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  • Samsung Electronics Co. 32GB DDR5 128GB RDIMM, high-capacity DDR5 DRAM modules, arranged in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Samsung’s profit rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a turnaround in the company’s pivotal semiconductor division and robust sales of Galaxy S24 smartphones. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    The world’s biggest memory-chip maker is set to unveil a $44 billion project in Texas, notching another win for U.S. semiconductor production

    By MacKenzie Hawkins, Julie Fine, and others
  • Jay Y. Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The court is scheduled to deliver a ruling on Lee for charges involving a controversial merger of two Samsung Group units in 2015. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Samsung’s billionaire chairman can lead the company without the threat of jail time after a court acquits him of stock manipulation charges

    By Yoolim Lee, Sohee Kim, and others
  • An image of SK Hynix is seen on a wall at the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on January 26, 2024. The world’s second-largest memory chip maker, South Korea’s SK Hynix, said on January 25, it had returned to profit after four consecutive quarters of losses driven by demand for chips used in artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Indiana poised to win a $15 billion chip packaging plant from South Korea’s SK Hynix that could solve a major bottleneck in the U.S. supply chain

    By MacKenzie Hawkins, Yoolim Lee, and others
  • Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. OpenAI is focused on building a better, faster and cheaper model of its generative AI ChatGPT product, Altman has said previously. The product made AI a buzzword and kicked off a global race among tech companies to build their own versions of the chatbot technology. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is meeting the world’s top two producers of memory chips as he reportedly fundraises for his own semiconductor plants

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
  • James Dong, chief executive officer of Lazada Group, at the company’s headquarters in Singapore, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.s Lazada Group is preparing to make its maiden foray into Europe, building on its success in Southeast Asia to take on rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. and Zalando SE in one of the biggest online shopping markets. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    New CEO of Alibaba’s most important international business unit wants to rival Amazon and Zalando in Europe. ‘We go where brands want us to go.’

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
  • Ankiti Bose, co-founder and chief executive officer of Zilingo Pte., during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The New Economy Forum is being organized by Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLeadership

    Zilingo finally fires CEO Ankiti Bose after 51-day suspension—for ‘insubordination’

    By Yoolim Lee, David Ramli, and others
  • A Gojek driver picks up a PT Tokopedia order at a Titipaja fulfillment center in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, May 24, 2021. Ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek agreed to combine with e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia to create the largest internet company in Indonesia, before seeking a stock-market debut at home and in the U.S. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/BloombergInternational

    GoTo—formed by Indonesia’s tech giants Gojek and Tokopedia—raise $1.3 billion ahead of IPO

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
  • People line up to take COVID-19 tests in Subang of Selangor, Malaysia, Aug. 14, 2021. Malaysia reported 20,670 new cases of COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the national total to 1,384,353. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua via Getty Images)International

    This Southeast Asian country’s COVID surge may worsen the car chip shortage

    By Debby Wu, Yoolim Lee, and others
  • A Gojek driver, front, rides a motorcycle along the road in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Indonesias ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek is in advanced discussions about merging with local e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia, ahead of a planned initial public offering of the combined entity, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInternational

    Gojek and Tokopedia are merging, which would create Indonesia’s largest Internet company

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
  • A Grab car is seen equipped with a road navigation app on a smartphone beside a small Buddha figurine while transporting a passenger in Bangkok on January 5, 2021. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP) (Photo by ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Southeast Asian ride-hailing app Grab lands $40 billion SPAC deal for U.S. listing

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
  • Razer is among the tech unicorns to apply for a full digital banking license.Finance

    This Video Gaming Giant Wants to Dominate Digital Banking

    By Yoolim Lee, Lulu Yilun Chen, and others
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    Meet the 27-Year-Old CEO Building a Nearly $1 Billion Fashion Company

    By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg