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AI Wrote First Zero-Day Exploit: Google Detected Attack That Cybersecurity Community Long Predicted

# Google Threat Intelligence Group Identifies First Confirmed Case of AI-Generated Zero-Day Exploit Google's Threat Intelligence Group has identified the first confirmed instance of hackers using artificial intelligence to create a functioning zero-day exploit — a Python script that bypassed two-factor authentication. While the mass attack was halted, the precedent has been set.

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Dyson-style hair dryer with built-in oil dispenser: Dreame tests an idea that Panasonic has already proven worth $400

Dreame has released a foldable P10 Cake hair dryer with automatic oil application for $88, against a Japanese analog that costs four times more. The question is not about the price: whether the dispenser will work in the budget segment as effectively as in a professional salon setting.

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Apple Fixes Liquid Glass — But the Real Reason Isn't About Aesthetics

macOS 27 fixes interface that Apple itself broke a year ago. Complaints about transparency lead to preparations for touchscreen MacBooks and transition to Apple Silicon only.

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Mesh Instead of Silencer: Polish-Ukrainian Turret Learned to Shoot Down FPV Without Operator and Without Radio Jamming

Scan Horizon by Postup Solutions captures FPV drones with a net autonomously — and this is fundamentally important because electronic warfare is powerless against fiber-optic drones.

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Oppo Tests 100MP Front Camera with Square Sensor — Response to Apple's Center Stage

Insider Digital Chat Station reports: Oppo and Huawei are independently testing front cameras with a 1:1 aspect ratio, similar to Apple's solution in the iPhone 17. Oppo's resolution is 100 MP, with the target platform being the Find X10 series.

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Three Grams Determine Connection: Why a Drone Antenna Weighs Less Than a Coin

BlueBird Tech has released the HELIX Lite 5.8 series — miniature helical antennas for drones and relays designed for applications where every gram counts. According to their technical specifications, they fill the exact niche where Ukrainian operators most frequently lose signal.

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Every Third Person Loses Consciousness Again — And Now a Watch Can Warn Five Minutes in Advance

# Samsung and South Korean Cardiologists Prove Galaxy Watch 6 Can Predict Vasovagal Syncope with 84.6% Accuracy Samsung and South Korean cardiologists have demonstrated that the Galaxy Watch 6 can predict vasovagal syncope with 84.6% accuracy — marking the first global study in which a commercial smartwatch has shown clinically significant results. The question is no longer whether it works, but when and for whom this will become a real medical tool.

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Samsung sold TVs in boxes with photos of Dua Lipa — and ignored her demand to stop

# A behind-the-scenes photo from the Austin City Limits festival became part of a massive advertising campaign without the artist's knowledge. Samsung was asked to stop — and refused. Now the case is in federal court.

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iPhone 17 — the best-selling smartphone of the quarter. But the real victory isn't in the numbers

Apple has occupied three of the top ten positions by sales volume and nearly half of the global smartphone revenue. These are different rankings—and different signals for the market.

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Snapdragon 6 Gen 5: Wi-Fi 7 and 144 Hz in a budget device—but at the cost of USB 2.0 and memory performance degradation in the lower-end model

Qualcomm has announced two new chips for budget smartphones. Behind every “plus” in the specs lies a compromise that the manufacturer doesn't highlight.

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Huawei launches smartwatches on global market with sapphire glass for £250 — and one for £3,499 with 99 diamonds

Watch Fit 5 Pro claims a place as a budget alternative to Apple Watch, while Watch GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition is aimed at serious runners. But there is another model in the lineup — and its price speaks for itself.

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"Tryzub" Strikes Aircraft at 5 km — But Manual Targeting. Where's the AI?

Ukrainian laser system "Tryzub" shown in action for the first time: destroys missiles at 3 km, helicopters and aircraft at 5 km, blinds targets at 10 km. But the video revealed a detail that was not emphasized in the announcement.

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"Reactive 'Chakhun' vs Reactive 'Shahad': Why 320 km/h May Not Be Enough"

Ukraine presented a jet-powered interceptor drone "Chaklun Jet" at SAHA 2026, which is already destroying Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in combat conditions. However, the emergence of the jet-powered Shahed-238 raises questions about whether this speed is sufficient.

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Google Embedded Reddit and Social Networks in AI Search — and Called It 'Expert Advice'

Google has updated AI Mode and AI Overviews: user opinions from Reddit, forums, and social media will now appear alongside artificial intelligence responses — sometimes with an Expert Advice label. What could go wrong?

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Google Refused to Copy Apple — While Doing Exactly That

Android President Samir Samat publicly dismissed the idea of a "glass-style" interface in the manner of Apple. However, internal builds of Android 17 are already filled with blur effects and semi-transparency effects.

