SMRTR TechJun 29, 2026Hacker News

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

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South Korea announced a $1 trillion commitment from its government and top tech companies to dominate AI infrastructure and robotics. Samsung and SK Hynix will invest $585 billion in new chip plants to double DRAM production within five years, while SK Group and others will spend $357 billion on AI data centers. Hyundai is also scaling Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robots for factory deployment by 2028, though labor unions are pushing back.

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