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The Curse of the Webcam Late at night, the closed laptop’s webcam light suddenly turned on by itself. On the screen, sat a figure — someone else — in my seat. Moments later, my phone buzzed. The sender: myself. The message contained just one line: . . . “Don’t turn off the webcam.” You can view the original blog post in Korean and English at the links below: [  View in Korean  ] | [  View in English  ]

  Reuters reported on September 26, 2025 that the U.S. government is considering requiring chipmakers to match a 1:1 ratio between semiconductors produced in the U.S. and those imported from abroad. Firms that fail to meet the ratio could face tariffs on the shortfall. More than a routine trade tweak, this underscores just how strategically vital semiconductors have become. Why This Matters We live on semiconductors every day. The smartphone in your hand, the laptop for work, the fridge and TV at home, even the cars on the road—all contain chips. Without semiconductors, these machines are just empty shells. At the most basic level, computers run on billions of tiny switches turning on and off. Those switches are transistors made from semiconductors. Together, they form CPUs, memory, and GPUs. Every image you see, every character you type or sound you hear, every game and video is ultimately driven by streams of 0s and 1s produced by chips. “Rice of Industry” & National Security...