Day: January 8, 2026

Samsung Electronics’ estimated operating profit more than tripled to 20 trillion won ($14 billion) for the September–December 2025 period compared with the same quarter last year, exceeding even heightened market expectations amid a semiconductor supercycle fueled by the AI boom, Azernews reports, citing Korean media.

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A team of Chinese archaeologists has excavated 31 tombs, estimated to be around 3,000 years old, in Weinan, a city in China’s Shenyang Province, Azernews reports.

On Wednesday, Alphabet Inc. briefly overtook Apple Inc. in market capitalization for the first time since 2019, Azernews reports, citing foreign media.