Apple has released iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Developer Beta 5

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Apple seeded iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Developer Beta 5 on August 5, 2025 (build 23A5308g), marking the late-summer polish phase before release. Expect snappier animations, subtle refinements to the new “Liquid Glass” look, and small UX restorations like the photo/video toggle in Camera and a dedicated Select button in Mail. Testers also spotted assets hinting at an Apple Watch Ultra 3 with a slightly higher display resolution. Apple Maps gains an experimental AI, natural-language search (“find cafes with free Wi-Fi”), though availability appears limited for now. Public Beta 2 followed shortly after, and final 26.0 builds are still expected in September alongside the iPhone 17 lineup. Developers should install to validate compatibility and new APIs, while users can look forward to improved stability and fewer visual rough edges. 🔁 Know someone who’d love this? Forward it in 1 tap

Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 is a “world model” that turns a short text prompt into an interactive 3D environment you can explore in real time. It renders at 720p/24fps and keeps the world coherent for minutes—an order-of-magnitude jump from Genie 2’s brief scenes. Use prompts to add characters, change weather, or alter terrain on the fly, and the model maintains object placement and basic physics while you interact. Beyond fun demos, DeepMind frames Genie 3 as a training ground for AI agents and a tool for education and rapid game prototyping. Access is limited for now as a research preview while the team studies risks and safety. It’s early, but Genie 3 points toward more persistent, editable virtual worlds—and a practical testbed for more capable agents. 📥 Join 10,000+ tech pros getting tomorrow’s trends today

OpenAI unveiled two open-weight models—gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b—that you can run locally, free, and use commercially under Apache-2.0. The 20B model targets consumer hardware (think ~16 GB RAM desktops/laptops), while 120B is tuned for a single 80 GB GPU or very high-end rigs, delivering strong reasoning for on-prem deployments. OpenAI says performance approaches o3-mini (20B) and o4-mini (120B) on core benchmarks, making them viable for coding assistants, RAG apps, and offline chatbots where privacy is key. Weights, docs, and starter guides are available on GitHub and Hugging Face for quick local trials and fine-tuning. It’s OpenAI’s first fully open-weight release since GPT-2, marking a notable shift toward community-driven development; expect quantized builds and community finetunes to follow rapidly. ✅ Read the full AI breakdown here

Apple seeded macOS Sequoia 15.7 Release Candidate (build 24G207) on August 5, 2025—just a week after 15.6—signaling a fast follow-up focused on security. Apple’s notes are terse: “important security fixes,” recommended for all users. Developers can grab it in System Settings → Software Update; public beta testers may also see the build. The rapid RC cadence suggests Apple is patching high-priority issues, though details typically arrive only when the public update ships and Apple posts CVEs on its Security Releases page. If you’re testing, back up first, then install and verify key apps and management tools; orgs should pilot before broad deployment. Expect a public 15.7 release soon, likely in tandem with Sonoma 14.8, given both RCs landed together. 🚀 Get Daily Tech Updates – Join Free 

Security researchers uncovered five “ReVault” flaws in Broadcom BCM5820X chips used by Dell’s ControlVault3, impacting 100+ Latitude/Precision models—i.e., millions of PCs. The bugs (CVE-2025-24311, -25215, -24922, -25050, -24919) can enable privilege escalation, persistent implants that survive OS reinstalls, and even Windows login bypass via the security module. Dell has shipped firmware/driver fixes; update immediately. Use Dell Command | Update or SupportAssist to install the latest ControlVault/USH firmware, BIOS, and drivers, then reboot. For extra safety: re-enroll Windows Hello (fingerprints/face), rotate passwords, and enable MFA. Cisco Talos says some attacks require local access (e.g., USB to the security hub), but unpatched systems remain high risk. No active exploitation has been confirmed as of reporting, but prompt patching is strongly advised. See Dell’s advisory and coverage for details.  Stay Ahead of the Next Big Thing — Delivered Daily 🚀

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