EVA Tech BriefIT/DevOps

2026-06-02 - 7:30 PM PKT

Frontier LLMs

MiniMax-M3 debuts, matching GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro at a fraction of the cost

Chinese AI startup MiniMax released its M3 large language model, pairing frontier-tier coding and agentic performance with a 1-million-token context window and native multimodality. Starting at just $20/month under new subscription plans, M3 undercuts leading proprietary models by 90-95% while matching or exceeding them on key benchmarks.

Google details how Gemini powered I/O 2026 behind the scenes

Google published a deep dive on how Gemini models were used across the development and production of Google I/O 2026, from session planning to live demos. The post highlights practical enterprise use cases for large language models beyond chatbot interfaces.

GPUs and Silicon

NVIDIA Jetson gets agentic AI capabilities with JetPack 7.2

At COMPUTEX, NVIDIA announced JetPack 7.2 and NemoClaw support for Jetson, bringing agentic AI skills to edge devices. The update includes CUDA 13 on Jetson Orin, significant performance gains on the 32GB module, and Multi-Instance GPU support on Jetson Thor for physical-world AI applications.

Cloud and Infra

MazeBolt launches AI-generated DDoS attack testing with RADAR VectorAI

Israeli DDoS resilience company MazeBolt launched RADAR VectorAI, a module that uses AI to generate previously unseen DDoS attack vectors and runs them against production environments to expose defense gaps. The release comes as enterprise security teams reassess their posture against increasingly sophisticated AI-driven attacks.

Pakistan Tech

5G now live in 4 Islamabad sectors, iPhone 17 gets official 5G support

PTA confirmed 5G services are active across four major sectors in Islamabad, with telecom operators having deployed next-gen infrastructure. Separately, PTA and MoITT collaborated with Apple to launch official 5G services for iPhones in Pakistan, exactly one year after local licenses were issued per Apple's global policy.

Security

Google patches actively exploited Android zero-day among 124 flaws

Google released June 2026 Android security patches addressing 124 vulnerabilities, including one zero-day flaw already being exploited in targeted attacks. Device owners should update immediately as the exploit is confirmed active in the wild.

Red Hat npm packages compromised in Miasma supply chain attack

Over 30 npm packages under Red Hat's @redhat-cloud-services namespace were compromised, distributing a credential-stealing worm dubbed Miasma. The attack uses install-time execution, credential harvesting, and CI/CD targeting with encrypted exfiltration - a serious threat for any team using these packages.

Dev Tools

Anthropic files confidentially to go public

Anthropic, maker of Claude, has confidentially filed for an IPO with the U.S. SEC, setting the stage for what could be one of the largest AI company public offerings. The filing comes amid a race with OpenAI and SpaceX, all eyeing public markets as AI valuations soar.

Florida becomes first US state to sue OpenAI and Sam Altman

Florida filed the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT can be harmful to users and that the company failed to disclose these dangers. The suit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.