The 19th episode of T Report has been published: What’s on the technology agenda this week

The 19th episode of T Report, where we bring you the prominent developments in the world of technology every week, has been published. In this week’s episode, a wide range of technology topics were discussed, from software security to the big management change at Apple, from artificial intelligence and hardware competition to the electric car agenda. In the program, notable developments of the week such as regulatory allegations regarding VPN services, the security breach in Vercel, Apple’s new era after Tim Cook, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, AMD’s new move on the FSR side, WhatsApp Plus subscription package, Huawei’s new watches, Tesla’s autonomous driving step in Turkey and Hyundai IONIQ 3.

In the 19th episode of T Report, the technology agenda is full again. In the new episode of T Report, the allegations that VPN services may be subject to licensing requirements in Turkey and the statements following these allegations were discussed. In the program, it was explained why topics such as blocking VPN services, keeping user records and limiting children’s access to harmful content created controversy. The statement from the Proton front was also brought to the agenda.

One of the security headlines of the week was Vercel. The company’s confirmation that there was unauthorized access to some of its internal systems, the fact that the incident was connected to a third-party artificial intelligence tool authorized by an employee through his Google Workspace account, and the precautions to be taken on the customer side were among the topics discussed in the program. On the Apple side, a major management change came to the fore.

Tim Cook’s transfer of the CEO position to John Ternus, Cook’s continuation as chairman of the board of directors, and Johny Srouji’s new role in the hardware structuring were among the main topics evaluated in the T Report. The claim that Apple is working on a new, more affordable desktop computer and the end of the Intel processor Mac era with macOS 27 were also included in the section. Framework Laptop 13 Pro stood out on the hardware agenda.

The new model’s 13.5 inch 2.8K touch screen, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, 74 Wh battery, LPCAMM2 memory support, PCIe 5.0 SSD option and its positioning for Linux users were conveyed in the program. In addition, it was among the notable details that the device maintained component compatibility with the current Framework Laptop 13. On the gaming and graphics technologies side, it was reported that AMD was working on multi-frame rendering support for FSR.

This new preparation from AMD against NVIDIA’s multi-frame production move was evaluated together with RDNA 4 architecture and Radeon Anti-Lag 2 related details. On the Linux side, the new patch that improves performance on low VRAM graphics cards was also included in the episode. In the program, consumer technology titles such as the Linux-based game-oriented mini PC called Playnix, the Plus subscription package tested by WhatsApp, the vertical video discovery stream coming to Netflix’s mobile application, Huawei Watch Buds 2 and WATCH FIT 5 series were also conveyed to the audience.

On the storage and semiconductor agenda, SanDisk’s new CFexpress 4.0 Type B cards with up to 4 TB, Intel Foundry On the automotive side, the 50 percent increase in orders, TSMC’s preparation for the sub-1 nm production process and Samsung’s plan to end production for LPDDR4 memories were discussed. On the automobile side, Hyundai IONIQ 3, Tesla Model Y price increase, Tesla’s job posting for autonomous driving in Turkey and the new regulation published for the purchase of SCT-exempt vehicles came to the fore.

Battery options, production schedule and sales plan of the electric Hyundai IONIQ 3 to be produced in Turkey were also among the topics discussed in the program. Smart home products were not forgotten in the 19th episode of the T Report. 13 new products introduced by Dreame in Turkey, Roborock’s expanding cleaning ecosystem, Sony’s wearable thermal device REON POCKET PRO Plus and Xiaomi’s renewed Redmi Book 14 and Redmi Book 16 models were among the developments conveyed to the audience.

In the last part of the episode, different technology topics were also brought to the agenda. The new self-healing composite material, the record that the solar-powered airship broke by staying in the stratosphere for 12 days, the behind-the-scenes of the “10 times” statement in the PS6 rumors, and the interesting incident in the discounted Ryzen 9 9950X3D order are among the topics in this week’s T Report.