A Venmo feed redesign includes the ability to private posts, Mark Gurman reports Apple will address issues with Liquid Glass on macOS, and singer Dua Lipa sues Samsung over unauthorized image use on TV packaging.
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As part of mobile payment service Venmo’s redesign, it is now possible to private posts, making them visible only to the sender and recipient, only to friends, or the old way, which was available to the public. Dollar amounts will be hidden on any public posts. New users will select privacy options during onboarding and existing users can tweak visibility in settings. Also, a Venmo feed redesign will roll out in stages on iOS and Android over the coming weeks. The feed changes include more and larger image options, reactions, and quick actions like “Say Thanks” and “Pay Again”.
Source: TechCrunch and The Verge
On Monday, OpenAI announced the European Union will have access to its latest model, GPT-5.5-Cyber. The model will be available to the EU AI office, governments, cyber authorities, and some businesses. The EU and Anthropic have conducted several discussions over Mythos access, but the model has not yet been made available to the bloc.
Source: CNBC
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple will address issues with Liquid Glass on macOS 26 with a “slight redesign”. Gurman says the update is “more of a cleanup and refinement effort” as part of a polish pass and will fix the wonky behaviour with shadows and transparency. Gurman’s newsletter also notes Liquid Glass is not going away.
Pizza chain Papa Johns is testing food delivery with Alphabet’s drone company Wing. The test is limited to a section of southern North Carolina and only includes three sandwich options and zero pizzas. Wing CEO Adam Woodworth told Wired that since pizza boxes have “a big, flat surface area” it makes them not particularly aerodynamic. Woodworth highlighted how no one is interested in a tilted pizza. Wing has existing partnerships with DoorDash, Panera, and Walmart in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston.
Source: Wired
Variety reports pop star Dua Lipa is suing Samsung over unauthorized commercial use of a copyrighted photograph of her used on Samsung’s tv packaging. The lawsuit alleges the singer contacted Samsung to request removal of her image from packaging and the response was “dismissive and callous”, with the company refusing to change the image. Samsung has yet to comment on the suit.
Source: Variety
An ad-free TikTok experience will be available to UK users 18-and-up, rolling out over the coming months. The subscription service costs £4 per month, approximately $5.50 USD. There are no other perks for the app included with the subscription, just ad removal. No information yet on whether the feature will expand to the US. Last fall Meta made a similar subscription service available in the UK for Facebook and Instagram for £3 per month, approximately $4 USD.
Source: Engadget
In a report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group, the GTIG identified and patched a zero-day exploit developed with AI that was planned to be used in a “mass exploitation event”. The exploit for an unnamed open source web admin tool could have bypassed two-factor authentication. The GTIG believes the Python code for the exploit was generated using LLMs, pointing to “including a hallucinated CVSS score” and other typical LLM training data examples.
Source: The Register
Discord announced an update to Nitro subscriptions called Nitro Rewards. Nitro Rewards have no additional fees and now include access to the starter edition of Xbox Game Pass, as well as discounts with Logitech, SteelSeries, and KontrolFreek. Discord’s Nitro Rewards page says availability is rolling out to eligible members “over the coming weeks”. Nitro Basic and Classic subscribers are not eligible, and perk availability will vary by region. Discord Nitro — which offers users larger uploads, the ability to use emojis across servers, and HD streaming — is $9.99 per month or $99.99 a year.
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