Around 30K attend a Samsung union rally demanding 15% of operating profits for chip division staff amid the AI boom; the demand totals 27B or 400K+ per worker (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Around 30K attend a Samsung union rally demanding 15% of operating profits for chip division staff amid the AI boom; the demand totals 27B or 400K+ per worker — Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Samsung Electronics Co.'s main chip hub to demand employees get a greater share of profits reaped from the AI boom.

Global smartphone shipments fell 4.1% YoY in Q1, the first decline since 2023, amid a memory chip crunch; Samsung's shipments grew 3.6% and Apple's grew 3.3% (IDC)
SK Hynix reports Q1 revenue up 198% YoY to ~35.55B, vs. ~36.2B est., and operating profit up 405% YoY to ~25.4B, vs. ~25.6B est., as memory prices rise (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC checked with customers about AI demand and was reassured that it was still strong amid the Iran war, as it raises revenue forecasts (Wall Street Journal)
ASML says South Korea surpassed China as its largest market in Q1 2026, with shipments hitting 45% of net system sales, or €2.84B, up from 22% in Q4 2025 (Sarah Jacob/Bloomberg)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-23

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