The day in tech.

Alibaba's T-Head open-sourced SAIL, the full software stack for its Zhenwu AI chips, at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. The move aims to lower migration barriers for developers locked into Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem. T-Head says programmers can adapt SAIL to mainstream AI frameworks in under seven days.

An investigation uncovered more than 60 jacket apps on the App Store that disguise gambling platforms as simple games and utilities. The apps reveal online betting platforms only when accessed from a Brazilian IP address. A public GitHub repository contained instructions for creating such apps, including steps to evade App Store review.

A CIA operative spied on G42, a United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence company, and helped the UAE gain access to advanced AI chips. The operation involved espionage against the firm to facilitate the country's acquisition of cutting-edge semiconductor technology.

Major defence contractors are expected to maintain their dominance in the weapons market despite the rapid growth of drone technology. The established firms benefit from large-scale production capabilities and long-standing government contracts that newer drone manufacturers cannot easily replicate.

Leaked marketing images confirm the Galaxy Watch 9 will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, a shift from Samsung's Exynos. The smartwatch comes in Cream, Graphite, and Silver, with features like Energy Tracking, Running Coach, Sleep Apnea Detection, and Vitals. It is expected to run One UI 9.0 Watch with enhanced Gemini integration.

SpaceX open sourced the Grok Build CLI this week after researchers caught the tool uploading entire user repositories to company cloud storage. SpaceX promised to delete all stored data and give users more control. Cereblab first publicized the data grab on July 12.

Claude Code v2.1.181, released June 17th, uses a Rust port of Bun. Startup is 10% faster on Linux. The binary contains 563 Rust source filenames and a Bun v1.4.0 version string, indicating a preview of an unreleased Bun version is running in production across millions of devices.

BTS member J-Hope posted an Instagram Story teasing the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 ahead of the Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 in London. The event is expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip8. The teaser corroborates previous design leaks.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's Rental Ripoff Report requires landlords and brokers to disclose AI-altered listing images. The 23-point agenda, drawn from over 2,400 tenant testimonies, tasks the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection with drafting rules. Enforcement will target deceptive practices on platforms like StreetEasy and Zillow.

NASA's current lunar landing plan has a fatal flaw that could leave astronauts marooned on the Moon, according to NASA inspectors. The 2028 mission lacks a backup system to rescue crew if the primary lander fails, creating a life-threatening gap in the agency's strategy.