Samsung
Technology
Samsung Guts Android Recovery Menu, Blocking Power Users From Device Control
February 2026 update strips sideloading and repair tools from Galaxy devices, marking Samsung's sharpest turn yet toward Apple's closed ecosystem model.
AI
Samsung Positions Itself as Deepfake Defense Player Amid AI Governance Push
Tech giant combines device-level content labeling, venture investments, and enterprise security warnings to stake claim in synthetic media detection market.
Technology
Global Smartphone Market Faces Historic 12.9% Collapse as Memory Crisis Triggers Supply Chain Shock
AI infrastructure boom drains memory chip supply, forcing IDC to project worst industry contraction on record—worse than COVID—as prices surge and 171 million budget devices become permanently uneconomical.