‘Heaven and Earth Will Be One!’: Exploring the COSMOS OF TECH, from Galaxy Innovations to Microsoft’s Recall

It’s a big universe out there, and the world of technology is every bit as wide and wondrous as the cosmos itself. A swirl of galaxies composed of innovations and updates illuminates the night sky, with the tales of tech news constantly changing from one day to the next. In the past couple of weeks, the media has given us a varied mix of stories from the world of technology, starting with Microsoft’s abrupt decision to end work on a unique new feature, to Samsung’s slow burn of a new member of the Galaxy family of devices. This article leaps from star to star among the constellations that are the latest happenings in the digital universe, with insights on each.

Microsoft Hits the Pause Button on RECALL AI

Not quite ready for primetime: Microsoft just announced that it would be pushing back the scheduled release of Recall AI (Previously known as ‘Copilot’) for use in Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs, which was scheduled to go live this June. The company will instead take a step back to consider privacy concerns, end-to-end, and will ‘hold back from a global rollout next month’ to instead release the feature to a limited set of users in its Insider programme to get more targeted feedback, without putting users out of their comfort zones, or compromising their security. Digital ethics in AI development is starting to catch up; we are reminded that all the AI stars in the digitosphere are not ready to shine at once.

Samsung's GALAXY: A Bright Star in the TECH GALAXY

The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is set to be launched on 24 June, one of a galaxy of devices. As one of the most recent stars to arrive, it won’t throw off quite as much light as the $429 Galaxy Watch 4 and $529 Watch 4 Classic. But the Galaxy FE will soar through the firmament at just $200, making it more affordable than any Galaxy Watch to date. That’s because the FE is shorn of several features, but crucially not essence: it still has that Galaxy Watch personality. The Galaxy FE is Samsung’s latest attempt to open up the Galaxy to stargazers who seek premium at a price beyond the stratosphere. Samsung isn’t alone. Apple’s most basic iPhone 13 costs $799, and $1,099 for the high-end version. Samsung, Apple and virtually all of their compatriots are emphasising prudence by attempting to give the world galaxies of tech at our price.

A Glance at Other Notable Tech Tales

• Tesla's shareholders give the green light to an astonishing compensation package for Elon Musk.
• Overwatch 2 breathes new life into its Pink Mercy cosmetic, championing charity once more.
• WhatsApp enhances its video calling feature, aiming for a richer user experience.
• Jabra bids farewell to its earbuds, a casualty of the fiercely competitive tech market.
• Apple's iOS 18 promises innovative satellite messaging capabilities, albeit with a price tag.
• LinkedIn’s AI job coach is a ‘virtual resume coach that provides real-time feedback and majors in punctuation’.
• Skate Story captures the imagination with its unique blend of skating and storytelling.

The Expanding Galaxy of SAMSUNG INNOVATIONS

With every new device launched, Samsung’s galaxy expands its orbit to different stars, ensuring that new versions of the phone get released and marketed as different, innovative products well into the distant future. The corresponding messaging says, we’re not trying to alienate our customers, we’re hoping to get them into orbit and then help them get even further into the galaxy. The Galaxy Watch FE offers the same core functionalities as other devices in the range, but in a ‘more affordable’ model. This democratisation of access not only helps Samsung to maintain its position in the galaxy as the North Star, or point around which other tech devices orbit, it also normalises the idea that this galaxy offers both the wonders of cutting-edge functionality and a rational approach to financial opportunity.

Unveiling the Wonders of the GALAXY

In astronomy, a galaxy is an enormous system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, bound together by the force of gravity. Technology’s ‘galaxy’, which includes all of the different constituent devices, innovations, companies and users, is bound together similarly by an ideal of progress and connection. The same is true for the devices that consumers buy and use every day. If the night sky is beautiful because of what it reveals – about ourselves and our place in the Universe – so is technology.

It’s a cosmos of tech and inevitably, the objects in our orbit can be akin to a little star in the black night sky as they swirl by. From Microsoft’s Recall AI hitting the pause button to the Galaxy Watch FE from Samsung launching, we’re just trying to make sense of it all. What galaxies will we gaze at next in this infinite cosmos of tech?