Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms plans a self-built LEO constellation to strengthen India's domestic communications infrastructure, paired with third-party satellite bandwidth leasing.
SK Hynix's semiconductor production base in Cheongju, South Korea, has seen a string of accidents since 2026, prompting questions over whether its safety management system has gaps. The incidents have drawn scrutiny because many occurred after the M15X fab began operation, as the company ramped up production to meet surging high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand.
Meta Platforms has agreed to invest US$900 million in Indian fintech startup CRED and appoint its founder, Kunal Shah, as the new global head of WhatsApp, marking a major leadership change at one of the world's largest messaging platforms.
Tata Electronics, Apple's exclusive iPhone assembler in India, confirmed a major data breach on June 23, 2026, weeks after the WorldLeaks hacking group posted stolen internal records for sale on dark web forums, Reuters revealed.
LG Group dispatched senior executives to Nvidia's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on June 22, 2026, to negotiate expanded cooperation in physical AI and robotics, following a leadership meeting between the two companies in Seoul on June 8, 2026. The delegation comprised more than 30 people from LG affiliates to explore commercialization opportunities, priority projects, and a partnership model that integrates the group's core capabilities.
Japan is preparing a sweeping public-private investment strategy totaling more than JPY370 trillion (US$2.3 trillion) by fiscal 2040, spanning 17 strategic sectors including AI, semiconductors, aerospace, and energy-related industries.
SK Hynix briefly overtook Samsung Electronics on June 22 to claim the top spot by common-share market capitalization on South Korea's KOSPI exchange, a milestone that reflects how high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has redefined the value of Korea's semiconductor industry.
