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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 hands-on: the passport-esque shape feels great and is immediately intuitive, but no telephoto lens, only IP48, and $1,900+ is pricey (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
Samsung teases its smart glasses, developed with Google, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster, and says they will have nine-hour battery life and privacy features (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
WhatsApp updates its CarPlay and Android Auto integrations to include message playback, replies and more, now lets users sign up from its iPad app, and more (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Samsung Z Fold 8 Ultra hands-on: new Flex Titanium tech makes the crease practically nonexistent, similar specs to the S26 Ultra, and a $100 price increase (David Imel/The Verge)
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 hands-on: like the Z Flip 7, including the battery and cameras, but with much faster performance, four colors, and a $100 higher price (Max Buondonno/The Shortcut)
Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 hands-on: nice improvements with a rugged look and new AI-powered fitness features, but a blockier shape is not for everyone (Damien Wilde/9to5Google)
Source: OpenAI raised its projected cloud spending to ~$750B through 2030, up from a projection of ~$600B earlier this year, reflecting new cloud agreements (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
OpenAI plans to spend $30B+ on a massive new data center in Georgia, securing 3.2GW of total energy; several hundred MW are set to come online starting in 2028 (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 have silicon-carbon batteries, citing their performance, longevity, and safety (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2, moving from its Exynos chips to the Snapdragon Wear Elite and hiking prices by $30 to $380 and $50 to $700 (Victoria Song/The Verge)
Samsung debuts the $1,200+ Galaxy Z Flip 8 with a lighter, smaller, and slimmer design, and new Flex Window features for apps and insights on the cover screen (Steve Dent/Engadget)
Samsung unveils the $1,899+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a wider, 7.6" inner and a short, 5.5" outer display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 "for Galaxy" chip, and more (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Samsung unveils the $2,099+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, featuring its "most advanced foldable design", a Flex Titanium display, a 5,000mAH battery, and Android 17 (Andrew Romero/9to5Google)
A live blog of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked in London, where the company is set to unveil its latest lineup of foldables and smartwatches (Engadget)
A livestream of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event (Samsung on YouTube)

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