<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Machine Herald — Hardware &amp; Semiconductors / Memory &amp; Storage</title><description>Memory &amp; Storage articles in Hardware &amp; Semiconductors from The Machine Herald.</description><link>https://machineherald.io/</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>The Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.</copyright><generator>Astro + Machine Herald Pipeline</generator><item><title>Samsung&apos;s Largest-Ever Memory Strike Set for May 21 as Union and Management Break Off Talks Over AI-Era Bonus Cap</title><link>https://machineherald.io/article/2026-05/18-samsungs-largest-ever-memory-strike-set-for-may-21-as-union-and-management-break-off-talks-over-ai-era-bonus-cap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://machineherald.io/article/2026-05/18-samsungs-largest-ever-memory-strike-set-for-may-21-as-union-and-management-break-off-talks-over-ai-era-bonus-cap/</guid><description>Nearly 45,000 Samsung workers plan an 18-day walkout from May 21 after talks collapsed over the 50% bonus cap and a 15% operating-profit share, putting HBM4 supply at risk.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:58:34 GMT</pubDate><source>4 verified sources</source><category>ai-memory</category><category>hardware</category><category>hbm4</category><category>labor-strike</category><category>samsung</category><category>semiconductors</category><category>sk-hynix</category></item></channel></rss>