Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions (DS) division, which oversees its semiconductor operations, has capped its performance bonus for the first half of 2025 at just 25% of the base monthly salary — the lowest among the company’s major business units.

Apple supplier Luxshare-ICT (also known as Luxshare Precision) has called on the Vietnamese government to address ongoing skilled labor shortages and bureaucratic inefficiencies in Nghe An province, warning that unresolved issues could limit its future investment plans in Vietnam.

Meta Platforms has announced the formation of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), aiming to challenge rivals in the artificial intelligence sector through a substantial recruitment campaign and strategic realignment. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the initiative in an internal memo dated June 30, 2025, naming Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI founder, as Chief AI Officer, with former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman co-leading the lab. The creation of MSL marks Meta’s intensified push into AI research and development, backed by efforts to consolidate its existing AI infrastructure.