Meta publicly acknowledged excess GPU inventory, POSCO committed 11.9 billion dollars to a decade-long resource pivot, and Chinese automakers outsold Japanese brands in Europe for the first time — five board-level calls, all within 24 hours out of Korea.
In today's AI PRISM: CEOs, we examine what Meta's GPU monetization move signals for any executive modeling AI infrastructure as a fixed cost line, and why that assumption is now under pressure. Korean power equipment firms HD Hyundai Electric, Hyoseong, and LS Electric secured approximately 2.6 trillion won in new data center supply contracts — as the IEA projects global data center power consumption to double by 2030. POSCO unveiled a 16.7 trillion won three-year roadmap targeting a top-five global lithium position by 2033, with Argentina operations already profitable as of Q1 2026. And with Google's 4.13 billion euro EU antitrust fine now legally final, the platform bundling enforcement template across EU markets is set.
Sources:
Meta, AI Cycle Signals, and the GPU Overinvestment Debate — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
Korean Power Equipment Firms Ride AI Data Center Boom — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
POSCO Group CEO Investor Day: Triple-Core Strategy, 16.7 Trillion Won Investment Plan — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
Chinese Automakers Outsell Japan in Europe for the First Time — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
Google Loses Final EU Android Antitrust Appeal — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
US Revives Korea's Dormant Tungsten Mine After 32 Years — Seoul Economic Daily, July 2, 2026
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