Your Galaxy Watch could get a major sleep apnea upgrade, thanks to AI and Stanford

Your next Galaxy Watch could do more than simply diagnose sleep apnea, thanks to a recent partnership with Stanford University. Samsung announced on Tuesday that the tech giant is teaming up with Stanford Medicine to enhance its obstructive sleep apnea feature on the smartwatch. The partnership's goal is to uncover ways and features that could not only recognize sleep apnea in a Galaxy Watch wearer but also provide meaningful insights for managing the condition. The tech brand plans to use AI to further this goal. Samsung's obstructive sleep apnea feature has received de novo classification, a regulatory pathway that authorizes new health devices that are not created upon a "predicate device," from the US Food and Drug Administration.