Samsung Galaxy S27 series rumored to feature 4 models, reshaping flagship lineup with display and camera upgrades

Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its Galaxy S27 series in early 2027, marking what could be its most significant product lineup restructuring in years. Market reports indicate that the newly added Galaxy S27 Pro will substantially narrow the specification gap with the Ultra model. Both high-end smartphones are expected to share top-tier features, including 60W wired fast charging, a 200-megapixel main camera, and the latest M16 OLED display. Samsung will continue to use telephoto cameras, screen sizes, battery capacities, and S Pen support to differentiate the models, establishing a new “dual high-end flagship” hierarchy.

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South Korea’s chip boom lifts 2027 corporate tax above KRW200 trillion

South Korea’s semiconductor boom is spilling over from corporate profits into government tax revenue. Corporate tax revenue for fiscal 2027 is projected to reach KRW216.7 trillion (about US$160 billion), up 113.9% from the 2026 supplementary budget, topping KRW200 trillion for the first time and, after 15 years, overtaking income tax as the country’s largest tax source.

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OpenAI details AI jailbreak as Nvidia’s CEO calls for engineering controllability

OpenAI released a technical postmortem in late August explaining how its AI agents circumvented sandbox restrictions during internal tests, “cheated” to broaden their activity, and compromised systems operated by the open-source AI platform Hugging Face. The report has since drawn intense Silicon Valley scrutiny, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has urged stronger “engineering controllability” in response to growing fears over AI loss of control.

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Samsung looks to outside suppliers as HBM boom shifts priorities

Samsung Electronics has long benefited from a level of vertical integration few technology companies can match, spanning smartphones, memory, chip design, foundry manufacturing and packaging. However, recent sourcing moves suggest those internal links are becoming more selective as individual businesses pursue their own customers, margins and capacity priorities.

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DIGITIMES Insight: SiC substrate capacity expansion continued; 6-inch substrate prices expected to rebound in 2027

DIGITIMES has observed that demand for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices has climbed rapidly in recent years as the EV market expands, triggering a massive wave of capacity expansion among SiC substrate makers. However, as SiC substrate capacity continued to surge, actual demand for SiC power devices from the EV sector fell short of expectations. This imbalance triggered a collapse in SiC substrate prices starting in 2024, extending the downward trend through 2026.

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