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Handstand Is Not a Trick: Atlas Already Being Put on Hyundai's Assembly Line

Boston Dynamics showcased new Atlas gymnastics not for the sake of viral video — but to prove the robot is ready for factory deployment. All 2026 shipments are already sold out.

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FP-5 Flamingo: 3000 km on paper, 33% hit rate in practice

# Ukrainian Fire Point Cruise Missile Already Used in Combat — But Real Statistics Differ From Presentation Slides. What's Known About System Effectiveness After Six Months of Strikes.

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Samsung One UI 8.5 Released After Five Months of Testing — Will Bring Android 16 Even to S22

An update that Samsung tested through ten beta versions has finally become stable. The list of compatible devices includes phones from 2022 — but not all will receive the same set of features.

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Apple Watched Foldable Phones for Five Years — And Finally Made a "Passport"

iPhone Ultra Mockup Confirms Unusual Apple Choice: Horizontal Layout Instead of Vertical Arrangement, Wider Than Any Competing Flagship. This Is Either a Reimagining of the Category or a Risky Bet Against a Market That Samsung and Google Have Already Perfected Over Years.

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"A Scratch for $1500: Why Oppo Find N6's Inner Screen Scratches Easier Than Window Glass"

# Titanium Hinge for a Million Bends, IP58, Nanocrystalline Glass Outside — and an Inner Display That Can't Withstand a Fingernail. JerryRigEverything Test on Oppo Find N6 Reveals a Design Compromise Common to the Entire Class of Foldable Flagships A durability test of the Oppo Find N6 by popular tech reviewer JerryRigEverything has exposed a fundamental design flaw shared across foldable flagship devices. While the phone boasts premium features such as a titanium hinge rated for one million folds and an IP58 water-resistance rating with nanocrystalline glass protection on the exterior, its internal display proves surprisingly fragile. The inner screen cannot withstand even minimal pressure from a fingernail, revealing a critical weakness in the manufacturing standards of foldable smartphones. This compromise between external durability and internal display vulnerability appears to be endemic to the entire category of high-end foldable devices.

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TAF Industries signed a memorandum with Finnish Summa Defence on drone production — but the joint venture has not yet been established

The April 24 agreement cements intentions rather than obligations: specific volumes, timelines, and investments remain subject to negotiation. This is already the second Summa Defence initiative in Ukrainian drone production — the first partnership package emerged back in November 2024.

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France Shifts from Hunting "Shaheds" with €700K Missiles to 68mm Ammunition

# French Military Launches New Guided Rocket Program to Fill Combat Gap After Rafale fighter jets expended over 80 MICA missiles intercepting Iranian drones in the UAE region, France's defense procurement agency DGA has officially launched a program to integrate the 68mm Aculeus-LG guided rocket. The initiative aims to close a tactical gap between cannon fire and expensive missile ammunition.

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Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra emerged from the shadows: Samsung launches firmware testing ahead of announcement

Test firmware for the X946B model has appeared on Samsung servers — a likely Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra. This indicates not rumors, but a concrete development stage: the release is months, not quarters away.

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Microsoft Allows Windows 11 Updates to Be Postponed Indefinitely — Mandatory Updates Lifted for First Time in Ten Years

New settings give users real control over updates: no forced restarts and no hard deadline. But the longer the pause — the more vulnerable the system becomes.

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Five regions where fiber optic is no longer a luxury: Digital Ministry names broadband connectivity leaders

# Energy-Independent Internet Based on xPON Reaches More Ukrainian Homes. Which Regions Are Leading — and What It Means for the Rest of the Country.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro: 1.6 Trillion Parameters at a Price That Destroys OpenAI's Business Model

Chinese laboratory DeepSeek has released two models with open weights and support for 1 million tokens — and did so at $1.74 per million input tokens, while competitors charge 10 times more.

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# No Vulnerabilities Were Exploited: How UNC6692 Breached Corporations Through Chat Trust

Hackers did not breach the servers — they simply wrote in Teams and asked for help. The UNC6692 attack shows that corporate politeness has become the most dangerous entry point into a corporate network.

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"249 grams and blocked: DJI releases cheapest LiDAR drone — and immediately loses largest market"

DJI Lito 1 and Lito X1 — the company's most affordable drones with obstacle avoidance and 4K HDR — emerged just as the FCC blocked the new DJI models from entering the US market.

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GPT-5.5: AI That Does Your Work for You — But Not Yet Cleared for API Access

OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, a model that independently plans, integrates tools, and completes multi-step tasks. It is already available to paid users, but not yet to developers via API. The company attributes this delay to security requirements for large-scale deployment.

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Zoom 3.0 - a reconnaissance drone with 90x zoom, but the main question is not about the camera

Frontline Robotics has unveiled an upgraded drone featuring AI-powered navigation and electronic warfare protection. In terms of specifications, it represents a step forward. In terms of scale, it's part of a Ukrainian-German production strategy that is already delivering drones to the front lines.