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AMD’s Lisa Su Delivers Blunt Verdict: AI Training Makes Zero Profit — Inference Is the Only Moneymaker
May 22, 2026 – AMD CEO Lisa Su delivered a blunt assessment of the artificial intelligence industry during a forum in Taipei on Thursday, arguing that despite billions of dollars poured into large-scale model training over the past few years, no company has managed to turn a profit from it. Speaking candidly to the audience,…
Skyrocketing Memory Prices Push Samsung to Switch Galaxy S27 to BOE OLED Panels
May 22, 2026 – Amid a sharp global surge in memory chip pricing, Samsung is seriously weighing a move to source OLED panels for its upcoming Galaxy S27 flagship lineup from Chinese display giant BOE, rather than relying on its own in-house panel production, according to industry sources. The shift, if finalized, would mark a…
Nikon Slashes Executive Pay by Up to 10% After Posting ¥112.4 Billion Operating Loss
May 20, 2026 – Nikon is slashing executive pay by up to 10% as the Japanese imaging giant grapples with mounting financial headwinds, marking one of the most aggressive cost-cutting moves in the company’s recent history. The camera and precision equipment maker revealed on Tuesday that fixed salaries for its board members and executive directors…
Samsung’s Mega-Strike Hit by Court Injunction as Wage Talks Collapse in South Korea
May 18, 2026 – Samsung Electronics’ historic labor showdown has hit a major roadblock after a South Korean court sided with the tech giant, effectively putting the brakes on what was poised to become the company’s largest-ever walkout. The Suwon District Court recently granted a partial injunction filed by Samsung, ordering the union to guarantee…
Can’t Afford Gas? Europe Is Going Electric — And Yadea Is Selling 70% More Scooters Abroad
May 18, 2026 – Surging fuel prices worldwide are acting as a powerful tailwind for Chinese electric scooter makers looking to conquer foreign markets, with industry titan Yadea leading the charge. The world’s largest manufacturer of electric two-wheelers and mopeds is on track to ship roughly 70% more units abroad this year compared to 2025,…
Toyota’s Latest Hoops Robot Stands 2.18 Meters Tall and Now Moves Like an Actual Player
May 15, 2026 – Toyota’s latest basketball-playing robot has finally learned how to dribble — and the leap forward is nothing short of remarkable. The Japanese automaker unveiled CUE7, the seventh generation of its AI-powered hoops machine, at the Toyota Arena in Tokyo this week. Standing at 2.18 meters tall and weighing just 74 kilograms,…
Samsung Wage Talks Collapse: 50,000 Workers Set to Strike, $20B in Output at Risk
May 13, 2026 – Samsung Electronics is bracing for its largest-ever work stoppage after wage talks with its dominant labor union collapsed, threatening to paralyze the world’s biggest memory chip production hub and send shockwaves through the global AI supply chain. Government-brokered mediation efforts spanning Monday and Tuesday failed to bridge a wide gap between…
From Sci-Fi to Showroom: Unitree Robotics Launches the GD01, a 500kg Piloted Transforming Mech That Punches Through Walls
May 13, 2026 – Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has officially unveiled its latest creation — the GD01, a full-scale piloted transforming mech that carries a starting price tag of 3.9 million yuan (approximately $540,000). Billed as the world’s first mass-produced human-carrying mech, the GD01 weighs around 500 kg when occupied and is designed to…
Sony and TSMC Announce Japan-Based Joint Venture to Pioneer AI-Powered Image Sensors
May 9, 2026 – TSMC and Sony are taking a bold step forward in the semiconductor-imaging crossover space, unveiling plans to launch a joint venture in Japan dedicated exclusively to next-generation image sensor development. Rather than a traditional manufacturing partnership, the collaboration is being framed as a strategic convergence of Sony’s decades-long dominance in optical…
Chinese TV Titans Tighten Grip: Samsung, Sony Combined Share Slides Below 3%
May 9, 2026 – China’s television industry continued its downward spiral in the opening quarter of 2026, with major research firm RUNTO reporting that factory-level shipments (sell-in) slid 8.8% year-over-year to 8.065 million units. The pain extended to the retail front as well — all-channel sell-out volume dropped 11.4% to 6.4 million units, though revenue…