❤️ The Holidays in #TECH

💘 Telegram rolled out its first update of 2026, adding AI-powered summaries for long posts and a new Liquid Glass design on iOS.

💘 Telegram is testing a built-in casino-style feature that allows users to place bets in TON through a mini game.

💘 Grok, xAI’s chatbot, faced regulatory scrutiny in several countries after generating explicit images.

💘 Lego unveiled Smart Brick at CES 2026, a computer-powered 2×4 brick with sensors and wireless connectivity, calling it its biggest platform update in 50 years.

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🎄 Pavel Durov’s Christmas Wish

Telegram founder Pavel Durov shared an unconventional Christmas message, wishing people not more, but less of what gets in the way of calm, health, and creativity.

“This year, I wish you less:
less information
less food
less entertainment
less communication
less stimulation

You already have too much of all that, and it stands in the way of your serenity, health, sleep and creativity,” Durov wrote.

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🛸 ChatGPT gets a health mode

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated section → where users can discuss health-related questions with the AI.

The feature is rolling out gradually. You can join the waitlist via this link.

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😏 Discord eyes an IPO

Discord has confidentially filed paperwork → for a potential IPO. However, the decision to go public has not been finalized yet.

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🧠 A smarter inbox era

Google rolled out new AI features → for Gmail, including inbox summaries, smart replies, and the Help Me Write tool.

AI Pro and Ultra users also get Gemini-powered search and spell check inside email.

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🍏 iOS 26? Meh

Only about 16% of iPhone users have upgraded → to iOS 26 so far, despite Apple’s new Liquid Glass design.

Most iPhone owners are still sticking with older versions.

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🤐 Elon went too far

UK regulators are considering restrictions on X after Grok was found generating sexualized images, including of minors. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called → the content unacceptable and urged immediate action.

Following investigations in several countries, image generation on X has now been moved behind a paywall.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Apple could unveil its first foldable iPhone as early as September, with Samsung Display set to supply the flexible OLED panels.

💘 A data breach exposed 17.5 million Instagram accounts. The database is already circulating on hacker forums and being used for phishing and account takeover attempts.

💘 Italy’s regulator fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites via its public DNS service 1.1.1.1.

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🤩 New record!

Steam has set → a new all-time high for concurrent users.

On January 11, 2026, at 14:20 UTC, more than 42 million people were online on the platform at the same time.

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