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1. Artificial intelligence · Enterprise software

   Anthropic upgrades Claude for Legal with templates

   Anthropic has added pre-built templates and automatic source verification to Claude for Legal. More than 60 integrations let law firms connect their own databases to speed up routine tasks.

   Full story at The Decoder ↗
2. New AI models · Artificial intelligence

   DeepMind unveils new world model Genie 4

   Google DeepMind has introduced Genie 4, a real-time world model that simulates interactive 3D worlds with sound and talking characters. Gemini models assist in the background, though longer sessions still cause visual inconsistencies.

   Full story at The Decoder ↗
3. Artificial intelligence · Software & updates · Programming & dev tools

   Google launches Connected Apps for Gemini

   Google is rolling out a preview of its Connected Apps Platform for developers. Services like Adobe, Experian and Peloton can already be accessed within Gemini, with more than 50 apps planned across Gemini and Search.

   Full story at Droid Life ↗
4. Chips & hardware

   Apple releases updated chargers and travel adapter kit

   Apple has started selling redesigned 70W and 140W power adapters along with a new World Travel Adapter Kit. All plugs now feature the new AC Connector 2 and are available through Apple's online store.

   Full story at MacRumors ↗
5. Chips & hardware

   New MacBook Pro tops out at $14,549

   Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display can cost up to $14,549 when fully configured with 16TB storage, 128GB RAM and an M5 Max chip. This makes it one of Apple's most expensive laptop configurations ever.

   Full story at XDA ↗
6. Smartphones & apps · Artificial intelligence · Chips & hardware

   Amazon brings new Alexa+ Echo devices to Canada

   Amazon has unveiled three new Echo devices powered by Alexa+, including a revamped Echo Dot, an Echo Studio with visual intelligence, and the Echo Time smart clock. Echo Time is the first alarm clock with Alexa and offers hundreds of clock faces.

   Full story at MobileSyrup ↗
7. IT industry & companies

   USTA and IBM renew partnership for five years

   USTA and IBM have announced a five-year renewal of their longstanding partnership. No further details were provided.

   Full story at ibm.com ↗
8. Programming & dev tools · Artificial intelligence · Chips & hardware

   Junie Local gets 70% faster on Mac M5

   Junie Local now runs at about 70 tokens per second on M5 Max, up from 40, thanks to the new Splash inference engine and DFlash2 draft model. This means faster local AI-assisted coding for developers using Mac hardware.

   Full story at blog.jetbrains.com ↗
9. Funding & investors

   Six cities shortlisted for innovation award

   Six European cities are competing for the 2027 European Capital of Innovation Award. The award recognizes cities with strong local innovation ecosystems.

   Full story at EU – European Innovation Council ↗
10. Chips & hardware · Operating systems

    RTX Spark laptops now come from six makers

    NVIDIA says RTX Spark laptops are now available from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI. They combine a Blackwell RTX GPU and a Grace CPU in one superchip with up to 128GB of unified memory.

    Full story at nvidia.com ↗

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