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Jensen Huang Just Spent Two Days In Tokyo And Walked Away With A Huge Chunk Of Japan's AI Future
Taiwan a few weeks back, South Korea months before that, and now Tokyo, where he spent July 15 and 16 courting basically every major name in Japanese industry and chip supply. He didn't leave empty-handed. He left with deals spanning a national AI factory, partnerships with Japan's biggest robotics companies, and agreements with chip-material suppliers feeding directly into Nvidia's next-generation chips.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Apple Just Sued OpenAI Over Trade Secrets
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and depending on how you look at it, this is either a straightforward corporate legal dispute or a genuinely well-timed shot aimed at derailing two of the biggest things OpenAI has going right now: its rumored hardware plans and its upcoming IPO.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Infinite scroll is not a design quirk.
Following a two-year investigation, regulators have formally accused Meta of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) through the "addictive design" of Facebook and Instagram. The charges mark a significant escalation in the EU's campaign to hold tech platforms accountable for their impact on users' mental health, and they could force Meta to make fundamental changes to how its platforms operate.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
What It's Actually Like Building an AI Startup in Australia Right Now
Ask any founder how their AI journey started and you'll rarely get a neat answer. For most of them, it wasn't a grand strategic pivot. It was a Tuesday afternoon, a mounting pile of admin, and someone finally saying, "there has to be a faster way to do this." That's the unglamorous truth behind most of the AI adoption happening across Australian startups today — less boardroom epiphany, more slow, practical necessity.
By Kate Brownell2 months ago in 01
Samsung Cuts U.S. Jobs as It Moves HQ to Texas
Samsung Electronics has cut jobs at its U.S. display, phone, and other consumer electronics operations, affecting workers mainly in New Jersey and Texas, according to documents and two people familiar with the matter.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
I Watched DDR5 Hit 1,400 RMB — Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
I. First, How Bad Is It Search for a 16 GB DDR5 desktop module on JD.com . Self‑operated big brands hover around 1,400 RMB. Laptop modules are similar: 1,300 to 1,400 RMB for a standard 16 GB stick. Second‑tier brands are a bit cheaper — Lexar’s 24 GB module sells for just over 1,400 RMB, the best value you’ll find right now. High‑capacity SKUs are simply out of stock. 32 GB singles, 64 GB kits — most show “notify when available.”
By Jin2 months ago in 01
Shin Jin-seo Beat the AI 2–1. So Why Are Researchers Calling It a Handicapped Exhibition?
A Victory Bounded by Parameters: Technical Analysis and Credibility Reflections on Shin Jin-seo’s Match Against KataGo In July 2026, Shin Jin-seo 9p defeated the open‑source Go AI KataGo by 2–1 in the “Strong Mathematics · Hankyung Shin‑KataGo” tournament. This was the first time in recent years that a top human player has beaten a leading AI in a public event. The match was played with a 20‑second per move time setting (byoyomi), carried a total prize of 250 million KRW (approximately 1.15 million RMB), and additionally awarded a Genesis G90 sedan to the winner.
By Jin2 months ago in 01
Yang Zhilin Went Back
The day Kimi K3 dropped, a post appeared on arXiv with a title of just four Chinese characters: “He went back.” No signature. But everyone knew who it meant.
By Jin2 months ago in 01
The Compute Chasm That Doesn’t Exist: How Kimi K3 Is Out‑Engineering Silicon Valley’s Billion‑Dollar Labs
I. The Pathfinder Burns 70% of Its Compute. The Follower Burns 0. Chinese and U.S. AI labs sit in different ecological niches. This isn't just about money. It's about cost structure.
By Jin2 months ago in 01
The Easy Money In AI Investing Is Over
The first phase of AI investing was easy, relatively speaking. Buy chip stocks. Buy cloud stocks. Watch them go up. That phase isn't gone entirely, but multiple major investment houses are now saying the next stage of returns is going to require actually picking winners rather than just riding the obvious names.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Kimi K3 Just Launched, And It's Already Rattling Chinese AI Stocks Before Anyone's Even Downloaded It
Now it's officially real, and the market reaction says a lot about how seriously this is being taken. Moonshot AI just formally unveiled Kimi K3 at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, and the company isn't being subtle about its ambitions; they're directly claiming this model can rival top American AI labs. The scale backs up the confidence: K3 contains 2.8 trillion parameters, and it's set to release as a fully open-source model on July 27.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Malaysia's Communications Regulator Is About To Get A 10x Budget Increase
Malaysia's communications regulator is about to become significantly more powerful, and honestly, most of that expansion makes sense given how much digital infrastructure has grown since the underlying law was written. But there's a specific number buried in these amendments that deserves a lot more scrutiny than it's getting.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01