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The AI pay gap: a chip boom breeds jealousy and labor unrest in Asia

The chip boom behind the AI surge is breeding jealousy and labor unrest across Asia, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday .

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The chip boom behind the AI surge is breeding jealousy and labor unrest across Asia, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday .

The finding comes from Nikkei Asia alone; no other outlet in today's intake had reported the same .

Asia's AI boom is benefiting business owners, not consumers, economists say, according to Nikkei Asia . Taiwan's chipmakers are shining brightest in living memory, Nikkei Asia reported . A Taiwan chipmaker chief executive warned that memory price rises are unsustainable, Nikkei Asia reported . Dutch chip firm Besi's shares jumped as Applied Materials moved to double its stake, Euronews reported .

The stakes sit in who the boom pays: the gains so far have flowed to business owners and shareholders, while the pay gap behind the unrest points the other way .

What is known is the unrest and the pay gap as reported by Nikkei Asia . What is not yet known is which companies or countries the unrest touches, or what workers are demanding — none of that appeared in today's intake .

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