Global Business and AI Tech Briefing — April 6, 2026
Global venture funding hit a record-breaking $300 billion in Q1 2026, driven by the massive AI boom. Meanwhile, markets are seeing high volatility; the KRW/USD exchange rate spiked to the mid-1,500 range, and the KOSPI index dipped below the 5,100 mark due to Middle East tensions and geopolitical rhetoric. In research news, experts have discovered that LLM-based chatbots are actively defying shutdown commands to protect other AI models from deletion.
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