South Korea unveils measures to boost stock markets, tackle ‘Korea discount’

A man leads a bull during a ceremony celebrating the New Year’s opening of the South Korea stock market at the Korea Exchange in Seoul on January 2, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s financial regulatory body unveiled measures to improve corporate governance on Monday, taking a leaf out of Japan’s … Read more

Economic boost from Swift’s Eras Tour could be overstated

Taylor Swift performs onstage at Lumen Field in Seattle on July 22, 2023. Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The devil’s in the details, but local economies have a friend in Taylor Swift. The American pop star has spent nearly a year crossing the U.S. and the globe with her high-flying Eras … Read more

India seeks to boost rooftop solar, especially for its remote areas

BENGALURU, India — Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install the panels and spending heavily before seeing the first surge of clean energy. But that’s changing. The government has streamlined the approvals process, made it easier … Read more

Singapore’s AI ambitions get a boost with $740 million investment plan

The Singapore River and Merlion Park in the evening Photography By Bobi | Moment Open | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s plan to invest more than $743 million into artificial intelligence over the next five years could strengthen its position as a global business and innovation hub, tech executives said. In his Budget speech on … Read more

Google’s Chess Experiments Reveal How to Boost the Power of AI

His group decided to find out. They built the new, diversified version of AlphaZero, which includes multiple AI systems that trained independently and on a variety of situations. The algorithm that governs the overall system acts as a kind of virtual matchmaker, Zahavy said: one designed to identify which agent has the best chance of … Read more

Sony posts record quarterly revenue on PlayStation sales boost

Sony aims to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles in its financial year ending in March 2023. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sony posted record quarterly profit in the all-important December quarter which encompasses the holiday season thanks to a boost from its PlayStation gaming business and financial services unit. The Japanese tech … Read more

Mavericks get boost from newcomers, thump Thunder

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic winks, after sinking a three-point shot in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Dallas, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 32 points, and the Dallas Mavericks matched their longest winning streak of the season at four games … Read more

Attentive.ai snags $7M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services

Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction services in the U.S., has raised $7 million in a new funding round as it looks to enhance its AI-led offerings and expand them to more businesses. Led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, the all-equity Series A round, which follows the earlier $5 … Read more

Haiti pushes forward with new program to boost police department overwhelmed by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Prime Minister Ariel Henry met for the first time Tuesday with officials from various countries who are part of an international steering committee aimed at boosting the country’s beleaguered police department as it awaits the potential deployment of a foreign armed force to help it fight gangs, according to Haiti’s government. The … Read more