Hi friends, welcome to today’s TechPP daily brief. Today, we have news about the biggest recent cybersecurity incidents, including the leaks of internal documents from Apple and Tesla. LastPass has also been affected once again in a new data breach, Claude announces Claude Tag for Slack, Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 renders have leaked, and news about OpenAI’s new voice mode being insane, alongside several other updates.

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The Daily Brief: June 24, 2026

Security News

We Have Had Two Big Cybersecurity Incidents That Happened Very Recently

Apple and Tesla logos

Tata Electronics has confirmed a cybersecurity incident where the ransomware hacker group has gained access to confidential internal files linked to Apple and Tesla. For those who are unaware, Tata manufactures one-third of Apple iPhones in India and is also a manufacturing partner for some Tesla parts.

The hackers behind this leak have claimed to have posted 2,00,000 files from Tata Electronics on the dark web. These include internal documents from both Apple and Tesla, such as Quality inspection standards and Apple factory data, Files linked to Hosur, which is Tata’s main iPhone assembly operations in the Tamil Nadu unit, India, and also Tesla part designs and manufacturing specs, and various other trade secrets.

Tata says that they discovered this incident a few weeks ago and activated response protocols, stating that no business operations were affected. However, this is a huge cybersecurity incident because Apple and Tesla were the two biggest companies involved, which might have trade secrets. According to Reuters, Apple is investigating this issue, but there is no information about Tesla.

In another incident, once again, LastPass has been affected by a new data breach

LastPass password manager logo

In another incident, once again, LastPass has been affected by a new data breach. This time, LastPass says its third-party software, Klue, was compromised, which comprises LastPass sales data. And this isn’t the first time LastPass has been affected by such attacks.

In 2015, the company saw an unusual data transfer from its database, where 1.25 million users were affected. LastPass asked users to change their master passwords. In 2015, a real data breach happened where hackers got access to users’ email addresses, password reminders, and authentication hashes. In 2019, a small extension bug was fixed by the company, which, if not addressed, could have led to another hack. In 2022, it was affected by a major breach, where the attacker got access to customer metadata and also backups of customer wallet data.

Now in 2026, LastPass again said that they have been affected by another incident, but this time through a third-party supplier. The hackers got access to customer data from inside its Salesforce and other CRMs, which contain mainly sales information, names, Phone numbers, email, and addresses, and all sales-related data. If you are a LastPass user, there are plenty of best alternatives available. You can also try the free Bitwarden, which we reviewed.

AI News

OpenAI’s New Voice Mode Is So Seamless

OpenAI might soon introduce a new voice mode experience in its platforms, including the ChatGPT app, which is far more seamless than we have ever seen before. The new voice mode, which is codenamed Bidi1, is currently in testing. Many previews of how it’s going to work have surfaced online already, and you can check it yourself. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

The Big Picture:
Current voice modes across AI apps are good, decent, and, in fact, better than any voice modes we had a couple of years ago. But what makes the experience underwhelming, at least for me, is the latency and Interruptions. While the current voice mode also sounds natural, waiting for it to process your request and answer back to you kills the natural conversational experience.

But that’s hopefully going to change with the upcoming OpenAI voice mode. From the demos we have seen so far on the internet, the biggest upgrade for me is how it handles interruptions and pauses. You can interrupt it in the middle, and it stops and listens to you, just like a real human. Moreover, it can switch tasks in the middle of conversations. It memorizes the context better now and can also translate voice in real-time as you speak.

The best part is that we think this voice mode will also be available as an API for developers. So we should see what application developers will build through this new voice mode experience. The new voice mode is expected to arrive alongside the upcoming GPT 5.6, which is strongly rumored to be released this Thursday.

Slack Got a New Anthropic AI Agent

Slack, a popular workspace communication platform, is getting a new AI agent from Anthropic called Claude Tag. It can be added directly into your Slack channels and public groups, where you can tag the agent directly in the chats and ask it to perform tasks. It can also connect to external tools such as your company data and internal codebases.

The Big Picture:
Basically, in simple terms, you are integrating Anthropic Claude into your Slack system by connecting it to your internal company data and using Claude to perform tasks directly inside your Slack. You can directly call the Claude bot in your chats, and it also supports multiple user requests at once. It can do everything that Claude currently does, including the ability to analyze a company’s sales data, set up reminders, or even set up meetings. It can also summarize your discussions, plan a project, and change or update specific tasks through the connected apps, and much more.

If you are worried about privacy, you will have complete control of what data you can share with the Claude Tag bot. Currently, it is only available for the Cloud Enterprise and Team customers.

