CALWIRE Tech Report (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)

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Today's top story: That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware. This roundup covers 12 stories from TechCrunch and Ars AI.

That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware
Grand Theft Auto fans, eager for news about one of the most anticipated video games of all time, appear especially vulnerable to t... — TechCrunch

Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power
Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to p... — TechCrunch

Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team. — TechCrunch

Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap
Apple says it will no longer ditch using its icloud.com domain for hiding people's email addresses. — TechCrunch

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show
Tested on SemiAnalysis’ InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than... — TechCrunch

Apple debuts its ‘most powerful chip ever’ in M5 Ultra and M6
Apple unveils these new processors alongside an updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio. — TechCrunch

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. — TechCrunch

Apple’s latest Mac Mini runs on a new M6 chip, and starts at $899
The base model of the Mac Mini comes with 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and costs $899. — TechCrunch

Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, or... — TechCrunch

WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more
WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password wi...

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