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Samsung Bets a Billion on AI Campuses as Kospi Gives Back Its Morning Record
Tuesday’s Korea edition tracks Samsung’s Helix stake, a sharp Kospi reversal, cabinet moves on nuclear submarines and housing tax rules, and Nagoya medal nights for Park Hye-jeong.
BusinessSix Samsung Units Join Helix Founding Investors in Billion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Bet
Samsung Electronics and five group affiliates pledged a combined $1 billion to KKR’s Helix Digital Infrastructure on Sept. 29, joining Nvidia and other anchor investors in a bet on hyperscale AI campuses and the power lines behind them.
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