AI Boom Pushes Samsung to $1 Trillion, Workers Demand Bigger Slice

Samsung Electronics rode a surge in AI demand to become a $1 trillion company, but tens of thousands of memory-chip workers pressed for a bigger share of the profits; a tentative deal was reached hours before a planned strike to scrap a bonus cap and allocate about 10.5% of operating profits to bonuses for the semiconductor division, a win that still requires union member approval and could disrupt production if votes fail. The dispute underscores broader wage-gap tensions as rivals like SK Hynix boost pay amid tight AI memory supply that could affect data-center growth.