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11.09.26 - 19:39
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DeepSeek′s New Hyper-Efficient Model Stokes Fears Over Korea′s Memory Makers (ZeroHedge)
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DeepSeek's New Hyper-Efficient Model Stokes Fears Over Korea's Memory Makers
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell more than 3% in Seoul on Friday after DeepSeek said its newest AI model needs a fraction of the memory required by its predecessor. Both stocks had been trying to recover from July's selloff and remain more than 25% below their highs. Local retail traders, who helped drive the rally earlier this year, have sold around $10 billion of the pair this month alone.
The trigger came Thursday out of Hangzhou. DeepSeek's V4.1-Flash is fast, cheap and, by the company's own numbers, stronger than its flagship model. But the title of DeepSeek's paper had nothing to do with intelligence benchmarks. It called the release "Pushing the Limits of KV Cache Compression," and its abstract identifies memory consumption during long AI sessions as the main obstacle to making these models cheaper to run.
What DeepSeek Shipped
V4.1-Flash is a 552-billion-parameter model (parameters ar...
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11.09.26 - 16:42
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., and Its Subsidiaries (Business Wire)
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HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “aa+” (Superior) of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (SFM) (South Korea) and its subsidiaries, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Europe Limited (United Kingdom), Samsung Vina Insurance Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) and Samsung Reinsurance Pte. Ltd. (SRE) (Singapore). Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- (Excellent), the Long-Term ICR of “a-” (Excellent), and the Indonesia National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.ID (Exceptional) of PT Asuransi Samsung Tugu (AST) (Indonesia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.The ratings of SFM reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strongest, as well as its strong operating performance, very favourable business profile and very strong enterprise risk management (ERM).SFM's risk-adjusted capitalisation is expected to remain comfortably at the stro...
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11.09.26 - 11:06
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek vie in AI package substrates (Digitimes)
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At South Korea's recent KPCA Show 2026, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG Innotek showcased their next-generation package substrate technologies. As AI semiconductors evolve toward higher performance, increased density, and larger footprints, both companies are competing for dominance in this high-value-added advanced packaging market....
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11.09.26 - 00:06
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Samsung, SK Hynix eye 2028 High-NA DRAM rollout (Digitimes)
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SK Hynix is targeting 2028 to apply High-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography to DRAM mass production and is considering joining an industry initiative to develop 12-inch photomasks, according to South Korea's fnnews. The company has separately confirmed both plans....
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10.09.26 - 23:12
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South Korea Ramps Up Spy Law to Protect Chip Secrets From China (Bloomberg)
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South Korea is tightening its defenses against industrial espionage with a revised law on spying taking effect this weekend, as the home of global chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. seeks to safeguard advanced memory technology from increasingly formidable Chinese rivals....
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10.09.26 - 14:45
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A Name You May Not Know--But A Face Your Kids Definitely Do (PR Newswire)
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Abbilyse, Rising Star on YouTube, Samsung TV, Netflix, & More Makes Her Music Debut with a Bold Reimagining of Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity." LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions already know her face—even if they don't know her name. Abbilyse is taking the new media......
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