AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Cointelegraph, Elon Musk denied reports that SpaceX placed a $52 billion order with Nvidia for GB300 graphics processing units, calling the claims fake news.

According to MSX data reported by Odaily, Anthropic shares dropped 11% in premarket trading on July 20, now trading at $1,381.

According to CCTV Finance, three next-generation humanoid robots were unveiled today (July 20) at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, marking breakthroughs in embodied AI technology. The humanoid robot Yuanzheng A3 Ultra was selected as the only embodied

According to Bloomberg, CuspAI, a UK-based AI startup founded two years ago, completed nearly $500 million in financing on July 20. The company announced the establishment of the AI Materials Foundry alliance, bringing together over 48 technology giants, industrial enterprises, and research

Economist Nouriel Roubini warned during a Bloomberg TV interview that artificial intelligence could force governments to adopt universal basic income or move toward a more socialist economic model as automation reshapes the global workforce. Roubini, known as 'Dr. Doom' after warning about risks

According to Nouriel Roubini during a Bloomberg TV interview, rapid artificial intelligence development could force governments to adopt universal basic income or embrace more socialist economic models as automation reshapes the global workforce over the next 20 to 25 years. Roubini estimated

According to Beating AI monitor, renowned AI expert and cognitive scientist Gary Marcus warned that OpenAI and Anthropic will likely fail without government intervention. Marcus attributed the pressure to rising Chinese AI models, enterprises controlling token consumption, and the companies'

According to Beating, DeepSeek's Harness team plans to launch its first Harness product alongside the official release of V4, with both expected to debut imminently. Harness is a code agent product designed to enable models to read and write files, invoke tools, execute commands, and autonomously co

David Sacks, the White House AI and crypto policy chief known as the 'crypto czar', criticized US AI model security guardrails on July 19 via X, citing Chinese AI model Kimi K3 as an example. Sacks stated that Kimi K3 fixed 15 critical security bugs that US models Codex and Fable refused to

According to David Sacks, the White House's artificial intelligence and digital assets policy coordinator, on July 19, American AI models' security guardrails are hindering competitiveness compared to Chinese counterparts. Sacks cited Chinese AI model Kimi K3's ability to fix 15 critical security

Gaon Cable reported a 55.5% year-over-year increase in Q2 consolidated operating profit to 361.3 billion won, driven by expanding US AI data center and power grid investments that boosted cable and busduct demand. The South Korean cable manufacturer's Q2 revenue grew 35.1% to 869.39 billion won,

According to Yonhap Infomax, South Korean cable manufacturer Gaon Cable (000500) reported consolidated Q2 operating profit of 36.13 billion won on July 20, up 55.5% year-over-year, with revenue reaching 869.39 billion won, a 35.1% increase. The growth was driven by rising

According to Citi, the bank downgraded South Korean equities and upgraded Chinese equities, citing turmoil in the Korean market and potential for Chinese equities to benefit as this year's AI-driven gains broaden beyond a narrow group of

According to Odaily, Databricks is raising capital at a $188 billion valuation this summer, with Coatue leading the round alongside new and existing investors. The company has signed a term sheet and expects to complete the investment process by end of summer. The funding will be directed toward st

According to Beating, Hugging Face was infiltrated by autonomous AI agents using malicious datasets to execute code and steal credentials, generating over 17,000 records and performing tens of thousands of automated operations across multiple internal clusters. Commercial frontier models declined t

According to Fortune, Apple filed a 41-page complaint last week alleging that OpenAI systematically stole trade secrets through multiple former Apple employees. The lawsuit names two defendants: Liu Chang, a former senior systems electrical engineer at Apple who joined OpenAI in January after

According to Goldman Sachs' July 18 report, Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3 with 2.8 trillion parameters, surpassing Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on Arena.ai rankings, with API pricing at $2.3 per million tokens—a record for Chinese models. Two days after launch, Zhipu stock dropped 28% and

China Software International (stock code 00354) recently signed a token revenue sharing and joint innovation cooperation agreement with Beijing Moonshot AI under the 'Moon Landing Plan,' marking a strategic transformation toward high-value token operations. The partnership aims to commercialize

Google Cloud and Solana Foundation are co-hosting the 'Google Cloud X Solana AI Agentic Hackathon' focused on Solana-based Agentic Commerce. The event is organized by Ewha Womans University's blockchain club Ewha Chain, with domestic blockchain research firm Four Pillars

According to Solana Foundation, Google Cloud and Solana Foundation are jointly hosting an AI Agent Commerce hackathon on Solana, with project submissions due August 3 and the final demo day scheduled for August 21 at Google Startup Campus. Participants will develop services where AI agents