Samsung launches S25 smartphone with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up

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  Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companions

  Samsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into the next version of its Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people’s lives while deepening their dependence on a ...
  
  ABC News - 1h
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  Samsung Says Its Galaxy S25 Is ‘Qi2 Ready.’ Here’s What That Really Means

  The company’s new smartphones do not have Qi2 wireless charging built in natively. Just give me my magnetic Android phone already!
  
  Wired - 2h

• Samsung unveils new AI-powered smartphone in fight against Apple

  South Korean tech group hopes the S25, powered by Google’s Gemini AI models, will help it steal market share from US rival
  
  Financial Times - 2h
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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Series: Specs, Release Date, Price, Features

  The three flagship Android phones debut new ways to interact with Google’s Gemini and, yes, Samsung’s Bixby.
  
  Wired - 3h
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  Apple's Smartphone Sales Slump in China as Huawei Gains Market Share

  The U.S. tech giant’s fourth-quarter iPhone sales fell 18% in the world’s largest smartphone market.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 1d

• Apple loses smartphone crown in China as Vivo and Huawei outsell iPhone

  US tech giant faces competition on mainland as it struggles to introduce AI features on its flagship product
  
  Financial Times - 6d

• Samsung Electronics banking on AI to outpace global growth in smartphones, home appliances

  Samsung Electronics plans to ramp up on-device AI, as it bets on the consumer electronics unit to exceed overall global market growth this year.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 7

• Apple offers rare iPhone discounts in China as foreign smartphone sales drop

  Apple Inc. has kicked off the new year with iPhone discounts in China, underlining the challenges facing the tech giant in one of the world’s most populous countries.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 3

• Apple offers holiday discount in China as Huawei competition heats up

  Apple is facing heightened competition from a resurgent Huawei and other domestic brands.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 3

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  Open AI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son appeared alongside President Donald Trump to announce the Stargate plan.
  
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• Trump threatens Russia with sanctions, tariffs if Putin doesn't end Ukraine war

  The war in Ukraine began with an invasion by Russia in February 2022. More than 240,000 soldiers have been killed on both sides, according to Ukraine.
  
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• Billionaire Frank McCourt is open to a 50% share of TikTok after Trump comments

  Frank McCourt's Project Liberty and other investors have submitted a bid to buy TikTok from China-based ByteDance after a court-ordered divestiture or shutdown.
  
  CNBC - 1h

• A record number of consumers are making minimum credit cards payments as delinquencies also rise

  The share of active holders just making baseline payments on their cards jumped to a 12-year high, a Philadelphia Federal Reserve report said.
  
  CNBC - 56m

• Google agrees to new $1 billion investment in Anthropic

  Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.
  
  CNBC - 2h

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  South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Site

  The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.
  
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  The company, backed by high-flying Silicon Valley investors like Andreessen Horowitz, had promised it would reinvent the rent-to-own model and make it more consumer friendly. High interest rates ...
  
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• CEOs of 4 big portfolio companies dish on AI, cyber, banking, and Trump from Davos

  It's that time of year when business tycoons and influential world leaders gather in Davos.
  
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