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Ryu Jae-cheol (류재철) says LG Electronics making physical AI bet to drive meaningful change

Ryu Jae-cheol, CEO of LG Electronics, hosted a North America Tech Conference in San Francisco on Aug. 29 to secure overseas R&D talent, the company said. About 100 participants attended, including PhD researchers from major U.S. universities and experienced R&D staff from big tech and startups. LG Electronics presented robotics, AI data center cooling and mobility as key growth pillars based on physical AI, and outlined data and manufacturing strengths.

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Big tech CEOs say college not essential, offer in-house training as alternative

Some big tech chief executives are urging young people to consider paths other than college, Axios reported on Aug. 15. The CEOs challenge the idea that a four-year degree is essential and offer their own alternative programmes. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said college is not for learning. Palantir runs a four-month fellowship that can lead to full-time jobs, while investor Peter Thiel funds youth projects through the Thiel Fellowship.

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AWS plans to commercialise fault-tolerant quantum computer within two years, develops next-generation system with QuEra

Amazon Web Services plans to work with U.S. quantum computing startup QuEra Computing to commercialise fault-tolerant quantum computers. The companies aim to introduce an error-corrected quantum system to the AWS cloud within the next two years and unveil a next-generation quantum computer supporting large-scale logical qubits by 2028. The collaboration focuses on error-control technology, using QuEra’s neutral-atom approach and expanding AWS’s multi-architecture platform strategy.