Pace Gallery to Represent Conceptual Pioneer Lawrence Weiner’s Estate in Asia
A piece from the late artist, who used a self-designed font to adorn everything from manhole covers to windows, will be shown at Frieze Seoul 2023.
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A piece from the late artist, who used a self-designed font to adorn everything from manhole covers to windows, will be shown at Frieze Seoul 2023.
The South Korean government has made no secret of its ambition to be a key player in the global artificial intelligence industry, including making the semiconductors powering AI functionalities. This week, the country’s information and communications technology regulator announced plans to develop up to 50 types of AI -focused system semiconductors by 2030, Yonhap News […]
It’s been nearly a year since Kamcord, the U.S. startup that allows mobile owners to record and stream their games online, raised a $15 million round to increase its focus on markets in Asia, and today the company made some big moves in Japan and Korea. Read More
WaHome, a Seoul-based on-demand home cleaning service, has landed $1 million in seed funding, which it will use to hire more engineers, build features for its Android and iOS apps, and launch in more Korean cities before tackling expansion in Hon…
WaHome, a Seoul-based on-demand home cleaning service, has landed $1 million in seed funding, which it will use to hire more engineers, build features for its Android and iOS apps, and launch in more Korean cities before tackling expansion in Hon…
There’s good news for Uber in Korea, where it has reopened its Uber Black private car service in the country after nearly a year of uncertainty. Read More
As a Fulbright grantee, I spent part of the last year researching the sharing economy in Seoul. One of my main findings? Korea actually has two. The first is small-scale, hyper local and socialist in flavor. The second is the polar opposite of the first, and encompasses Airbnb and Uber, the enormous, multinational corporations that remain those best associated with the term “sharing… Read More
Daum Kakao, the $3 billion dollar internet company that owns messaging app Kakao Talk and recently bought Path, has turned to youth after hiring a new CEO to push its business forward. Read More
There is hardly a day that passes without a new major initiative, announcement or bold proclamation by the Gulf economies of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to promote tech startups in the region. Be it incubat…
With its revenue dropping this past quarter following a growth slump, Japan-based messaging firm Line is going back to what it knows best with a new $20 million joint venture to create mobile games. Read More