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South Korea has accelerated its semiconductor push, pledging hundreds of trillions of won in memory fabs and AI data centers. President Lee Jae-myung frames the plan as national survival, aiming to double memory capacity within five years. Samsung and SK Hynix pledge multi‑trillion investments, with broader plans to build new fabs and hubs in the southwest.
Federal officers have served warnings to upstate New York residents over online posts criticizing ICE leadership and an officer who shot a Minneapolis man, prompting civil-liberties concerns and investigations by state authorities.
Shakeela Martin, 35, has died after stray gunfire struck her at a Ferguson, Missouri, gas station while she bought slushies for her children. A bystander was also wounded. Family members say the mother of five leaves behind young children and a GoFundMe has raised tens of thousands for funeral costs.
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centres that use 50 megawatts or more, directing regulators to complete an environmental impact review and consider rules to make developers pay for power, contribute to grid upgrades and lose tax breaks. The move has drawn praise from community and environmental groups and rebuke from industry and national conservatives.
The Sunshine Protection Act has passed the House to make daylight saving time permanent in most of the United States. Senate consideration is uncertain and health experts warn permanent DST could disrupt sleep, while some communities push for permanent standard time. The decision hinges on balancing public health, regional impacts, and the logistics of time-zone alignment.
Flock Safety has announced mandatory changes to its national license-plate camera network after reporting dozens of US officers misused the system. The company has shortened default data retention from 30 days to seven, will require case codes for searches and will force all customers to enable an audit tool that can lock out flagged users.
Amazon’s Prime Air has expanded to hundreds of cities, but a Texas drone delivery ended with a package dropping into a pool, prompting questions about safety as the service scales. Multiple outlets report the incident amid broader plans to grow the ultrafast delivery network.
The Mets have observed pitcher Tong in Triple-A and see potential for him to join the big-league rotation, with veteran Robert Stock serving as a short-term placeholder.
Federal agents have carried out a raid at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant in Cato, New York, arresting 57 people and reviewing records as part of an immigration sweep. Managers opened the door after force was debated; several hours of searches followed with officers separating U.S. citizens from noncitizens and questioning immigration status.