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Samsung looks beyond AI with artificial humans

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co’s experimental research arm has brought to CES 2020 a demonstration of what it calls the world’s first artificial human, a virtual simulation of a human intelligence that learns, converses and sympathizes like a regular person. Each simulated human — which would exist only on screens, not in the real world — would be called NEON, and ...

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HK landlords face tough year amid protests

Bloomberg Landlords in Hong Kong, a city with some of the highest commercial rents in the world, are staring down the barrel of a tough year. Anti-government protests that started in mid-2019 have taken their toll on shop and office owners. Large-scale protests in popular shopping districts and a slump in tourists have made it increasingly difficult for retailers. According ...

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Taiwan 5G auction shows carriers are willing to pay big

Bloomberg Bids in Taiwan’s auction of fifth-generation networking airwaves have exceeded NT$100 billion ($3.3 billion), a sign of robust demand as carriers race to deploy new wireless networks for applications including smart manufacturing and autonomous cars. Chunghwa Telecom Co, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co, Taiwan Mobile Co and two other rivals are bidding for preliminary licenses to the spectrum they need ...

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