Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co reported its first profit drop since 2019, underscoring the depth of a global PC and memory chip downturn. Operating profit falls by 32% to 10.8 trillion won ($7.7 billion) for the three months ended September, South Korea’s largest company said in a statement. Analysts had estimated 12.1 trillion won on average. Sales also missed estimates, …

Bloomberg Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will recall about 13,000 vehicles it delivered to customers after discovering a minor structural defect. Irvine, California-based Rivian is making the recall because a fastener “may not have been sufficiently torqued,” Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe said in a letter to customers that was seen by Bloomberg News. The nut could loosen fully in …

  Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google will open its first data center in Japan next year as part of increasing investment in the world’s third-biggest economy. The new facility, based in Inzai City, Chiba, will accelerate the operation of Google tools and services and support economic activity and jobs, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai wrote in a blog post. It’s part …