❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Elon Musk’s team has begun testing X Chat, a new messaging app positioned as an alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram.

💘 WhatsApp is actively developing a premium tier called Plus.

💘 OpenAI has delayed the rollout of ChatGPT’s planned adult mode to focus on improving core features.

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⛔️ Nine more countries

Nine countries are considering bans → on social media for children following Australia’s decision to restrict access for users under 16.

Governments in Europe and Asia are now discussing similar laws that would limit minors’ use of platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

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🍏 How much?

Apple is preparing several products → for a new Ultra category, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The lineup is expected to include even more premium devices with advanced technologies.

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🕹 We have bigger plans

An insider claims → Sony is targeting 120 fps at 4K with ray tracing enabled for the next-generation PlayStation 6.

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😾 Not thrilled

Samsung users are raising concerns → about the number of preinstalled apps on the new Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Third-party software alone takes up more than 17 GB, while system files bring the total used storage to about 40 GB out of the box.

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😂 Finally

Shazam has been integrated → into ChatGPT. Users can now identify songs directly in the chat without opening or installing the music discovery app.

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🛸 Send your avatar

Zoom is rolling out a range of new AI tools, including photorealistic avatars → that can represent users in meetings when they can’t join themselves.

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🍏 First MacBook Neo reviews

Tech creators have already published their first reviews of Apple’s new budget MacBook Neo.

Some highlighted unexpected strengths. For example, the laptop could replace a base iPad with a keyboard, and it can handle relatively demanding tasks.

Durov’s Code rounded up the key opinions — pros, cons, and first impressions. Read more at the link:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/macbook-neo-first-reviews

🤐 Not the best year

Forbes estimates → that Pavel Durov’s net worth has dropped by more than half over the past year, falling to $6.6 billion.

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🤔 Video is next

OpenAI plans to integrate its Sora → video generator directly into ChatGPT. The update would allow users to generate videos inside the chatbot.

Experts say the move could help OpenAI retain users amid a recent wave of migration to Claude.

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😏 More stars

💘 Telegram plans to raise the maximum price limit for paid messages in private chats, groups, and channels. The change was spotted in a beta version of the messenger.

💘 The maximum fee for sending a message has increased from 10,000 Stars to 35,000 — roughly $400 for a single message.

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👍 Chrome upgrade

Google has rolled out an updated Chrome with Gemini and Nano Banana AI in India, New Zealand, and Canada.

What’s new:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-gemini-ai-features-chrome

💻 Windows in a MacBook

You’ll be able to run Windows → on the new budget MacBook Neo, according to the developers of Parallels.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 X has made the Grok chatbot reply feature under posts available only to Premium subscribers.

💘 The Trump administration could receive up to $10B linked to the TikTok deal that allowed the app to remain in the US.

💘 A security researcher has demonstrated the first hardware hack for Xbox One, more than 12 years after the console’s release.

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🤐 Career check

A new website ranks 342 professions → by how vulnerable they are to AI.

Jobs with mostly digital work such as developers, accountants, and support specialists scored among the highest risk.

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🤔 Caught more than Pokémon

Pokémon Go players may have unknowingly helped train → delivery robots.

Niantic says its navigation system was trained on more than 30 billion images captured by players.

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🍏 Fresh Neo or an older Air? Good question

MacBook Neo is now the cheapest Mac laptop Apple has ever made. But the lower price comes with a long list of compromises.

We looked at the key differences between MacBook Neo and MacBook Air and explained who the new laptop actually makes sense for and who might be better off choosing something else.

☀ https://durovscode.com/macbook-neo-vs-macbook-air

😾 Finance bro energy

xAI is actively hiring bankers → to train the Grok chatbot on financial deals.

The company is bringing in Wall Street talent to teach the model everything from financial modeling to complex transactions.

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🤐 Time to retire

Apple has officially declared the iPhone 5 obsolete.

What this means for users:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/iphone-5-obsolete-apple

😏 Not happening yet

OpenAI has delayed ChatGPT’s “adult mode” again. The release → is pushed back by at least a month over safety concerns.

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🤗 No account needed

WhatsApp is testing chats without registration. Users can start → a secure conversation via a link, with the feature now rolling out to some iOS and web beta testers after Android testing.

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