Interesting announcements
NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to Meta for WhatsApp spyware campaign
Meta sued the NSO Group after the Pegasus spyware targeted more than 1,400 WhatsApp users. In 2019 NSO Group exploited a flaw in WhatsApp’s code. Attackers could call someone, and even if the person didn’t answer, Pegasus could still install itself on the device.
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ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub
OpenAI announced what it’s calling the first “connector” for ChatGPT deep research, the company’s tool that searches across the web and other sources to compile reports on a topic. Users can grant the AI assistant access to select code repositories and ask questions about their contents.
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Google unveiled a special edition of Gemini Pro for I/O 2025
The updated version of the company’s flagship Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model has significantly improved coding capabilities. The previous version of the Gemini 2.5 Pro model, released in March built with chain-of-thought reasoning, making it the “most intelligent” model the company has released.
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Apple is working on smart glasses and prepares a new chip to power them
The smart glasses would rely on a specialized chip codenamed N401. The processor is based on Apple Watch chips but is further optimized for power efficiency.
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Top new products
vivo X Fold5
X Fold5 will have an 8.03-inch foldable AMOLED screen and a 6.53-inch OLED cover display. It will come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
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Moto G86
Moto G86 will have a 6.67-inch P-OLED screen, Dimensity 7300 processor, 8 GB or 12 GB RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB of storage. It will come with a 50 MP Sony LYT-600 main camera.
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