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Top stories: Microsoft–OpenAI AGI external oversight; Adobe Firefly 5 and AI soundtrack tools; Reliance–Meta Indian AI JV; Azure global outage; optical AI processor breakthrough; ChatGPT mental health study; UnifyApps $50M raise; OnePlus 15 launch; SpaceX Starlink; HTV-X ISS docking; UN cybercrime treaty; cloud security incidents.
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Top stories: AWS global outage affects major services; Apple M5 chip delivers 4x AI performance; iPhone 17 sales exceed iPhone 16 by 14%; WhatsApp bans general AI chatbots; Wikipedia traffic declines due to AI; Samsung tri-fold phone at APEC; Zoho AI features; Google CEO admits OpenAI beat them to ChatGPT; OpenAI massive chip orders; SpaceX dominance claims.