Youkyung Lee

AP Technology Writer

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

September 30, 2025

A Waymo vehicle drives past a No U-Turn sign in San Bruno, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

Police Pulled Over a Self-Driving Waymo for an Illegal U-Turn, But They Had No One to Ticket

October 1, 2025

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Modular, Unmanned Surface Vessels Could Join the U.S. Navy Fleet

October 1, 2025

50-Year-Old Skateboarding Legend Hits 65 MPH as He Flies Down 22-Story Building

September 30, 2025

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Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

September 30, 2025

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Samsung Bets $22B on AI, Autos

Even by Samsung's standard, the size of the investment announced Wednesday was huge.

August 8, 2018

BMW Korea Chairman Kim Hyo-joon bows during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. BMW AG's Korean unit apologized over engine fires that prompted recalls and a probe Monday, in its latest efforts to contain the damage as images of the German cars engulfed in flames stoked safety worries.

BMW Apologizes Over Engine Fires

Images and videos of BMW sedans engulfed in smoke and gutted by fires caused alarm among drivers.

August 6, 2018

Hwang Sang-gi, father of former Samsung semiconductor factory worker Hwang Yu-mi who died from leukemia in 2007, wipes his tear during a signing ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Samsung Electronics and a group representing ailing Samsung computer chip and display factory workers say they have agreed to end a years-long standoff over compensation for deaths and grave illnesses among Samsung workers.

Samsung, Workers Agree to End Standoff

Supporters have camped out for nearly three years to demand that Samsung apologize for making workers sick and provide compensation for their illnesses.

July 24, 2018

In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018, photo, people walk past a Xiaomi store in Hong Kong. Xiaomi, a Chinese startup that helped to pioneer the trend toward ultra-low-priced smartphones, is preparing for what would be the biggest initial public offering since e-commerce giant Alibaba's in 2014. The 8-year-old is a star among the Chinese unicorns, a term that refers to startup companies that are valued at more than $1 billion. It has a dedicated Chinese fan base and its media-savvy leader is an Asian celebrity. But it is untested outside the region.

The Startup Challenging Amazon

A guide to Xiaomi and its upcoming IPO.

June 21, 2018

Hyundai & Audi Collaborate on Fuel Cell Tech

The companies will develop electric vehicles powered by fuel cell.

June 20, 2018

In this photo, a child stands near the mascot for Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com at its headquarters in Beijing, China.

Google Invests $550M in Alibaba Rival

Southeast Asian consumers are forecast to spend $88.1 billion online by 2025.

June 18, 2018

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Samsung Pledges to Increase Renewable Energy Use

Companies are promising to increase their use of solar and other renewable energy to help curb global warming.

June 14, 2018

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GM Reaches Tentative Deal in Korea

The agreement between GM and its union steers the American carmaker away from filing for bankruptcy protection for its loss-making Korean unit.

April 23, 2018

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Samsung Estimates Big Profit Jump

Demand for memory chips continued to be robust.

April 6, 2018

In this March 26, 2018, photo, Hyundai Motor's vehicles are seen at the company's export yard in Ulsan, South Korea. Unions at South Korea's two-largest automakers, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, say plans to revise a free trade deal with the United States involve concessions that will prevent local automakers from entering the fast-growing U.S. pick-up truck market.

Korean Workers Blast Trade Deal

Hyundai Motor's labor union called it "a humiliating deal."

March 27, 2018

South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong answers a reporter's question during a briefing at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 26, 2018. South Korea has agreed to further open its auto market to the United States as the two countries reached an agreement in principle on amending their six-year-old free trade agreement.

Korea, U.S. Revise Trade Deal

The U.S. agreed that annual exports of up to 2.7 million tons of South Korean steel products will be exempted from recently announced 25 percent tariffs.

March 26, 2018

In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, a worker using a Geiger counter checks for possible radioactive contamination at Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea said Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, it will appeal the World Trade Organization's decision against Seoul's import bans on Japanese fishery products imposed in the wake of Fukushima nuclear meltdowns.

Korea to Fight for Fukushima Seafood Ban

Japan is urging South Korea to scrap a ban on seafood imports enacted after the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown.

February 23, 2018

A GM Korea plant is pictured in Gunsan, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. General Motors says it will close an underutilized factory in Gunsan by the end of May as part of a restructuring of its operations.

GM to Close S. Korea Plant

The plant, which employs 2,000 workers, is considered underutilized.

February 13, 2018

Lee Jae-yong, center, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives at the Seoul High Court for a hearing in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The court handed down a 2 ½ year suspended jail sentence for corruption to Samsung’s billionaire heir Lee. Lee, the only son of Samsung’s ailing chairman, was given a five-year prison term in August on bribery and other charges linked to a political scandal that took down former South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

Samsung Heir Goes Free

While this clears the way for the Samsung vice chairman to resume his role at the helm of the industrial giant founded by his grandfather, he faces a slew of challenges outside prison.

February 5, 2018