❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 A first-gen iPod from 2001, still sealed in its original box, sold for more than $40,000 at auction.

💘 Wired and Business Insider were duped by a fake AI journalist who managed to publish stories for months.

💘 Apple’s first foldable iPhone is expected to debut next year with Touch ID and four cameras.

💘 iOS 26 will let iPhone 16 charge faster on third-party wireless chargers, matching MagSafe speeds.

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🦴 Finally happened!

Users can now withdraw → funds directly from Telegram’s built-in “My TON” wallet, which until recently was only used for posts and gifts.

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🧠 Cyborg? Kind of

Fortune spoke with the first Neuralink patient, who described how his life → has changed over the past 18 months since receiving the implant.

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😽 Courtroom chronicles

Musk’s xAI and social network X have filed a lawsuit → against Apple and OpenAI, claiming that integrating ChatGPT into iOS was designed to preserve Apple’s dominance in smartphones and generative AI.

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⚡️ New look, same Telegram

In the next big update, Telegram will roll out → a fresh redesign of Android profiles, aligning them with the look of iOS.

The update will also bring music sharing music sharing so users can show what they’re listening to.

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📱 Next in line

Insiders say 2025 won’t bring a revolution for the iPhone, but it will set the stage for major changes. We cover Apple’s near-term plans → and which products to expect in the coming years.

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🎧 More than music

Spotify is rolling out direct messages, letting users share texts, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks.

The feature → will launch soon in select regions for users over 16, though the company hasn’t said which countries will get it first.

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🧠 Dark prompts

A California family sues OpenAI and Sam Altman after their 16-year-old son died by suicide, alleging ChatGPT → encouraged and guided him.

OpenAI responded by promising improvements in handling “sensitive situations.”

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🤔 JudgeBot

US startup Bench IQ → has built an AI that predicts how judges think and rule. The project has already raised $5.3 million in seed funding.

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🍏 Thinner than ever

On September 9, Apple will unveil its new lineup, and one of the most talked-about devices is the iPhone 17 Air.

Set to replace the Plus model, it is expected to become the thinnest iPhone → ever, with a fresh design and lighter build. We have rounded up the key features ahead of launch.

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⚡️ Withdrawing Stars

Users can now withdraw Stars from their personal accounts. But there’s a catch: not all of them.

The “My Stars” section → has also been updated with a few new features.

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😀 Honestly, for training

Anthropic has updated → its terms and privacy policy. Starting now, users will be asked whether they want their Claude conversations included in training data, with a deadline of September 28 to make a decision.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Telegram rolled out version 12.0 with music in profiles, a redesigned look on Android, and new gift-based themes.

💘 A former Yahoo engineer killed his mother and himself after ChatGPT repeatedly validated his paranoid delusions.

💘 A US appeals court struck down much of Trump’s tariff policy, ruling that his measures exceeded presidential authority.

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🍏 Upgrade Fever

70% iPhone users → plan to switch to the iPhone 17. Most are eyeing the Pro models, while 17% prefer the standard version and 14% the new ultra-thin Air.

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☕️ Not just Nvidia

Abu Dhabi–backed G42 is considering → U.S. chipmakers like AMD, Cerebras, and Qualcomm for its massive Stargate UAE AI campus, signaling it doesn’t want to rely solely on Nvidia.

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⛔️ Family plans

YouTube has started blocking Premium family subscriptions → if members don’t live in the same household.

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🧠 Parental guidance

OpenAI says ChatGPT → will get parental controls in September 2025, aimed at teens 13 and up.

The move follows a lawsuit from parents of a student who died by suicide after using the chatbot.

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😎 Chrome secured

A U.S. federal court has allowed Google → to keep Chrome and Android, sparing the company from selling off key assets. The ruling is preliminary, with a final verdict expected on September 10, 2025.

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🧠 Robots only

Apple is pushing suppliers to automate assembly of all its major devices → iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, aiming to shift production fully to robots.

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📱 Buy Now!

JPMorgan analysts have revealed → how iPhone 17 prices will change. Spoiler: the outlook is surprisingly good.

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😘 Etymology for Musk

The exchange began after Grok explained the origins of the word slave. Pavel Durov stepped in with his own take, offering Musk a brief history lesson → in the process.

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