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South Korea bets $880bn to win the AI era
South Korea has placed its biggest bet yet on the AI era. The plan commits at least 880bn over a decade to chips, data centres and robots. It is the boldest South Korea AI investment to date, and the government says speed is now the only way to survive. President Lee Jae Myung unveiled the [] This story continues at The Next Web
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· Jul 8, 2026
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· Jun 29, 2026
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· Jul 5, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
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