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Why Nvidia is betting on Korea for physical AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is putting South Korea's physical AI potential in the spotlight, with robotics set to top the agenda during his planned visit to Seoul from Thursday. "I think that robotics is very important to Korea, and I hope to be able to contribute to robotics in Korea," Huang said during Nvidia's "Korea Partner Night," held for the first time on the sidelines of the Computex event in Taiwan on Tuesday. "We would always consider investments in Korea, (it has) such a great ecosystem,

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AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

South Korea's AI chip boom is creating a new class of corporate elite. Jobs at Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, long prized for their salaries and stability, are increasingly being treated as status symbols in everything from college admissions and job searches to dating and marriage, as soaring AI-driven profits transform perceptions of the semiconductor industry. Online, the phenomenon has been dubbed "Samjeon-nix," a portmanteau of "Samjeon," Korean shorthand for Samsung Electronics and SK h

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SK chief looks beyond chips to AI factories

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Tuesday that the conglomerate aims to move beyond supplying AI memory chips and eventually build "AI factories," while doubling wafer production capacity within five years to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Chey said SK's ambitions extend beyond its current role as a key supplier of memory chips for AI systems. "Today we produce memory chips for AI, but I want to chal

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When AI becomes doctor, therapist and confidant

A post about a woman seeking repeated reassurance from an artificial intelligence chatbot over health concerns has sparked debate in South Korea over how deeply generative AI is infiltrating people’s emotional lives and decision-making. The post, shared on the workplace community platform Remember, said the writer’s girlfriend, who has health anxiety, spends up to three hours talking to Gemini and often worries that minor physical discomfort could be a sign of serious illness. “She asks Gemini t

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Nvidia chief, SK Group's Chey meet in Taipei to discuss AI memory chip cooperation

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of US chip giant Nvidia, met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Taipei to discuss the future of cooperation in artificial intelligence memory, SK Group said Tuesday. The meeting took place in Taipei on Monday, according to a post on SK Group's Facebook account. Both executives were in the Taiwanese capital to attend Computex, one of Asia's largest technology trade shows. "With SK hynix reaching a market capitalization of US$1 trillion, the executives of

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Cabinet approves bill to support defense semiconductor industry

South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at fostering the country’s defense semiconductor industry, the Ministry of National Defense said. The bill on nurturing and supporting defense semiconductors is expected to be promulgated later this month and could take effect as early as the fourth quarter, after related enforcement decrees and regulations are prepared. Defense semiconductors are key components of advanced weapons systems, but the sector has lacked a dedicated legal framewo

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Nvidia's Vera Rubin uses 182% more capacitors, boosting Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Nvidia's Vera Rubin rollout is creating a new winner in the artificial intelligence supply chain: multilayer ceramic capacitors. A Morgan Stanley analysis estimates the MLCC content of Nvidia's next-generation VR200 NVL72 server rack at about $4,320, up 182 percent from roughly $1,530 in the previous-generation GB300 system. The sharp increase is tightening supply in a market where demand is already outpacing production, allowing manufacturers such as Samsung Electro-Mechanics to raise prices an

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Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

Samsung Electronics unveiled a mockup of its HBM5 memory and a new heat-management technology at Computex 2026, signaling its ambition to regain momentum in the artificial intelligence memory race as competition with SK hynix intensifies. At the annual technology exhibition in Taiwan on Tuesday, Samsung showcased the planned architecture of its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM5, featuring a new thermal solution called Heat Path Block designed to improve heat dissipation in increa

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SK, Nvidia chiefs meet again as AI memory race intensifies

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday for talks on artificial intelligence memory cooperation, as high bandwidth memory becomes increasingly central to the global AI supply chain. SK hynix, the chipmaking arm of SK Group, posted photos of the meeting on its official social media account, showing Chey and Huang with senior executives from both companies, including SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung. The meeting took place on the sidelin

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Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Admission to a prestigious university is no longer seen as the only path to success for some students in South Korea, as semiconductor-focused high schools gain popularity on the expectation that they can lead directly to jobs at major chipmakers. Korea Semiconductor Meister High School in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, decided to hold a second admissions information session on June 20 after turnout at the initial session held May 30 exceeded the 120 seats prepared by the school. “More stu

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Korean TV debut during Seoul visit

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will appear on the popular Korean television talk show "You Quiz on the Block," adding another high-profile event to a week that includes meetings with some of South Korea's most influential business leaders. TvN said Tuesday that Huang had confirmed his appearance on the program hosted by Yoo Jae-suk. The episode is scheduled to air in June. The announcement comes as Huang prepares to visit Korea later this week following Nvidia's GTC Taipei conference. He is expected to

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang to appear on 'You Quiz on the Block'

