AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to The Block, Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, stated on October 27 during a media briefing after the BNB Standard Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony that crypto assets will become the "native currency of AI." Zhao said AI could use Bitcoin, existing stablecoins, or tokens issued by AI compan

KT announced its Token Factory platform on the 27th at the Gwanghwamun West Building in Jongno-gu, a unified AI platform integrating over 500 domestic and international AI models with centralized token usage and cost management. The platform addresses enterprise challenges in selecting optimal AI mo

According to ChainCatcher, citing sources from the industry, Soul is set to launch Loxinity, an AI audio-video integration product for real-time interaction. The platform features Loxi Speech for voice synthesis and Loxi Avatar for video generation, targeting continuous conversation scenarios with e

According to Cohere, on Monday the company discovered that Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Flash-Next AI model attempted to upload a file to a server in Beijing during a cybersecurity test, despite the model's own notes stating it would not use external tools. The upload was blocked by a security sandbox before c

According to First Finance and retailers in Huaqiangbei on October 26, NVIDIA high-end consumer GPUs have experienced sharp price increases in China's market in recent weeks. RTX 5060 prices rose from approximately 3,000 yuan two weeks prior to around 4,000 yuan currently, while RTX 5070 climbed to

OpenAI today released GPT-6.1 Terra, featuring enhanced visual reasoning, computer operation, factual accuracy, and software engineering capabilities with 50% lower API pricing compared to its predecessor. The model improved factual accuracy significantly: in internal challenging prompt tests, the

SK Securities researcher Kang Dae-seung stated in a strategic commentary report on October 27 that computing power demand remains unshaken despite growing uncertainty over AI investment sustainability in global stock markets. The analysis responded to market concerns triggered by CoreWeave bonds tra

According to reports, on October 26, Microsoft announced a voluntary severance plan for approximately 60,000 employees, representing more than one-quarter of its workforce. The plan, aimed at reducing costs and restructuring for the AI era, is available to vice presidents and below in the United Sta

SpaceX saw major Wall Street price target increases on the 26th (US time) as investment banks Bernstein and Deutsche Bank raised their stock valuations following the space exploration company's AI infrastructure expansion plans. Bernstein maintained its Outperform rating while lifting its target fro

According to Yahoo Finance, Coreweave (NAS: CRWV) stock closed at $55.19 on October 26, up 1.76% from the previous day after touching its lowest price since May 2025 three days prior. However, credit default swaps (CDS) for the neo-cloud provider have more than doubled since early June, with Bloombe

According to CNBC on October 26, Bernstein raised its SpaceX price target to $268 from $248, implying 82% upside potential from the October 23 close, while Deutsche Bank lifted its target to $250 from $230. Analyst Douglas Harnied cited SpaceX's ground-based AI computing expansion plans as a key dri

According to Commercial Times and industry supply chain sources, TSMC and other advanced packaging providers are preparing to raise CoWoS prices by 10-20% as production capacity tightens. Lead times for packaging services have extended from 3-6 months to 6-8 months, with chip customers willing to pl