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Members of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union (SELU) chant slogans while holding up pickets during a rally to demand higher bonuses at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

News | Samsung (Germany)

May 20th, 2026

South Korea: Samsung strike threatens global tech supply chains

There is already a severe global shortage of memory chips. The strike by nearly 48,000 workers could tighten supply bottlenecks even further.

By Manuel Liu

Talk of the Town | Technology

December 1st, 2025

Smartwatches: The 'quantified child' becomes everyday life

The market is booming: In China, children's smartwatches have long been part of everyday life for parents, and now the industry leader Imoo is expanding into Europe. But behind GPS tracking, communication apps and AI functions are debates about security and data usage.

By Fabian Peltsch