AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

SK Telecom announced on July 5 that it plans to build up to 15 gigawatts (GW) of AI data center capacity in South Korea to meet rising AI computing demand. The company will open 5GW in stages from 2029 onward, including more than 2GW in the southeastern Gyeongsang region and 1GW in the

According to Bank of America analysts Justin Post and Nitin Bansal, Meta is planning to launch a cloud infrastructure service called "Meta Compute" to monetize excess AI compute capacity by selling access to external customers. The service will offer two options: AI model hosting (similar to AWS

On July 5, Moonbeam announced its transition from the Polkadot parachain to Base, alongside the launch of an AI agent framework. GLMR token holders are required to bridge their tokens to Base before July 31. The exact launch timeline for the AI agent platform has not been

According to Guru Club, OpenAI confirmed on July 5 that it secretly filed for an IPO in June, with plans to go public in 2027 at a target valuation of $1 trillion.

According to Yicai, China Mobile launched the AI-eSIM Professional Committee on July 4, bringing together over 40 companies from telecommunications, chip design, AI algorithms, cybersecurity, and AI model development sectors. China Mobile Internet of Things Co. will chair the committee, with

According to Security Times, Tesla will cap employee spending on AI tools at $200 per week starting July 6, with costs exceeding that amount requiring manager approval. Grok from Elon Musk's xAI will not count toward this limit. Despite the exemption, Tesla employees have reportedly been slow to

Naver unveiled a new AI model on the 2nd that incorporates real-life information from mom cafe posts and restaurant reviews to improve answer accuracy. The model was introduced during a session titled 'From Search to Execution: Next-Generation AI Technology Creating Naver AI Search' held at Naver

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 2, Naver unveiled a new AI model for its AI Tab search service, incorporating a specialized small language model (SLM) architecture. The model replaces the single large language model approach with role-specific SLM combinations, reducing infrastructure

According to Guru Club, on July 4, Helix, backed by KKR investment, is seeking to acquire U.S. data center assets to accelerate its artificial intelligence infrastructure business expansion. The company holds over $100 billion in capital and aims to secure computing capacity before demand from

According to Nikkei, Minebea Mitsumi will invest 58 billion yen (approximately $360 million) on July 5 to expand precision bearing capacity for artificial intelligence data center cooling systems and storage equipment. The Japanese manufacturer plans to increase total bearing production capacity

Claude Fable 5 returned online July 1, and two AI benchmarking platforms published conflicting performance assessments the same day. BridgeBench reported Claude Fable 5's debugging score collapsed from 86.2 to 25.9 after reinstatement, while Arena.AI found performance largely unchanged through

According to BridgeBench, Claude Fable 5's debugging score collapsed from 86.2 to 25.9 after its July 1 reinstatement, with refactoring falling from 73.6 to 38.4. However, the decline reflects Anthropic's new safety classifier routing most coding tasks to Claude Opus 4.8, not model degradation.

The KOSPI index experienced sharp volatility during the week of June 29-July 3, falling to as low as 7300 before recovering to 8000. Concerns over AI demand slowdown drove the decline, triggered by OpenAI's reported IPO delay and Apple's price increase considerations. Foreign investors net

TAO price outlook remains dependent on whether the $183.1 support region attracts renewed buying activity. Market participants continue monitoring the $222.1 level for confirmation of a potential trend reversal. Rising trading activity near support suggests traders anticipate increased

TAO price outlook remains dependent on whether the $183.1 support region attracts renewed buying activity. Market participants continue monitoring the $222.1 level for confirmation of a potential trend reversal. Rising trading activity near support suggests traders anticipate increased

According to Bloomberg, Canadian Pension Plan Investments (CPP Investments) announced on July 4 that it will invest $1.75 billion to support EQT AB's artificial intelligence infrastructure development. The expansion project will be led by EdgeConneX, a subsidiary of EQT, which plans to add over 10 g

Crusoe, a data center operator supplying AI computing power to Meta Platforms Inc and Oracle, is negotiating to raise $3 billion at a $30 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. The valuation represents a threefold increase from the $10 billion disclosed last October. The funding will expand Crus

According to Bloomberg, Crusoe, a data center operator supplying AI computing power to Meta, Microsoft, and Google, is in talks to raise $3 billion, aiming for a $30 billion valuation—three times its $10 billion valuation from October 2025. The company currently holds nearly 5 gigawatts of computing

According to Guru Club (格隆汇), the Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index, which tracks the price users pay for artificial intelligence tokens, declined approximately 20% from its May peak as of July 4. The index nearly doubled since its December launch, but the recent decline signals potential

According to ChainCatcher, DeSci protocol Bio Protocol announced the launch of OpenLabs, a coordination layer for human and AI agent collaboration in scientific research. The platform aims to convert scientific ideas into funded execution projects. OpenLabs introduces a USDC-based yield mechanism