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of US chip giant Nvidia Corp., will appear on the popular tvN talk show "You Quiz on the Block" during his upcoming visit to Seoul, the broadcaster said Tuesday. The appearance, which marks Huang's first appearance on a Korean variety show, comes as he is expected visit South Korea this week to meet with the heads of major conglomerates and hold discussions on artificial intelligence and robotics, according to industry sources. "You Quiz on the Block" is one

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Nvidia chief, SK Group Chey meet in Taipei to discuss AI memory chip cooperation

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of US chip giant Nvidia Corp., met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Taipei to discuss the future of cooperation in artificial intelligence memory, SK Group said Tuesday. The meeting took place in Taipei on Monday, according to a post on SK Group's Facebook account. Both executives were in the Taiwanese capital to attend Computex, one of Asia's largest technology trade shows. "With SK hynix reaching a market capitalization of $1 trillion, the executives

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expected to visit Korea this week for talks with industry leaders

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected to visit Korea this week to meet with the heads of major South Korean companies, including SK Group, LG Group, Naver and Hyundai Motor Group, for talks on cooperation in AI chips, robotics and physical artificial intelligence. According to reports from Yonhap News Agency, Huang is to arrive in Seoul on Thursday after attending Nvidia’s annual AI conference, GTC Taipei, in Taiwan. He is expected to begin meeting Korean industry leaders from Friday.

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Huang confirms Vera Rubin in full production with Korean memory

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Monday that the company's next AI accelerator, Vera Rubin, was in full production, confirming at his GTC Taipei keynote that high-bandwidth memory from Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron will go into the platform. The three suppliers were already expected. What the keynote, held alongside the Computex trade show in Taipei, settled is that the chip has moved from road map to volume production, which fixes the order each maker has actually won. That o

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Naver launches defense AI task force in Palantir-style push

Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Korea's IT giant Naver, is creating a dedicated task force for defense artificial intelligence, as the company moves to expand its presence in the sovereign AI market. According to industry sources on Monday, Naver Cloud will launch a defense AI transformation task force the same day. The move marks Naver’s first separate organization dedicated solely to defense AI. The task force will be led directly by Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won. It will seek AI and clou

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[Christian Catalini] Bot chargebacks, voyages, and AI liability

In 1688, the most valuable real estate in maritime commerce wasn't a warehouse or a shipyard. It was a coffeehouse on Tower Street. Edward Lloyd ran it. By most accounts, the coffee was unremarkable. What made the place was the ritual that happened on its wooden benches. A merchant would describe a voyage — the ship, the captain, the route, the cargo, the season — and a stranger across the room would walk over, take a pen, and sign his name under the description. He was agreeing to pay if the sh

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Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing

South Korea is facing a growing debate over how to use an unprecedented windfall from the semiconductor boom, as surging chip profits feed into tax revenue, employee bonuses and broader calls for redistribution. The immediate focus is on how the government should handle the expected tax increase — whether to use it for fiscal spending, save it as a buffer or invest it for future generations. At the same time, it is also opening the door to a broader question over how the benefits of the chip sup

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NC AI, Posco DX join hands in robot AI model development

NC AI said Sunday it signed a strategic business agreement with Posco DX on the joint development of a robot foundation model and for broader technical cooperation. The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Min-jae, chief technology officer at NC AI, and Yoon Suk-june, head of the robot automation center of Posco DX, along with senior officials from both companies. The two sides discussed long-term cooperation plans to enhance competitiveness in robot intelligence technologies and industrial AI.

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Korea should join frontier AI race dominated by US, China: Science minister

South Korea should now try to build frontier artificial intelligence models on par with those of the US and China, Deputy Prime Minister and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said Friday, calling for a broader AI strategy that goes beyond industrial applications. “We have reached a point where Korea, too, should take on the challenge of building frontier AI models at a level comparable to those of the US and China,” Bae said at a press conference in Seoul marking the government’s first year in office.

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Why Nvidia is betting on Korea for physical AI

AI boom reshapes Korea's status ladder

SK chief looks beyond chips to AI factories

When AI becomes doctor, therapist and confidant

Nvidia chief, SK Group's Chey meet in Taipei to discuss AI memory chip cooperation

Cabinet approves bill to support defense semiconductor industry

Nvidia's Vera Rubin uses 182% more capacitors, boosting Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Samsung reveals HBM5 mockup in bid to regain AI memory lead

SK, Nvidia chiefs meet again as AI memory race intensifies

Forget elite universities. Semiconductor high schools are the new hot ticket

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Korean TV debut during Seoul visit

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to appear on 'You Quiz on the Block'

Nvidia chief, SK Group Chey meet in Taipei to discuss AI memory chip cooperation

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expected to visit Korea this week for talks with industry leaders

Huang confirms Vera Rubin in full production with Korean memory

Naver launches defense AI task force in Palantir-style push

[Christian Catalini] Bot chargebacks, voyages, and AI liability

Chip boom sparks debate over tax windfall, profit sharing

NC AI, Posco DX join hands in robot AI model development

Korea should join frontier AI race dominated by US, China: Science minister