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Ant International Unveils Falcon 2.0: Why Six Global Banks Have Jumped on the Bandwagon for AI in Foreign Exchange and Liquidity Forecasting

When people hear the term “generative AI,” they tend to first think of it answering questions or writing documents and code. However, in the financial sector, the most direct changes AI will bring may come from “prediction” rather than “conversation.” This is because more accurate predictions about how much of a particular currency will be needed in the future and where to allocate cash—across regions and accounts—can help reduce actual financial costs. Falcon, unveiled by Ant International Time-Series Transforme

Aug 20, 20269 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

Unity Tree Listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; Stock Price Soars 460% Above IPO Price… A Turning Point for the Global Robotics Market

The competition in generative AI is shifting from the screen to the real world. While we looked at the domestic physical AI trend yesterday, today brought news highlighting movements in the global market. When Unitree, a Chinese company specializing in humanoid and quadruped robots, listed on the Shanghai STAR Market, its stock price soared well beyond five times the initial public offering (IPO) price on its first day of trading. This listing goes beyond the success of a single robotics company; it signals that the capital market is embracing humanoid robots as “AI How highly is it regarded as the “next industry”?

Aug 19, 202610 min read

AI models & services

LG, SKT, and Upstage: A Three-Way Race Among Independent AI Companies

The competition for the government’s independent AI foundation model project has narrowed down to three teams. According to the results of the second-stage evaluation released by the Ministry of Science and ICT on August 18, LG AI Research, SK Telecom, and Upstage advanced to the next stage, while Motif Technologies was eliminated. There is one particularly notable aspect of these results. Despite Motif receiving the highest score among the four teams on the AAII—a global evaluation metric— The fact that we did not make it into the top three teams in the overall evaluation

Aug 18, 202610 min read

Security & privacy

Information of 39,798 SafePal Customers Exposed… Why You Can’t Rest Easy Even If Your Private Key Is Safe

If the private keys and seed phrases hadn’t been leaked, would this incident be considered a minor issue? The security incident disclosed by SafePal wasn’t a case where the cryptocurrency wallet itself was hacked. However, given that order information—revealing who purchased the hardware wallet, which product was purchased, and where it was shipped—was exposed to the public, this cannot be taken lightly. On August 16, 2026, the cryptocurrency wallet provider SafePal verified the permissions for its order tracking feature. Approximately 39,798 customers affected by a defect

Aug 17, 202623 min read

AI models & services

Samsung Unveils Research on Health AI That Runs in Under 1 ms on Smartwatches… What’s the Difference Between xMAE and HiMAE?

Is a cloud server really necessary for AI to analyze heart rate and sleep data measured by a smartwatch? Research released by Samsung Electronics demonstrates the possibility that some of this analysis could be processed directly on the device worn on the wrist in the future. On August 14, 2026, Samsung Electronics’ Global Newsroom introduced xMAE and HiMAE, health foundation models developed by the Digital Health research team at Samsung Research America. xMAE analyzes electrocardiograms (ECGs) and Broad-Band Pulse Wave

Aug 16, 202614 min read

Semiconductors & infrastructure

Applied Materials Forecasts 70% Growth in Advanced Packaging Revenue… Demand for AI Semiconductors Has Spilled Over into the Equipment Market

When discussing the AI semiconductor market, the first companies that come to mind are chip design firms like NVIDIA. However, to actually produce more AI accelerators, the entire supply chain—including foundry production lines, HBM, advanced packaging, and testing equipment—must expand in tandem. The financial results released by Applied Materials, a global semiconductor equipment company, on August 14, 2026 (Korea Standard Time), clearly illustrate this trend. The company reported record-high revenue in the third quarter, I recorded it, and 4

Aug 15, 202612 min read