Performance pay disputes at South Korean chipmakers are spreading to Taiwan and the United States, with talks at SK hynix and Samsung Electronics shared among overseas engineers. The developments have prompted rivals including TSMC and Micron to lift compensation and expand bonuses and stock rewards. In Taiwan, dissatisfaction over opaque bonus criteria has grown despite strong AI-driven profits. In the United States, competition is widening as big tech draws manufacturing talent with stock-based pay.

Some EV owners say their real-world driving range exceeds estimates set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, depending on speed, acceleration, regenerative braking and temperature. Drivers of Ford\'s E-Transit van reported summer ranges of about 140 to 150 miles versus an EPA rating of 116 miles, even with cargo. The EPA says it adjusts lab results downward to reflect real conditions, using correction factors and a combined city-highway weighting to produce its standardised estimate.