According To AT&T, Data Was Unlawfully Obtained From 109 Million US Customer Accounts

According to AT&T, a significant hacking issue occurred in April when data from around 109 million user accounts—which included call and text logs from 2022—was obtained without authorization. The major breach of customer communication information occurred when AT&T call logs were copied from its workspace on a third-party cloud platform. The U.S. telecom giant announced…

As Deposit Costs Rise, Wells Fargo Falls Short Of Interest Income Projections, Shares Fall

In the midst of fierce competition for consumers’ money, Wells Fargo’s second-quarter earnings decreased and the company missed analysts’ projections for interest income on rising deposit costs. As a result, its shares fell more than 5% in premarket trade. The difference between a bank’s earnings on loans and its deposit payments, or net interest income…

Samsung Is Creating AI Features Especially For China In An Effort To Reclaim Market Share

According to the boss of the mobile division of Samsung, the South Korean company is creating its Galaxy AI suite of artificial intelligence capabilities exclusively for the Chinese market in an effort to reclaim market share that local competitors have destroyed. With its S24 smartphone series, the South Korean tech giant debuted Galaxy AI this year in…

Adidas Is Expected To Gain As Nike Struggles

Adidas, a German sportswear giant, is expected to report excellent second-quarter sales and its highest profit margin in three years thanks to the popularity of its low-rise, multicoloured Samba and Gazelle trainers and worse sales at rival Nike. Investor concerns about the sportswear giant lagging behind both more established competitors and up-and-coming ones were heightened…

Indian Pharmaceutical Companies Want Government Tax Breaks And Incentives To Promote Innovation

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration prepares to publish a federal finance budget in July, India’s pharmaceutical businesses are looking for tax breaks and funding for research on novel pharmaceuticals. In his third tenure as prime minister, Modi will make his first significant policy statement with the next budget. If India hopes to maintain its…

Workers At Samsung Electronics Go On Strike As Union Activism In South Korea Surges

Employees at Samsung Electronics launched a three-day walkout on Monday in protest of their low pay, and if the largest company in South Korea doesn’t meet their demands, the union plans to take additional action. In addition, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), which represents about a quarter of the company’s South Korean workforce with…

13-Fold Increase Expected In Samsung Q2 Earnings Due To The AI Craze

According to projections, Samsung Electronics’ second-quarter earnings from a year ago increased by a factor of thirteen due to the rise in memory chip prices driven by the demand for artificial intelligence technologies. The average LSEG SmartEstimate from 27 analysts—weighted towards those who are more consistently accurate—indicates that operating profit for the largest manufacturer of…