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KOSPI, Samsung Soar After 11th-Hour Union Deal Averts Chip Strike; Workers Eye $340k Bonuses
KOSPI, Samsung Soar After 11th-Hour Union Deal Averts Chip Strike; Workers Eye $340k Bonuses
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI jumped overnight after Samsung Electronics reached a tentative wage-and-bonus agreement with its main labor union, neutralizing the immediate risk of a paralyzing strike at the world's largest memory-chip producer.
The wage-and-bonus deal removes a major supply-chain threat in an already tight memory market, where AI data center buildouts have driven surging demand, soaring prices, and heightened procurement risk across global semiconductor supply chains.
Samsung Electronics' shares surged after it clinched an 11th-hour deal with...
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Mar 26, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The One Market Where Meta's New AI Glasses Can't Be Sold
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Meta Platforms' new AI Ray-Ban smart glasses with a built-in display are facing three major roadblocks in the European Union, where battery rules, AI regulations, and supply constraints have derailed plans to roll out the glasses across the continent.
Bloomberg spoke with people familiar with the new AI glasses, an upgrade over the previous model, which lacked built-in optics, and warned that Meta is attempting to launch the glasses in the EU, but its manufacturing partner, EssilorLuxottica SA, will...
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Apr 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
More Than Half Of Americans Believe AI Will Do More Harm Than Good: Poll
More Than Half Of Americans Believe AI Will Do More Harm Than Good: Poll
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
About 55 percent of Americans surveyed in a 2026 Quinnipiac poll said artificial intelligence (AI) will be more harmful than helpful.
The survey, released on March 30, was conducted in collaboration with the Quinnipiac University School of Computing & Engineering and the Quinnipiac University School of Business.
In April 2025, only 44 percent believed AI would do more harm than good in their daily lives.
In the 2026 poll, 21 percent answered...
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Oct 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
US Manufacturing Survey Strongest Since May 2022 On AI Spend, Prices Paid Spike
US Manufacturing Survey Strongest Since May 2022 On AI Spend, Prices Paid Spike
Following the explosive growth signaled by S&P Global's PMI data last week, this week we get a final look for September's Manufacturing surveys and fresh data from ISM.
S&P Global's final September read for US Manufacturing dipped from the preliminary level but remains at its strongest since May 2022.
ISM's September survey of US Manufacturers also dipped at the headline level (54.5 vs 55.0 exp), but remains near multi-year highs.
“September has seen the pace of US manufacturing growth pick...
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