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  "id": 17732923,
  "title": "Sam Altman makes surprise South Korea visit as OpenAI builds on chip partnerships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sam-altman-makes-surprise-south-korea-visit-as-openai-builds-on-chip-17732923",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T02:58:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC Technology",
    "slug": "cnbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/openai-sam-altman-samsung-sk-south-korea.html"
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  "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced visit to South Korea over the weekend, meeting with Samsung executives and reportedly executives from SK Group, according to CNBC reports. During a roundtable at the Samsung Human Resources Development Institute in Yongin, Altman addressed approximately 50 presidents of Samsung affiliates regarding how corporate success will depend on the speed of AI innovation and product development, according to BusinessKorea.\n\nAltman was accompanied by a senior OpenAI delegation including Richard Ho, Arvind KC, and Kiran Mani. During the session, Altman presented Samsung executives with a Codex Micro Keyboard and discussed the potential value of deploying AI across businesses as Samsung pursues companywide AI transformation, BusinessKorea reported.\n\nSeparately, the New Straits Times reports that President Lee Jae Myung announced a budget proposal on Monday to double South Korean spending on artificial intelligence and semiconductors to a record 21.3 trillion won (US$16 billion) by 2027. The plan includes investments in semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centres.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "OpenAI Billionaire: PCs Are 'Terrible' When Data Centers Need More Memory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/openai-billionaire-pcs-are-terrible-when-data-centers-need-more-memory",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:52:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/openai-ceo-says-its-quite-terrible-for-your-pc-to-have-ram-sam-altman",
        "published": "2026-10-30T16:28:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Sam Altman says OpenAI won't slow its math and science paper barrage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sam-altman-says-openai-wont-slow-its-math-and-science-paper-barrage",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Sam Altman says it's \"quite terrible\" that people use RAM in their PCs for AI during a shortage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sam-altman-says-its-quite-terrible-that-people-use-ram-in-their-pcs",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:03:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "OpenAI’s Altman meets Samsung executives as chip crunch deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/openais-altman-meets-samsung-executives-as-chip-crunch-deepens",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Samsung hosts OpenAI’s Altman for talks on AI chips and infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/samsung-hosts-openais-altman-for-talks-on-ai-chips-and-infrastructure",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:47:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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