This Week in Tech (May 2ndโ€“8th, 2025) The 7-Minute Recap You Shouldn’t Miss

If you blink, you miss it. Tech news moves fast, and we’ve trimmed the fat to bring you a no-fluff digest of what mattered this week:

๐Ÿ”น Apple Teases “iPhone Fold” for September Launch

Apple finally enters the foldable phone race. Leaked renders suggest a 7.4-inch screen and titanium casing.

๐Ÿ”น OpenAI Releases GPT-4.5 Vision Update

Enhanced visual reasoning and document scanning features launched in ChatGPT Pro. It’s fast, detailed, and surprisingly good at code reviews.

๐Ÿ”น Meta Announces Ad-Free Instagram+ Subscription

New $4.99/month plan for users who want a clean, ad-free experience. Early beta shows increased engagement.

๐Ÿ”น Samsung Debuts Transparent MicroLED TV

The 77-inch stunner looks like glass when turned off, and wow-factor when on. Expensive? Absolutely.

๐Ÿ”น AI-Generated Video Gets Real with Sora 2.0

OpenAI’s Sora 2.0 now supports full-length scene generation. Hollywood is watching.

๐Ÿ”น Google Chrome to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies Globally by July

Marketers are scrambling. Expect a significant shift in digital ad strategies.

๐Ÿ”น India’s ISRO Prepares for Human Moon Mission by Late 2025

Chandrayaan-4 will include India’s first astronaut team to attempt a lunar landing.

That’s your week in tech, all signal, no noise.

See you next Tuesday for another lightning recap.