South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it accidentally sent $44B worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards and has recovered 99.7% of it
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins …
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it accidentally sent $44B worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards and has recovered 99.7% of it
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins …
Sources: Nvidia has allocated ~70% of its 2026 HBM4 demand to SK Hynix; Counterpoint estimates SK Hynix will account for 54% of the global HBM4 market in 2026
SK hynix Inc. has secured over two-thirds of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply orders from U.S. tech giant Nvidia Corp. to be used …
UK PM Keir Starmer says X indicated to government officials it was acting to comply with UK laws by restricting the generation of nonconsensual sexual images
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets
X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal”
The company is also blocking image generation entirely from non-subscribers.
SK Hynix will invest ~$12.9B to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet rising memory chip demand, targeting completion by the end of 2027
South Korea's SK Hynix (000660.KS) said on Tuesday it has decided to invest 19 trillion won ($12.90 billion) …
Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% YoY to ~$64.2B, as AI server demand lifts memory chip prices
Samsung Electronics Co.'s quarterly profit more than tripled to a record high after global demand for AI servers sharply lifted memory chip prices.
South Korean media: police raided Coupang's HQ, searching for evidence related to a historic data breach that compromised 30M+ people's personal information
Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg :
South Korea is investigating a data leak at Coupang, allegedly by a former Chinese employee, that exposed ~33.7M accounts, or 65% of the country's 51.7M people
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg :
Sources: South Korean authorities suspect North Korean hacking group Lazarus of the $30M+ Upbit hack, which used methods resembling those of a 2019 Upbit theft
North Korean hacking group Lazarus is suspected to be behind a recent breach of around 45 billion won (US$30.6 million) …
Samsung projects Q3 operating income up 32% YoY to ~$8.47B, vs. ~$6.8B est., its biggest quarterly profit in over three years, signaling healthy AI chip demand
Samsung Electronics Co. reported its biggest quarterly profit in more than three years in a sign of healthy AI chip demand …
Samsung rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant in its 2025 lineup of TVs and monitors, letting users ask for movie suggestions, plot recaps, and more
Emma Roth / The Verge :
Samsung rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant in its 2025 lineup of TVs and monitors, letting users ask for movie suggestions, plot recaps, and more
An animated version of the AI assistant can provide movie recommendations or summarize the latest episode of your favorite show.
OpenAI sets up a legal entity in South Korea and plans a Seoul office, its third in Asia, and says the country has the most paying ChatGPT users outside the US
OpenAI has established a legal entity in South Korea, seeking to propel further adoption of its artificial intelligence technologies.
Samsung unveils the $1,100+ Galaxy S25 Edge, which is 5.8mm thick and weighs 163g, making it 30% thinner and 25% lighter than the S25 Ultra, arriving on May 30
Silicon Valley Is Coming for the Pentagon's $1 Trillion Budget — The Trump administration wants startups to remake the US military …
Samsung reports Q1 revenue up ~10% YoY to ~$53.4B and preliminary operating profit flat YoY at ~$4.5B, vs. ~$3.8B est., due to Galaxy S25 and legacy DRAM sales
Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality — Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever.
Samsung reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to ~$52.2B, vs. ~$51.9B est., operating profit up 132% YoY to ~$4.5B, vs. ~$4.7B est., and FY 2024 revenue of ~$207B
Dylan Butts / CNBC :
SK Hynix reports Q4 revenue up 75% YoY to a record ~$13.7B, a ~$5.6B net profit, and a ~$5.6B operating profit, in line with estimates, as HBM chip demand soars
- Its shares slide in Seoul after a 30% run-up this year — Demand for high-end memory soaring on datacenter rollouts
Samsung invests $181M in South Korean robot maker Rainbow Robotics, boosting its stake to 35%, and launches a Future Robotics Office reporting to the CEO
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) became the largest shareholder of South Korea's Rainbow Robotics (277810.KQ), the robotics company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
Montenegro says Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will be extradited to the US, potentially ending a standoff over competing demands by the US and South Korea
“Most criteria envisaged by the law are in favor of the extradition demands from the institutions of the United States of America …