Samsung Electronics Co. is laying off workers in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand as part of a plan to reduce global headcount by thousands of jobs, according to people familiar with the situation.

The South Korean company has about 147,000 staff overseas, more than half of its total employee of more than 267,800, according to its latest sustainability report

The South Korean company has begun to pare staff in Australia and NZ following similar moves in India and Latin America.

Indian police on Tuesday said it has detained around 600 Samsung Electronics workers and union members for organising a street protest, as a strike at the South Korean firm's home appliances plant in Tamil Nadu state entered its fourth week.

The protest has lasted four weeks, significantly impacting the Chennai plant, which contributes notably to Samsung's revenue in India.

Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) held a protest in support of Samsung workers in Chennai on October 1. They held a placards and raised slogans. Some protesters were detained by the police. Notably,

Now, Google is releasing two new Chromebook Plus laptops — and introducing even more new Gemini features that the owners of these models will get to enjoy. Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is the "thinnest and lightest Chromebook Plus" the ChromeOS team has ever rolled out to market.

Google highlighted the launch of two new Chromebooks from Samsung and Lenovo. Samsung's new Galaxy Chromebook Plus delivers a 15.6-inch display and several Gemini features while Lenovo's Duet 11" offers portability and notetaking features.

Google today announced two new devices that span the full size spectrum: Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11” and Samsung Galaxy Chromebook