AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

Julia Herman, global market strategist at New York Life Investments, forecasted on the 20th (local time) via Business Insider that 'chipflation' — surging prices for AI-related logic and memory chips — will become the next major challenge testing the AI investment market. Herman stated that

According to Business Insider, Julia Herrman, global markets strategist at NYLife Investments, warned on July 20 that rising artificial intelligence chip prices—a phenomenon known as "chipflation"—will be the next major hurdle for the AI investment market. South Korea's DRAM memory chip export price

According to SK Telecom, the company launched 'SKTCH with AI' on July 21, opening applications through August 18 to recruit 15 AI startups. The program aims to identify and nurture AI-focused startups based on technology competitiveness and collaboration potential. Selected startups will receive

The US government is considering restrictions on Chinese AI models, potentially including a de facto ban, according to an Axios report published Monday. The deliberations follow the release of Kimi K3, an open-source model by Chinese company Dark Side of the Moon (月之暗面) on Thursday, which

Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore recommended on the 20th (local time) that investors buy memory semiconductor stocks during recent price corrections, forecasting supply shortages will persist through 2028. Moore stated the current memory semiconductor cycle is driven exclusively by strong AI

IREN raised its year-end artificial intelligence (AI) Cloud annualized run-rate revenue target to more than $4 billion, up from $3.7 billion, as demand for computing capacity continues to outpace supply. The Nasdaq-listed company secured about 85% of the new target through signed agreements, with re

UBS identified Micron and Broadcom as attractive AI semiconductor stocks following a sector correction since June 22. The investment bank stated that fundamentals have strengthened despite share price declines, using its proprietary valuation model to select companies with improving cash flow

According to Odaily, NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin on July 21 advocated formal verification as a defense against accelerating AI-assisted hacking threats, arguing that traditional code review is no longer sustainable. Polosukhin proposed using mathematical proofs to ensure code

According to TechCrunch, AI infrastructure startup Infinity raised $15 million at a $100 million valuation yesterday (July 20), with investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic. Founded in 2025 by former Google Brain researcher Jeremy Nixon, the

According to Bloomberg, Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a large language model featuring 2.8 trillion parameters and a context window capable of processing 1 million tokens. The company claims Kimi K3 delivers performance comparable to OpenAI and Anthropic's top models at a

According to its official announcement, DGrid AI, a decentralized AI inference network, has completed a $5 million seed round today with backing from Waterdrip Capital, IoTeX, Paramita, and Zenith Capital. The platform provides distributed computing infrastructure for on-chain AI model deployment an

According to The Block, NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin stated on July 21 that AI is accelerating hackers' ability to discover software vulnerabilities faster than traditional code review can address them. Polosukhin pointed to the October 2025 Balancer incident as the beginning of

According to Axios, the Trump administration on Monday (July 20) is considering restrictions or de facto bans on Chinese AI models, citing national security concerns as Chinese AI capabilities advance. The reconsideration follows the release of Kimi K3 by Moon Darkness (月之暗面) on July 16. Kimi K3

According to TechCrunch, Natural, a startup building payment infrastructure for AI agents, raised US$30 million in a series A round led by Forerunner on July 20, bringing its total funding to US$40 million. Founded in 2025 by Kahlil Lalji, Eric Wang, and Walt Leung, Natural's infrastructure

Nvidia filed a Schedule 13G disclosure with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, revealing beneficial ownership of 22.26 million shares of AI cloud services provider Nebius Group, representing a 9.3% stake. The disclosure includes 1.19 million common shares previously reported in

According to TechCrunch, on July 20 Alphabet announced development of a server chip designed for Gemini that is expected to launch in 2028 with 6x to 10x greater power efficiency than its current Tensor Processing Unit (TPU v7), measured by tokens generated per unit of power. Google did not

According to Benzinga, UBS issued a "significantly reduce risk" warning on artificial intelligence-related semiconductor stocks in June amid concerns about crowded positioning. The warning has proven partially accurate: AI chip leaders including Micron, AMD, and SanDisk have experienced notable

According to Reuters, a US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement on July 20 in San Francisco, resolving claims over the AI company's acquisition, retention, and use of pirated books. The class action settlement covers approximately 500,000

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is forecast to achieve a sharp increase in operating profit for Q2, driven by AI server component demand. Yonhap Infomax compiled reports from 15 major domestic securities firms that issued forecasts within the last month, projecting Q2 revenue of 3.3237 trillion won and op

PancakeSwap released an open-source ERC-8183 AI settlement agent, providing developers with a reference implementation for automated swaps and liquidity planning on BNB Chain. The release addresses growing demand for autonomous DeFi execution tools while emphasizing that this is experimental