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Samsung raises chipmaking prices up to 15% as AI demand tightens supply
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Samsung raises chipmaking prices up to 15% as AI demand tightens supply

The world's largest memory maker is passing AI-driven scarcity through to foundry and memory customers in the steepest hike since the 2021 shortage.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Anthropic builds custom silicon team to design its own AI chips

The Claude maker is hiring chip engineers and reportedly scouting Samsung as a fab partner, joining OpenAI and Google in vertical hardware moves.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Samsung chip engineers defect to SK Hynix over $476,000 bonuses
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Samsung chip engineers defect to SK Hynix over $476,000 bonuses

SK Hynix's HBM windfall is triggering an exodus from Samsung's foundry, where bonuses landed at roughly $135,000 per employee.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
South Korea's Lee hosts US tech CEOs, pitches Seoul as AI hub
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South Korea's Lee hosts US tech CEOs, pitches Seoul as AI hub

President Lee Jae-myung's summit with American tech leaders lands as Seoul races to anchor a domestic AI stack against US and Chinese competition.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Samsung in talks to back Mistral at €20 billion valuation
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Samsung in talks to back Mistral at €20 billion valuation

The French AI lab would more than triple its valuation from its last round, giving Samsung a strategic foothold in European frontier models.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
AI memory demand jolts India's smartphone market as shipments fall 10%
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AI memory demand jolts India's smartphone market as shipments fall 10%

Handset makers squeezed as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron divert capacity to HBM for AI accelerators; entry-level India segment collapses 45%.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
South Korea forecasts 2026 growth at 5-year high on AI chip demand
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South Korea forecasts 2026 growth at 5-year high on AI chip demand

Seoul projects 2.6% GDP growth in 2026, up from 2.2% in 2025, as memory-chip orders from AI data-center buildouts drive exports.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in largest-ever foreign IPO on US markets
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SK Hynix raises $26.5B in largest-ever foreign IPO on US markets

The Nvidia HBM supplier priced above Seoul, opened 14% higher, and eclipsed Alibaba's 2014 record as Washington pushes for US fabs.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
SK Hynix plans $28B US listing as AI memory demand fuels 260% stock run
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SK Hynix plans $28B US listing as AI memory demand fuels 260% stock run

South Korea's memory giant will offer 17.8 million ADRs this week, joining Micron as Wall Street hunts for the next Nvidia.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Samsung set to post 18-fold profit jump on AI memory demand
Business

Samsung set to post 18-fold profit jump on AI memory demand

The Korean chipmaker's earnings surge tracks the HBM buildout powering Nvidia, AMD, and every frontier AI training cluster.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Anthropic in talks with Samsung on a custom AI chip

The Claude maker is exploring a Samsung-built processor as competitors OpenAI, Google, and Amazon race to reduce Nvidia dependence.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
South Korea commits $1T to memory chips, AI data centers, and humanoid robots
Business

South Korea commits $1T to memory chips, AI data centers, and humanoid robots

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Hyundai anchor a national plan to double DRAM output and ship 30,000 Atlas robots a year by 2028.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Samsung and SK Hynix anchor $900B South Korean AI and memory push
Business

Samsung and SK Hynix anchor $900B South Korean AI and memory push

Seoul unveils a national plan: $518B for four new memory fabs, $52B for HBM packaging, and $356B for AI data centers through 2035.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
South Korea leads the world on AI optimism as government bets on chips and chatbots
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South Korea leads the world on AI optimism as government bets on chips and chatbots

Only 16% of South Koreans are more worried than excited about AI — the lowest of 25 countries Pew surveyed, versus 50% in the US.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Theker raises $85M Series A to build reconfigurable factory robots
Business

Theker raises $85M Series A to build reconfigurable factory robots

The Barcelona startup says it is Europe's largest robotics Series A, backed by CRV, Samsung, and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault's family office.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Opal pivots to AI hardware with $40M from OpenAI, valued at $275M

The webcam maker is rebranding as Opal Electronics and shipping an AI audio device in the next three to four months.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
XCENA raises $135M at $570M valuation for memory-centric AI chip
Business

XCENA raises $135M at $570M valuation for memory-centric AI chip

The Korean-American startup says its MX1 chip can collapse 10 servers of inference work into one by moving compute next to DRAM.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
LetinAR raises $18.5M to supply optical modules for AI glasses
Business

LetinAR raises $18.5M to supply optical modules for AI glasses

The South Korean startup's PinTILT lenses ship in Aegis Rider's AR motorcycle helmet as global AI glasses shipments cross 8.7 million units.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google unveils Googlebooks laptops and Gemini-powered Android features

A new laptop line built around Gemini, vibe-coded widgets, and agentic cross-app tasks headline Google's pre-I/O Android Show.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Business

OpenAI's Compute Bill Hits $50 Billion as Brockman's Stake Reaches $30 Billion

Greg Brockman testified under oath that OpenAI will spend $50 billion on compute in 2026, up from $30 million in 2017.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Business

Brockman Tells Court OpenAI Will Spend $50B on Compute in 2026

OpenAI president's sworn testimony reveals a compute bill that has ballooned from $30 million in 2017 to $50 billion this year.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Samsung crosses $1T valuation as AI memory demand drives 8x profit surge
Business

Samsung crosses $1T valuation as AI memory demand drives 8x profit surge

Shares jumped more than 10% on Wednesday after talks with Apple over US chip manufacturing surfaced, making Samsung Asia's second trillion-dollar company.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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