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Samsung Galaxy smartphones showing AI features as company targets 800 million Gemini-powered devices in 2026.

Samsung bets big: 800 million Galaxy AI devices by 2026

Samsung is making a huge push in phone AI. The company plans to double its Gemini-powered Galaxy devices to 800 million units in 2026, after shipping about 400 million AI-ready phones and tablets last year. The move targets Apple and fast-growing Chinese brands in the global AI race.

SoftBank headquarters building with digital AI network graphics, symbolizing SoftBank’s $41 billion investment in OpenAI and the global AI infrastructure race

SoftBank has finished putting money into OpenAI now

SoftBank has fully funded a roughly $41 billion investment in OpenAI, giving the Japanese group about 11% of the ChatGPT maker and deepening Masayoshi Son’s all‑in push on AI infrastructure, data centers, and next‑generation models at valuations that now approach $500 billion for OpenAI.