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South Korea Is Building Its Own K-Pop Metaverse

VRScout

Superstars acts like BTS alone have generated billions for the South Korean economy. The K-pop industry is so massive, the country actually relies upon it as one of its primary sources of gross national income next to Samsung. In September 2021, the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT announced plans to invest a whopping $7.5

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Samsung Seeks to Make South Korea No. 1 Chipmaker with $230B Investment Over 20 Years

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Samsung on Wednesday unveiled their plan to invest $230 billion over the next 20 years in a new semiconductor production mega cluster in South Korea. "The mega cluster will be the key base of our semiconductor ecosystem," a statement by the South Korean government published by Nikkei reads. . "The

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Meta is Reportedly Partnering with LG to Create Apple Vision Pro Competitor

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Meta is reportedly teaming up with South Korean tech giant LG Electronics to offer up competition to the Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which is slated to arrive sometime in 2024. Provided the report is true, it seems some very distinct battle lines are being drawn.

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Nreal Light AR Smart Glasses Will Be Bundled With Latest Samsung And LG Smartphones

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Seeing as the Nreal Light needs an Android device in order to function properly, Korean technology companies Samsung and LG are partnering with Nreal to offer consumers a discounted price on the soon-to-be-released AR headset with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 or LG Velvet smartphone on South Korea’s LG U+ carrier.

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SOUTH KOREA 2022 CHAT WITH MARK BAXTER: METAVERSE, EMERGING TECH AND B2B VS. B2C TECH

Digitalnauts

SOUTH KOREA 2022 CHAT WITH MARK BAXTER: METAVERSE & EMERGING TECH. TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIGITALNAUTS TO GO TO SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA THIS YEAR CAME ABOUT. So, this was the first time they managed to get a cohort over to South Korea since the pandemic. It’s South Korea!

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Samsung Heir Is Getting Out of Jail Because of. the Chip Shortage?

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It was a huge deal when South Korea decided to convict Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong—also known as Jay Y. Lee in the west—for bribery in one of the most bizarre scandals in the country’s history. It was also massive when, after getting off easy in 2018, Lee was sent back to prison in January. Well, buckle up folks,… Read more.

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Samsung's cute Pokémon-themed Galaxy Z Flip 3 might tempt us

Mashable VR

Pokémon fans rejoice: Samsung has revealed its Pokémon special edition of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. Listed on Samsung's website in South Korea, the foldable smartphone is set to be released with an array of Pokémon delights. SEE ALSO: 5 things to know about Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 3.

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