🤐 Neo, we have a problem

With just 8GB of memory, the base MacBook Neo could burn through its built-in SSD at an alarming rate. One estimate suggests the entry-level model could exhaust its drive endurance in less than two months.

How long each version could last and why there’s no easy fix:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/macbook-neo-8gb-ssd-wear-swap-memory

🍏 One more look before launch

New iPhone Ultra dummy units have surfaced a week before Apple’s event, showing a rounder body, a more integrated hinge, a redesigned camera module and a revised speaker layout around USB-C.

The iPhone 18 Pro Max was also shown in two possible new finishes, Rose Crimson and Space Black.

More photos:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/iphone-ultra-dummy-final-design-leak

😏 So, which leak is it?

Another leak claims the iPhone 18 Pro could come in three finishes: Dark Cherry or burgundy, Sky Blue and black.

The latest color rumors:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/iphone-18-pro-colors-reveal

🧠 Fable 5 gets a rethink

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, addressing some of the biggest complaints about Fable 5. The new version is around 25% cheaper, adds stronger data privacy and relaxes safeguards that were blocking legitimate requests.

Fable 5.1 can now also help researchers find software vulnerabilities.

What else is new:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-fable-5-1-mythos-5-1-launch

😄 Canva has company

Google has started rolling out Google Pics, a new image creation and editing tool for Workspace. Powered by the latest version of Nano Banana, the service works much like Canva.

What it can do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-rolls-out-nano-banana-powered-pics-image-editor-for-workspace

🤔 Multitasking, sort of

The iPhone Ultra will reportedly be limited to two apps on screen at once. Some apps will get more iPad-like layouts, but full windowed multitasking isn’t expected.

There are a few better details, though:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/iphone-ultra-foldable-two-apps-multitasking

🤩 Free Claude

Anthropic is opening 10,000 spots for researchers worldwide, offering free access to Claude for a year and up to $50,000 in compute credits for eligible research projects.

Some restrictions remain:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-free-claude-access-scientists-researchers

😏 See you in court

TCL is suing Samsung, claiming it sold conventional LED TVs as premium Mini LED models.

What the lawsuit claims:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/tcl-sues-samsung-mini-led-false-advertising

😆 Careful where you tap

A new WhatsApp vulnerability on Android can expose private photos without requiring the phone to be unlocked.

Not every Android device is affected:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/whatsapp-android-lock-screen-photo-vulnerability

🤗 Fair use wins one

The US government has sided → with OpenAI in its copyright fight with The New York Times, arguing that copyrighted material can legally be used to train AI models under fair use.

@durovs_code

😄 Time to slow down

Sam Altman says OpenAI had to slow the training of a new frontier model after a sharp jump in capabilities during reinforcement learning.

Why OpenAI hit the brakes:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/sam-altman-self-learning-ai-risks-openai

😀 Nvidia buys Hugging Face

Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion, bringing the major open-source AI platform into its expanding ecosystem.

What happens to the platform now:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/nvidia-acquires-hugging-face-11-9-billion

🧠 GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI has launched its new flagship model, GPT-6 Astra, calling the release the beginning of the AGI era.

Astra was trained on more than 100,000 GPUs and set records in several reasoning and science benchmarks.

Benchmarks, pricing, API access and rollout details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-gpt-6-astra-launch-benchmarks-features

🛸 AI around the house

Nvidia has launched PAIR, a free open-source tool that distributes AI workloads across compatible computers on the same home network.

How it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/nvidia-pair-local-ai-cluster-home-pcs

👍 Chefs know best

Dubai-born byChefs is taking its chef-powered restaurant rankings to new markets, with London, Milan, Singapore and New York next on its expansion list. The platform has already brought together more than 500 leading chefs, whose votes determine which restaurants make the rankings in each city.

The next step is a consumer app featuring an AI-powered dining concierge, built around the same chef recommendations and designed to help users find restaurants for specific occasions, dishes or locations.

Inside byChefs and its global expansion:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/bychefs-dubai-global-restaurant-ranking-chefs-ai-concierge

❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 Apple is reportedly making only a few hundred foldable iPhones a day, well behind schedule.

📌 The iPhone 18 Pro Max could get a “mechanical aperture” camera for better control over light and depth of field.

📌 GPT-6 Astra is now rolling out, but independent tests found only modest gains and still put it behind Claude overall.

📌 A US court has blocked Operation Bluebird from using the Twitter trademark. The startup can still use the blue bird logo for now.

@durovs_code

💻 Windows wants to know your age

Windows 11 will start keeping track of users’ age ranges and sharing them with apps, so they can limit what younger users are allowed to access.

The feature has already surfaced in a new beta build and comes as governments tighten online age-verification rules.

How it’ll work:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/windows-11-age-group-apps-age-verification

🍏 CEO pay, without the CEO title

Insiders believe Tim Cook will remain closely involved at Apple after stepping down as CEO. The biggest hint is his unusually large new compensation package, which reportedly surprised even senior executives.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/tim-cook-apple-pay-compensation

😏 You’re being watched

Researchers found that LG smart TVs can record audio and scan devices on home networks without users realizing it.

What experts recommend doing:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/lg-smart-tv-audio-recording-home-network-privacy

🧠 Robots, report for duty

China is actively preparing humanoid robots for military use, according to Reuters. At recent competitions in Beijing, the machines showed off striking speed and agility.

What’s known so far:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/china-humanoid-robots-military-combat