2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say
1 June 2026 at 19:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.

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Agreement averts strike and shows latest impact of AI boom as two more chipmakers join $1tn club
Employees at Samsung Electronics’ memory chip division are to receive bonuses averaging about £310,000 each through a landmark profit-sharing agreement, as the AI boom drives up chipmakers’ profits.
Fears of a strike at Samsung were averted on Wednesday after two unions for the world’s largest memory chipmaker said 74% of the 62,616 workers who cast their votes had backed the deal.
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