DeepSeek Just Killed the Memory Killer—And Korean Chips Feel It First
DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash cuts KV-cache memory by 75% and SSD needs by 87.5%, triggering a shockwave through the global AI supply chain. Korean HBM makers are the first casualties.
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DR Congo's Ebola Outbreak Is Unprecedented—and the World Has No Vaccine Against It
DR Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic has passed 7,000 cases with a strain that has no approved vaccine or treatment. As the virus spreads to a seventh province near international borders, the world is facing its deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade—and its hardest to fight.
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Korea's Quiet AGI Countdown: When AI Trains Its Own Successors
South Korean reporting is spotlighting a shift in AGI discourse — from human-built models to AI recursively designing its own replacements. The question is no longer whether AGI arrives, but how fast the handoff happens.
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Trump's Shadow Overshadows BRICS Summit as India Plays Balancing Act
India hosts a fractured BRICS bloc grappling with US isolationism and Iran war divisions, while Delhi seeks Global South leadership without provoking Washington.
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GPT-6 Crashed OpenAI's Own Door
OpenAI suspended its $200-a-month tier after one week because even its own Pro plan couldn't handle demand for GPT-6 Astra. The real story isn't the suspension — it's what the capacity crunch reveals about AGI economics.
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How Kioxia Topped Toyota in Two Months — Then Lost Half Its Value in Forty-Eight
Kioxia briefly became Japan's most valuable company, but a brutal 48-day selloff has erased half its stock price. The memory-chip cycle is reshaping Japan's economic hierarchy faster than Tokyo can recalibrate.
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AI Rivals Unite to Demand a Speed Bump
In an unusual show of solidarity, OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX leaders are calling for a coordinated slowdown in frontier AI development — a rare moment that could reshape global policy.
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When an AI Manager Fires You, Who Takes the Fall
An AI in San Francisco recommended firing a chronically late employee — but the story behind the decision reveals a murky accountability gap that will define the next era of workplace automation.
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How Houthi Control of the Red Sea Could Reshape Global Trade
The Houthis now control Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, closing off Saudi Arabia's alternative oil route after Iran's Hormuz blockade. Washington's refusal to strike back signals a new strategic reality.
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T-Mobile's $5 Handoff Fee Is a Warning Signal for Every iPhone User
T-Mobile's decision to charge $5 monthly for Apple's iPhone Handoff feature marks a turning point in carrier-consumer relationships. What starts as a small toll could reshape smartphone ownership across the industry.
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France Train Derailment Sparks Fear of Sabotage Wave
A French regional train derailed near Rouen, injuring 44 people. Investigators found a 300-kilogram rail fragment on the tracks — a discovery that has shifted the probe toward deliberate sabotage and raised alarms about Europe's porous infrastructure defenses.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Gives Samsung Display a Clear Edge Over LG
Apple's first foldable iPhone Duo relies exclusively on Samsung Display for its screen — a decisive shift that widens the gap between Korea's two OLED giants and signals what happens when Cupertino enters the foldable race.