Bloomberg saysSamsung is slated to distribute KRW 40 trillion ($26.6 billion) for the payouts, and they average morearound $340,000 per employee based on its calculation. Regardless of the actual amount, people in Samsung’s top moneymaking division will be getting bonuses around thrice as large as their annual pay. The company will be paying out the bonuses in company stock over at least 10 years,contingent on the memory division making at least KRW 200 trillion ($133 billion) in annual profit from 2026 to 2028 and KRW 100 trillon ($66 billion) from 2029 to 2035.

The parties reached a deal a mere hour before the strike was set to begin, with help from South Korean Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon who stepped in to serve as mediator. Despite the majority voting in favor of the agreement, Bloomberg reported that the bonus structure is causing tension and fueling resentment between colleagues.

Samsung agreed to abolish worker’s bonus cs, as per the union’s demands, and to set aside 10.5 percent of its annual operating profits for the payouts. Workers in the chip division, which makes most of the company’s money, are getting 40 percent of the total bonus pool. Meanwhile, all the other divisions will have to divide the rest among themselves. Workers in Samsung’s smartphone, TV and home pliances units are only set to get around a KRW 6 million ($4,000) bonus, which is tiny compared to what the chip workers are getting. Within Samsung’s largest union, 80 percent reportedly voted for the wage agreement. But within the smaller union that represents more non-chip workers, only 21 percent voted in favor of it.

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Rare U.S. bills
Answer: TWOS

5A clue: 94-foot-long model at the American Museum of Natural History
Answer: WHALE

6A clue: “Cool it, okay!”
Answer: RELAX

7A clue: Bohemian
Answer: ARTY

8A clue: Candy in a dispenser
Answer: PEZ

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: When repeated, “It’ll be all right”
Answer: THERE

2D clue: Classic ballroom dance
Answer: WALTZ

3D clue: Maker of the Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
Answer: OLAY

4D clue: Reason for an R rating
Answer: SEX

5D clue: Tortilla sandwich
Answer: WR

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You see, for every good sci-fi movie, Prime Video is stocked with a bunch of missable ones. You may want to bypass this part of the search process altogether. Well, you’re in luck, as I did a bunch of the heavy lifting for you. Below is a roundup of sci-fi movies on the platform worth watching. Keep in mind, these titles are all included with your Prime membership, so this list has nothing to do with add-on subscriptions or the films currently available for rent.

Every flavor of science fiction is at your disposal here, with stories about alien invasions and alternate dimensions to mad doctors and dystopian futures. Scroll on to find CNET’s roundup of the best sci-fi movies currently on Prime Video. I’ll regularly update this list, so be sure to check back each month.

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Today’sConnections: Sports Editionpuzzle grid isfilled with a bunch of letter groups that don’t really read as words. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Change the channel.

Green group hint: Three strikes, you’re out.

Blue group hint: Hut-hut!

Purple group hint: Not Jones.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Sports TV networks.

Green group: Baseball positions, abbreviated.

Blue group: Football positions, abbreviated.

Purple group: ____ Smith.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports TV networks. The four answers are ESPN, FS1, NBA TV and NBCSN.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is baseball positions, abbreviated. The four answers are C, OF, P and SS.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is football positions, abbreviated. The four answers are CB, DT, K and TE.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ Smith. The four answers are JR, Lovie, Ozzie and Stan.

The Spanish government has issued an order to block the gambling platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The ban is being instituted as the country investigates the legality of prediction market platforms, as they operate in Spain (and everywhere else) without a gambling license.

The country’s ministry in charge of consumer affairs said it blocked the websites as a precautionary measure pending an official investigation. This investigation will determine if the platforms violate Spain’s gambling laws. It’s set to complete within the next four months and could mandate that these companies require specific administrative licenses to operate.

Kalshi and Polymarket have also been making waves on this side of the pond. Several US states have tried to regulate or outright ban prediction market platforms, with a Minnesota ban set to take place on August 1. Rhode Island, Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Nevada and New Jersey have all challenged the legality of such prediction markets.

Minnesota has just become the first state to ban prediction markets.

Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill that makes operating or advertising prediction markets a felony.

This sets a major precedent for those seeking to regulate or ban Polymarket, Kalshi, and other sites.

— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 20, 2026

However, the federal government isn’t having any of it. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has started suing states for attempting to ban or regulate prediction markets. The CFTC believes it has sole jurisdiction to regulate these platforms, and not the states. Also, remember when states rights was a thing?

Who knows why the federal government has become so enamoured with prediction markets. It is worth noting that the platforms have made headlines in recent months after suspicious activity has raised concerns of insider trading in Washington.

To that end, it’s fairly easy for anyone “in the know” to rig a Polymarket or Kalshi bet. Case in point? A US soldier has been charged with using classified information regarding the cture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000 via gambling platforms. This is what hpens when people gamble on real world events. Sporting events have official organizations and referees, but most real world situations do not.

🇫🇷 Some guy pointed a hairdryer at a weather sensor, bet on the temperature spike on Polymarket, and walked away with $34,000. Twice.

Météo France filed a complaint, Polymarket switched sensors, and the man is probably on a beach somewhere.

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) ril 24, 2026

People are people and will also influence real world events given half the chance, which is something these platforms most definitely invite. Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets in France, with the hairdryer being used to warm up a temperature sensor.

In any event, Kalshi and Polymarket are making money hand over fist. Kalshi was recently valued at $22 billion and Polymarket was recently valued at $15 billion.