Superhuman Go Is Acquiring GPTZero

Superhuman Go, the parent company of Grammarly that recently rebranded itself as an AI-first company, is now acquiring the AI content detector GPTZero. Grammarly already offers an AI content detection tool, which is decent at finding AI content. However, with this new acquisition, it can further improve its capabilities. GPTZero is one of the popular tools that can help you detect AI-generated content, but there are even better options if you want to check.

Android News

Google Pixel Phones Now Support LHDC Version 5 with the Stable Android 17 Update

Google has started rolling out the Android 17 stable version for Pixel devices, which adds plenty of features. Here are a few of our favorite features:

One of the biggest audio upgrades is support for the new LHDC version 5. For those who are unaware, LHDC V5 is a high-quality Bluetooth codec that can deliver better sound quality than standard codecs like AAC and SBC.

Prior to this, Pixels already supported LHDC, but now, with the latest updates, the new LHDC V5 is supported throughout the system. Since it is an Android 17 feature, not only for Pixel phones, any smartphone with Android 17 will now support the new updated codec.

Remember that to get the highest quality of streaming, your earbuds also need to be supported with the LHDC V5 codec, which you can check in the specifications before buying them

If you have upgraded to Android 17 on your Pixel or others, you can check your phone’s supported Bluetooth codec versions by going to Settings> About phone, tapping Build number, then opening Settings > System > Developer options > Bluetooth.

Now You Can Set Custom Themes in Google Messages

Google Messages is rolling out the ability to set custom chat themes for Android users. With the new chat theme option, you can change the colors of the background and the message bubbles. Plus, you can also add wallpapers as your backgrounds.

Google Messages app chat themes

If you use Google Messages for communication and want more personalization, you can check out this new feature. You can update the Google Messages app on your Android to get this feature.

Mixed Reality News

Meta has launched new smart glasses without the Ray-Ban Branding

New Meta glasses without Ray-Ban branding

In a surprising move, at least for me, Meta has launched new AI smart glasses for $299 without Ray-Ban branding. These new glasses come in three variants, including Metafury, Adventure, and glasses by Kaley. They also support Adjustable nose pads and bending temple tips.

Alongside the new Meta glasses, Meta also launched a charging dock, which looks like a small cylindrical metal cube that lets you place the specs in a stand and only supports a few models.

The Big Picture:
For a long time, Meta has been associated with Ray-Ban since their first smart glasses debut in 2021. Most people who buy Meta glasses also do so because of the Ray-Ban branding. They are slim and don’t look like AI smart glasses, especially since they are very unlikely to resemble the recently launched Snap Spectacles. But it seems like Meta is abandoning Ray-Ban branding for good this time, and the new smart glasses without Ray-Ban branding cost $ 80 cheaper than the Ray-Ban Meta Generation 2. The best part is that there is not much change in the internal specifications of the new Meta Glasses without the Ray-Ban branding. In fact, they now have slightly better battery life. If you are going to get this, apart from the disappearance of the Ray-Ban branding, you won’t find much of a difference overall.

Wearables News

Here Is a First Look at the Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 9

Samsung is gearing up for its Unpacked event next month, where it is going to announce its foldable smartphone and also the new Galaxy Watch 9 series. Now, a new render shared by Android Headlines shows what the watch is going to look like. Based on the physical appearance in the leaked images, there is not much difference from the previous generations.

Source: Androidheadlines

However, internally, the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 series may get an upgrade to the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite processor. We are not sure currently whether Samsung will include the latest processor on all of its models or if it will limit it to the Ultra or higher-end watch models.

Launch Monitor

Now, coming to the launch monitor:

  • Boat launched the AirDopes Fuel open-ear earbuds in India. They are currently priced at 1,599 rupees and are on sale now.
  • Pebble launched its Cosmos Youth wellness band. It is priced at 4,000 rupees, and bookings are now open on the Pebble website and Flipkart.
  • Valve launched its Steam Deck gaming device. Prices start at $1,049, and reservations are live in selected markets including the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. Shipments might start on June 29.
  • ASUS has launched its latest ROG and ProArt laptops in India. The lineup includes the Zephyrus G14, G16, TUF Gaming A14, and ProArt PZ13. The laptop prices start at 2 lakh and go up to 7 lakh rupees. Yes, these are expensive and premium laptops from ASUS.
  • Itel launched new soundbars. The 160W model costs 6,350 rupees, and there is also a new 120W model, which costs 4,649 rupees.
  • Truke launched its new TWS earbuds in India. They are priced at 600 rupees.

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