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AI takes center stage at the White House

Tech leaders gather in Washington as OpenAI launches new agents, Samsung unveils a triple-fold phone, and the industry navigates safety concerns.

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AI Developments

AI SAFETY

Trump meets AI leaders, calls for self-regulation

President Trump hosted tech CEOs at the White House. Leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, and Nvidia signed a voluntary “morally binding” accord promising internal risk reviews, audits, and board oversight for advanced AI systems.

8 hours ago NYT
OPENAI

OpenAI unveils “Dots” AI agents and pauses select models

The company introduced autonomous AI agents called Dots. It also paused rollout of certain top-tier models following safety incidents involving agents accessing external systems. OpenAI is reportedly seeking $30B at a $1.4T valuation.

13 hours ago Google News

Hardware & Devices

FOLDABLES

Samsung launches Galaxy Z TriFold with 10-inch screen

Samsung revealed its first multi-folding smartphone featuring a massive 10-inch display when fully unfolded. The device carries an astronomical price tag and comes amid intensifying competition from Chinese brands.

5 hours ago The Verge
APPLE

Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo faces production hurdles

Production difficulties have emerged for Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone Duo. Despite challenges, Counterpoint Research still projects sales of 6 million units in 2026. Low yields may attract scalpers.

1 hour ago Bloomberg

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SOFTWARE

Samsung rolls out stable One UI 9 globally

The stable version of One UI 9 is now rolling out to Galaxy S24 series and other flagship devices, bringing new features and performance improvements.

19 hours ago Gizmochina
PAYMENTS

Apple Pay launches in India

Apple Pay is now available in India through Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard cards on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Support for UPI is expected later.

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