Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 With Google Gemini Amid Chip Shortage

Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy S26 series featuring Google Gemini artificial intelligence to automate tasks like booking rides through Uber.The lineup includes a new Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra and faces a $100 price hike for standard models amid a global memory chip shortage.Charles Uptegrove and Ben Wood described the launch as a strategic shift toward automated hardware as Samsung aims to reach 800M enabled devices.