Samsung to post record profit as chip market reaches its peak October 2, 2018 Samsung Electronics is expected to report a record high in quarterly profit on Friday, ahead of a predicted slide as chip prices begin to fall. Consensus estimates as polled by Refinitiv have forecast an 18 per cent rise in operating profit to 17.2 trillion won (£12.04bn) compared to the previous quarter, while revenue is set [...]
Ikea accused of ‘vicious’ anti-union campaign, allegedly using intimidation tactics September 27, 2018 Ikea violated workers’ rights to unionise in three countries, a federation of unions has claimed in a complaint filed to the OECD. The UNI Global Union, a collection of 900 unions from 140 countries, accuses Ikea of a “vicious anti-union campaign in the United States, Ireland, and Portugal.” Read more: Samsung Electronics boss indicted for [...]
Samsung Electronics boss indicted on charges of union sabotage September 27, 2018 Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Sang-hoon has been indicted by South Korean authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged workers' union sabotage. Lee, who entered the role in March, will appear in court alongside 27 other senior executives from Samsung and its affiliates later this year. The news comes after Samsung's vice chairman, Lee Jae-yong, was [...]
Office Space: In the first of our new series exploring London’s most stunning HQs, we explore designer Tom Dixon’s new offices in King’s Cross September 20, 2018 For some companies, an office is simply a place for their employees to sit, or a meeting space for clients. For Tom Dixon, it’s a showroom, a business hub, a hip hangout, a restaurant, an arts and crafts school and a community outreach facility. There are also employees, of course, sitting behind desks and computers, [...]
Office Space: In the first of our new series exploring London’s most stunning HQs, we explore designer Tom Dixon’s new offices in King’s Cross September 20, 2018 For some companies, an office is simply a place for their employees to sit, or a meeting space for clients. For Tom Dixon, it’s a showroom, a business hub, a hip hangout, a restaurant, an arts and crafts school and a community outreach facility. There are also employees, of course, sitting behind desks and computers, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Bigger, better, longer lasting. This is the most sophisticated Android phone ever made September 14, 2018 The latest phone in Samsung’s Note series is all about marginal gains. The screen has grown from 6.3 inches to 6.4 inches, the battery has been boosted to 4,000mAh, and the storage options to one whole terabyte, a record-breaking memory capacity that, for phones, was pure hyperbole only a few years ago. Like saying you [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review: Bigger, better, longer lasting. This is the most sophisticated Android phone ever made September 14, 2018 The latest phone in Samsung’s Note series is all about marginal gains. The screen has grown from 6.3 inches to 6.4 inches, the battery has been boosted to 4,000mAh, and the storage options to one whole terabyte, a record-breaking memory capacity that, for phones, was pure hyperbole only a few years ago. Like saying you [...]
More of the same from Apple? September 11, 2018 Earlier this year Apple made history in becoming the first US company to achieve a $1trn valuation, a level it maintained when it crossed above $207 a share last month. Since then the share price moved up to as high as $229.67 earlier this month, before embarking on a four-day slide prompted by some profit-taking, [...]
Exclusive: Asian buyer nears £425m deal for Commerzbank HQ September 2, 2018 Commerzbank’s London HQ is set to be sold in a deal worth almost £500m to an undisclosed Asian buyer later this week, City A.M. understands. An agreement for 30 Gresham Street, which was put on the market by Samsung Life Insurance earlier in the summer, is reportedly nearing its final stages, as the burgeoning Asian demand [...]
Samsung’s super-powered Galaxy Note 9 is back, but has it made enough progress? August 22, 2018 The supersized Galaxy Note series of phones first appeared in 2011, and with each subsequent version the professional-focused device has loaded more and more features into its huge frame. If the Galaxy S9 is the Bugatti Veyron of the phone world, the Note 9 is the Range Rover. If a work horse and a kitchen [...]