AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang met in Woodside, California to discuss expanded cooperation in AI infrastructure, memory, and physical AI. The meeting occurred a day before NVIDIA's AI Summit on the 24th in San Francisco, with SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung and officials

According to Nvidia, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang met in Woodside, California on July 24, a day before the company's AI Summit in San Francisco. The dinner also included SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung and representatives from SK Telecom and NVIDIA. Both sides discussed

Alphabet and Tesla stocks fell sharply on July 23 following earnings reports released after market close on July 22, with Alphabet dropping 7.13% to $317.69 and Tesla declining 14.52% to $319.69. Both companies reported increased capital expenditure for artificial intelligence infrastructure that co

According to The Wall Street Journal, payments firm Stripe is in discussions to acquire AI startup OpenRouter for approximately $10 billion, people familiar with the matter told the outlet.

Alphabet and Tesla saw their shares decline sharply on July 23 following earnings reports that disclosed elevated capital expenditure and deteriorating free cash flow. Alphabet shares fell 7.13% to $317.69 despite exceeding revenue expectations, while Tesla dropped 14.52% to $319.69 after

According to BlockBeats, Michael Burry warned on July 24 to watch long-term U.S. Treasury debt amid multiple market pressures. These include rapid expansion of AI-related debt, rising inflation volatility, unstable basis trading, and oil prices approaching $100 per barrel. Burry also noted

According to HCLTech, on July 24, the company plans to establish a $1.48 billion AI data center in Odisha with Sarvam, an India-based sovereign AI startup, and the state government. The facility will be a 50-megawatt AI-optimized center leveraging HCLTech's AI stack and Sarvam's

According to Beating, Fable 5 has removed the display of thinking summaries from its web, desktop, and mobile interfaces, showing users only final responses. The model continues processing in the background, but the reasoning process is no longer visible. This move appears to be Anthropic's

According to Kaito's official announcement on July 23, the Web3 search and AI platform has secured an official data partnership with X, restoring direct access to the platform's real-time social data. The agreement provides Kaito with corporate access to X's API, enabling continuous data flows to

Over 53% of US households oppose construction of artificial intelligence data centers near their homes, according to a survey by real estate brokerage Redfin reported on the 23rd (local time) by Yahoo Finance. The opposition stems from concerns about rising electricity costs, water shortages,

According to a Yahoo Finance report on a Redfin survey released on July 23, over 53% of U.S. residents oppose artificial intelligence data center construction near their homes, significantly higher than opposition to new apartment buildings (39%) or mixed-use developments (32%). Older Americans

ProBix, an artificial intelligence-powered event intelligence platform, partnered with Origins Network, a decentralized infrastructure provider, to integrate AI capabilities into Web3 applications, the companies announced via Twitter on July 22, 2026. The collaboration combines ProBix's AI-driven ev

ProBix and Origins Network announced a partnership on July 22 to combine AI-powered event intelligence with decentralized infrastructure, aiming to improve how blockchain data is processed, analyzed, and utilized across Web3 applications. The collaboration seeks to enable developers and

According to TIME magazine, Unitree co-founder Wang Xingxing and humanoid robot GD01 appeared on the cover of TIME's August 17 issue, marking Wang's first international media exclusive. TIME reported that Unitree shipped over 5,500 units in 2025, capturing more than one quarter of the global humanoi

According to Jin10, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on July 24 that Beijing is willing to work with the United States to implement the important consensus reached by the two countries' leaders on artificial intelligence cooperation, in response to reports that U.S. President

Approximately 200 Silicon Valley startups sent a letter on 周三 (22日) to US President Trump and his administration officials, urging the White House not to block access to Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models. The companies warned that such a ban would deal a fatal blow to America's

According to Politico, approximately 200 Silicon Valley startups submitted a joint letter to President Trump on July 22, urging the White House not to block access to Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, warning the ban would be catastrophic for the next generation of U.S. startup

According to Odaily, OpenAI Codex product lead Tibo recently suggested renaming ChatGPT Work to ChatGPT Vibe. Tibo posed the idea in a public post, proposing the alternative name for the enterprise product.

Japanese toilet maker Toto, textile firm Nitto Boseki, and seasoning giant Ajinomoto saw their stocks surge 78%, 63%, and 61% respectively this year, according to CNBC on the 21st (local time), as they capitalize on the artificial intelligence supply chain despite having no direct semiconductor business. The gains stem from these companies supplying specialized materials—ceramic electrostatic chucks, glass fiber for semiconductor substrates, and insulation films for high-performance computing—to