Hacker News with Generative AI: Samsung

Samsung may invest in $100M round for medical imaging startup Exo (techcrunch.com)
Samsung’s venture investment unit is looking to invest in California-based medical device startup, Exo, in a round that could climb to $100 million, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.

Medical Imaging, Startups, Investment, Samsung, Healthcare

4 points by Sourabhsss1 31 days ago | 0 comments

Samsung launches the first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor for $1,300 (tomshardware.com)

Samsung, Gaming Monitors, OLED, Technology, Hardware

16 points by 01-_- 46 days ago | 20 comments

Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk (engadget.com)
Harman International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, is purchasing the audio business of health technology company Masimo for $350 million in cash.

Samsung, Acquisitions, Audio Equipment, Technology, Business

217 points by thibautg 51 days ago | 326 comments

Reverse-engineering Fujitsu M7MU RELC hardware compression (op-co.de)
This is a follow-up to the Samsung NX mini (M7MU) firmware reverse-engineering series. This part is about the proprietary LZSS compression used for the code sections in the firmware of Samsung NX mini, NX3000/NX3300 and Galaxy K Zoom. The post is documenting the step-by-step discovery process, in order to show how an unknown compression algorithm can be analyzed. The discovery process was supported by Igor Skochinsky and Tedd Sterr, and by writing the ideas out on encode.su.

Hardware, Reverse Engineering, Compression Algorithms, Firmware, Samsung

40 points by ge0rg 53 days ago | 2 comments

Samsung turns to China to boost its ailing semiconductor division (arstechnica.com)
Samsung has turned to Chinese technology groups to prop up its ailing semiconductor division, as it struggles to secure big US customers despite investing tens of billions of dollars in its American manufacturing facilities.

Samsung, Semiconductors, China, Business, Technology

5 points by PaulHoule 75 days ago | 0 comments

Samsung Galaxy AI features can be set to on-device-only processing (tomsguide.com)

Samsung, AI, Privacy, Mobile Devices, Technology

24 points by teleforce 89 days ago | 3 comments

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, Business, Death, Technology

258 points by ksec 94 days ago | 156 comments

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.

Artificial Intelligence, Photography, Samsung, Space

3 points by ryan_j_naughton 100 days ago | 0 comments

Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update (samsung.com)
Since the update, the soundbar is unresponsive and can't be reset.

Firmware Updates, Samsung, Audio Equipment, Technical Issues

591 points by ftufek 105 days ago | 562 comments

S25 Ultra – Are We All Just Bored Now? (obsidian.md)

Technology, Opinion, Samsung

8 points by borski 144 days ago | 2 comments

Older Samsung TV with microphone remote suddenly only understands Russian (reddit.com)

Samsung, Remote Controls, Language, Technology, Troubleshooting

7 points by tzs 151 days ago | 1 comments

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, OLED, Laptops, Display Technology, Mass Production

49 points by gnabgib 169 days ago | 52 comments

Samsung is rolling out a smartphone subscription next month (theverge.com)

Smartphones, Subscription Services, Samsung, Technology, Business

3 points by speckx 170 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Messaging Apps, Samsung, Verizon, RCS

4 points by bundie 203 days ago | 0 comments

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, Layoffs, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology

5 points by mgh2 235 days ago | 0 comments

Samsung meets MediaTek: The story of a small bug chain [pdf] (sstic.org)

Samsung, MediaTek, Security, Bug, Vulnerability

47 points by sipofwater 248 days ago | 5 comments

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.

Security, Android, Samsung, Bootloader, Vulnerabilities

25 points by sipofwater 248 days ago | 7 comments

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.

Samsung, Smartphones, Android, 5G, Software Updates

5 points by throwaway55479 248 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Health, Wearable Technology, Apple, Samsung, FDA

156 points by brandonb 260 days ago | 105 comments

Warning: Older Galaxy phones getting bricked by new Samsung update (androidauthority.com)
Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 phones are getting stuck in bootloops.

Software, Samsung, Smartphones, Android, Updates

7 points by notinmykernel 268 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Samsung, Layoffs, Business, Technology, South Korea

5 points by mfiguiere 269 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Antitrust, Lawsuits, Mobile Devices, Video Games, Samsung

4 points by rolph 270 days ago | 0 comments

Galaxy Buds reportedly exploded in a user's ear causing permanent hearing loss (androidpolice.com)

Consumer Safety, Samsung, Audio Devices, Hearing Loss

82 points by teleforce 275 days ago | 90 comments

Samsung starts mass producing PM9E1 Gen 5M.2 drive with speeds up to 14.5 GB/s (tomshardware.com)

Hardware, Samsung, Storage, Performance

25 points by elorant 281 days ago | 19 comments

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, Galaxy, Mobile Devices, Updates, Privacy

9 points by josephcsible 289 days ago | 6 comments

Samsung Electronics plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions (reuters.com)

Samsung, Layoffs, Technology, Business

5 points by jmsflknr 289 days ago | 0 comments

An Ode to My 5-Year-Old Samsung Galaxy S10e (mbrizic.com)

Smartphones, Reviews, Technology, Samsung

23 points by CPAhem 300 days ago | 15 comments

Samsung's New EV Battery Tech: 600-Mile Ranges, and 9-Minute Charges? (pcmag.com)

Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Technology, Samsung

32 points by m463 320 days ago | 2 comments

Samsung to Mass-Produce Solid-State Batteries for 'Super Premium' EVs (pcmag.com)