AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to TechCrunch, Midjourney acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with 4.3 million monthly active users, on July 24. Co-Star offers birth charts, horoscopes, and compatibility readings created by AI and human staff. About two dozen Co-Star employees joined Midjourney as part of the

According to TechCrunch, Prentis, an AI research lab co-founded by Ritankar Das, Reid Hoffman, and Mark Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The company, launched in April, develops computer-use models designed to automate routine office work and has signed

According to TechCrunch, Bluesky added a new feature called Quests to its AI assistant Attie yesterday (July 24). The tool enables users to ask open-ended questions across Bluesky and other apps built on the AT Protocol to discover news, trends, and influential accounts. Attie operates as a

According to Korean media Kyunghyang Finance, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won met with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on July 24 in California ahead of an AI summit to discuss next-generation memory development and AI infrastructure investments, reinforcing their long-term partnership. SK Hynix CEO Kwak

According to Bloomberg, on July 24, Nvidia announced a $1 billion investment in South Korea's Naver Corp. to fund an AI data center being constructed with Brookfield Corp. The investment will more than triple the facility's size. The project centers on Naver's GAK Sejong campus, which initially

According to Seoul Economics, Samsung Electronics and 17 affiliated companies, including Samsung C&T and Samsung Biologics, launched recruitment for approximately 12,000 new employees between July 10-17, 2026. The expanded hiring follows increased profitability across major subsidiaries driven by

The World Foundation closed a $52.5 million WLD token sale on Friday, led by Pantera Capital with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto. All purchased tokens are subject to a one-year lockup period, preventing buyers from selling or

According to Moody's Investors Service, a report released this week warns that artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is eroding free cash flow at hyperscale companies including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, while increasing balance sheet risks. The rating agency's research

South Korean President Lee met with executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Broadcom on May 24 (local time) in San Francisco to discuss potential semiconductor and AI data center contracts, according to Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom's briefing on May 22. Kim stated that announcements could

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posted his first message on X, expressing support for open-weight AI models alongside more than 20 other tech institutions. The statement reflects growing industry alignment on AI accessibility, with major chip manufacturers backing the initiative for broader model

According to F&Guide, SK Hynix stock has tumbled approximately 34% this month amid broader semiconductor sector weakness driven by international oil price spikes, foreign profit-taking, and concerns about slowed memory demand from improved Chinese AI model efficiency. The chipmaker is set to

According to ChainCatcher, Worldcoin's multisig address transferred 36.94 million WLD tokens, valued at approximately $13.84 million, to two newly created addresses 9 hours ago, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring. The receiving addresses have not yet moved or sold the tokens.

According to BlockBeats, Nvidia CEO Huang Ren-huan gained 584,000 followers within 12 hours of joining X on July 25. His first post, which received 33.63 million views, shared a statement on why open-source AI models are important, emphasizing their role in enhancing security and accelerating

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun emphasized on the 24th (local time) at an AI Summit in San Francisco that collaboration results with BigTech companies must serve as a foundation for growth in Korea's Physical AI industry. Chung stated that partnerships with NVIDIA, Waymo, and DeepMind

According to Anthropic's system card, Opus 5 is the company's most resilient model against prompt injection attacks to date, based on adversarial prompt evaluation and red team testing results. The assessment details are disclosed on page 73 of the system card.

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won forecast that artificial intelligence infrastructure demand will continue to grow significantly, citing global big tech companies' requests for memory semiconductors and computing resources that exceed expectations. Speaking at the AI Summit in San Francisco on

According to MSX.COM data, major AI-related stocks fell sharply after the market close on July 25. CoreWeave declined 11.37%, while Astera Labs dropped 10.82%, Arm fell 8.14%, Tempus AI declined 7.22%, and Marvell

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 24, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun announced at an AI Summit in San Francisco that the company plans to produce autonomous-driving-specialized Ioniq 5 vehicles at its Georgia facility, with vehicles to be deployed in Waymo's robotaxi service. Chung

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun, and Naver founder and board chairman Lee Hae-jin visited NVIDIA headquarters in Silicon Valley on the 24th (local time), with the visit announced on the 25th. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang personally guided the