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• 🕶️ Meta’s new glasses respond before you move

• 🏆 GPT-5 beats humans at elite coding contest

• 🛡️ Google joins effort to fight intimate image abuse

• 👆 Apple to launch first touchscreen MacBook Pro

• 🚨 China bans NVIDIA chips in sudden crackdown

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🕶️ Meta’s new glasses respond before you move ↗️LINK

• What: At Meta Connect, Meta revealed three new smart glasses, including Ray-Bans that pair with a Neural Band—an AI-powered wristband that reads muscle signals before you move. This lets you send messages, navigate, or control apps with tiny finger movements. Also announced: Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 with 8-hour battery life and 3K video, and Oakley Meta Vanguard for athletes with water resistance and Garmin support.

• Why: Meta wants smart glasses to feel natural and easy to use. The Neural Band learns your unique patterns, making controls almost invisible.

• Impact: These upgrades could make smart glasses more useful and wearable, moving them closer to everyday tech like phones or watches.

🏆 GPT-5 beats humans at elite coding contest ↗️LINK

• What: At the ICPC World Finals, OpenAI’s GPT-5 achieved a perfect 12/12 score, outperforming 139 top university teams from over 100 countries. Google’s Gemini 2.5 Deep Think followed with 10 solved problems. No human team matched this feat.

• Why: GPT-5 solved 11 problems on the first try and eventually cracked the toughest challenge after nine attempts, showcasing AI’s growing dominance in reasoning-intensive tasks like competitive programming.

• Impact: This milestone signals a turning point—AI models are not just aiding coders but now surpassing the best human talent in problem-solving competitions.

🛡️ Google joins effort to fight intimate image abuse ↗️LINK

• What: Google is partnering with StopNCII.org to remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from Search using unique image and video hashes. This tech identifies harmful content without storing actual files and will roll out in the coming months.

• Why: Google has faced criticism for lagging behind peers like Meta, TikTok, and Microsoft, who adopted this approach earlier. Survivors and advocates pushed for less burden on victims.

• Impact: The shift marks a stronger stance by Google against NCII, aiming to better protect users while addressing gaps in its past content moderation efforts.

👆 Apple to launch first touchscreen MacBook Pro ↗️LINK

• What: Apple is preparing to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro with an OLED display, aiming for mass production in late 2026.

• Why: This marks a major departure from Apple’s long-standing stance against touchscreen Macs, a philosophy famously upheld by Steve Jobs, who warned of poor ergonomics. The shift reportedly stems from insights into how users interact with iPads.

• Impact: The move could redefine the Mac experience, blending iPad-style interaction with macOS and potentially boosting productivity in creative and hybrid workflows.

🚨 China bans NVIDIA chips in sudden crackdown ↗️LINK

• What: China’s internet regulator has banned domestic tech giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, from buying or testing NVIDIA’s AI chips. This comes after NVIDIA’s RTX Pro 6000D, designed for China, had already been ordered in large volumes. CEO Jensen Huang expressed disappointment but pledged cooperation with Beijing.

• Why: The ban follows China’s antitrust accusations against NVIDIA’s Mellanox acquisition, despite earlier approval. It also comes amid U.S.–China tensions over AI exports, as Trump recently secured a “chip tax” deal with NVIDIA.

• Impact: The move blocks China’s access to NVIDIA’s cutting-edge chips, intensifies trade frictions, and signals Beijing’s willingness to push back harder against U.S. tech restrictions.

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