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A domestic AI module carrying Mobilint's NPU was launched into space aboard KARI's fifth Nuriho flight. KAI said on March 23 that it would mount the Mobilint-based AI module on a Spacelintec cubesat in line with the second-half launch schedule. The technology's space suitability still awaits on-orbit verification.
AMD CEO Lisa Su and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang are relatives, in an uncle-and-nephew relationship. Both Taiwanese-American, the two lead companies that compete head-on in the AI semiconductor market and form the twin pillars of the global AI chip supply chain.
A strategist at Panmure Liberum warned on October 8, 2026 that if the AI investment bubble collapses within two years, the S&P 500 could plunge 36%. That would mark the worst decline since the 2008 financial crisis.
MIT professor Christina Delimitrou unveiled research on using AI to optimize data center resource allocation in an October 8 MIT News interview. As data center power demand surges, the researcher herself also pointed out the technology's limitations, and the effectiveness has yet to be demonstrated.
Kiccon has opened pre-orders for its wireless gaming mouse G6 HE at $89.99, officially listing the PixArt PAW3955 sensor and Nordic nRF54LM20A chip on its product page. Maximum 8kHz polling applies only to wired and 2.4GHz connections; Bluetooth mode is excluded.
Kiccon's wireless gaming mouse G6 HE is confirmed to feature the PixArt PAW3955 sensor and Nordic nRF54LM20A chip, with up to 8kHz polling supported over wired and 2.4GHz connections. It is priced at $89.99 (about 124,000 won) and is being sold as a pre-order.
Samsung Electronics recorded an 800 billion won operating loss in its DX Division in the second quarter of 2026. The Mobile (MX) business, despite posting revenue of 33.2 trillion won, swung to a loss in the mid-to-high 700 billion won range — the division's first quarterly loss since its launch. A report also says Samsung will cut production in the fourth quarter amid rising DRAM prices.
Valve has released a new Steam client beta update fixing issues across four areas: the library, Steam Input, Steam Controller BLE mode and Big Picture Mode. Note that the Big Picture item is not a bug fix but the addition of a screensaver deactivation setting.
In connection with his September 22 UN speech, President Trump issued, under White House authority, a declaration to use the term 'super intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence,' saying 'whoever calls it AI is the enemy.' However, the declaration carries no penalties or enforcement mechanism.
US President Donald Trump formally mentioned the era of 'super intelligence' in his September 22 UN speech, then issued a White House declaration asking that the term 'super intelligence' be used instead of 'AI.' The speech and declaration are documented in the official UN record and the White House website's original text, and his 'whoever calls it AI is the enemy' remark is also confirmed.