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WorkWorkWorkWork WorkWorkWorkTokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in a case tied to the unauthorized acquisition of confidential information from TSMC. Work 
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WorkWorkTrump pledged to bring back manufacturing. The sector is sputtering - WSJ (No paywall) A few investments and pledges aimed at beefing up domestic manufacturing appear timed to appease the president, and may or may not come to fruition. The latest is from Apple, which is planning to commit an additional $100 billion to the U.S., after saying in February it would spend more than $500 billion in the country over four years to make servers and parts for its key products. WorkWork 
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WorkWorkSouth Korean investigators seek arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon South Korean investigators on Thursday requested a court warrant to arrest the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after questioning her over suspicions including bribery, stock manipulation, and political influence-peddling. Yoon, for the second time in a week, resisted a law enforcement attempt to compel him for questioning over his wife, forcing prison officials to abandon their efforts after an hourlong struggle due to concerns of injury, the investigators said. The detention warrant for Yoon expires Thursday. WorkWork 
WorkGold has been on a hot streak. But before you cash in, here's what to know. - WSJ (No paywall) Selling gold is a straightforward transaction for buyers who purchased gold-mining stocks or gold-equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. However, investors looking to sell physical gold bars and coins will have to find a buyer, and sellers of physical gold and ETFs backed by physical gold or gold futures face potentially higher tax bills than those selling gold-related stocks and funds that hold such stocks. WorkWorkWork 
WorkWorkHow Mike Johnson Became Trump's Speaker It was late May, and the President was in the Speakers office venting about House Republicans who were standing in the way of his signature tax-and-spending legislation, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. Trump was half-kidding, but he expected allegiance, not agita. Johnson explained that seeking vengeance cut against his Christian faith. When the President gave him a stone-faced look, the Speaker offered a more practical reason: with a narrow majority, vendettas arent an option. We dont have the luxury, he told Trump. WorkWork 
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WorkThe End of Mutual Assured Destruction? - Foreign Affairs (No paywall) The rapid development of artificial intelligence in recent years has led many analysts to suggest that it will upend international politics and the military balance of power. Some have gone so far as to claim, in the words of the technologists Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang, that advanced AI systems could "establish one state's complete dominance and control, leaving the fate of rivals subject to its will." WorkWorkGPT-5 is here. Now what? - MIT Technology Review (No paywall) At long last, OpenAI has released GPT-5. The new system abandons the distinction between OpenAIs flagship models and its o series of reasoning models, automatically routing user queries to a fast nonreasoning model or a slower reasoning version. It is now available to everyone through the ChatGPT web interfacethough nonpaying users may need to wait a few days to gain full access to the new capabilities. WorkWhat Happens to Public Media Now? - The New Yorker (No paywall) When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, he remarked that broadcasting is built on a collection of miraclesundersea cables, satellite transmissionsand that its ultimate aim is to enrich mans spirit. He said that the airwaves belong to all the people and should be dedicated to the enlightenment of viewers and listeners. To that end, the C.P.B. would direct federal funding to non-commercial educational, cultural, and public-affairs programming across the U.S. How will man use his miracles? President Johnson said. The answer just begins with public broadcasting. 
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WorkEli Lillys Obesity Pill Shows Promising Weight Loss in New Results An experimental pill made by Eli Lilly led to average weight loss of more than 12 percent of body weight in individuals with obesity, according to initial trial results announced by the drugmaker on Thursday. The pill is meant to be taken daily and would be an alternative to the companys popular anti-obesity drug Zepbound, a once-weekly injectable drug. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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