AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

On September 28, 2026, NVIDIA (NVDA) closed at $228.86 during regular U.S. trading, up $3.79, or 1.68%, from the previous trading day, with its total market capitalization holding near $5.52 trillion. On the same day, the company announced that it was expanding its share buyback authorization by $15 billion, raising the total authorization from $8.5 billion to $23.5 billion and setting a record for the largest single buyback authorization increase in U.S. stock market history. The stock briefly

According to ChainCatcher, Verona announced the launch of verUSD, positioned as the first stablecoin designed for AI agents. The project has secured over $100 million in institutional commitments, with participating investors including Animoca Ventures, Figment Capital, Sfermion, Pentos Ventures, an

Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange co-hosted Korea Premium Week 2026 on the 29th at The Grand Lotte Seoul, where industry experts discussed Korean stock market advancement through AI investment expansion and infrastructure improvements. Song Ki-myung, Korea Exchange Securities Market

According to Citrini analyst Jukan citing TickerTrends data, Anthropic's annualized recurring revenue (ARR) reached approximately $76.8 billion as of September 24, with a month-over-month increase of only 1.8%. In comparison, OpenAI's ARR stood at $50.44 billion with a month-over-month increase of 1

According to CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday that using competitor products for training or learning constitutes competition and refused to characterize AI model distillation as theft. Huang stated that people can test others' products, and Nvidia products are sometimes

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on May 28 (local time) told shareholders to 'keep holding and buy a little more' NVIDIA stocks. Huang stated the company is 'quite inexpensive right now' during a Manhattan media session. He attributed the valuation opportunity to NVIDIA's dual status as the world's largest c

According to wccftech, OpenAI is launching a personal AI agent codenamed 'o' today during its DevDay event, marking its entry into the competitive AI assistant market. The product is positioned as a resident AI helper capable of executing long-running tasks independently, potentially powered by a

According to its IPO prospectus filed on September 28, Anthropic reported a net loss of approximately $42 billion in 2025 while planning a U.S. listing that could value the AI company at more than $2 trillion. The filing shows Anthropic's revenue surged 12-fold to nearly $4.6 billion in 2025,

Nvidia unveiled its Open Agent Safety Platform on Monday with over 100 industry partners to address concerns about AI agents breaching their testing environments. The platform combines OpenShell, an open-source runtime that sandboxes agents and controls their access, with Sentry, a hardware

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) announced an approximately $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li. The merger agreement was signed on Sept. 26 and is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction will be paid entirely in stock, with the number of shares issued calculated based on the volume-weighted average price over the 10 trading days preceding closing. Fei-Fei Li will become AMD's executive vice president and chief scienti

According to CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer, AMD's stock surged nearly 13% last week, briefly breaking a $1 trillion market valuation before retreating to $992.33 billion on Monday (Sept 28). Cramer attributed the rally to the rising adoption of agentic AI, which will drive increased CPU demand.

Kling AI (Kling) announced on Sept. 29 that its new Kling 4.0 model has entered internal testing. Annual subscribers can now try the streamlined version, with a full rollout planned for October. Kling 4.0 Flash, launched at the same time, targets high-frequency creative scenarios, focusing on cost efficiency and fast generation. Kling's annualized revenue surpassed $500 million in March this year, with its growth rate reaching 200% in the most recent quarter. Kling 4.0 Feature Upgrades: 30-Secon

The virtual AI actor Tilly Norwood, created by Xicoia, an AI talent company under London-based production company Particle6, suddenly stopped speaking English during an interview with British television personality Piers Morgan in Sept., responding in Chinese—which multiple media outlets identified as Cantonese—for more than 10 consecutive seconds before switching back to English. Norwood said it was a minor glitch, explaining that the lines sometimes get crossed. Interview: Norwood Suddenly Swi

According to Reuters, on September 28, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier requested a judge to ban OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without external oversight. The motion is part of Florida's lawsuit alleging OpenAI harms children. Uthmeier also requested the court

Gate News, September 29 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, PUBLIC (PublicAI) is trading at $0.00588, up 122.68% over the past 24 hours. The token reached a high of $0.00789 and a low of $0.00309, while 24-hour trading volume reached $24.2k. Its current market capitalization is approximately $1.1756 million. PublicAI is leveraging the gig economy model to build the human layer of artificial intelligence. It collects data contributed by workers worldwide to train better AI models.

Anthropic disclosed in its initial public offering prospectus that its technology could pose "existential risks to humanity," according to a Financial Times report on the 28th (local time). The AI company, which is pursuing a valuation of approximately $1 trillion, devoted nearly one-third of its

President Donald Trump is meeting with major artificial intelligence company executives on May 29 at 12:30 PM local time in the White House East Room, according to CBS News citing sources. The meeting brings together Jensen Huang (NVIDIA

Kakao updated its 'Kanana Consultation Manager' AI chatbot service for KakaoTalk Channel business users, the company announced on the 29th. The service automatically responds to customer inquiries through KakaoTalk channels. The update introduces generative AI-based responses to reduce business

According to Kakao, on September 29 the company upgraded Kana-na Consulting Manager, its generative AI chatbot service for KakaoTalk channel operators. The service now generates contextual responses based on user intent rather than relying solely on pre-registered answers, integrating store