The day in tech.

OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT desktop app preview for Linux. The release extends the AI assistant's desktop availability to Linux users, following versions for other operating systems. The preview marks the first official Linux desktop client for ChatGPT.

Tesla is recalling 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles because low-beam headlights exceed federal brightness limits, reaching up to 230.1 candela against a 125 candela maximum. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denied Tesla's petition to deem the issue inconsequential, forcing a physical fix rather than a software update.

Nvidia and six Wall Street firms, including Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR, will source $500 billion in debt financing for AI infrastructure, using compute power as collateral. CEO Jensen Huang said all six firms he approached accepted.

Together AI announced a $240 million deal to run its open weights inference platform on a large cluster of Nvidia GPUs housed in IBM Cloud, citing IBM and Nvidia's product roadmaps and GPU delivery pace.

Google's Gemini app surpassed 1 billion monthly active users, becoming the company's 14th product to reach that milestone. CEO Sundar Pichai called it Google's fastest growing product ever. Over 100 million users are on iOS, and 63% now talk directly to Gemini.

Microsoft addressed 421 bugs in its Patch Tuesday release, about 200 fewer CVEs than last month. North Korea's Lazarus Group exploited CVE-2026-68820, a use-after-free in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, as a zero-day in early June.

China-linked hackers launched an unprecedented autonomous AI cyber attack against Taiwan. The attack used AI to operate without human direction, marking a first in cyber warfare. Taiwan's cybersecurity systems detected and responded to the intrusion.

OpenAI VP of Global Policy Ann O'Leary said US AI policy is anchored in the states and informed by California's AI transparency law passed last year. The statement was reported by Chase DiFeliciantonio of Politico.

Meta is unwinding its $2 billion deal with Manus AI after China ordered the transaction blocked. The move ends the partnership between the two companies over the AI agreement.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE will feature a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, Exynos 2500 processor, 8GB RAM, and 128GB or 256GB storage. It packs a 4,900mAh battery with 45W charging and runs One UI 9.0 on Android 17.