Samsung Electronics displayed a video on a Times Square billboard in New York to mark Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s 2026 Van Fleet Award. Samsung said it began airing the congratulatory video at 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 27. The video focused on Huang’s leadership and key achievements in advancing the AI industry. He was selected for contributions to innovation and to expanding U.S.-Korea cooperation in AI and semiconductors.

South Korea’s spatial information industry objected to the government’s conditional approval allowing Google to export high-precision map data overseas. Six organisations warned the decision could have major structural effects on the domestic industry and raised concerns about a lack of public deliberation. They cited survey and analysis results showing strong opposition and potential long-term economic costs. The groups demanded 12 conditions, including fair fees, shared use of derived data and equal regulation, and called for a 1 trillion won fund.