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Samsung’s chips push it to record profits

Samsung may be known for its phones, but when it comes to its earnings, it’s all about the chips.  The South Korean technology giant on Monday reported its biggest operating profit ever as it benefited from strong demand for its memory chips and other components. Samsung not only uses processors it manufactures in its own devices but also sells them …

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Russian trolls can go viral in three easy steps (The 3:59, Ep. 307)

For today’s podcast, we go through some of the tools Russian trolls have used to draw lots of attention to their posts online, as well as what Facebook and Twitter are doing to stop them. Plus, we talk about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becoming the world’s richest person thanks to his company’s strong third-quarter results, and Nintendo enjoying solid earnings, …

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