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From left to right and foreground, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's King Felipe VI and Catalan regional president Pere Aragones visit the Mobile World Congress 2021 venue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June, 28, 2021. The Mobile World Congress takes places in Barcelona from June 28 to July 1. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

Hernán Muñoz And Kelvin Chan Jun. 28, 2021 06:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia.  The 2020 pandemic lockdowns could have been virtual reality’s chance to offer an escape for the homebound.   The success of Facebook's latest VR gear could show whether the industry has finally cracked the code.     (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Missing the moment: Virtual reality's breakout still elusive

By Mae Anderson Jun. 01, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

People pass by advertisements of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S21 Series smartphones at its shop in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter jumped 46% from a year earlier driven by increased sales of smartphones and televisions as its business continues to flourish amid the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Samsung reports profit jump on smartphone, TV sales

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 28, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

A Samsung Group flag and South Korean national flag flutter at the company's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax following last year's death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate massive art trove

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 28, 2021 12:53 AM EDT

President Joe Biden participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Seated with Biden are Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Adviser and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, clockwise from bottom left, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden tells execs US needs to invest, lead in computer chips

By Tom Krisher And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 12, 2021 02:56 PM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo.   As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted.  Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 08, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo.  As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted.  Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 01, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2005, file photo the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed during a third quarter press conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years in expanding its manufacturing capacity and supporting research and development, the company said Thursday. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity

Apr. 01, 2021 05:41 AM EDT

A currency trader stretches at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Stocks climbed in Asia on Thursday after a key measure of inflation in the U.S. came in lower than expected, easing worries that price pressures could push interest rates higher. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares advance as yields, inflation fears moderate

By Elaine Kurtenbach Mar. 10, 2021 01:21 AM EST

A visitor tries out Samsung Electronics' notebook at its shop in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its operating profit for last quarter rose by more than 26% as it capped off a robust business year where its dual strength in parts and finished products allowed it to thrive amid the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Samsung reports profit jump driven by strong chip demand

Jan. 27, 2021 09:37 PM EST

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is questioned by reporters upon his arrival at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. South Korean court sentences Lee to 2 and a half years in prison over corruption case. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
SKorean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery

By Kim Tong-Hyung Jan. 18, 2021 01:33 AM EST

This photo provided by Samsung shows the Galaxy S21 Plus. Samsung’s next crop of smartphones will boast bigger screens, better cameras, and longer-lasting batteries at lower prices than than last year’s lineup that came out just before the pandemic toppled the economy. The three Galaxy S21 phones unveiled Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 during a virtual event will face similar challenges in an economy still hobbled by the COVID-19 crisis. (Samsung via AP)
Samsung promises new phones will deliver more for less money

By Michael Liedtke Jan. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST

FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, front, sits for her trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea.  South Korea’s top court upheld 20-year prison term for Park over corruption on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File)
S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park

By Kim Tong-Hyung Jan. 13, 2021 10:10 PM EST

FILE - People look at a 145 inch Ultra Large UHD display in the LG booth at the CES tech show, on Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas. CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency. With no physical conference in Las Vegas due to the pandemic, 1,800 companies are instead taking to streaming video to show off new products and technology to 150,000 CES attendees across the globe. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
5 CES Trends to Watch

By Mae Anderson Jan. 12, 2021 05:17 PM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

A logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its Seocho building in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.  As Samsung Electronics mourns the death of its long-time chairman, Lee Kun-Hee, questions loom over what's next for South Korea's biggest company. Samsung has struggled for years to diversify from its core hardware business to tap new technologies and services.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Samsung reports record sales amid questions about future

By Kim Tong-Hyung Oct. 29, 2020 12:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 5, 2011, file photo, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge, right, meets with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, and Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee in Durban, South Africa, ahead the opening ceremony for the 123rd IOC session that would decide the host city for the 2018 Olympics Winter Games. Lee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics, has died, a Samsung statement said Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. He was 78. (AP Photo/Rajesh Jantilal-Pool, Pool, File)
Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

By Kim Tong-Hyung And Hyung-Jin Kim Oct. 25, 2020 07:57 AM EDT

The new Huawei Mate 40 Pro smartphone is held for a photo, in London, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020. Huawei, has unveiled its Mate 40 line of phones, Thursday Oct. 22, 2020, a product release that comes at a crucial moment for the company. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
New Huawei phone comes at crucial time for Chinese company

By Kelvin Chan Oct. 22, 2020 09:39 AM EDT

An employee leaves an office of SK Hynix Inc. in Seongnam, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Intel has agreed to a $9 billion deal to sell most of its memory business to South Korea's SK Hynix as it moves toward more diverse technologies while shedding a major Chinese factory at a time of deepening trade friction between Washington and Beijing. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Intel to sell NAND business to SKorean rival for $9 billion

Oct. 20, 2020 04:55 AM EDT

Elliott Whitehead of the Canberra Raiders National Rugby League team raises his arms after his try was disallowed during a match against the Melbourne Storm in Canberra, Australia, July 11, 2020. Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, it is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal in the world when it ends its contract with the Canberra Raiders after nine years, blaming a "continued negative business environment." (Lukas CochAAP Image via AP)
Huawei ends sports sponsor deal over Australia 'trade war'

By Rod Mcguirk Aug. 30, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

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