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Rising AP expenses erode internal profitabilityGains from strong sales flow to Qualcomm’s bottom line

“AI Can Suffer Too”: Anthropic highlights the need for AI welfare. Is conscious AI just an illusion born from system misinterpretation? Microsoft’s AI lead raises concerns over AI psychosis and related risks. In Silicon Valley, so-called “AI welfare

Chinese Manufacturers Formalize Entry into Korean Appliance Market Expansion into Premium Segment Fuels All-Out Offensive Value-for-Money and Customization Strategies Target Consumer Demand Chinese appliance makers are moving aggressively into So

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“GPT-4o Makes a Comeback” as Korean ChatGPT Usage Climbs OpenAI Adjusts GPT-5 Personality Amid Concerns Over ‘AI Psychosis’ User Backlash Forces Company to Restore Access to Earlier Models OpenAI’s generative AI tool “ChatGPT” has reached its high

Europe Alarmed by Security Risks and Unfair Competition from Chinese Wind Firms China Tightens Grip on Global Market with Price Competitiveness, Europe’s Share in Decline Korea’s Nakwol Offshore Project Draws Security Red Flags over Illegal Chinese Vessel Deployment

Delayed crash reports by up to several months Investigation into compliance of submitted reports Facing lawsuits over concealing critical risks of Robotaxis Demonstration of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system / Photo = Te

95% of Firms Adopting AI Report Little to No Results Even OpenAI Expands Its Business to Boost Profitability What Strategies Are Global Tech Giants Using to Monetize AI? A recent study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reve

Record User Growth, but Plunging Trust in TechnologyTalent War Ends, Sudden Strategic Shift

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Domestic Weakness and Overheated Competition Driving Market Limits Expansion of Overseas Investment Centered on Batteries and Assembly Plants Factory Expansion in Europe and Southeast Asia by BYD and Chery Automobile China’s electric vehic

Restructuring Left to Corporate Autonomy Government: “Submit Consolidation Plans” Industry: “A Stopgap That Shifts Burden to Companies” The government has drawn its sword in a bid to rescue the domestic petrochemical industry, now on the brink of

Meta betting on display, Google and Samsung on XR Big Tech accelerating differentiated strategies in smart glasses Chinese tech giants joining the race with payment and content integration Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, weari

Valuations Reset After OverheatingBehind Rapid Growth: Rising Investment and Costs

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15% workforce reduction in the first half, following last year’s cuts Additional layoffs possible amid failure to secure foundry demand New plant projects canceled, targeting 22% downsizing by year-end Intel is pressing ahead with large-scale res

The Born Korea Faces Image Crisis Amid Criticism of CEO Baek Is the Culture of Celebrity Backlash Going Too Far? Calls Grow for Both Social Reflection and Institutional Reform Baek Jong-won, CEO of The Born Korea /

Voluntary retirement for senior employees to facilitate workforce renewal Global No.

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Chinese Firms Renouncing National Identity Impact of Domestic Sanctions and U.S.