AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean industrial conglomerate Hyosung established the AI Fusion Research Institute on July 8 to integrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies with its existing manufacturing, textile, and chemical businesses. The institute will focus on developing

The Information, citing an internal memo sent to employees, reports that SpaceX AI and AI coding assistant Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as early as July 9; the model was originally set for release earlier this week but was delayed due to efficiency optimization. The new model is expected to have rapid information processing capabilities, competing in some areas with Anthropic's Opus 4.8. SpaceX AI and Cursor Joint Model: Wednesday Release Plan, Delay Reason Accord

According to Economic Times, physical AI robotics startup Mowito secured $3 million in Pre-Seed funding on July 8, led by Version One Ventures with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed. The company develops AI foundation models for industrial robot arms, enabling machines to learn ta

According to Jin10, Zhipu's stock surged over 10% on July 8, with trading volume exceeding 60 billion Hong Kong dollars. The company is considering developing its own AI chips to meet the rapidly growing demand for its GLM

According to CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer, Samsung Electronics' stock fell 7% on Tuesday following earnings that failed to meet market expectations for AI memory demand growth, prompting a broader reassessment of the AI hardware supply chain. Micron, Samsung's key competitor in memory,

According to Security Times, Huawei Cloud signed a cooperation memorandum with Yijiahe on July 8 for embodied intelligent robots for commercial use. Yijiahe will provide application capabilities, product design, and manufacturing, leveraging expertise in electric power and eldercare sectors. Huawei

According to Qiancheng Wuyou's 2026 Campus Recruitment White Paper reported by Jin10 Data on July 8, 65.3% of enterprises had introduced AI tools in campus recruitment in 2025, a 12.7 percentage point increase from 2024. AI-assisted interviews (33.1%) and resume screening (31.8%) were the most

On July 7, Anthropic announced that Claude Cowork, an AI agent tool previously limited to desktop applications, has officially expanded to mobile devices and web platforms. Users subscribed to the "Max" plan can now access cross-platform features. Anthropic also released usage data from late May covering over 600,000 organizations and 1.2 million anonymous sessions: business process operations accounted for 33.4%. Claude Cowork Cross-Platform Expansion: Core Feature Design for Mobile and Web Acc

According to Bloomberg, Samsung Electronics started mass production of its PM1763 enterprise SSD on July 8 for Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin AI data center platform. The PCIe Gen6 drive offers more than 2x speed improvement over its previous PM1753 model. Samsung held a 35% share of the enterprise SS

According to on-chain analyst Ember, 18 wallets dumped TacBuild (TAC) tokens early this morning, causing the token's price to plummet from $0.05 to $0.0045, a decline of 91 percent.

According to staffing consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas and the Layoffs.fyi database, global technology companies laid off approximately 120,000 employees through May 2026, reaching near-record levels despite rising revenues and profits. Meta cut about 8,000 employees (10% of workforce) in Ma

According to Bank of America Securities, as reported by Guru Club, the bank's latest semiconductor industry report on July 8 stated that the recent semiconductor sector pullback represents normal market correction rather than weakening AI demand. The bank projects global cloud computing and AI

According to South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC), on July 8, the regulator announced enhanced enforcement measures to combat unfair trading practices in capital markets. The FSC will grant investigators the authority to request telecommunications data, introduce an AI-based market

According to Guru Club, today NVIDIA and D-MATRIX are integrating hardware into a new system designed to power artificial intelligence models.

Morgan Stanley identified power infrastructure as the next critical stress test for the AI industry in a recent podcast released on the 7th (local time). The investment bank stated that 75 data center projects totaling $130 billion were halted or delayed across the United States in Q1, matching the

According to V2 AI, the Sydney-founded AI consultancy launched a Singapore hub on July 8 to expand across Asia-Pacific and meet rising demand for AI services. Managing director Hannah Williams will lead the expansion, with the company building local teams across leadership, sales, consulting,

According to Cailianshe, SiliconFlow, a Beijing-based AI infrastructure startup offering pay-per-token access to AI models, filed for Hong Kong Main Board listing under Chapter 18C. The company reported revenue of RMB 55.3

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has started routing AI tasks in Excel and Outlook to its in-house MAI models instead of relying as heavily on OpenAI and Anthropic, to reduce costs. A person familiar with the matter said MAI models now handle tens of thousands of prompts each week across the

The Federal Reserve released a research report on the 6th (local time) stating that preemptive suppression of big tech AI infrastructure investments is not necessary despite growing overinvestment concerns. The Fed acknowledged significant overinvestment possibilities if AI continues delivering

According to the Federal Reserve, on July 6, the Fed released a research report arguing that preemptive measures to suppress Big Tech companies' AI infrastructure investments are not necessary, despite potential overinvestment risks. The report noted that if AI generates substantial productivity