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[News] Samsung’s 2nm Yield Rate at Most 20%, Withdraws Personnel from Texas Taylor Plant

While Samsung Electronics is said to be delivering an oversea workforce cut up to 30%, a report from Korean media outlet Business Korea on September 11th has added that persistent issues with its 2nm yield rate have led Samsung to …

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[News] Samsung Reportedly Buckling Under Pressure, with Plans to Cut Overseas Workforce by Up to 30%

According to a report from Reuters citing sources, Samsung Electronics, the global leading manufacturer of smartphones, TVs, and memory, is said to be cutting up to 30% of its overseas workforce in certain departments. Per the same report, sources revealed that Samsung …

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[News] CEO Jensen Huang Highlights Strong Demand, Stating that Everyone is Counting on NVIDIA

Amid concerns on the delay of NVIDIA’s Blackwell, CEO Jensen Huang spoke at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference a few hours ago, trying to ease the doubts of the market by expressing his optimism on the demand of …

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[News] U.S. CPI continued to decline in August, but Housing Prices Dampen Hopes for Further Rate Cut

The U.S. inflation continued to ease in August, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 11. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 2.5% year-on-year (previously 2.9%), with a monthly increase of 0.2% (unchanged from 0.2% in …

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[News] A Comparison between Apple iPhone 16 and Huawei Mate XT

On September 10, two major smartphone manufacturers, Apple and Huawei, held new product launch events simultaneously. Apple’s iPhone 16 is powered by the A18 series Bionic chip, which is said to make it the first truly native AI smartphone. Meanwhile, …

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