Before becoming South Korea's second-largest chip giant, SK Hynix was on the verge of bankruptcy during the Asian financial crisis. Today, however, it has risen to become the world's leading manufacturer of HBM memory chips.

Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 7% in June, reaching 2 million units, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth. Europe remained the main driver, while the Chinese and North American markets slowed down.

Meta is preparing to manufacture its own AI chips in September, hoping to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD, and accelerate the expansion of its processing power to 14 gigawatts by 2570 to support the fierce competition in the AI ​​sector.

OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new AI voice model capable of real-time listening and speaking interaction. Two versions are being released globally, aiming to enhance AI assistants.

SpaceXAI has unveiled Grok 4.5, a new AI model described as the company's most powerful yet. Designed specifically for coding and AI agents, it boasts superior speed and lower costs compared to many competitors.

China has warned that Anthropic's Claude Code has security vulnerabilities and advised users to uninstall or upgrade to the latest version, amid the AI ​​competition between China and the United States.

The U.S. Congress is considering several options, ranging from investigating companies using Chinese AI models to restricting government procurement, fearing national security risks and increased Chinese influence.

The United States has blacklisted Digitalsystem Technology, an IT company in California, and refused to provide international telecommunications services, citing a security risk.

Kaspersky and the National Cyber ​​Security Agency (NCSA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Thailand's cybersecurity. This collaboration combines technical expertise and global perspectives under the country's five-pronged defense strategy, following reports of an 82.63% increase in cyber threats in Thailand.

Gartner reveals five trends driving the application of AI Agents, Semantics, and Converged Data & Analytics (D&A) Platforms to propel organizations towards an AI-First approach. These are identified as key drivers behind the most noteworthy D&A technology trends.