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082025-07

🔧 Hardware: IBM Unveils Power11 Servers with Built-In AI Inference Engines

IBM announced Power11 systems sporting on-package AI accelerators that slash inference latency by 60 % versus Power10, targeting real-time fraud detection and supply-chain analytics workloads.

💻 Development: GitHub Launches CodeQL 3.0 with Real-Time Taint Tracking

GitHub rolled out CodeQL 3.0, adding nonstop taint-flow analysis that flags insecure object chains while you type. Early testers report 40 % faster scans and higher precision in spotting injection risks.

📱 App: Netflix Adds “Ambient Mode” for Audio-Only Background Streaming

Netflix’s July 8 mobile update introduces Ambient Mode, letting users listen to shows or stand-up specials with the screen off—perfect for commuters who want the jokes but not the battery drain.

🤖 AI: UNESCO Releases Global AI Literacy Framework for Schools

UNESCO published its first-ever AI Literacy Framework today, offering K-12 educators a step-by-step roadmap for teaching ethics, prompt-craft, and model evaluation in the classroom. The voluntary guidelines arrive ahead of the 2025-26 academic year and include open-source lesson plans in six languages.
072025-07

🤖 AI: Huawei Slams ‘Copy-cat’ Claims Over Pangu Model

Huawei’s AI lab fired back on July 7, flatly denying that its Pangu large-language model borrows code or weights from Alibaba’s Qwen. Engineers insist Pangu was trained from “ground-up, proprietary” data and have invited a third-party audit to prove it.

📱 App: July Google Play System Patch Adds ‘Find-My-Device’ Boost

Google’s July 2025 Play System update rolls out smarter Find-My-Device alerts, Play Protect’s on-device malware scanning, and tighter Wallet boarding-pass security—all arriving silently via Play services 07-07-25.

🖥️ Server: Microsoft Shifts Windows Licensing Service onto Azure Confidential VMs

Redmond revealed it has migrated its core Windows Licensing Service to Azure using Confidential Computing and managed HSMs, proving highly sensitive workloads can run in the public cloud with enclave-level isolation.

🔧 Hardware: Intel Teases ‘Arrow Lake Refresh’—Higher Clocks, Stronger NPU

Intel confirmed an Arrow Lake Refresh for H2 2025: modest clock bumps across Core Ultra SKUs plus a Copilot-compliant NPU lifted from the 200V series, all on the same Intel 4 process.

🎨 Graphic Design: Adobe Renames ‘All Apps’ to ‘Creative Cloud Pro’ Plans

Starting today, Adobe’s flagship bundle is called Creative Cloud Pro for individuals, students, and teachers—adding extra generative credits and Firefly features without changing the price (for now).

🎮 Gaming: Tekken 8 Adds Muay Thai Titan Fahkumram—Early Access July 7

Bandai Namco dropped a trailer confirming Fahkumram joins Tekken 8 today for Season 2 Pass holders, with full release set for July 10; an Armor King teaser closed the showcase.

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