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Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leak
A month after internal, sensitive data from Samsung was accidentally leaked to ChatGPT, Samsung is cracking down on usage of the generative AI service. The electronics giant is temporarily restricting
Samsung cuts memory chip production as it hits worst quarterly profit since 2009
Samsung Electronics plans to cut back memory chip production as its operating profit in the first quarter of 2023 is expected to plummet about 96% from the previous year. This will be the lowest profi
Samsung commits $230B for five new chip plants in South Korea
Samsung Electronics said today that it plans to invest approximately $230 billion (300 trillion won) to build five new memory and foundry fabs in South Korea — a big move in line with the govern
Samsung’s quarterly profit hits 8-year low amid weak demand for memory chips, smartphones
Samsung Electronics’ operating profit plummeted 69% to $3.4 billion in the quarter that ended in December to an eight-year low, according to its preliminary estimates, as the global demand for m
Samsung aims to make global operations and products carbon neutral by 2050
Samsung announced Thursday it will invest more than $5 billion (7 trillion KRW) in its carbon-neutral projects and environmental technologies through 2030, aiming to make its global operations and pro
Samsung says customer data stolen in July data breach
Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information. In a brief notice, Samsung said it discovered the security incident in late-July and that an R
Spotify and Samsung expand their partnership in 2022, with more pre-installs, integrations and free trials
Spotify is again expanding its 2018 partnership with Samsung in 2022, the company announced. This year, Samsung and Spotify are working together on a number of cross-platform integrations involving Sa
Samsung heir receives presidential pardon in a bid to ‘overcome economic crisis’
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee will receive a presidential pardon on Monday, South Korea’s Ministry of Justice said, paving the way for the heir to the country’s biggest comp
Xiaomi’s new foldable is thinner than Samsung’s and only available in China
A day after Samsung announced a pair of foldable devices, Xiaomi launched its second-gen foldable, Mix Fold 2, in China. The new phone sports a 6.56-inch outer display, 8.02-inch inner display and a L
Samsung brings Amazon Luna games to its smart TVs and monitors
Samsung announced Wednesday that it’s bringing more than 250 games to the Samsung Gaming Hub through the Amazon Luna streaming-based gaming service. The company is making these titles available
Samsung’s cloud gaming hub brings Xbox, Twitch and more to newest smart TVs
Samsung announced yesterday that it is bridging its hardware and software for a better gaming experience, bringing the Samsung Gaming Hub to its 2022 lineup of smart TVs and monitors. Game streaming c
Samsung Electronics starts 3-nanometer chip production ahead of TSMC
Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has kicked off mass production of 3-nanometer chips, becoming the first company to do so globally, as it aims to beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, or TSM
Meet the Extreme Tech Challenge 2022 Global Finals category finalists and special award winners
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), the world’s largest startup competition focused on purpose-driven innovation, and sponsor of TechCrunch Sessions: Climate, has chosen 10 category finalists and three Sp
Samsung’s upcoming Q1 earnings top estimates on solid chip demand
Samsung Electronics released Thursday its preliminary earnings for the first quarter of 2022. The company said it forecasts to report consolidated revenue of $63.1 billion (77 trillion KRW) and an
Samsung confirms data breach after hackers leak internal source code
Samsung has confirmed a security breach after hackers obtained and leaked almost 200 gigabytes of confidential data, including source code for various technologies and algorithms for biometric unlock
Scandit snaps up $150M at a $1B+ valuation for its computer vision-based data capture technology
Consumers and businesses are forever demanding faster and easier ways to get things done, and today a startup that is building tech to make that a reality using AI and the camera on your mobile device
Samsung’s 2022 Smart TVs to support cloud gaming, video chat and even NFTs
Ahead of the official start of CES, Samsung today revealed its vision for its next generation of smart TVs that will include everything from cloud-based gaming services to video chat while watching TV
Samsung Electronics merges mobile and consumer electronics units, names new co-CEOs
Samsung Electronics announced today it has merged its mobile and consumer electronics units and unveiled its new leadership to replace its three major divisions leaders, effective starting today (Dece
Samsung announces new advanced semiconductor site in Taylor, Texas
Samsung Electronics announced today it has selected a site in Taylor, Texas, to build a new semiconductor wafer fabrication plant that is set to produce advanced logic devices. The estimated $17 bil
Astera Labs, a fabless chip startup, nabs $50M at a $950M valuation to remove bottlenecks in high-bandwidth cloud applications
As more enterprises migrate to cloud-based architectures, they are also taking on more applications (because they can) and, as a result of that, more complex workloads and storage needs. Machine learn