⛔️ Welcome to the club

Under new UK online safety laws, Spotify → now asks users to verify their age. Those who fail may have their account blocked, and it will be permanently deleted if not confirmed within 90 days.

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🧠 Just an ordinary day in Dubai

A humanoid robot was casually walking the streets of Dubai.

Video: nazish8 / Instagram

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🛸 Career goals (updated)

Microsoft researchers identified → which professions are more and less — susceptible to the impact of artificial intelligence.

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😀 That’s the last time I help

A researcher discovered a critical Safari bug → rated 9.8 out of 10 in severity. Apple patched it and rewarded him with just $1,000.

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😄 Spend to ascend

Telegram is testing a public profile rating system based on how many Stars you’ve spent.

We break down → how it works, what it gives you, and how much you’ll need to climb the ranks.

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😎 No ads, no drama

In an interview with Just News, Snoop Dogg praised → Durov’s platform, calling Telegram “cool.” He shared why he uses it daily, what makes it stand out — and even teased upcoming celebrity collaborations.

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😂 Epic Games wins

A U.S. court has dismissed Google’s appeal in its case against Epic Games, confirming that the Play Store → must open up to third-party app stores and billing systems. The company now has three years to comply

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❤️ New update just dropped

Telegram’s latest release → brings global post search, story albums, gift collections, and profile ratings. We broke down what’s new.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 A humanoid robot from Shanghai just enrolled in a Chinese university to study drama and film.

💘 A Florida jury ruled Tesla partially liable in a deadly Autopilot crash — the company must pay $329 million in damages.

💘 Neuralink launched human trials in the UK to test its brain implants on patients with paralysis.

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🛸 No Claude for you

Anthropic caught OpenAI engineers using Claude Code → to build GPT-5 and promptly restricted access.

According to Anthropic, that’s a violation of its commercial terms, though OpenAI insists testing rival models is standard industry practice.

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⚡️ Verified, finally

For the first time ever, Telegram has verified → a personal account — and so far, it belongs to Pavel Durov alone.

We looked into what this means and whether regular users will be able to get the same badge.

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🎧 Give me your money

Spotify has begun a global rollout of new Premium pricing, with updated rates already affecting → users in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company says the increase is part of its long-term monetization strategy.

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😀 Coming soon...

Google released → a cheeky new Pixel 10 ad mocking Apple’s endless delays with its upgraded Siri.

The ad highlights how promised features have been “coming soon” for over a year, while Bloomberg now reports the new Siri won’t launch before 2027.

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🤔 Game changer

WhatsApp is testing a new “guest chats” feature → spotted in the beta version, letting people without an account join a conversation through a link, without downloading the app.

No word yet on when it’s rolling out.

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🧠 OpenAI goes open

For the first time since GPT‑2, OpenAI has released → an open‑weight model. GPT‑OSS, available under the Apache 2.0 license via Ollama, comes in two versions comparable to today’s o4‑mini and supports chain‑of‑thought reasoning.

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⛔️ Bye, scammers

WhatsApp removed → 6.8 million scam accounts in the first half of 2025 and introduced new safeguards. Group and private chats will now flag unknown senders and provide extra context before you decide to engage.

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🛸 Smarter clicks

Google says its AI Overviews aren’t killing website traffic → the number of clicks from search remains “relatively stable” year over year. In fact, users who come through AI summaries reportedly stay longer and engage deeper.

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😆 Red flags raised

Trump has called for the resignation → of Intel’s CEO over his investments in multiple Chinese companies, including some tied to the country’s military sector.

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🧠 GPT‑5 is here

OpenAI has officially launched GPT‑5, calling it a major leap toward AGI. According to the company, it's the most powerful, intelligent, fastest, and reliable model to date.

We've summed up the key takeaways → from the presentation — what’s new, what to expect, and why it matters.

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😀 Sponsored

Elon Musk plans → to embed ads directly into Grok’s responses. The move is aimed at boosting ad revenue and offsetting the platform’s growing costs following Linda Yaccarino’s exit.

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❤️ Not an astronaut or a president

47% of kids in the UAE want to be bloggers → when they grow up — with 56% citing fame as their main motivation.

Kaspersky shared a few practical tips to help parents keep their aspiring influencers safe online.

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