European shares slip on rising inflation concerns
Investors also uncertain over how Fed would react to weak jobs data
Samsung’s profit soars as Covid fuels semiconductor demand
South Korean company’s earnings likely to increase further this year, analysts say
Samsung warns supply chain upsets may hit chip demand
Profit at three-year high but company is monitoring supply issue
Samsung leader Jay Y Lee released from jail on parole
Support for his release had grown in political, public, and wider business circles
Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products
Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns
Global chip shortage hits cars, toasters and washing machines
VW and Asian appliance makers feel pinch as impact of shortfall ripples across industries
LG Electronics fans bemoan end of era as firm exits smartphone business
Innovative designs won fans for LG’s phones
Apple supplier Foxconn warns components shortage to last until 2022
Company will not be able to fulfil less than 10% of its orders because of shortage
Apple’s tried and true approach may hold for car project
Talks with some brand-name carmakers have stalled
Iseq loses out as European shares clock best week in nearly two months
Irish market fails to catch the mood as it slips into red, led by heavyweight CRH and the banks
Samsung Electronics up 8.6% despite lower operating profit
Growing hopes for its memory business overshadowed results below expectations
Samsung leader Jay Y Lee vows change in graft trial’s final hearing
Trial will decide if he returns to jail for alleged bribery
Samsung posts best quarterly operating profit in two years in third quarter
Company expects fourth-quarter profit to fall due to weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition
Death of Samsung chairman sparks hopes for shake-up
Shares rise as investors bet on changes at tech giant following death of Lee Kun-hee
Apple planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year
Company seeking to capitalise on the success of a product that has been a source of growth
Samsung patriarch Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
South Korea’s richest person had convictions for bribery and tax evasion
Google ups bid to clinch approval for $2.1bn Fitbit takeover
Tech giant offers improved package to avoid shutting out rival fitness trackers and apps
European shares break four-day losing streak
Uniphar soars in Dublin as Dalata claws back losses and banks slip into the red
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces charges of stock manipulation
De facto head charged over merger of two units in 2015 and allegations of $3.9bn accounting fraud
Could Aira’s FreePower deliver where Apple failed?
Start-up develops charging technology that delivers on early promise of AirPower
IBM rolls out new processor chip for faster AI computing
Power10 chip for data centres will be manufactured by Samsung
Microsoft returns to mobile market with Surface Duo
Dual screen device goes on sale in US in September
Huawei leads global smartphone shipments as Chinese spending recovers
Apple, Samsung knocked off top spot for first time in nine years
Samsung’s shares slide nearly 3% on chip demand concerns
World’s largest manufacturer of smartphones posts better than expected profits
Samsung leader awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again
The de facto leader of the group appeared in court on Monday
Samsung sets sights on rival as it begins work on chip production line
Company is building five-nanometre fabrication facility in South Korea
Wall Street jumps to seven-week high as European stocks close higher
Investors’ mood improves despite first contraction in US economy since 2014
Samsung says earnings may decline as pandemic hits demand for smartphones
Sluggish sales of S20 lineup will be reflected in the current quarter, eroding profitability
Stock markets sink as dismal economic forecasts take their toll
Oil prices plunge as demand collapses amid coronavirus lockdowns
Stocks and oil drop over China coronavirus fears
Financial capital Shanghai has ordered companies not to reopen until February 9th
Samsung operating profit falls 34% but beats analyst estimates
Rebound forecast as rollout of 5G smartphones and new data centres boost demand
Samsung demonstrates ‘world’s first artificial human’
CES 2020 sees virtual simulation of human intelligence that learns and converses
Samsung chairman Lee Sang-hoon jailed for union sabotage
Lee and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities
Alphabet makes bid for Fitbit as it eyes wearable market
Sources claim Google owner is in negotiations
Samsung to issue security software update next week
Company warns users’ personal data and mobile wallets may be vulnerable to abuse
Nobel prize honours scientists who developed lithium ion battery
Technology has revolutionised portable electronics
Retrial of Samsung vice chairman ordered over bribery charges
South Korean court voided earlier decision to suspend Jay Y Lee’s prison sentence
Samsung trading update beats expectations on one-off gains
Korean tech giant to post year-on-year profit decline as US-China trade war wreaks havoc
Semiconductor revenues to decline by more than 7% this year
IDC said sales to fall from $474m to $440m due to oversupply, will bounce back in 2020
Qualcomm shares soar on surprise legal settlement with Apple
Settlement incorporates a six-year patent license and a payment from Apple
Samsung sees lowest quarterly profit in over two years
Glut in memory chips, slowing panel sales and smartphone competition hit margins
Samsung predicts disappointing results as chip prices slump
Decline comes against backdrop of a 7 per cent drop in smartphone shipments globally
Food sector preparing for unsavoury trading conditions post-Brexit
Business Week: also in the news was UK’s automotive industry, bankers’ pay rises and trite smartphones
Huawei ban could stall progression to 5G by several years
Security fears around spy technology hit Chinese network infrastructure maker
Samsung launches foldable smartphone with price tag of $1,980
Galaxy Fold, on sale April 26th, changes from a 4.6in display to a 7.3in tablet when opened
Samsung forecasts weaker 2019 earnings as chip sales slow
South Korean company posts a 29% drop in fourth quarter operating profit
CES preview: Devices that will invade your life in 2019
AI that responds to your voice, next-generation wireless networks and more are on display at the consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas
‘Flash crash’ moves hit currencies as yen spikes on Apple and China
Australian dollar slumps to lowest level in decade
Huawei CFO arrested on US request in Canada
Meng Wanzhou arrest related to violations of US sanctions amid Sino-US trade tensions
Samsung gives first glimpse of foldable big-screen phone
Firm urges Android developers to start writing apps for much-anticipated device
Web Summit: Big tech threatens online freedoms, warns Berners-Lee
Inventor of World Wide Web calls for 'contract for the web' requiring tech firms to respect data privacy
Web Summit 2018: 70,000 attendees to descend on Lisbon
Some 1,200 speakers expected, including World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee
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