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Samsung reached a $1 trillion valuation on Wednesday as shares of the South Korean tech giant surged more than 10%, driven by the ongoing artificial intelligence frenzy fueling demand for chips. The milestone makes Samsung only the second Asian company to cross the trillion-dollar threshold, after TSMC. The news comes on the heels of a blockbuster earnings report last week, in which Samsung posted profits eight times higher than the same period a year ago. Every company building AI right now needs chips, and Samsung makes the memory chips that power those AI systems. Demand is surging while supply struggles to keep up, pushing prices higher and boosting Samsung’s profits. There’s another reason shares surged on Wednesday. Reports came out yesterday that Apple has been in talks with both Samsung and Intel to manufacture chips for Apple devices on U.S. soil. Apple has long relied almost exclusively on TSMC in Taiwan for its chip production. If Samsung lands the deal, it would mark a significant shift in the global semiconductor supply chain. At the heart of Samsung’s profit boom is high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a type of chip critical to running AI systems, which has dramatically improved the company’s margins. But the competition is intense. Rival SK Hynix, a South Korean semiconductor giant, is aggressively vying for the same market, keeping the pressure on Samsung to maintain its edge. The AI boom is driving a chip shortage across the semiconductor industry, as the world’s three largest memory chip makers, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, struggle to meet runaway demand from AI data centers. All three companies have pulled investment away from their consumer chip businesses to ramp up production of HBM, which carries substantially higher margins and has become essential to powering large-scale AI infrastructure. Despite Wednesday’s historic surge, Samsung still faces headwinds. Workers are threatening an 18-day strike later this month over a larger share of the AI windfall. Meanwhile, the company’s phone and TV divisions, which also need to buy those same memory chips to build their products, are paying a steep price for the same chips powering Samsung’s record profits. When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Kate Park is a reporter at TechCrunch, with a focus on technology, startups and venture capital in Asia. She previously was a financial journalist at Mergermarket covering M&A, private equity and venture capital. View Bio
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The best smart locks can help anyone who constantly misplaces keys, wants keyless entry options, or frequently wonders whether they locked the front door. I'm in the latter camp. After years in tiny apartments, I now own a three-story townhouse that makes checking the front door a literal journey to the bottom floor of the house.A great smart lock makes opening and locking your front door a breeze. It should offer multiple entry options, from keypads to auto-unlocking when you walk up, and keep your front door safely locked for you. These locks also make it easy to give friends and family entry codes, so you don't have to keep track or hand out spare keys.If you're curious which smart lock is best for you, you've come to the right place. From a design-forward smart lock to my retrofit recommendation for renters, there's a smart lock here for everyone and every entry point in your house—even the sliding door and garage. Here's everything I recommend after two years of smart lock testing.Updated May 2026: The Aqara U300 is now unavailable, so it's been removed as a pick (though you can see my notes in Other Smart Locks if you find it used), and I'm testing new picks for an interior smart door lock. I've also added a new section on Aliro and long-term testing notes for the Level Lock Pro and SimpliSafe Series 2 Smart Lock.Featured in This ArticleBest Smart LockAqara Smart Lock U50Jump to reviewBest DesignLevel Lock ProJump to reviewBest Biometric LockLockly Visage Zeno Series Smart LockJump to reviewBest Retrofit LockYale Approach LockJump to reviewJump to SectionComparing Our Top Five Smart LocksWhat’s Aliro?Other Smart Locks to ConsiderAvoid These Smart LocksFAQsWhat Should You Check Before Buying a Smart Lock?What Tools Do You Need to Install a Smart Lock?How Long Do Smart Locks Last?What Happens if a Smart Lock Fails?Best Smart LockPhotograph: Nena FarrellPhotograph: Nena FarrellCourtesy of AqaraAqaraSmart Lock U50WIRED/TIREDWIREDAffordable and stylish, and has a hidden keyholeEasy to install and controlWorks well and remembers its codes and settings, even if you don't add on a Wi-Fi hubTIREDSome of Aqara's hubs are expensiveI really like the Aqara Smart Lock U50. It's quick to install, affordable, and doesn't look like a budget lock on my front door. This is a full dead-bolt replacement lock, replacing both the front and back pieces of a dead bolt on your front door. It's easy to install. In fact, it's one of the fastest installations I've done. It was even quick to remove and then put back onto my door after the next lock I set up didn't work. It does have some tiny screws that will require a precision screwdriver. It's also easy to take off and put back on; in between testing rounds, or if a lock I test fails to be usable, this is the lock I grab to put back on my door.The U50's sleek panel blended in nicely with my door, was consistently responsive, and had a high-end feel to it that seemed more expensive than the price tag. This lock previously wasn't a pick because you needed Aqara's expensive hubs to connect it to Wi-Fi, which often retails for more than the lock itself. But Aqara now has cheaper hubs like the M100 ($30), making this a truly affordable option.I recommend placing the hub near the front door; when I had Aqara's M3 hub ($150) on a different floor and different side of my house than the U50 lock, it frequently disconnected from the Wi-Fi. I also usually needed a Bluetooth connection to do anything serious, even when the Wi-Fi was working. Still, even if Wi-Fi wasn't working right, the premade codes always worked, and it always remembered to lock itself after 10 minutes. It also knows whether the door is closed or not thanks to a built-in gyroscope—no separate door accessory required, which most other locks need to do the same feature.This lock has a nice range of entry options beyond the keypad, including smart home control (including Apple Home), NFC cards (if you already have one), and even a hidden keyh
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