Samsung memory chip staff in line for £310,000 bonuses after AI profit-sharing deal

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Agreement averts strike and shows latest impact of AI boom as two more chipmakers join $1tn club

Employees at Samsung Electronics’ memory chip division are to receive bonuses averaging about £310,000 each through a landmark profit-sharing agreement, as the AI boom drives up chipmakers’ profits.

Fears of a strike at Samsung were averted on Wednesday after two unions for the world’s largest memory chipmaker said 74% of the 62,616 workers who cast their votes had backed the deal.

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South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat – BBC

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  1. South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat  BBC
  2. Dissident escapes China by inflatable boat in fourth attempt to reunite with family  CNN
  3. Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat  The Guardian
  4. Ex-Cop's Daring 30-Hour Escape From China. It Took Him 4 Attempts  NDTV
  5. A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea  The New York Times
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‘Next 6 Months Are the Most Critical’: Ukrainian Commander Sees War ‘Turning Point’ Ahead – Kyiv Post

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  1. ‘Next 6 Months Are the Most Critical’: Ukrainian Commander Sees War ‘Turning Point’ Ahead  Kyiv Post
  2. Exclusive: Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent 'turning point' in war  Reuters
  3. Ukraine's foreign minister discusses threats from Russia and Belarus with Rutte  Українська правда
  4. Brig. Gen. Andriy Biletsky of the Third Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces after an interview in the Kharkiv region  reutersconnect.com
  5. Ukraine eyes six-month push as Russia threatens Kyiv strikes  MSN
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Community shocked after Aboriginal rock shelter bulldozed for NSW power lines

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The heritage site was destroyed by contractors building transmission lines for the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone

Indigenous community members have described their shock and anger after an Aboriginal rock shelter was “damaged beyond recovery” by contractors building transmission lines for a New South Wales renewable energy zone.

The heritage site was destroyed by bulldozers in March during the construction of access tracks for the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone, a transmission line project located about 300km north-west of Sydney.

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Trump moves Camp David cabinet meeting to White House as Iran talks continue – The Guardian

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  1. Trump moves Camp David cabinet meeting to White House as Iran talks continue  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Trump to convene Cabinet meeting, as Iran threatens to retaliate after US strikes  CNN
  3. Trump to hold Cabinet meeting amid declining approval on Iran, economy  The Washington Post
  4. Strait of Hormuz will open ‘one way or the other’ as Trump gathers cabinet  The Times
  5. Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war with Iran  The Sumter Item
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Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum – The Guardian

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  1. Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum  The Guardian
  2. Iceland, Rattled by Trump’s Greenland Threats, Weighs Joining the E.U.  The New York Times
  3. Iceland's Parliament Votes to Hold Referendum on EU Accession Talks in August  U.S. News & World Report
  4. Nation Forced to Act After Trump, 79, Confuses Them for Target  Yahoo
  5. Reykjavik redux: Iceland reopens EU debate  Euractiv
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Dissident detained in South Korea after fleeing China in rubber boat

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Dong Guangping has tried to escape on several previous occasions after being jailed for his activism in China

A Chinese dissident has washed up on the shores of South Korea after attempting to flee China in a rubber boat.

Dong Guangping, 68, is in custody in South Korea, having been detained by the coastguard on Monday evening. He is thought to have travelled more than 30 hours by sea to reach the shores of China’s democratic neighbour.

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Exclusive: Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent ‘turning point’ in war – Reuters

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  1. Exclusive: Senior Ukrainian commander sees imminent 'turning point' in war  Reuters
  2. Ukraine’s Intermediate-Range Strike Campaign  Institute for the Study of War
  3. How Ukraine Put Russia on the Back Foot in Year 5 of the War  New York Magazine
  4. Ukraine has neutered Putin’s manpower advantage. Victory is in their grasp  The Telegraph
  5. The Ukrainians are doing better, now it’s the Europeans’ turn  The Japan Times
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