Plus: Roche buys PathAI for $1.05 billion. And ChatGPT app publishing surges. Imani Moise hosts.
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[00:00:16] [SPEAKER_01] Here's your Morning TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, May 7th. I'm Imani Moise for The Wall Street Journal. Samsung is discontinuing sales of televisions and home appliances in China, shrinking its footprint in one of the world's largest consumer markets due to fierce competition from domestic brands. The South Korean electronics maker said it will continue to sell computer chips and smartphones in China. As AI demand has led to a record profit in Samsung's chip division, its other business lines have struggled.
[00:00:43] [SPEAKER_01] Samsung's TV and home appliance division reported an operating loss of about $138 million last year. And its market share in China's consumer electronics sector has significantly declined. Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche Holding has agreed to buy Path AI for up to $1.05 billion in a deal that seeks to expand the AI offerings of its diagnostics division.
[00:01:07] [SPEAKER_01] The company said the acquisition builds on a partnership formed in 2021 and will bring in-house an AI platform that aims to facilitate diagnostic workflows and help accelerate clinical therapy development. Roche will pay $750 million up front with up to $300 million in additional payments subject to targets. The deal is expected to close later this year. And companies like Starbucks and Lowe's are launching new apps directly inside the ChatGPT interface to reach customers.
[00:01:37] [SPEAKER_01] In recent weeks, OpenAI has seen a surge in businesses publishing so-called ChatGPT apps, including rollouts from Little Caesars Pizza and Wyndham Hotels. OpenAI announced the capability in October 2025, but said it recently streamlined its process for approving apps, one reason for the recent burst. The business value of some of these apps remains hazy, with brands citing issues with discoverability, data sharing, and ownership of the customer relationship as challenges that still need to be worked out.
[00:02:05] [SPEAKER_01] News Corp., the owner of the Wall Street Journal, has a content licensing partnership with OpenAI. And that's your TNB Tech Minute. We'll be back this afternoon with more.
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