Tech

Sharp contrasts in plant utilization and investment scaleLack of technology strategy and failure to respond to LFP

OpenAI Posts $7.8 Billion Operating Loss Despite Soaring Revenue “Only NVIDIA Is Truly Profitable in AI,” Bubble Fears Spread Amid Uncertainty, OpenAI’s New Service “Sora 2” Draws Polarized Reactions OpenAI is struggling to improve profitability

AI Data Surge Drives Simultaneous Shortage of DRAM and NAND Flash Samsung and SK Scale Back Mobile, Pivot to AI Server Demand Kioxia of Japan Also Announces Massive Capacity Expansion View of YMTC NAND Flash Plant in Wuhan,

China Encroaches on Korea’s Solar Industry Domestic Supply Chain Shaken at Its Core Korea Outpaced Not Only in Price but Also in Quality Chinese solar cells have captured more than 95% of the Korean market as of last year.

Chinese manufacturers dominate mid- to low-end markets with aggressive growthCost cutting and workforce reductions lower unit production costs

Stagnant DRAM supply and AI-driven datacenter boom cited as key factors Expectations of structural growth momentum beyond cyclical rebound Rising output and overinvestment by Chinese chipmakers remain variables The prices of DRAM and NAND flash memor

Users protest KakaoTalk revamp, claiming “messenger identity lost” $11.6 billion in market cap erased within a week NateOn and Line downloads surge, climbing into top app market rankings The sweeping update of KakaoTalk has triggered seismic shift

Second-quarter cosmetics unit posts loss Market capitalization overtaken by APR amid slump Urgent tasks: China decoupling and brand competitiveness Lee Sun-joo, President of LG Household & Health Care/Photo=LG H&amp

User Revolt Over Instagram-Style Feed After Update Kakao: “Users Will Be Allowed to Choose Their Preferred Format” Incomplete Integration of Banking Super-Apps Creates User Inconvenience KakaoTalk’s sweeping overhaul has triggered a wave o

U.S.

Measure for Industry Revival? Skepticism PrevailsStreaming Boom Saps Theater Vitality

Quantum computing market projected to grow to $4 billion within five years Big Tech and startups push quantum computing development in parallel Commercialization could surpass the limits of classical computers Quantum computing is em

BYD’s Green Car Sales in Europe Soar 244% This Year Premium Battle Heats Up in Korea, EU to See Launch of Supercar “Yangwang” Zeekr, Xpeng Step Up Global Expansion Efforts China’s BYD has sharply expanded sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs

Limits of self-recovery push Intel toward outside fundingUncertain future despite U.S. government and Nvidia support

Closure of Select U.S.

Record Heatwaves Boost Market PenetrationKorean Firms Counter with Premium Strategy

Divergent Stances Between Petrochemical and Refining Firms Business Overhaul Stuck in Deadlock Fears of Losing Market Leadership Once Recovery Comes LG Chem’s Yeosu plant complex/Photo=LG Chem T

Costs Mount Across IndustriesU.S. Expands Stockpiling Policy in Response

TSMC Embarks on Full-Scale Investment in Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing Mass Production in Taichung, Taiwan Set for 2028 Intel Also Signals Strong Resolve in 1.4-Nanometer Push As TSMC officially confirmed mass production of its 1

POSCO Raises $238 Million Through Sale of Nippon Steel Stake Nippon Steel Also Unwound POSCO Stake Last Year Cross-shareholding Alliance Between Korean and Japanese Steelmakers Set to End POSCO headquarters in Samseong-dong