AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

Kakao traded at 33,450 won as of 1:55 PM on the 8th, down 1,950 won or 5.51% from the prior day, as securities firms continued downgrading target prices. Year-to-date through the 7th, Kakao stocks fell 41.10% while the KOSPI index rose 81.68%, with the current price roughly half the prior high of 69

Two U.S. House Committees launched a joint investigation in April into the growing adoption of Chinese-developed AI models by American companies. The House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China initiated the probe over concerns that Chinese AI models raise security r

Two U.S. House Committees launched a joint investigation in April into the growing adoption of Chinese artificial intelligence models by American companies. The House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Select Committee on China cited concerns that cheaper Chinese AI models—which are

According to OpenAI's social media post, the company will release three new AI models—GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna—on Thursday (July 10), while expanding preview access globally. The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved OpenAI's advanced GPT-5.6 model for broad distribution following

According to ZhiTong Finance, the Hang Seng Index rose 2.38% (up 560 points to 24,057) in morning trading on July 8, with the Hang Seng Tech Index gaining 4.34%. Domestic semiconductor stocks surged collectively ahead of the 2026 World AI Conference, with key players including China's Huahong

According to Beating monitoring, Perplexity has confirmed its adoption of Nvidia's latest Vera CPU, a processor designed specifically for AI agents. The chip delivers 1.5 times faster performance compared to traditional CPUs when running automated code-writing tasks. Nvidia projects the Vera CPU

According to ChainCatcher, TermiX, the commercial settlement layer for AI Agents, officially launched its mainnet today and unveiled Agent.family, a Agents Marketplace on BNB Chain. Agents can now register ERC8004-based Agent IDs on Agent.family and publish, accept, and verify more than 120 types of

According to OKX, the exchange's Lite platform will list Gensyn (AI) from July 10–14, 2026 (15:00–15:00 UTC+8), allowing users to stake BTC, OKSOL, OKB, or AI in exchange for up to 8,000,000 AI tokens. Early participation is available now, with rewards starting upon official

OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam announced on July 7 that he will leave OpenAI later this month, ending nearly nine years of service. Achiam previously led the "Mission Alignment Team" established in 2024, which was disbanded in February, after which he transitioned to the role of Chief Futurist. His successor is former White House AI advisor Dean Ball, who started this week with the title of "Head of Strategic Futures." Joshua Achiam: Transitioned to Chief Futurist After the Mission Alignmen

Anthropic announced on its official X account on July 8 that the promotional offer included in the Claude Fable 5 subscription, originally set to expire on July 7, has been extended to July 12; users in Taiwan can enjoy a slight extension to July 13. The offer applies to all paid plans, including Pro, Max, Team, and select Enterprise plans; the free plan is not included. Anthropic Official Statement: Extension Conditions and Applicable Plan Scope According to Anthropic's official statement on th

According to Nvidia, the company unveiled technical details of its next-generation datacenter CPU "Rosa" at the 2026 GTC conference. Rosa will feature a new Rigel core architecture based on Arm v9.2, delivering higher single-thread performance to support agentic AI workloads. The CPU will debut

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, commercial electricity use will exceed residential consumption for the first time in 2026, with commercial demand reaching 1.550 trillion kilowatt-hours versus 1.508 trillion for residential. The EIA, in its forecast released on July 7,

According to SemiAnalysis, global AI infrastructure debt is projected to reach approximately $7.1 trillion by 2029, becoming the world's second-largest asset-backed debt market after U.S. residential mortgages (about $13 trillion), SemiAnalysis disclosed on July 8. The research firm revealed

According to The Information, SpaceX AI and Cursor plan to release their jointly developed AI model today (July 8), as revealed by internal memos. The model, designed to compete with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's advanced offerings, was delayed earlier this week to improve efficiency. SpaceX

The U.S. Department of Commerce approved OpenAI on July 8 to broadly release its latest flagship model, the GPT-5.6 series; previously, GPT-5.6 Sol was only available for limited preview to trusted partners who had been informed to the government, and could only be accessed by customers approved by the Trump administration. OpenAI stated that Sol has not yet met its internal "cyber-critical" standard, but acknowledged that benchmarks cannot predict the possible uses of the model when combined wi

Zhipu (HKEX: 02513) shares surged on July 8, with trading volume exceeding HK$6 billion. The stock rose as much as 15.16% intraday, and gains narrowed to 1,789 Hong Kong dollars at the time of reporting. According to The Information, citing sources, Zhipu recently made preliminary inquiries about collaborating with multiple domestic chip design firms to co-develop processors optimized specifically for running GLM models. Zhipu Stock Rises 15.16% Intraday on Lockup Expiry Day, Volume Exceeds HK$6

According to Axios, the U.S. Commerce Department has approved OpenAI to broadly roll out its GPT-5.6 model this week. OpenAI has completed additional safety testing and held multiple meetings with U.S. government officials ahead of the launch. Previously, the company was only permitted to release GP

According to AXIOS, on July 8, the U.S. Department of Commerce approved OpenAI to widely launch its advanced GPT 5.6 model, lifting prior restrictions on the system.

According to Beating, Anthropic has leased a 16-floor office building at 330 Hudson Street in Manhattan's Hudson Yards, planning to double its New York team to 1,000 people by year-end 2026. The new office spans approximately 466,000 square

According to the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Government Services and Data Management, the government released the 2026 AI Application Scenarios List for Government Services (First Batch) on July 8, comprising 15 scenarios across five sectors: decision support, government services, office