👍 Now free

Perplexity has opened its Comet browser → to everyone, after keeping it behind a $200 subscription. The AI-powered browser is now free to download on both Windows and macOS.

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🤐 Not approved

YouTube is testing → a redesigned mobile app interface. Users, however, say the update is harder to read and less convenient than before.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 OpenAI plans to tighten Sora’s video generation after mounting copyright complaints, promising rights holders more control and even royalties.

💘 Discord confirmed a contractor hack exposed some user data, including IDs and passports submitted for age verification.

💘 Microsoft officially denied rumors it’s abandoning Xbox hardware.

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🍏 Cooked?

Apple is preparing for a major leadership transition. Several senior executives are expected to leave the company this year, and CEO Tim Cook → is approaching retirement.

Speculation has already begun over who could succeed him.

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🧠 OpenAI’s gadget troubles

OpenAI and Jony Ive’s team have hit roadblocks with their secret AI device. The compact, screenless assistant → was rumored for 2026, but technical and infrastructure issues may push it back.

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🛸 ChatGPT gets company

ChatGPT can now run third-party apps → like Spotify, Canva, Booking.com, and Expedia directly in chat. The company also introduced a new toolkit that lets developers create their own apps inside ChatGPT.

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😏 Hey Siri!

French prosecutors have opened an investigation → into Apple after claims that Siri recordings were used to track users.

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⚡️ GITEX is coming

We’re officially a media partner of #GITEXGLOBAL — the world’s largest tech, AI & startup show. Visitor registration is now open for the 5-day event in Dubai.

This year’s highlights include the debut of Digi Health & Biotech, Global Data Centres, and the Quantum Expo, plus an expanded Cyber Valley and next-gen breakthroughs in AI, connectivity, and sustainability.

💘 13–17 October 2025
💘 Dubai World Trade Centre
💘 Register here

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😘 OpenAI developer awards

OpenAI has introduced commemorative coins for developers, inspired by YouTube’s Creator Awards. Each coin’s color corresponds to the number of tokens processed.

We explored → the different editions and what they look like.

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😾 Epic wins

Epic Games scored a major victory → in its long antitrust fight with Google.

The Supreme Court ruled that within two weeks Android must open its ecosystem and ease restrictions on Google Play.

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😄 Wait, haven’t we seen this before?

Images of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra dummy units have surfaced online, showing three color options. Among them, the orange version → has attracted the most criticism from users.

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😎 Expand North Star 2025 — just around the corner

From 12–15 October, Dubai Harbour will host the 10th anniversary edition of Expand North Star, the world’s largest gathering for startups and investors.

The event will bring together 2,000 international startups, more than 1,200 investors managing US$1.1 trillion, and 350 speakers from over 100 countries.

💘 12–15 October 2025
💘 Dubai Harbour
💘 Register here

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🤩 Glassy

WhatsApp has started testing a new Liquid Glass → interface for iPhone users. The update is live for some accounts, though Meta hasn’t said when it will roll out more widely.

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😘 Happy Birthday!

Today Pavel Durov marks the 14th anniversary of his 27th birthday.

The Durov’s Code team congratulates the founder of Telegram, wishing him continued success in all his endeavors, strength to keep defending freedoms, and good health along the way.

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😏 One more try?

YouTube has launched a “Second Chance” → program that lets creators who lost access to their channels apply for reinstatement a year after being banned.

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📱 Apple gets Control

Remedy’s hit Control → is coming to iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. The mobile release is slated for early 2026.

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🤐 “We are running out of time.”

In response to birthday wishes, Telegram founder Pavel Durov reminded → followers of the issue that truly concerns him — the rise of total control.

He also criticized the growing use of terms like “harmful content” and “disinformation,” which he says serve as cover for censorship.

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⚡️ Birthday Gifts from Durov

Telegram has released a limited set of collectibles to mark the birthday of its founder, Pavel Durov.

💘 The lineup isn’t cheap: a Durov figurine costs 41,000 Telegram Stars, while the long-sleeve and sneakers are priced at 10,000 Stars each.

💘 You can’t just buy them outright — every account has a countdown timer that unlocks access to the store.

💘 The timers aren’t the same: the older your account, the sooner you’ll be able to make a purchase.

💘 Each account can purchase one Durov figurine, as well as up to two long-sleeves and two pairs of sneakers.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Telegram rolled out one of its biggest updates of 2025.

💘 Sony shared early details on the next-gen PlayStation 6, confirming work with AMD on neural rendering arrays and new AI-driven graphics technologies.

💘 Apple is facing a lawsuit accusing it of training Apple Intelligence on pirated books from illegal “shadow libraries.”

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⛔️ No means no

Google is introducing a new feature → in Chrome for Android and desktop that automatically blocks notifications from websites users consistently ignore.

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😾 Wi-Fi 8 is coming

TP-Link announced it has become the first company to test a Wi-Fi 8 prototype.

The new standard → promises faster, more reliable connections and is expected to be ratified by the end of 2028.

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