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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-10-23-pm/
- Published: 2026-10-23T23:17:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:17:54.000Z
- Description: Today’s biggest numbers came from Seoul, where a data center arm is shopping a $350B first phase, and from the oncology lab, where an mRNA melanoma vaccine posted a 42% cut in death or recurrence. Meta also faces a state-sized lawsuit over scam ads.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

Today's biggest numbers came from Seoul, where a data center arm is shopping a $350B first phase, and from the oncology lab, where an mRNA melanoma vaccine posted a 42% cut in death or recurrence. Meta also faces a state-sized lawsuit over scam ads.

> **15 billion** — "higher risk" scam ads Meta allegedly shows users every day, per Rhode Island's complaint. *(Business of Fashion)*

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#### [SK Telecom unit SK Hyper is in talks with tech firms and investors to finance 15GW of data center capacity in South Korea by 2035; the first 5GW will cost $350B](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-23/sk-data-center-arm-in-talks-to-fund-350-billion-ai-buildout?ref=adjacent.media) (paywall)

A spreadsheet became a sovereign infrastructure project. The first 5GW phase alone carries a $350B price tag. *(Bloomberg)*

#### [Moderna and Merck say their mRNA cancer vaccine cut death, recurrence by 42%](https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/personalized-mrna-cancer-vaccine-cut-melanoma-death-recurrence-by-42/?ref=adjacent.media)

A personalized melanoma vaccine cut the risk of death or recurrence by 42% versus the comparison arm. *(Ars Technica)*

#### [Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/ben-lamm-raises-200m-for-warhound-to-engineer-war-dogs-and-arm-them-with-anduril-gear/?ref=adjacent.media)

Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey are genetically engineering dogs for the military. *(TechCrunch)*