☕️ Leak reveals 2025 and 2026 Mac timelines

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🗓️ Leak reveals 2025 and 2026 Mac timelines

💥 US hits China with 100% tariff and software ban

💰 10 major banks explore a joint stablecoin

🔕 Chrome now silences notifications from sites you ignore

🤖 Instagram head counters MrBeast on AI fears

🏴‍☠️ Microsoft warns of new payroll pirate scam

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• A leak tied to macOS Tahoe development has revealed Apple's hardware timeline, which reportedly begins with a base model M5 MacBook Pro scheduled for a late 2025 debut.
• The timeline then continues into early 2026 with an M5 MacBook Air, followed by high-end M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models shipping with later updates to macOS 26.
• Further out, the leak indicates Apple is planning redesigned M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pro models that are expected to introduce a thinner chassis and an OLED display to the lineup.

• The U.S. government is setting 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and introducing export controls on 'critical software' from November 1st, a direct response to China's latest trade policy.
• Beijing's new rule mandates government approval for exporting items containing rare earth materials such as samarium and terbium, affecting multiple industries like consumer electronics and chip manufacturing.
• The undefined term 'critical software' may target AI development frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, in addition to essential tools such as compilers, firmware, and embedded system code.

• Ten major banks, including Goldman Sachs and Citi, are working together to explore issuing a joint stablecoin that would operate as a "1:1 reserve-backed form of digital money".
• The proposed digital token is designed to run on a "public blockchain" and would be pegged to a basket of G7 currencies, which includes the US dollar, euro, and yen.
• According to the group's statement, the initiative will check if a new industry-wide product can deliver the benefits of digital assets while enhancing competition and maintaining full regulatory compliance.

• Chrome on Android and desktop will automatically disable browser notifications from websites you haven't interacted with recently, expanding on the browser’s existing Safety Check feature for permissions.
• This change will not revoke notifications for installed web apps but instead targets sites with low user engagement that are found to be sending a high volume of alerts.
• Google will inform users when it is removing notification permissions, allowing them to change the setting back or turn off this new auto-revocation feature completely if they prefer.

• Adam Mosseri countered MrBeast’s fears by stating generative AI models won’t replace big productions but will instead reduce the cost of producing content to basically zero for most creators.
• The Instagram head explained that much of the platform's future will be "hybrid" content, using AI tools in the workflow rather than being made up of purely synthetic content.
• He also suggested society must change, saying kids need to grow up understanding that just because they see a video doesn't mean it actually happened in the real world.

• The Payroll Pirate scam uses phishing emails and adversary-in-the-middle tactics to steal employee login credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication for HR portals like Workday.
• Once inside a victim’s profile, the attackers change payroll configurations to divert direct-deposit payments from the employee's bank into an account that the scammers control.
• To hide their activity, the attackers create new email rules that automatically block any notifications Workday sends about recent changes made to the direct-deposit payment information.

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