AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Vice Director Wang Ruomeng of China's National Development and Reform Commission at a Shanghai government briefing on July 7, AI smartphones and AI PCs are projected to exceed traditional product sales for the first time this year. Shipments of intelligent terminals including AI

According to ChainCatcher, Alipay launched its AI open platform on July 7 and began inviting enterprise developers for testing. The platform enables merchants and institutions to upgrade existing mini-programs, APIs, and service capabilities into AI-callable MCP, Skill, or Agent formats without

Baidu (HKEX: 09888) subsidiary Kunlun Chip, an AI chip company, plans to list in Hong Kong while simultaneously advancing its STAR Market listing guidance. Market sources indicate a target valuation of $50 billion; less than 12 months ago, in its Series D round, Kunlun Chip was valued at approximately $3 billion. The valuation has surged nearly 16x in less than a year, and has grown about 25x compared to its initial spin-off valuation. Kunlun Chip's Series D valuation was about $3 billion, with

Naver, Naver Cloud, and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of understanding on the 6th to jointly develop defense-specialized artificial intelligence models and physical AI-based future combat system platforms using domestic technology. The partnership aims to achieve technology in

According to Yonhapinfomax, Naver and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of understanding on July 6 to jointly develop defense-specialized AI models and physical AI-powered future combat system platforms. The agreement was signed at KAI's headquarters in Sacheon and marks a

According to Shanghai's Director of Information and Economics Tang Wenkan on July 7, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will run from July 17 to 20 in Shanghai, focusing on world models,

According to Shanghai Economic and Information Committee Director Tang Wenkan at a government press conference on July 7, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) has been held for eight consecutive years, attracting over 8,000 AI experts and industry leaders, with more than 3,000

Bifence, a vehicle safety management platform developed by Bifence Korea, a subsidiary of DGT Mobility, combines OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostics II), GPS, and AI technology to assess risk. A survey conducted by the Daegu branch of the Korea National Private Taxi Mutual Aid Association of 9,871 members showed that from October last year to February this year, the accident rate for vehicles using the Bifence system decreased by 22%. Accident Rate Falls 22% After Bifence Adoption, Hard Acceleration Down

According to Yonhapinfomax, on July 7, Heo Yun-hyuk, head of private equity at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), emphasized that global venture investment trends are now concentrated on backing top-tier venture capitalists' investments in hectocorns—privately held companies valued at over $100

After Claude Fable 5 resumed full accessibility on July 1, Reddit users gradually reported discussions about "intelligence reduction" and more frequent triggering of security review mechanisms. BridgeMind AI's BridgeBench benchmark test showed the Debug score plummeted from 86.2 to 25.9, and the Refactoring score dropped from 73.6 to 38.4. BridgeMind AI Benchmark: Debug Score Falls from 86.2 to 25.9 (Source: BridgeMind AI) According to BridgeMind AI's tests using BridgeBench, after Fable 5 came

According to Cloudflare, the infrastructure giant recently announced that all AI companies must separate search engine crawlers from AI training crawlers by September 15, 2026, or face complete blocking. Cloudflare, which manages approximately 20% of global web traffic, cited data showing that

According to PANews, Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch on July 17, marking a delay from its originally planned June 2026 release. Google DeepMind abandoned its previous 2.5 Pro architecture in favor of a new pre-training approach for the 3.5 Pro version. The model is reported to show significant

According to Australian Financial Review, Anthropic plans to deploy 1.4GW of data center capacity in Australia with $15 billion in investment, targeting at least 1GW operational by the end of 2027. The infrastructure scale is equivalent to multiple large nuclear power plants and would support tens o

According to BlockBeats, Web3 gaming guild YGG announced on July 7 that its gaming publishing division YGG Play will close on August 1, impacting 35 job positions. The company committed to providing an additional eight weeks of salary to affected staff. YGG will continue operations with a smaller te

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) stock as of July 7 has risen 95% year-to-date, closing at $22.10, up about 4.86% in a single day, far outperforming peers such as Cipher Mining, Applied Digital, etc. The core driver is the 20-year lease agreement signed with AI company Anthropic, expected to bring about $19 billion in contract revenue. TeraWulf Signs 20-Year Lease Agreement with Anthropic, Expected to Bring About $19 Billion in Contract Revenue According to reports, the 20-year lease agreement between Ter

The US Treasury prepared an internal draft report warning that the artificial intelligence industry carries risks similar to the dot-com bubble that collapsed in the early 2000s, according to a document obtained by political outlet NOTUS on 6일(현지시간). Treasury analysts assessed that the AI sector is

According to Odaily and MSX.COM data, U.S. stock indices rose on July 7, with the Nasdaq gaining 1.12%, the S&P 500 up 0.72%, and the Dow up 0.29%, while the VIX fear index fell 1.52%. AI stocks broadly advanced, with Arista Networks up 8.31%, AMD gaining 6.61%, Astera Labs up 6.48%, SoundHound AI u

According to BlockBeats, on July 7, Vitalik Buterin announced that Qwen2.5 successfully completed his AI anonymity identification challenge. Buterin had written a revised version of EIP-7503 (Zero Knowledge Wormhole) in Chinese in 2024 and used Qwen2.5 for translation followed by manual revision to

According to semiconductor analyst Semi Analysis, Nvidia's next-generation AI server rack Cbver NVL144 will be delayed until 2028, more than 12 months beyond the original schedule, due to difficulties in mass-producing multilayer printed

Oxford Economics (OE) identified the sustainability of the US-Iran peace agreement as the pivotal factor for the global economy in the second half, according to a report released on 6일 (local time). The institution stated that whether the peace agreement continues will determine if other risk factor