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The Humboldt Forum in the rebuilt Berlin Palace will not open in stages throughout 2019 as planned. Important technical issues remain unsolved in the reconstructed residence of the Prussian kings that was destroyed by the East German government in 1950. Petra Wesseler, the head of the Humboldt Forum Foundation in the Berlin Palace (SHF), and Hans-Dieter Hegner, the president of the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR), today provided feedback about the state of the construction work. They concluded "that it is not realistic to expect to have the building ready to use as planned by the end of 2019," according to a statement by the Humboldt Forum Foundation. Contained within the new Berlin Palace — built with a budget of €600 million euros ($679 million) —  the Humboldt Forum was to gradually open as a museum and cultural center starting from late 2019. Watch video 03:19 Share Berlin Palace turns into Humboldt Forum … [Read more...] about Opening of Berlin’s ambitious Humboldt Forum museum project delayed

WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2019 by  Cricbuzz Staff  •  Published on ShareTweet Kohli will hold key to India's first innings total in Jamaica. © AFP India scored 85 runs for the loss of just one wicket in the afternoon session, making use of what's now a better pitch to bat on. The session saw both Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli get to their fifties but only Kohli managed to carry on, his battle with Shannon Gabriel underlining thTest cricket in this session. The session started with a bouncer from Gabriel to Kohli, the latter gloving it down leg to get India going in the afternoon. But when the length was fuller, Kohli pasted drives on either side of the wicket, his only mistake against him coming off a delivery that seamed in and cut him into half. Jason Holder had Kohli troubled couple of times outside off-stump and Kemar Roach nearly had him caught at gully, much like how he got out in the first Test in Antigua. But that aside, … [Read more...] about Kohli, Rahane keep West Indies at bay

Karim Habib, head of design at Kia Motors, poses Thursday next to the new K5, scheduled for introduction next month, during a preview event held in Yongin, Gyeonggi. Kia Motors started taking orders for the third-generation K5 that day. [KIA MOTORS]YONGIN, Gyeonggi - Kia Motors is taking orders for the K5 sedan, which will hit the market next month.The second-largest automaker by sales in Korea announced during a media preview event Thursday that the third-generation K5, known as the Optima in the United States, will have an enhanced designed and a number of the latest technological features.“The third-generation K5 is a symbolic model that hints the dramatic change for Kia Motors that will be leading the future mobility era,” said Karim Habib, head of design for Kia Motors, during the event held in Yongin, Gyeonggi.“This new model will provide an enhanced user experience with enhanced design and [the] latest interactive technologies.”For the new K5, the … [Read more...] about K5 orders being taken by Kia Motors for December debut

Nreal Light AR glasses. [LG U+]LG U+ is market testing augmented reality (AR) glasses that work with 5G. The mobile carrier is cooperating in this initiative with Nreal, a Beijing-based company that won the Best Start-up award at this year’s CES. It showcased its 88-gram (3-ounce), $499 Nreal Light AR glasses at the trade show in January.“Despite the positive market outlook, the consumer barrier to AR glasses was still high due to the high price,” said Song Dae-won, LG U+’s vice president in charge of future devices. “The goal of our partnership with Nreal is to spread AR glasses to the public so that more customers can experience LG U+’s 5G content.”LG U+ will start selling Nreal Light glasses in the first half of 2020. Through the first quarter of 2020, the telecommunications company will allow customers to test the device at 35 LG U+ stores nationwide and at five pop-up stores located in movie theaters and subways.At LG stores, AR glasses … [Read more...] about LG U+ market tests 5G AR glasses, with 2020 sales eyed

LG U+, SK Broadband and two smaller companies have been fined a total of 1.26 billion won ($1 million) for colluding in bids for a government messaging project.According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday, LG U+ and SK Broadband agreed to allow LG U+ to win the contract for the National Information Resource Service’s mobile messaging service, which sends out urgent public notifications. The antitrust regulator said that, under an agreement between the two reached in 2014 and also in 2017, SK Broadband pulled out of the competition. LG U+ had been providing the service prior to the tender, and SK Broadband decided it would be better just to receive a payment from the incumbent that mounted an aggressive bid.SK Broadband never received the payment due to a disagreement over the price, the FTC claimed. Two smaller companies, MediaLog and Standard Networks, submitted bids in an effort to make the contest appear legitimate.The 2014 contract was worth 5 billion won. The … [Read more...] about FTC fines SK Broadband and LG U+ for collusion

A mirror pad installed on a bathroom mirror of a Xi apartment enables residents to watch YouTube videos or shop online. [GS E&C]GS Engineering and Construction (GS E&C) said it has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to be used in the apartments it builds. Jointly developed by its subsidiary Xi S&D, the platform offers an AI home system that is able to connect with the voice assistants of the three mobile carriers - SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ - as well as Kakao, Naver’s Clova and Amazon’s Alexa. In apartments, the system collects data to offer convenient functions to residents, according to GS E&C.Based on the big data, appliances like refrigerators, air purifiers and washing machines can be automatically controlled through Internet of Things (IoT). “Construction companies generally adopt the IoT system from telecommunications firms or portal companies,” said Woo Mu-hion, president of building and housing at GS E&C, at a press … [Read more...] about GS E&C has its own AI platform for apartments