Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg:
A profile of Samsung union leader Choi Seung-ho, who helped win a ~$26B bonus package for chip employees, as he tries to resolve the rift over bonus gaps  —  Avoiding old-school labor ideology, a new generation of tech workers finds itself divided by the AI boom.  —  As recently as late May, Choi Seung-ho was hailed as a hero.

Living forever has a few downsides, in Jim Jarmusch's film about love, fear, vampires, and ennui

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
An interview with Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson on why the startup is going public via a SPAC, the physical layer as its core advantage, safety, and more  —  The humanoid robotics market is awash in money right now.  Last week, AI2 Robotics, a Shenzhen-based startup that makes wheeled humanoid robots …

Olivia Fletcher / Bloomberg:
AI-driven drops in labor income and gains in capital income could hit Ireland's tax base, with 6%+ of its workforce in tech and heavy exposure to US companies  —  The country benefited from a jobs boom after attracting US multinationals, but some of these roles are being cut in the name of AI efficiency.

Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Some US voters are using AI tools as nonpartisan researchers, seeing them as a viable alternative to traditional news coverage, voter guides, and social media  —  It takes effort to be an informed citizen.  Artificial intelligence tools offer an alluring shortcut — but they're not without risk.