😾 Here comes the pop-up era

ChatGPT users have started seeing built-in promotional blocks → urging them to connect third-party services like Spotify, Peloton and Target, even when their queries have nothing to do with those apps.

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🇫🇷 Vive la Regulation

Pavel Durov publicly criticized France on X over ongoing criminal investigations into tech companies.

💘 The exchange began when the popular account Parisian Aesthetics asked followers to name something France excels at compared to other countries.

💘 In response, the Telegram founder issued a sharp remark accusing French authorities of leading the world in prosecuting technology companies.

💘 The official French Response account replied to Durov’s post, saying that France and the EU are acting under the Digital Services Act (DSA) in the name of "user's right, transparency and platform accountability.”

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🍏 Don’t even ask

Apple has no plans → to preinstall India’s Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on its devices.

The government-mandated tool is designed to track stolen phones, block them and prevent misuse, but Apple is pushing back against the requirement over privacy concerns.

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👍 A new way in

Telegram is testing passkey login, letting users sign in → with credentials stored in password managers, no SMS codes required.

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🦴 Pick up, it’s important

Google is testing a new Call Reason feature → for Android that lets callers mark their outgoing calls as urgent. The beta is already rolling out to Android devices.

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🛸 The perfect recipe

Elon Musk says AI becomes a threat → unless it follows three core principles: truth, beauty and curiosity.

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💅 Now it’s really over

India has scrapped its plan to force → smartphone makers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi anti-theft app, after pushback from opposition parties and refusals from Apple and Samsung.

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🤐 Send chips

Taiwanese manufacturer Transcend is facing major supply issues → as SSDs and memory cards fall short due to an acute NAND chip shortage.

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😄 Alternative unlocked

Proton has launched Proton Sheets, a fully end-to-end-encrypted alternative → to Google Sheets, now available for free inside Proton Drive for all Proton users.

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🎧 Easier than ever

Telegram has simplified adding music → to Stories. Users can now attach tracks saved to their profile or recently received in chats directly while creating a Story.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Telegram has rolled out passkey login on iOS and Android, letting users sign in through password managers.

💘 Apple may tap Intel to manufacture some future M-series and iPhone chips.

💘 The EU has fined X €120 million under the Digital Services Act for misleading interface practices, including paid blue checks that resemble identity verification.

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🦴 Never too many glasses

Google is developing → two categories of AI-powered smart glasses. One model will feature built-in displays and the other will focus on audio-driven functions. A full launch is planned for 2026.

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❤️ Friends forever?

Apple and Google have announced → a joint system that will simplify transferring data between iOS and Android, integrating migration tools directly into device setup.

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☕️ Go play outside

Australia has become the first country to impose a full national ban → on social media for anyone under 16.

The rule covers ten major platforms, including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, making it the strictest law of its kind so far.

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🧠 Patch your brain

Gabe Newell plans to release his first neural implant → by the end of 2025. The device is designed as a medical tool for recording and stimulating brain activity.

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☕️ Time for a review

The GTA VI layoffs → dispute has reached UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who ordered ministers to examine possible labour rights violations at Rockstar Games.

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😻 Now we’re worried

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says → AI is advancing so quickly that both experts and the public may struggle to keep up.

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⛔️ Unblockable

iMessage is almost impossible to block in any country where iPhones are common. Here is why → its architecture makes nationwide restrictions so difficult.

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🧠 Person of the Year (Sort of)

TIME has named its 2025 Person of the Year, and it is not a person at all.

Instead, the title went to a group of industry leaders → collectively branded as The Architects of AI.

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🛸 Didn’t even last a month

OpenAI has rolled out GPT-5.2, now billed as its best model → for everyday and professional tasks.

It handles long context more reliably and delivers stronger performance in development and other complex workloads.

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🍏 Apple wins again

A US appeals court has ruled that Apple can charge → developers a commission for including links to third-party payment services in their apps.

The decision stems from the ongoing Epic Games case, which seeks to enable alternative payment methods without Apple’s fees.

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