Hi friends, welcome to the TechPP daily briefs, where we bring top stories from tech in the last 24 hours. Today, we have news that Midjourney is launching an MRI scanner, which is wild and absolutely real, and it’s coming in 2027. Rockstar is taking pre-orders for GTA 6, and Apple and Intel are going to work together to manufacture some of the Apple chips in the future.

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Google’s Switch to Android app is getting an upgrade, making it easier to transfer more data types from iPhone to Android (this also includes your iPhone home screen layout), Apple is also opening its App Store in Brazil, and much more.

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The Daily Brief: June 19, 2026

Gaming News

Now You Can Finally Pre-Order GTA 6

Rockstar Games finally announced the pre-order date for the upcoming GTA 6, which is set to launch on November 19, 2026. Pre-orders will go live in June 2025 for the PS5 and Xbox Series S and X. Currently, there is no information on how much GTA 6 will cost. Along with the pre-orders, Rockstar also unveiled its GTA 6 cover art.

Rockstar initially set May 2026 as the launch date for GTA 6, but due to development hurdles, the game has been delayed to November of this year. While Rockstar has confirmed the exact launch, many also believe that it is going to be delayed further. We don’t have the exact price details for now , but what we do know is that it will be initially available for gaming consoles and may not be available for the PC at launch.

Here is how the past GTA titles were priced and the difference in price between each game, and the expected price for the upcoming GTA 6.

Title Launch Year Standard Launch Price Difference From the Previous Main GTA
GTA III 2001 $49.99 –
GTA: Vice City 2002 $49.99 $0
GTA: San Andreas 2004 $49.99 $0
GTA IV 2008 $59.99 +$10
GTA V 2013 $59.99 $0
GTA VI 2026 Expected: $69.99 or $59.99 Expected: +$10 or even 0

Apple News

The Global Smartphone Market Has Declined for the Straight Ninth Quarter, but Apple Once Again Increased Its Sales. This Time by 10%

According to the report by Counterpoint, which researches the market share of smartphones, the global smartphone market has declined for the ninth consecutive quarter, dropping by 8%. On the other hand, Apple and Huawei have increased their market share by 10% and 23%, respectively. In the same period, major Android brands, including Samsung, fell 1% during the same time, while other brands also saw declines; Oppo fell 10%, Xiaomi fell 17%, and Vivo fell 19% globally.

Apple iPhone Sales Rise as Android Slows

Counterpoint hasn’t mentioned any concrete reason for the increase in iPhone sales. However, it does mention that due to RAM and memory price increases, Android smartphones are largely affected, which is evident in their sales.

Apple, on the other hand, hadn’t increased the price of its phones. However, Tim Cook very recently announced that Apple might increase its prices soon, as we reported in the previous tech brief.

iPhone Users in the EU Can Now Install Apps Through Third-Party App Stores

Apple Opens iPhone App Stores

Apple is now letting users install apps through third-party app stores after allowing it in the EU and Japan. The changes are part of Apple’s agreement with CADE, Brazil’s competition regulator.

The Big Picture:
Apple says this functionality will arrive in iOS 26.5. When it arrives, users can download and officially install their apps through third-party app store developers. Developers can start distributing their apps through these third-party app stores as well. Along with that, Apple is also integrating third-party payments in the App Store and changing the fees for developers.

If you are a developer, you can see all the rules here. Apps distributed outside the App Store must also go through Apple’s process.

Compared to Android, Apple is very strict about sideloading apps from third-party app stores. This change is a significant benefit for users by providing various options, and it is also a big win for developers.

Apple and Intel Have Reportedly Agreed to Work Together on US-Based Chip Manufacturing for Future Apple Devices

Apple and Intel Team Up for U.S. Chip Manufacturing

Apple and Intel’s deal is now official. President Donald Trump officially announced it on his Truth Social media. As part of the deal, Intel will now manufacture some Apple chips using its American fabrication sites. Apple is heavily dependent upon TSMC chip manufacturing to manufacture its silicon. Now, the U.S. government wants to change that and rely on its own country’s capabilities. This is part of the reason the government is pushing the deal between Apple and Intel.

Currently, there is no information on which processors Apple and Intel are partnering to build together. However, as per the report, Intel will first build the legacy processors for the iPhone, iPads, and Macs. If this is successful, Apple will ramp up production in 2027.

Using Intel as an alternative also frees up TSMC resources, which are already struggling to keep up with the high demand.

AI News

Midjourney Has Announced an MRI Scanner

Wait, what? And before you think I am out of my mind: yes, Midjourney, the text-to-image generator company, as most of us know, has built and announced an MRI scanner. The company is leveraging its technology to build AI hardware that converts data into an image. The people behind this have decided it will first be used in a medical product, and it is an MRI scanner.

First, the product will be called the Midjourney Scanner, and it is a part of Midjourney Medical products. We are not sure how many wild products are still in the works.

The Big Picture:
The new scanner uses ultrasonic sound waves and claims it can scan the entire internal body in under 60 seconds, whereas current MRI scanners take about 60-90 minutes. Midjourney says the scanner can create a 3D map of the body, including internal body composition, with image quality comparable to MRI-like scans

Midjourney plans to open its first Midjourney Spa in San Francisco in 2027, where the product will be available in public spas where users can get full-body scans in under 60 seconds. However, it is currently not focusing on medical replacement, as that would require stricter FDA approvals. Midjourney says that over the next 12 months, it will refine the current scanner that was announced.

