Wed. 07/26 – Samsung Unpacked Event

All the headlines from the big Galaxy Unpacked event today. This was the foldable event, but there were interesting watch announces too. Quick earnings roundup. Threads gets a follower tab. And the group that wants to battle Apple and Google in maps dominance has released their first product.

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Links:

• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 gets a big little screen upgrade (The Verge)
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 hands-on: Is Samsung squandering its head start? (Engadget)
• The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series is all about the bezels (The Verge)
• Meta’s Threads app is rolling out a Following feed (TechCrunch)
• OpenAI Quietly Shuts Down Its AI Detection Tool (Decrypt)
• Meta, Microsoft and Amazon team up on maps project to crack Apple-Google duopoly (CNBC)