July 10, 2026
Today's top tech stories, deduped across the newsletters I read and briefly summarized. Click a source to open the original article.
AI
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 in three sizes
OpenAI made GPT-5.6 generally available in three variants — Luna, Terra, and Sol — priced from $1 to $5 per million input tokens. The launch topped Hacker News and got a detailed breakdown from Simon Willison.
OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT voice mode with GPT-Live
OpenAI released GPT-Live, a new model powering ChatGPT's voice mode that Simon Willison, who had weeks of preview access, calls a major upgrade over the previous version, especially in the iPhone app.
Meta launches Muse Spark 1.1 with API access
Meta shipped Muse Spark 1.1, the follow-up to April's model, offering the first standalone API for the Spark line. Simon Willison released the llm-meta-ai plugin to run prompts against it, and the story also ranked high on Hacker News.
Developer gets GLM 5.2 running on a slow computer
A Show HN project demonstrates how the large language model GLM 5.2 can run even on weak hardware, a story that drew wide attention on Hacker News.
Security
EU Parliament greenlights 'Chat Control 1.0'
The European Parliament approved a controversial surveillance law dubbed 'Chat Control 1.0.' MEP Patrick Breyer warns it will undermine privacy for millions of European children and adults, and the story was one of the most debated on Hacker News this week.
Malicious npm package in Injective SDK stole crypto wallets
Hackers compromised the GitHub repo behind the Injective Labs SDK and published a malicious npm package that stole private keys and seed phrases from cryptocurrency wallets, BleepingComputer reports.
New 'Helix' threat group uses vishing against SharePoint
A new data-extortion group called Helix is using voice phishing (vishing), device code phishing, and multi-factor authentication abuse to steal data from SharePoint environments, BleepingComputer reports.
Forg365: New phishing platform uses AI against Microsoft 365 accounts
The new phishing-as-a-service operation Forg365 combines adversary-in-the-middle techniques and device code methods with AI-generated lures to steal Microsoft 365 accounts, BleepingComputer reports.
Microsoft expects more security updates from AI-discovered flaws
Microsoft says Windows users should expect more security updates going forward as the company increasingly relies on AI to find vulnerabilities in its codebase, BleepingComputer reports.
Police arrest 5,800 suspects in global anti-fraud crackdown
An international law enforcement operation against fraud has resulted in 5,811 arrests and the seizure of $293 million in illicit assets across 97 countries, BleepingComputer reports.
Dev
Postgres rewritten in Rust now passes 100% of regression tests
The pgrust project has rewritten PostgreSQL in Rust and now passes all of Postgres's own regression tests, a milestone that drew heavy attention on Hacker News.
Bun is being rewritten from Zig to Rust
Bun creator Jarred Sumner published the long-promised blog post explaining why and how the JavaScript runtime Bun is being rewritten from Zig to Rust, covered by Simon Willison.