NAVER Corporation (NHNCF)
- Benzinga
100 Robots Running Starbucks: A Glimpse Into The Future Of Coffee Shops
At the NAVER 1784 tower in Seongnam, South Korea, which opened in 2022, a revolutionary Starbucks experience awaits as approximately 100 service robots fulfill customer orders. According to the company, this 28-floor building is a giant robotics test bed showcasing the daily operations of around 100 Rookie robots. These robots deliver packages, documents, coffee, and food throughout the building to staff who place orders via smartphones. These 110 cm tall, boxy delivery robots use dedicated mini
- Bloomberg
Naver’s Webtoon Entertainment Files for US IPO Disclosing Losses
(Bloomberg) -- Webtoon Entertainment Inc. filed for a US initial public offering after backer Naver Corp. this year accelerated plans for the market debut of the online comics operator.Most Read from BloombergKey Engines of US Consumer Spending Are Losing Steam All at OnceHomebuyers Are Starting to Revolt Over Steep Prices Across USMnuchin Chases Wall Street Glory With His War Chest of Foreign MoneySaudi Arabia Puts Wall Street on Notice to Set Up Shop in RiyadhModi Set for Landslide Election Wi
- Reuters
SoftBank in talks with Naver over control of Line operator LY
SoftBank CEO Junichi Miyakawa said on Thursday that the Japanese telecommunications firm is in talks with South Korea's Naver over control of LY Corp, which operates the popular messaging app Line. Naver said last week that "very unusual" administrative guidance from the Japanese government over a data leak last year required it to reduce its control of LY Corp, which is majority owned by a joint venture between SoftBank and Naver. LY Corp admitted in November last year that there had been unauthorised access of its systems by a third party via Naver's cloud system.
