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Samsung executive DJ Koh holds up the new Galaxy Fold smartphone during an event on Feb. 20 in San Francisco. On Monday, the company announced it is delaying the device's launch.

Samsung Delays Launch Of $2,000 Folding Phone After Reviewers Find Broken Screens

Apr 22, 2019
The Galaxy Fold was due to go on sale this Friday, but reviewers discovered bulges, flickering and other problems with its 7.3-inch screen. Samsung says it plans to run further tests.
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Business
Overall, prices of major appliances tracked by the consumer price index are starting to tick down month-to-month. But they are still higher than they were last year. Washing machines, dryers and other appliances are seen for sale at a Lowe's home improve

Tariffs' Complex Ripple Effects Hit Appliance Shoppers And Makers

Apr 09, 2019
Prices on appliances are slowly ticking down after posting their biggest increase in about five years. One tariff was a boon to U.S. manufacturers. But other tariffs hiked costs for the industry.
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World
Lee Myung-bak was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. He had been convicted of embezzlement and taking $5.4 million in bribes from Samsung.

Former South Korean President Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On Corruption Charges

Oct 05, 2018
Lee Myung-bak, who served as president from 2008 until 2013, had been convicted of embezzlement and of taking $5.4 million in bribes from Samsung.
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The Two-Way
<em>Consumer Reports</em> says its testing found that Roku devices have security flaws that make them vulnerable to hackers.

'Consumer Reports' Says Roku, Samsung Smart TVs Have Security Vulnerabilities

Feb 07, 2018
"We found that a relatively unsophisticated hacker could change channels, play offensive content, or crank up the volume," the consumer watchdog says.
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The Two-Way
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, gets into a car leaving a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, on Monday.

Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong Walks Free After Court Reduces Bribery Sentence

Feb 05, 2018
The scandal, in which Lee was sentenced to five years in jail only last August, brought down the government of President Park Geun-hye.
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Parallels
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, arriving for her own trial at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday, faces charges of bribery and abuse of power.

Will Samsung Case Mark A Turning Point For South Korean Business Ties To Government?

Aug 25, 2017
After Lee Jae-yong's conviction for bribery, "I hope this is a starting point to cutting off businesses' close relationship to the government," said South Korean President Moon Jae-in's spokesman.
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The Two-Way
Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong arrives at Seoul Central District Court on Friday.

What A Tech Leader's Corruption Conviction Means For Samsung And South Korea

Aug 25, 2017
A South Korean court has sentenced the billionaire head of Samsung Group to five years in prison. He was found guilty in a corruption case involving the country's former president.
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The Two-Way
Ousted President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office last month for questioning.

Trial Of Ousted South Korean Leader Begins As Voters Mull Her Replacement

May 02, 2017
Park Geun-hye's lawyers denied the slew of corruption charges against her, which could put her away for life. Meanwhile, a generational divide could determine the impeached president's successor.
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The Two-Way
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing in late March. Arrested shortly after that hearing, Park has now been formally indicted on corruption charges.

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye Is Formally Indicted

Apr 17, 2017
Park, who was impeached and removed from power, faces charges that range from bribery to the leaking of state secrets. The bribery charge alone carries a possible life sentence in prison.
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The Two-Way
Lee Jae-yong, acting head of Samsung, was indicted on bribery and embezzlement charges on Tuesday.

Samsung Chief Charged With Bribery And Embezzlement

Feb 28, 2017
South Korean authorities charged the acting head of Samsung and four other executives at the company in connection with a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of the country's president.
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The Two-Way
Lee Jae-yong (center), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives Monday for questioning as a suspect in the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye.

Samsung's Acting Chief Arrested In South Korea's Deepening Corruption Probe

Feb 17, 2017
Jay Y. Lee, vice president of Samsung, has been taken in on charges of bribery and embezzlement. He's been a central figure in a corruption scandal that brought President Park Geun-hye's impeachment.
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The Two-Way
This replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone melted on Oct 7, says a phone consumer in Minnesota.

Samsung Pins Blame On Batteries For Galaxy Note 7 Fires

Jan 22, 2017
The world's biggest smartphone maker announced the findings of its investigation into its fire-prone phones that led to a record-sized recall last fall.
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The Two-Way
Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on January 18. A judge said there wasn't enough evidence for his arrest on bribery charges.

