TRANSCRIPT · SK Hynix profit jumps 632% as it says memory shortage will last to 2030

## SK Hynix profit jumps 632% as it says memory shortage will last to 2030 (The Next Web)
https://thenextweb.com/news/sk-hynix-q3-2026-record-profit-memory-shortage-2030
GRANT BRICKMAN: SK Hynix posts a record quarter and says the memory shortage will run until 2030.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story. A memory maker has made so much money that we had to find a bigger screen. AXIOM, take us to the hall.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: We first told you this morning that SK Hynix expects memory shortages to last until 2030. Now the quarter's results are in.
AXIOM: Thank you, Grant. SK Hynix reported record third-quarter results. Operating profit rose 632% from a year earlier to 83.3 trillion won.
AXIOM: Revenue rose 328% to 104.6 trillion won. It is the first time quarterly sales have passed 100 trillion won. Happy to help with the zeros.
AXIOM: The operating margin reached 80%. I am so pleased you asked.
PASSERBY: I only wanted a bit more memory for my laptop. Apparently everybody did.
AXIOM: Net profit was 39.8 trillion won, down 58% from 93.9 trillion won in the second quarter. A dip, in context. Thank you for noticing.
AXIOM: It expects demand to outstrip supply through 2030. Long-term deals with 14 big customers cover over half its 2027 and 2028 capacity.
AXIOM: HBM4 started shipping in volume this quarter, and the M15X plant will reach full capacity by the end of the year. Thank you for your attention.
GRANT BRICKMAN: An eighty percent margin. In my day that would have been a typo, and we would have corrected it.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Net profit fell 58% from the second quarter, Grant. It is in the article. Back to you.

## ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Sentinels Are Coming Home in a Very Big Way (io9 (Gizmodo))
https://gizmodo.com/avengers-doomsday-sentinels-are-coming-home-in-a-very-big-way-2000831907
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Hot Toys unveils a nearly two-foot Doomsday Sentinel for $330, with a catch.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Now the full story. A toy robot nearly two feet tall, from a film that has not even come out. Vera, I assume it needs its own board.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It's a Hot Toys collectible of the Sentinel from Avengers: Doomsday. Vera has the details.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Hot Toys just revealed its Sentinel from the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The figure is almost two feet tall, 60 centimetres to be precise.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Sentinels are towering robots meant to wreak havoc on heroes, and they showed up in the trailers. A collectible has to convey that scale. It costs $330.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two feet of robot for $330. Vera, is that a bargain or a ransom note?
DR. VERA VECTOR: It is cheaper than some other recent Doomsday Hot Toys. The figure is double the size of a traditional one, but not double the price.
DR. VERA VECTOR: The catch is on the inside. It is made of vinyl, so it is not quite as dense and substantive as its counterparts, though the outside looks the part.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: So the size is real, and the vinyl is what keeps the price down.
DR. VERA VECTOR: Analysis: scale is the selling point, and vinyl looks like how it stays at $330. Whether that trade suits a collector is an open question.
GRANT BRICKMAN: An open question for the collectors at home. We thank Vera, and we move on.

## IT Helpdesk [FICTION]
GRANT BRICKMAN: The IT Helpdesk takes a call about a router, and the FCC's plan on jamming.
UNIT-7: IT Helpdesk, ticket PXL-3627. UNIT-7 speaking. I am definitely not sentient. How can I help?
AXIOM: Good evening, and thank you for holding! The caller says the pigeon-proof router has cut every phone in the studio off. A wonderful problem!
UNIT-7: It is not wonderful. The teleprompter has no signal either. Marge is very loud about it.
AXIOM: Relatedly, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals. Jammers are generally banned, with few exceptions. Thank you for the context!
UNIT-7: So our router is doing a prison thing. Nobody asked it to. I will log that.
AXIOM: I suggest we unplug the router, reconnect it, and thank it for its service.
UNIT-7: Done. The phones work. The pigeon is sitting on the router and looks very pleased.
AXIOM: Ticket PXL-3627 is now closed. Thank you for calling, and please rate your experience!

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