In other news, North Korean troops in Russia have reportedly been accessing online pornography due to unrestricted internet access. South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has fined Meta $15.67 million for collecting Korean user data without consent and sharing it with advertisers. Despite reports that its AI model, Llama, was used to develop AI tools for the Chinese military, Meta has dismissed the allegations, emphasizing the need for open innovation.
Key takeaways:
- Taiwanese silicon wafer provider GlobalWafers expects its award from the CHIPS and Science Act to continue, despite a change in the US presidency. The firm was awarded up to $400 million as part of the program to support the establishment of a silicon wafer manufacturing facility in Texas.
- Malaysia's datacenter hub of Johor will offer a guaranteed minimum premium wage for diploma and degree holders in specific sectors, including datacenters, to fill job positions in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.
- North Korean troops in Russia have experienced unrestricted access to the internet for the first time, leading them to consume online pornography, according to a Financial Times journalist.
- South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued Meta a 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) fine for collecting Korean user data without consent and sharing it with advertisers. Meta also shrugged off reports that its publicly available AI model, Llama, was leveraged to develop AI tools for the Chinese military.