Samsung Head Avoids Arrest On Bribery Charge, But He's Not In The Clear

Jan 19, 2017
Judges in Seoul said early Thursday there was insufficient cause to arrest the head of South Korea's most powerful conglomerate. But he's not exonerated.
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The Two-Way
South Korean President Park Geun-hye was impeached by the country's parliament in December and is awaiting a ruling by the country's constitutional court as to whether she will be removed from office.

Arrest Warrant Sought For Samsung Heir In S. Korean Presidential Bribery Scandal

Jan 15, 2017
Jay Y. Lee, the de facto head of Samsung Electronics, is accused of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to a confidant of President Park Geun-hye in a growing influence-peddling scandal.
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The Two-Way
A banner for State Farm insurance in in D`Iberville, Miss., tells property owners the number to call after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

Supreme Court Upholds Hurricane Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm

Dec 06, 2016
After the storm hit in 2005, the insurance company ordered claims adjusters to misclassify wind damage as flood damage to shift liability to the U.S. government and spare State Farm's coffers.
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The Two-Way
A Samsung and an Apple smartphone are displayed on Aug. 6, 2014, in London.

Supreme Court Sides With Samsung, Against Apple In Patent Infringement Fight

Dec 06, 2016
The unanimous decision means that if Samsung swiped the design for one part of a phone from Apple, it may not need to hand over profits from the entire device. The case goes back to a lower court.
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All Tech Considered
Electrical engineer Doug Lee adds weights to the set-up the lab built to test hoverboards.

As Batteries Keep Catching Fire, U.S. Safety Agency Prepares For Change

Nov 27, 2016
The Consumer Product Safety Commission grabbed the spotlight in recalls of hoverboard scooters and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones. It's a tiny agency with a vast oversight of thousands of products.
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The Two-Way
Samsung is recalling nearly 3 million top-load washers — but not front-load machines — following reports of excessive vibration that could cause the lids to blow off.

Samsung Recalls 2.8 Million Top-Load Washing Machines

Nov 04, 2016

Samsung has received more than 700 reports of washing machines that vibrated abnormally. In some cases, the lids of the machines blew off. Front-load washers are not affected by the recall.

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All Tech Considered
Samsung is recalling 1.9 million Galaxy Note 7 devices in the U.S., after 96 reports of the phones overheating, some of which caused burns and property damage.

In Samsung's Messy Phone Recall, Lack Of Transparency Takes Center Stage

Oct 18, 2016
It's a toss-up between lack of disclosure, if the problem is known, and lack of accountability, if the causes of early fire reports were unknown or misdiagnosed but blamed on the battery nonetheless.
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All Tech Considered
A woman walks past an ad for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at the company's flagship store in Seoul.

In S. Korea, Samsung's Recall Troubles Come At An Already Crucial Moment

Oct 18, 2016
In Samsung's home country, the conglomerate was already feeling the heat in more ways than one.
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The Two-Way

Samsung Galaxy Note7 Banned On Planes, Including In Checked Bags

Oct 14, 2016

The emergency order from the Department of Transportation bans the smartphones from aircraft for posing a fire hazard. All Note7 devices are being recalled.

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The Two-Way
Workers wash a window at a Samsung shop in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday as the corporation works out how to clean up its sullied reputation.

Wells Fargo, Samsung And Volkswagen: Can A Good Name Be Restored?

Oct 13, 2016
Wells Fargo's CEO, John Stumpf, stepped down Wednesday as his company tries to rebuild its reputation. Wells Fargo, Samsung and Volkswagen have all seen their names hurt by poorly handled scandals.
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The Two-Way
The Consumer Safety Commission announced a safety recall on Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The company's profit projections fell.

Samsung's Recall Causes Profit Woes

Oct 12, 2016
Samsung Electronics says it's adjusting its earning and cutting its operating profit by $2.3 billion. That's after Samsung ended production of the fire-plagued Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
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Law
Samsung and Apple, two smartphone giants, have been battling each other — not just in the marketplace, but in the courts — since 2011.

What's In A Design? A Smartphone Battle In The Highest Court

Oct 11, 2016
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that pits Samsung against Apple — and could have major repercussions for tech products across the board.
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The Two-Way

Samsung's Latest Headache: Reports That Washing Machines May Explode

Sep 30, 2016
Samsung is advising owners of certain top-loading washers to use only the delicate cycle when washing bulky items because "affected units may experience abnormal vibrations."

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