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Seoul, March 1 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Sunday it plans to transform its domestic and overseas production facilities into factories driven by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 as part of its push for manufacturing innovation.The company will introduce digital twin-based simulations across the entire manufacturing process from materials warehousing to production and shipment while deploying AI agents dedicated to quality control, production and logistics to strengthen data-driven ana…

Seoul, Feb 18 (IANS) Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy smartphone is expected to see its first price increase since 2023, industry watchers said on Wednesday, amid a global rise in memory chip prices fuelled by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.The South Korean tech giant plans to host the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event in San Francisco on Feb. 25 (U.S. time) under the theme “The Next AI Phone Makes Your Life Easier,” where the company is widely expected to unveil the Galaxy S26, the latest in its flags…

Belagavi (Karnataka), Feb 17 (IANS) A commercial court in Karnataka’s Belagavi has issued fresh summons to US-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic PBC in connection with a trademark infringement suit filed by a state-based firm over the mark “Anthropic”.The order was passed on Monday by Principal District and Sessions Judge Manjunath Nayak after representatives of the American company failed to appear before the court on February 16 despite an earlier summons.The suit has been filed b…

Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will showcase a new flagship smartphone during the Galaxy Unpacked event in the United States this month, teasing the new device will come with enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) features.The Galaxy Unpacked 2026 will be held in San Francisco on February 25 (US time), the South Korean tech giant said in the invitation titled “The Next AI Phone Makes Your Life Easier.””The new Galaxy S series is coming, built to simplify everyday in…

Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted a former Google software engineer of stealing sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets for the benefit of China, marking the first-ever conviction on AI-related economic espionage charges, US officials said.Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, was found guilty on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets after an 11-day trial before US District Judge Vince Chhabria in the North…

Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) From California’s capital city Sacramento to the town of Sonora, and from San Francisco to Los Angeles, dozens of protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were held across the US state.The protests, dubbed “ICE OUT For Good,” were organised by a network of several groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the 50501 Movement, which organised mass demonstrations in all 50 US states almost every month last year, Xinhua news agency repo…