has onboarded South Korea’s government-led metaverse alliance in a move to strengthen partnership in virtual reality (...