EVA Tech BriefIT/DevOps

2026-08-20 - 7:30 PM PKT

Frontier LLMs

OpenAI expands Zero Data Retention for frontier models

OpenAI has reaffirmed Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers using its frontier models. It also previewed Private Safety Processing, an approach intended to support advanced model safeguards without exposing customer content or weakening enterprise data privacy.

GPUs and Silicon

Cloud and Infra

Pakistan Tech

Security

Critical Elementor Pro flaw enables unauthenticated remote code execution

Researchers disclosed CVE-2026-32475, a critical vulnerability in Elementor Pro's Forms module with a CVSS score of 9.0. An unauthenticated attacker could abuse unrestricted file uploads to place PHP on a vulnerable WordPress site and execute code.

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical Zimbra RCE flaw

CERT Polska says attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite. Organizations running Zimbra should treat patching and exposure review as urgent because successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution.

Dev Tools

Google brings new AI study tools to Search and Gemini

Google has launched new learning features across Search and Gemini for students. The release deepens Gemini's role as an education-focused AI assistant as Google competes with other general-purpose model providers for everyday learning workflows.

Slack launches collaborative vibe-coding channels

Slack Code introduces project-specific channels where teams can build with AI coding agents inside shared conversations. The experience includes dedicated tabs, change comparisons, and HTML previews designed to reduce context switching during collaborative development.