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AI models & services

Claude Haiku 5.5 Officially Released… API Pricing Cut by 90%, Actual Project Costs Reduced by an Average of 75%

The competition in AI model performance is shifting from who can build a single, large model that’s smarter to who can process countless requests more cheaply and quickly. Claude Haiku 5.5, which Anthropic unveiled on October 7 in the U.S. and began offering immediately, is a small model that clearly illustrates this trend. ​ The most striking figures are the base API rates: $0.10 per 1 million input tokens and $0.50 per 1 million output tokens. Just before Haiku

Semiconductors & infrastructure

Samsung Electronics Reports Preliminary Third-Quarter Operating Profit of 107.4 Trillion Won… New Record Set by AI Memory Boom

Samsung Electronics’ quarterly operating profit has surpassed the 100 trillion won mark. According to the preliminary third-quarter 2026 results released by Samsung Electronics on October 8, revenue totaled 195 trillion won, and operating profit reached 107.4 trillion won. Given that this scale of earnings has rarely been seen in the quarterly results of domestic companies, the figures themselves made headlines. However, it’s difficult to dismiss this announcement simply as “Samsung Electronics made a lot of money.” Artificial intelligence data centers are Just how much pressure is being put on the memory supply chain,

Security & privacy

8,547 European Wind and Solar Control Systems Exposed on the Internet… 181 Are Vulnerable to Complete Takeover

Researchers from the Dutch National Cyber Security Center (NCSC-NL) and the internet intelligence firm Modat identified 8,547 internet-exposed systems connected to wind and solar power facilities in Europe. The researchers surveyed operational renewable energy facilities in 40 countries, including EU and EFTA member states as well as EU candidate countries, and found management and operational systems in 35 of those countries that should not have been directly connected to the public internet. ​ Crucially, all 8,547 of these systems were already That doesn't mean we were hacked.

Security & privacy

President Lee Jae-myung Mentions Evidence of AI Use in Financial Sector Hacking… Police Launch Full-Scale Investigation

President Lee Jae-myung recently mentioned that evidence has emerged suggesting artificial intelligence was used in some of the attacks related to the recent hacking incidents at domestic financial institutions, and he called for a transition to a cybersecurity system suited for the AI era. The police have launched a full-scale investigation into the personal information leak at a commercial bank, and financial authorities are also sharing relevant access information and attack indicators with the financial sector. ​ The most important point here is that ‘AI’ It means it hasn't been confirmed that a hack occurred. According to a Reuters report

Security & privacy

Anthropic Expands Cybersecurity Efforts with High-Performance Claude… Reveals Findings on Over 130,000 Vulnerabilities

Anthropic has expanded its Cyber Verification Program (CVP) to allow cybersecurity experts to use Claude’s high-performance cybersecurity capabilities with fewer restrictions. While the version of Claude available to general users includes safeguards that block cyber operations with a high risk of abuse, the program grants verified defense organizations broader access based on their business needs and risk levels. ​ This update combines the existing CVP and Project Glasswin

Semiconductors & infrastructure

Google Finalizes Power Agreement for Wyoming Data Center… Black Hills to Invest $1.8 Billion in Power Generation Facilities

Black Hills, a U.S. power company, has signed a final agreement to supply power to the data center Google plans to build in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The agreement took effect on September 30, 2026, and will remain in force through 2048. Black Hills plans to provide up to 590 MW of grid-connected power services for the data center and manage approximately 2.1 GW of third-party power resources through a separate private microgrid. The largest new investment is in natural gas. It's power generation equipment.