AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to IT之家, SK Telecom established a wholly-owned subsidiary SK Hyper on July 23, dedicated to AI data center operations. The company plans to invest 750 billion won (approximately 3.45 billion yuan) by 2030. SK Hyper targets completing AI data centers

NVIDIA stock fell by about 0.92% on July 27; the same day, Reuters, citing a Sunday report from The Wall Street Journal, said NVIDIA is in talks to provide about $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI, as part of OpenAI’s 10-gigawatt data center project in southern Ohio developed by SoftBank’s energy subsidiary. NVIDIA Guaranteed Deal Structure: $250 Billion Covers Lease and Debt Financing According to the WSJ, the $250 billion that NVIDIA would guarantee would cover the data center’s l

Lee Kwang-jae, Democratic Party lawmaker and National Assembly Budget Committee Chairman, proposed a national investment strategy using South Korea's 1,700 trillion won pension funds for AI and future industries during a May 27 interview with Yonhap Infomax. Lee advocated creating a sovereign

OpenAI President Greg Brockman predicted that computing capacity constraints will persist in the AI industry during a forum held in New York City on the 23rd. Brockman stated that companies face difficult decisions on what to train models with and how much to scale products due to ongoing computing

According to Yahoo Finance, OpenAI CEO Greg Brokman predicted on July 23 at a New York forum that the AI industry will continue to face computing capacity constraints for an extended period. "My strong prediction is that no matter what, we will remain in this computing shortage," Brokman said,

According to PANews, Midjourney acquired social astrology app Co-Star today (July 27), marking the AI image generation company's first acquisition. Co-Star has approximately 4.3 million monthly active users and helps users generate personalized natal charts and share astrological insights with

U.S. libraries spark a “Avoiding AI” workshop craze: Bango Public Library staffer Hannah Cyrus in Maine runs a course titled “Avoiding AI.” The first session, which had 30 people registered, was immediately capped; after adding a Zoom live stream, about 70 people attended each of the next two sessions—several times more than the usual computer class. She later turned her course development experience into a journal paper and received inquiry emails from dozens of librarians worldwide asking whet

According to Xinceji Technology's voluntary announcement on July 26, the Hong Kong-listed AI infrastructure company (stock code 03317) entered into a strategic cooperation with Deep Open Hongmeng, a leading OpenHarmony ecosystem platform provider. The partnership will leverage Xinceji's AI

Neocloud companies specializing in AI infrastructure face mounting financial pressure as corporate bond credit spreads widen across the technology sector, according to analysis from Apollo Global Management and Mizuho. CNBC reported on the 25th (local time) that credit spreads for tech firms

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed long-term supply agreements totaling $950 billion with major U.S. technology companies for AI semiconductors and infrastructure. Samsung secured a $200 billion contract with Broadcom through 2030, covering 2-nanometer foundry production and advanced

AMD CEO Lisa Su defended the AI industry's cross-investment practices in a Yahoo Finance interview on May 25 (local time), countering concerns about tech companies' interconnected relationships. Su argued that close collaboration within the AI ecosystem is rational and beneficial, stating that

According to Yahoo Finance on July 25, AMD CEO Lisa Su defended AI companies' cross-investments in one another, stating that close collaboration within the ecosystem is "very rational" and will make the industry "more efficient in the long term." This week, AMD announced it will expand its

KB Financial Group announced on the 27th plans to launch a 150 billion won fund targeting unicorn companies in advanced technology sectors, aligning with South Korea's three mega-projects and the expanded National Growth Fund policy. The decision was made at the 4th KB Financial Group Productive Fin

According to BlockBeats, Nvidia's first batch of U.S.-made GB300 AI chips have rolled off the production line at TSMC's Arizona facility on July 27. The 4nm chips, also known as Grace Blackwell Ultra, mark a milestone in Nvidia's localization efforts. CoWoS advanced packaging will be the final

According to KB Financial Group, on July 27, the company established a 150 billion won (approximately $115 million) unicorn scaleup fund to support advanced industries including AI, semiconductors, secondary batteries, aerospace, mobility, robotics, and biotechnology. The decision was made during th

According to Business Insider, citing University of Florida finance professor Alejandro Lopez Lira, DeepSeek's AI-managed investment portfolio has outperformed ChatGPT and Grok in 2026, with year-to-date gains of 35% compared to ChatGPT's 16% and Grok's 19%. Since inception in 2023, DeepSeek's portf

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rebounded approximately 2% in early trading on May 27, following sharp declines the prior week. As of 9:02 AM, Samsung Electronics traded at 256,000 won, up 6,500 won (2.61%), while SK Hynix reached 1,793,000 won, gaining 34,000 won (1.93%). The gains followed

According to BlockBeats, on July 27, U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu (D) and Nathaniel Moran (R) introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act. The bill requires advanced AI system developers to maintain technical capabilities to throttle, pause, or shut down systems and authorizes the Department of

According to BlockBeats, Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick's holding company Atoms completed approximately $1.7 billion in equity financing on July 27. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and Uber. Ben Horowitz will join the board.