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Curating the latest in tech, business, and startup breakthroughs from South Korea and Japan. Your window into Northeast Asia's innovation landscape.
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Nota AI integrates its NetsPresso platform with Qualcomm AI Hub, optimizing AI models across 150+ devices. Dubai transport project underway. #EdgeAI #TechNews

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February 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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LINE Yahoo launches an AI-powered shopping feature that predicts the best purchase dates, offering up to 7% PayPay points for premium members—beta on iOS. #SmartShopping #AI #TechNews

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February 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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NAVER's updated HyperCLOVA X achieves 79.6% #MMLU accuracy with 40% fewer parameters and cuts operational costs by 50%. Enterprise rollout in March. #AI #Efficiency #TechNews

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February 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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WhereableAI secures seed funding. Quad Ventures led the seed funding round, which included participation from NAVER D2SF and POSTECH Holdings. The startup deploys 10 #autonomous vehicles at Incheon Airport. Testing is underway for the 2025 launch.

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February 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Softbank-backed Yanolja partners with Google Cloud to develop travel-focused #AI services, leveraging cloud infrastructure for personalized experiences. #TravelTech

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February 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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K-beauty platform Maccaron expands to 6 Middle Eastern countries after reaching 1.2M monthly users in India. Launch set for March 1 with 2,000+ products. #Kbeauty #Startup #MENA

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February 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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BREAKING: DeepSeek AI BANNED in South Korea! Privacy watchdog forces app shutdown amid data security crisis. Local users are in limbo. #TechCrackdown 🚨 #AI #Security #DeepSeekAI

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February 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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LG Display launches 45" 5K2K OLED gaming panel with 1,300 nits brightness. Features dual resolution modes: 165Hz/5K2K or 330Hz/FHD. #Display #TechNews

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February 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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South Korea's January trade: Export prices +8.5% YoY while volumes drop 10.7%. Manufacturing leads to price gains as coal/petroleum jumps by 7.3% MoM. #TradeData

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February 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Naver launches the Growth Mileage program with up to $903 in AI/marketing support for e-commerce sellers. 90%+ business continuity rate in target tiers. #ecommerce

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February 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Kia reveals EV4 design with sedan and hatchback variants ahead of Feb 24 Spain EV Day. Features Opposites United design, Star Map lighting, and 19-inch wheels. #EV #EV4 #Kia

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February 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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South Korean beauty platform GangnamUnni raises $29.7M Series C to expand global footprint and B2B hospital solutions. Platform serves 7M users across four languages.

#HealthTech #Startup #Funding

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February 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Naver Q4 2024: Revenue up 13.7% to $2B, operating profit +33.7% YoY. Cloud segment leads growth at +41.1% #KOSPI #Naver #Earnings #TechNews

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February 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Samsung reports Q4 operating profit of KRW 6.5T ($4.46B), down from KRW 9.2T in Q3. FY2024 revenue hits KRW 300.9T ($206.4B), 2nd highest on record. #Samsung #Mobile #semiconductor #Earnings

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February 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Chugai, SoftBank, and SB Intuitions will develop AI-driven clinical trial solutions to cut drug development time and costs with pharma-specific LLMs. #AI in #Healthcare #Innovation

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February 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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LG unveils DUALCOOL #AI Air, featuring AI climate control, human detection, and energy-saving modes. TÜV Rheinland-certified for 99.9% bacterial removal. #SmartHome #TechNews

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February 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Sony will supply 240 cameras for #SuperBowlLIX, including 97 HDC Series units for FOX Sports. AP, NFL Focus, and Funicular Goats will deploy Sony gear. #SuperBowl2025 #TechNews

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February 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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LY Corp debuts its first LINE #OpenChat-developed product: "Mocchi's Umacchi Oil-Preserved Delicacy." Regional revitalization effort, Nara-sourced. #LocalEconomy

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February 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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SoftBank and Quantinuum partnered to commercialize #quantumcomputing, focusing on business models, telecom fraud detection, and quantum chemistry.

#QuantumTech #TechNews

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February 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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LINE Yahoo Inc. launches Quick Interview, tapping into 7M+ monitors via LINE Research. #AI - powered transcriptions, automated scheduling, and same-day execution. #MarketResearch

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February 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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SK hynix Q4: Revenue hits $13.76B (+75% YoY), #AI memory drives 41% margin. #HBM chips now 40% of DRAM sales, 100% growth forecast for 2025 #Semiconductors #Earnings #TechNews #Chips

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January 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle announced the $500B #Stargate Project for U.S. #AI infrastructure, partnering with NVIDIA and Microsoft. The initial $100B deployment will start in Texas.

#TechNews #Investment #StargateProject #StargateAI

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January 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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LINE Yahoo launches an AI-based chatbot for merchants, using the #OpenAI and #Claude3.5 APIs, to reduce customer service queries on shopping platforms by 30%.

#eCommerce #TechNews

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January 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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KT launches an #AI-based #voice #phishing detection service, providing real-time alerts for suspicious calls. Plans deepfake detection in Q2 2025 #CyberSecurity

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January 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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South Korea's consumer sentiment index rises 3.0 points to 91.2 in January, with the future economic outlook up 9 points to 65. Expected inflation is stable at 2.8%. #KoreanEconomy #Consumer #Index #Statistic

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January 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM