Affected by demographic change, both South Korea and Japan are in need of foreign workers. Each country has struggled with opening up to immigrants, but according to official numbers South Korea is lagging behind its larger neighbor somewhat and only recently made a significant push to accept more foreign workers.In the year 2023, South Korea's number of foreign workers rose to 923,000, a 9 per...

Seattle-based biotech startup ZipBio announced its official launch on Thursday and revealed $4 million in a seed funding round led by NFX.Founded last year, ZipBio is developing a platform that “compresses complex biological structures into smaller, more efficient de novo-designed proteins that retain full functionality, optimizing delivery and therapeutic effectiveness,” according to the com...

When you live in a small house/apartment, every space counts. Indio Wall-Hanging Cookware is a series of kitchen tools designed for higher efficiency, it utilizes your empty wall to optimize your kitchen space. Existing gas stoves are bulky and thick, they can occupy large space in your kitchen, what a waste. Indio provides you with a wall-mounted induction cooker where you can utilize remainin...

The publishing industry is forecasted to grow by $19.37 billion between 2023 to 2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 1.2% during this period, according to Research and Markets.This graphic visualizes the number of books published by the number of International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN, a unique product identifier for cataloging and tracking book sales) registered in 2022 for the top countries in...

TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC & Startup Trend Report) - Q3. 2024 Edition Released !* TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 혁신적인 기술과 비즈니스 모델로 단시간내에 폭발적인 성장을 통해, Unicorn으로 성장할 수 있는 혁신 스타트업들과 Next Big 혁신 비즈니스 / 테크 모델을 조기에 발굴할 수 있도록, 실리콘밸리의 메이저 벤처 캐피탈들에 의해 사업성과 차별성, 그리고 성장성이 검증된 유망 비즈...

The generative AI market will likely be concentrated and controlled by a few key players, according to a new paper.Few question whether generative AI is a transformative technology. Yet there is uncertainty about how the market for it will evolve compared with previous radical advances — and whether that evolution will require a new approach to strategy and to competition policy. Tight control...

At least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025, due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs or unclear business value, according to Gartner, Inc. Speaking at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in Sydney this week, Rita Sallam, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner said, “After last year's hype, executives a...

The company filed a patent application for real-time detection and correction of “compromised sensors in autonomous machines.” Intel’s tech relies on deep learning to determine whether or not certain sensors can reliably collect data. Though conventional techniques collect data from multiple sources to offer “some redundancy to guarantee the accuracy,” Intel noted that “these conventional...

If you’ve spent the last few months trying to beat the heat — investing in air con units, slathering on sunscreen, drinking more water than you thought humanly possible — then the approach of a less-feverish fall likely can’t come quickly enough.Now, new data from the EU’s top climate monitor, Copernicus Climate Change Service, has confirmed that, yes: this summer was unseasonably hot. Glo...