Industry Trends

Samsung's 'Next-Generation' AR Glasses With Multimodal AI Capabilities Confirmed to Launch in 2026

Samsung has long been rumoured to be developing several smart wearable devices of various form factors. During a recent earnings call, a company official announced the South Korean tech conglomerate’s plans to launch the next-generation augmented reality (AR) glasses in 2026. While Samsung has yet to reveal exactly what its AR glasses will offer, they are confirmed to support multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Brigade Hotel Ventures sees mid-teen growth, occupancy to move towards 80%

Nirupa Shankar, Managing Director of Brigade Hotels, outlined a long-term vision to pivot towards the luxury segment, aiming to potentially double average daily rates by FY29-30. She also highlighted the food and beverage division as a key growth engine, targeting 16-18% future growth, while navigating the recent impacts of GST changes on margins.

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iPhone 18 Series Pricing Could Remain Unchanged Despite Rising Memory Costs, Analyst Claims

TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that Apple will avoid raising prices as much as possible for iPhone 18, at least keep the starting price flat, which is helpful for marketing. The analyst, however, corroborated rumours about the price hike of LPDDR in the first quarter of this year. NAND flash increases, however, are a bit lower.