Regulation & Power
Korea's FSS may bring semiconductor-company housing loans under national debt rules, setting a precedent for how governments handle tech compensation as a financial risk.
Regulation & Power
A denied South Korea-Russia meeting in Kazakhstan reveals how AI-era mid-powers quietly hedge great-power alliances while keeping chip diplomacy off the record.
Compute & Infrastructure
Vietnam is racing to become an AI power—but with no domestic chip capability, it remains entirely dependent on foreign silicon to fuel that ambition.
Society & Risk
Over 15,000 Taiwanese AI engineers now work abroad. As salary gaps widen and US and Chinese firms recruit aggressively, Taiwan's semiconductor edge is quietly eroding.