Daily Report : 블룸버그 - 'KPop Demon Hunters'의 성공: 한국 소프트 파워의 글로벌 확장
[Daily Report]
2025/09/01 09:11
1. 블룸버그 - 'KPop Demon Hunters'의 성공: 한국 소프트 파워의 글로벌 확장흥행 신기록: 넷플릭스 애니메이션 영화 'KPop Demon Hunters'가 극장 상영 이틀 만에 미국 박스오피스 1위를 차지하고, 넷플릭스 오리지널 영화 중 역대 최다 시청 기록을 세우는 등 전 세계적인 성공.문화적 혼합과 정체성: 서울을 배경으로 K-pop 걸그룹과 한국 신화에서 영감을 얻은 이야기는, 서구화되지 않은 한국 문화의 정체성을 그대로 보...
Netflix ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Is No Surprise
[Business]
2025/09/01 09:10
South Korea must ensure that not just streaming platforms profit from its unique storytelling.The summer smash-hit movie that caught everyone off-guard turned out to be an animated musical about demon-fighting Korean pop stars. It’s the latest example of how South Korea’s soft power shapes global trends. Seoul must now ensure it benefits from this unique storytelling as much as Netflix Inc.KP...
The Top 100 [Gen AI] Consumer Apps
[Business]
2025/09/01 09:09
This is the fifth edition of our Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps which reflects two and a half years of data on how everyday AI usage is evolving.The Evolution of Consumer AI: Q2 2025 ReportThis summary is based on the fifth edition of the "Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps" report, which provides a comprehensive analysis of consumer AI usage over the past two and a half years. The data reflects a matu...
(Paper) HITTER : A HumanoId Table TEnnis Robot via Hierarchical Planning and Learning
[Tech]
2025/09/01 09:08
UC Berkeley Robot Plays 106 Table Tennis Shots Against Human Opponent.Robots are already participating in Olympic sports like running and high jumps, but they’re also showing progress in playing games requiring fine motor skills.A robot developed by UC Berkeley researchers is able to play a table tennis rally with more than 100 shots with a human opponent. Named HITTER, or HumanoId Table TEnni...
‘ChatGPT for Doctors’ Startup Considers $6 Billion-Valuation Investment
[Investing]
2025/09/01 09:07
OpenEvidence Considers $6 Billion Valuation Investment.In a significant development for the AI industry, OpenEvidence, a company focused on building an AI-powered search tool for clinicians, has secured a substantial investment that could push its valuation to $6 billion. The Series B funding round, announced on July 15, was led by Kleiner Perkins and GV, valuing the company at $3.5 billion [2]...
The State of Vertical AI (Q2 2025) : A Deeper Dive
[Investing]
2025/09/01 09:06
The second quarter of 2025 was a significant period for Vertical AI, with $17.4 billion in venture financings across the U.S. and Canada. This represented 784 deals, making up 57% of all relevant raises by volume and 36% by dollars. The numbers confirm a growing trend: while horizontal AI platforms continue to attract mega-rounds, the sheer volume of vertical deals signals their increasing impo...
(Video) The World's Largest Sand Battery Just Went Live In Finland
[Tech]
2025/09/01 09:05
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's set to reduce carbon emissions from the local heating network by as much as 70%, and is the largest one of its kind in the world.Developed by Finnish Firm Polar Night Energy – which also built the...
Big Tech's AI-Fueled Spending Surge
[Investing]
2025/09/01 09:04
As the global #AI boom continues, the world's largest tech companies have embarked on an unprecedented spending spree to stay ahead of the curve and build the infrastructure needed for the AI revolution. This year alone, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft are expected to spend between $350 and $400 billion in capital expenditure, most of it dedicated to building AI datacenters that are the fo...
Monthly Trend Report - September. 2025
[Trendbird]
2025/09/01 09:03
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - September. 2025 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Sensing & Market Intelligence Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Always Ahead of The Curve."