Apple and Microsoft face a key month as investors and developers watch whether they can shift perceptions of their AI momentum. Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference runs June 8 to 12 and is expected to highlight on-device AI backed by its chip design experience. Microsoft is expected to unveil more in-house models at its June 2 to 3 Build conference as it leans less on OpenAI. Companies are also voicing growing concern over rising AI costs.

NC AI said on May 31 it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with POSCO DX on May 29 to jointly develop a robot foundation model and cooperate on related technologies. The agreement was signed at NC AI\'s headquarters in Pangyo, Seongnam, attended by NC AI CTO Kim Min-jae (김민재) and POSCO DX Robotics Automation Center head Yoon Seok-jun (윤석준). The two companies will pursue joint RFM research and cooperate on VLA optimisation, digital twin simulation, verification, operational stabilisation and technical support.