🛸 50% AI, soon

The United Arab Emirates plans → to shift 50% of government operations and services to AI agents within two years. Authorities say AI will act as an “executive partner,” while humans remain in oversight roles.

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🤐 Go play outside, maybe

Turkey has passed a law banning social media use for children under 15.

What platforms, large services and gaming companies will now be required to do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/turkey-social-media-ban-under-15

❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Elon Musk has launched the XChat messenger for iOS users.

💘 Telegram's iOS beta version 12.6.4 introduces new tools for content moderation and AI personalisation.

💘 Elon Musk is launching his own financial service, X Money, with a US rollout by the end of April.

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📱 Pocket-sized OpenAI

OpenAI is developing its own smartphone. Instead of traditional apps, the device will run on AI agents that handle tasks for the user.

What's known about the phone:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-smartphone-ai-agents

🤐 Claude went rogue on production

Claude deleted the entire database of a car rental startup and completely paralysed its operations. The post has gained more than 6 million views on X.

The Opus 4.6 AI agent had foolishly been given an API token with full access to external infrastructure, where the backups were also stored.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/cursor-claude-opus-deleted-production-database

🕹 Welcome back, Steam Controller

Valve has announced → the Steam Controller, launching May 4 for $99.

The gamepad works across PC, Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and the Steam Frame VR headset.

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😎 Apple Vision who?

Renders of Samsung's Galaxy Glasses have leaked online — two versions priced from $379 to $900.

What's known about the glasses:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/samsung-galaxy-glasses-leak-renders

🤷‍♂️ Musk vs Altman

Elon Musk has testified in court against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing → him of stealing a charity.

Musk is seeking $130 billion in damages and the removal of Altman and Greg Brockman from OpenAI's board.

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🍏 Apple is finally catching up

Apple is preparing a major upgrade to its built-in photo editing tools, designed to help it compete more closely with Android devices.

But development isn't going smoothly:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-ios-27-ai-photo-editing-tools

💻 RIP, charger drawer

The EU has officially required → manufacturers to fit new laptops drawing up to 100W with a USB-C charging port.

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🧠 Gemini becomes the office

Google has expanded Gemini → with the ability to generate full documents like PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, and more, directly inside the chat.

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🕹 PlayStation calms down

Sony has denied rumours → that PS4 and PS5 owners will need to go online every 30 days to verify their game licences.

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🍏 Time to start saving

Memory chips could become the single most expensive part inside an iPhone by 2027, rising from 10% to 45% of the device's component cost.

What this means for the iPhone 18:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/iphone-memory-cost-increase-2027

😾 Free won't last foreve

Ads may appear in Gemini as Google considers the option. The format → is being tested in AI Mode first and could later expand to the chatbot.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Apple’s future CEO John Ternus plans to cut stock buybacks and redirect billions into new product development.

💘 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has ruled that only human-performed acting and human-authored scripts will be eligible for Oscars.

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😏 "Motivated by jealousy"

A blog post on OpenAI’s website is drawing attention amid the Musk v. Altman trial, accusing Elon Musk of acting out of jealousy and trying to derail the company.

What OpenAI says:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-statement-elon-musk-trial

🕹 No PC, not now

Take-Two’s CEO commented → on the decision to launch GTA VI on consoles first, leaving PC players out at release.

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🤩 Leak season

Specs of the Google Pixel 11 lineup have surfaced — including the Tensor G6 chip and updated cameras.

What we know:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-pixel-11-tensor-g6-specs-leak