Judging only by the news of summer 2026, China's technology sector appears to have entered an unusually concentrated period of breakthroughs.
A high-level technology gathering in Sicily, reportedly to be attended by the leaders of two of South Korea's largest semiconductor groups, Samsung Electronics and SK Group, is drawing attention to their expanding roles across the AI infrastructure stack.
Core Scientific and AMD have announced a significant partnership to boost AI infrastructure and address the growing demand for artificial intelligence technologies. Under the agreement, AMD will gain access to more than 500 MW of US data center capacity starting in 2027, with the potential to scale up to 2.5 GW.
The European Union is preparing to hold its first dedicated leaders' summit discussion on artificial intelligence before year-end, according to Politico. European Council President António Costa is planning to reserve one day at one of three meetings on Oct. 15, Nov. 13 or Dec. 17 for the agenda item, marking a rare standalone debate on digital technology at the bloc's highest political level.
Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Eiso Enterprise has completed its annual fundraising plan. To strengthen working capital for future operations, repay bank loans, and enhance its financial structure, the company launched a cash capital increase and issued its second domestic unsecured convertible bonds in 2026.
Anthropic has asked SK Hynix to help supply chips for its own in-house AI chip production, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won said. He made the remarks at a recent AI summit in San Francisco, where he also disclosed that South Korea's three new investment plans in semiconductor expansion, AI data centers and physical AI would total more than US$3 trillion.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pushed back Monday against accusations that his company has lobbied to ban open-weights AI models, clarifying the firm's position amid a heated industry debate over proposed US restrictions on Chinese AI.
More than 40 technology companies launched the Open Secure AI Alliance on Sunday, a new initiative to develop open-source tools and techniques for AI-powered cybersecurity defense, while pushing back against calls to restrict access to open AI models.
Moonshot AI officially released the model weights for its Kimi K3 large language model on July 27, allowing developers to download, fine-tune, and deploy it.
