Hacker News with Generative AI: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy AI features can be set to on-device-only processing (tomsguide.com)
Samsung CEO Jong-hee Han has died (engadget.com)
One of Samsung's CEOs, Jong-hee Han, has died due to a heart attack, according to Reuters and CNBC.
Samsung "space zoom" moon photos are faked by AI (2023) (reddit.com)
Many of us have witnessed the breathtaking moon photos taken with the latest zoom lenses, starting with the S20 Ultra. Nevertheless, I've always had doubts about their authenticity, as they appear almost too perfect. While these images are not necessarily outright fabrications, neither are they entirely genuine. Let me explain.
Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update (samsung.com)
Since the update, the soundbar is unresponsive and can't be reset.
S25 Ultra – Are We All Just Bored Now? (obsidian.md)
Older Samsung TV with microphone remote suddenly only understands Russian (reddit.com)
Samsung Display to Begin Mass Production of Rollable OLED for Laptops (samsungdisplay.com)
Samsung Display will begin mass production of the world’s first rollable OLED screen for laptops starting in April 2025.
Samsung is rolling out a smartphone subscription next month (theverge.com)
Bad news for Verizon users: Samsung Messages is ditching RCS in January 2025 (neowin.net)
Samsung Messages will no longer support RCS after 1.6.2025. Switch to Google Messages to maintain the more robust messaging you're used to.
Samsung to cut 30% of foundry staff, plan 50% line closure by year-end (digitimes.com)
Reports indicate that Samsung is exploring a voluntary retirement plan for its DS division. Rumors also suggest the program could expand across the company, impacting the Mobile eXperience (MX), Visual Display (VD), and Digital Appliances (DA) divisions...
Samsung meets MediaTek: The story of a small bug chain [pdf] (sstic.org)
Attacking the Samsung Galaxy A* Boot Chain (quarkslab.com)
We discovered several vulnerabilities impacting the boot chain of several Samsung devices. Chained together, they allow us to execute code in the bootloader, get root access on Android with persistency, and finally leak anything from the Secure World's memory including the Android Keystore keys.
Galaxy A16 5G is here: Samsung's first cheap phone to get 6 years of updates (androidauthority.com)
Samsung has confirmed everything about the Galaxy A16 5G.
The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking (empirical.health)
There are many rumors that an upcoming Apple Watch will measure blood pressure; similar features exist on Samsung watches internationally and are likely to come to the US once cleared by the FDA.
Warning: Older Galaxy phones getting bricked by new Samsung update (androidauthority.com)
Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 phones are getting stuck in bootloops.
Samsung to Cut Thousands of Jobs (bloomberg.com)
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.
Epic Games sues Google Samsung over phone settings, violating antitrust laws (apnews.com)
Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
Galaxy Buds reportedly exploded in a user's ear causing permanent hearing loss (androidpolice.com)
Samsung starts mass producing PM9E1 Gen 5M.2 drive with speeds up to 14.5 GB/s (tomshardware.com)
Samsung will force you to make an account to get updates on your Galaxy phone (9to5google.com)
To use a Samsung Galaxy device, you don’t technically need a Samsung account, but you soon will to use the Galaxy Store.
Samsung Electronics plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions (reuters.com)
An Ode to My 5-Year-Old Samsung Galaxy S10e (mbrizic.com)
Samsung's New EV Battery Tech: 600-Mile Ranges, and 9-Minute Charges? (pcmag.com)
Samsung to Mass-Produce Solid-State Batteries for 'Super Premium' EVs (pcmag.com)
Samsung mass produces ' thinnest' LPDDR5X (tomshardware.com)
The Story of Samsung's failed deal with iFixit, as told by iFixit's CEO (androidauthority.com)
Samsung delivers solid-state battery for EVs with 600-mile range (notebookcheck.net)
Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 min (9to5mac.com)
Trump shooter used Samsung Android phone; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes (9to5mac.com)
Samsung declares different TBW for same SSD model on different markets (ycombinator.com)