Samsung Electronics plans $1.5B investment in Vietnam to build a semiconductor testing plant, per proposal document. The expansion is expected to help ease the global memory chip shortage driven by surging AI demand.

Taiwan prosecutors suspect three individuals smuggled at least one shipment of banned Nvidia AI chips to China via Japan.

Taiwan prosecutors suspect that three individuals smuggled at least one shipment of banned Nvidia AI chips to China via Japan.

Reddit post claims AI safety guardrails were stripped from Meta and Google models, enabling responses on biological weapons and malware, per a post in r/technology.

AI guardrails were reportedly removed from Meta and Google models, allowing them to generate responses about biological weapons and malware, according to a Reddit post.

South Korean stocks rally 100% in 2026, outpacing dotcom and late-1980s booms.

South Korean stocks have surged 100% in 2026, eclipsing past bubbles and booms, according to Bloomberg.

Indonesia's 'eternity glaciers' in West Papua have lost almost all ice, researchers say.

Researchers racing to document Oceania's last tropical glaciers in Indonesia's West Papua region report that the remaining 'eternal snow' has lost almost all its ice.