🍏 Game Center 2.0

Apple is launching a new gaming app this year → with leaderboards, achievements, and a stronger push for Arcade. It’s set to replace the rarely-used Game Center.

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😽 Court Blocks Trump’s Tariff Orders

A U.S. trade court has struck down Trump’s tariffs on 185 countries, ruling he overreached. No real “emergency” → just a trade imbalance in disguise.

Trump’s team filed an appeal within minutes.

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📱 iOS 26 drops this year

Apple is rolling out a major update across all platforms → iOS, macOS, watchOS and more will jump to version 26 for a unified lineup.

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✈️ Crypto takes off

Air Arabia becomes the first Middle Eastern airline → to accept crypto payments. Customers can now book flights using AE Coin — a dirham-pegged stablecoin.

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⚡️ Telegram raises $1.7B through new bonds

Telegram has successfully raised $1.7 billion by issuing new convertible bonds — $955M of which will be used to buy back 2021 bonds nearing maturity in 2026.

💘 The 5-year bonds offer a 9% annual yield and can convert into shares with a 20% discount if Telegram goes public.

💘 Bloomberg reports an additional $745M in fresh investment.

💘 According to Pavel Durov, strong demand for the messenger allowed Telegram to expand the offering beyond the initial $1.5B target.

💘 The funds will enable Telegram to repay its remaining 2021 bonds, which mature at the end of 2026.

Durov calls investor interest “phenomenal” and predicts a strong financial future for Telegram. The new bonds mature in June 2030.

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🦴 Trump’s tariffs temporarily reinstated

A U.S. appeals court → has paused a lower court’s decision that struck down Trump-era tariffs, allowing them to remain in effect while the case proceeds.

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😀 AI, but make it manual

Turns out Builder.ai’s → “AI assistant” Natasha was just hundreds of Indian developers writing code by hand.

The bankrupt UK startup had raised hundreds of millions — including from Microsoft — despite media calling out the lie as far back as 2019.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Microsoft is giving Notepad a Markdown glow-up.

💘 Hugging Face introduced two open-source humanoid robots — the full-size HopeJR and the desktop Reachy Mini.

💘 Apple’s upcoming WWDC might be underwhelming for AI fans. The real innovations are expected in 2026 — if Apple can catch up by then.

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😏 A knife in Telegram’s back?

Elon Musk’s X just rolled out its new messenger, XChat, in beta — and social media is already calling it a Telegram rival.

The new tool → promises end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages, and voice calls to anyone without needing their phone number.

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😄 Yumms!

French modder zukaingame played Super Mario Bros. using a Big Mac and chicken nuggets as a functioning controller.

He connected the burger and nuggets to a circuit board and used them as buttons.

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👍 Where have we seen this before?

WhatsApp is preparing to roll out usernames → a feature currently in development and spotted in the latest iOS beta.

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😾 TikTok tracks the TikToks

TikTok has officially launched TikTok for Artists → a dashboard that lets musicians and their teams track how songs perform on the app, promote upcoming releases, and see who’s actually listening. Now live in 30+ countries, including the UAE.

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😘 Telegram just got an upgrade

The first summer update is here → and it’s packed with new messaging tools.

Users can now message channels privately, trim voice notes before sending, share high-res photos, browse topics with new tabs, and more.

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🧠 Total Life Domination

OpenAI plans to turn ChatGPT into a super assistant → that knows you, understands your priorities, and helps with virtually any task — across apps, email, voice, and more.

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😽 The Cockatoo Strikes Back

Australia’s first homegrown rocket launch was halted after its payload fairings unexpectedly fell off → possibly due to a power surge caused by a cockatoo pulling on ground cables.

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🛸 Another WhatsApp update

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that lets users build their own AI chatbot → directly in the app.

The tool will allow full customization of tone, personality, and avatar for a more personalized experience.

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🍏 Fatality

A U.S. appeals court has rejected Apple’s request to delay App Store → rule changes, clearing the way for companies like Epic and Spotify to add external payment links.

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👍 A Solid Opportunity

Telegram is about to launch a series of contests for Android developers, according to an announcement in the official Telegram Contests channel.

Winners could land a spot on the Telegram team — with potential earnings of up to $1M per year before taxes.

Further details haven’t been disclosed yet.

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🎧 Curious rumors...

Apple is expected to unveil five new AirPods features at the upcoming WWDC. Here’s what’s known so far →

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🤷‍♂️ AI on Hold

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is reportedly delaying the rollout → of Apple Intelligence. Experts link the slowdown to lingering U.S.–China trade tensions rooted in Trump-era policy.

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🤐 Not friends anymore

Elon Musk says SpaceX will phase out Crew Dragon → after Trump suggested cutting all government contracts with his companies.

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