Analysis: South Korea and Taiwan each surpassed Japan in total exports
Analysis: South Korea and Taiwan each surpassed Japan in total exports for the first time in H1 2026, as AI demand drove explosive growth in chip exports
TOKYO — South Korea and Taiwan each surpassed Japan in total exports for the first time during the first half of 2026, according to a Nikkei analysis.


xAI's Imagine Image 2.0 lands just behind OpenAI's GPT-Image-2 in Arena
xAI has released Imagine Image 2.0 as a new image generator for Grok. The model ranks second in the Arena benchmarks, just behind OpenAI's GPT-Image-2. New editing tools like Magic Wand and Multi-Ref Editing, along with preconfigured templates, target practical creative…
Situational Awareness invested $500M, including $400M this week, into
Investment marks the latest known private-company bet by Situational Awareness after quick sale of its stock portfolio.