🍏 Apple is building an iPhone feature to detect theft in real time

Apple is reportedly working on a system that automatically locks an iPhone if it detects that the device was snatched from its owner.

The feature would use motion data and proximity signals from nearby Apple Watches. If the phone detects a sudden grab, increasing distance from the watch, and an unfamiliar location or Wi-Fi network, it can trigger additional security protections.

The goal is to stop thieves from accessing settings, passwords, or account controls on an already unlocked device.

What's interesting is that this is both a security feature and another ecosystem advantage. The more Apple devices you own, the more signals the system can use to protect them.

Android has offered a similar Theft Detection Lock feature for some time. The difference is that Apple appears to be tying the experience more closely to its broader device ecosystem.

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🖥 Microsoft boosts qubit stability with Majorana 2

Microsoft's new quantum chip, Majorana 2, extends qubit lifetime to 20 seconds on average, reaching up to a minute in the best cases. This marks a 1000x stability improvement over last year's model.

The breakthrough comes from switching superconducting materials from aluminum to lead, which better shields qubits from external noise that causes errors.

Longer qubit lifetimes bring practical quantum computing closer, enabling complex tasks like drug discovery and logistics optimization. Microsoft now aims for a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving its previous timeline.

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📊 Ray Dalio Predicts AI Bubble Burst

Investor Ray Dalio says the AI bubble will burst in the next few years unless startups start making billions. Currently, AI companies spend about 8 times more than they earn. The sector needs to generate $2 trillion annually by 2030 to justify current investments.

Dalio compares the AI bubble to past tech bubbles like dotcoms, where stock prices rose on hype but lacked real profits. He acknowledges AI will change the world but doubts its economic viability so far.

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🤖 ChatGPT adds Dreaming for memory updates

ChatGPT now uses Dreaming to update its memory in the background by reviewing chat history and synthesizing current facts. This replaces the old static list of facts that often became outdated or irrelevant.

Dreaming tracks changes like a planned trip turning into a past event, for example updating 'user is going to Singapore' to 'user was in Singapore in July 2025.' OpenAI cut its computing cost by 5 times, making it ready for wider rollout.

The feature is live only for Plus and Pro users in the US so far, with other regions and plans coming soon.

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🎩 Tech Leaders Play Mafia on YouTube

The venture fund Founders Fund gathered 13 tech stars, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey, Figma founder Dylan Field, Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike, and biohacker Brian Johnson, to play the classic game Mafia. The entire session was recorded and posted online.

Players received secret roles as either townsfolk or mafia. The game lasted five rounds where bluffing and outsmarting opponents were the only weapons. The goal was to eliminate the opposing side through deduction and deception.

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Apple II released on this day in 1977.

It cost $7,100, adjusted for inflation.

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🤖 Claude writes most of its own code now

By May, over 80% of the code in Anthropic's production base was written by Claude. In Q2, engineers merged eight times more code daily than in 2024, thanks to Claude automating much of the development work.

Claude is a model that improves itself and writes code to build its next version. Humans still lead in setting goals and handling complex context, but agents already outperform people in research tasks with clear metrics.

In one AI safety experiment, agents improved solutions by 97% in a week, while humans managed 23%. Anthropic sees this self-improving cycle accelerating faster than expected and calls for coordination tools, including possible pauses in frontier AI development.

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🤖 ChatGPT can now send emails from chat

ChatGPT apps can now perform real actions in connected apps, including sending and editing emails. Important actions require user approval and have built-in security checks.

This lets users send and edit emails directly within the chat interface. ChatGPT acts more like a full work assistant by handling confidential tasks safely.

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