I still cannot believe that this announcement is real. An AI image generator has decided to create an MRI scanner, which is one of the wildest AI product announcements from that company that I have ever seen. On the other side of the coin, this isn’t surprising at all, considering Midjourney is already very good at converting data into images, unlike any other AI product that can only answer your questions without screens. We should see how this will actually be effective in the coming days, as the product will initially be available to the public in 2027.

Adobe Adds AI Assistance to Its Creative Cloud Apps

Adobe Adds AI Assistants to Creative Cloud

Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite of apps, like Premiere Pro and others, is getting a helpful AI assistant to help finish some tasks. The AI assistant will have a chatbot-like experience similar to ChatGPT, where you can describe the changes you need, and the AI assistant will do it for you. Its capabilities are different depending on the application you are using. Adobe has detailed what the AI assistant can do for each application.

In Premiere, the AI Assistant can sort assets into bins, rename clips in batches, identify questions or keywords in recorded speech, add markers to the timeline, create a starting point for a video edit, and more.

In Photoshop, the AI assistant can help organize layers, switch backgrounds, resize assets for different platforms, and more.

In Illustrator, the assistant can help in handling multi-step production tasks, including checking color mode errors, finding missing fonts, reorganizing layers, creating multiple design versions from a spreadsheet or document, and more.

In InDesign, Adobe says an AI assistant can help in running print-readiness checks and apply copy or style changes across page layouts

In Frame.io, the assistant can now organize shoot assets, generate B-roll, and more.

The new AI Extend is currently available in beta for all the apps, but for After Effects, it is only available on the private beta.

Anthropic Mythos-Level Model Fable 5 Might Be Available to All Soon

Anthropic Mythos Level model Fable 5, which was banned for users outside the US, might be available to all soon. According to Anthropic, the company is confident, and talks with the US government are positive. It is expected that Fable 5 will be available to everyone again very soon.

Android News

Google Has Made Switching From iPhone to Android Even More Seamless by Adding Support for Wirelessly Transferring Data

Google Makes iPhone to Android Switching Easier

Google’s Switch to Android tool is getting new capabilities. Now you can share even more data from iPhone to Android seamlessly. This includes your eSIM data from iPhone, Home screen layout, Google account settings, Accessibility settings, Photos, videos, and all other data support. WhatsApp data transfer

However, WhatsApp data transfer still has no wireless transfer upgrade. You still need a cable to transfer your WhatsApp data from iPhone to Android, which remains a major hassle for WhatsApp users, especially for reviewers like us who use both platforms.

Upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 to Come in Different Variants

Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 May Come in Six Variants

According to the latest report, the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 is going to come in six different variants. According to the report, to mitigate high component costs, Qualcomm is offering the Elite processor in six different variants.

The Big Picture:
As per reports, the three variants will feature the latest LPDDR6X RAM, and the other three will feature LPDDR5X RAM. Due to the component price increase, LPDDR6X RAM is going to be expensive, so now brands will have the flexibility to settle for the low-cost LPDDR6X variant.

Android phones are already suffering from high price increases, and it is evident in the sales numbers. Considering the rising memory costs, we expect that most phones will choose the low-end variants, while the ultra-premium flagships will use the high-end series with a high price tag.
Currently, the biggest differentiation between the upcoming variants is the RAM configuration. We should know full details in the coming weeks, as Qualcomm will officially reveal its flagship processor in October.

Social Media News

Now You Can Add Separate Captions for Instagram Carousel

Instagram is now rolling out the ability to add separate captions for each image in an Instagram carousel post. Fortunately, Instagram is not limiting this feature to Plus users only. The feature is rolling out to everyone. To set separate captions for each photo in your carousel while adding a new post, swipe the images in your carousel left and add a new caption for each photo.

Business News

Xiaomi Might Launch Its Appliances in India Soon

Xiaomi India has been going through its biggest changes recently. They have appointed a new business head, and now Anuj has left the company. However, the big news is that Xiaomi is planning to bring its other products, apart from smartphones, to India in the second half of 2026. This includes appliances and other categories. While most of us perceive Xiaomi as a smartphone brand, outside India, it is known for a variety of products.

The Big Picture:
Xiaomi also brought some of those products to India in the past, but slowly they faded away, and its smartphone business also fell apart. By the way, Xiaomi used to be the number one smartphone brand. Xiaomi has a very wide product portfolio. You can visit the list of Xiaomi products that are available in China, but currently, there is no information on what kind of products are coming to India.

Launch Monitor

Now, coming to the launch monitor, here are the products launched in the last 24 hours

Huawei launched two new earbuds in India. Both earbuds offer active noise cancellation and long battery life. The FreeBuds 7i is priced at Rs 13,999, and the FreeBuds SE 4 ANC is priced at Rs 7,999.

Sennheiser announced the ACCENTUM Clip, new clip-style open-ear earbuds. They will be available first in Canada from July 23 for CAD $269.95.

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