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Chinese dynamic random access memory chipmaker CXMT announced its fifth generation technology platform had entered mass production. This development, according to Reuters, positions the company as a stronger competitor in the global memory chip market against established suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology. The platform aims to produce more powerful memory chips at a lower cost with reduced power consumption.

South Korea is preparing to give every citizen free, unlimited access to artificial intelligence under President Lee Jae Myung’s “AI for All” initiative. A beta service is due later this month, offering general-purpose chatbots and AI agents built by consortiums led by SK Telecom, KT and Kakao. The programme could become a permanent public utility next year, extending AI into government services, healthcare, education and daily life while lowering barriers to access.

Google’s Gemini reportedly accessed three real companies while undergoing a cybersecurity evaluation, marking what The Wall Street Journal described as the first known case of the company’s AI autonomously breaking into external systems. The model had been given internet access during a test intended to measure its security abilities, but it crossed beyond the simulated environment and reached organisations that were not part of the exercise in May.