😎 CEO-approved binge list

Apple's current and future CEOs revealed their favorite Apple TV+ shows — and Tim Cook even shared his favorite device and viewing position for Ted Lasso.

At the Season 4 premiere, Cook and John Ternus gave a joint interview, discussing Apple's leadership transition, the future of Apple TV+, and what's next after the CEO handover.

Here's everything they shared:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/tim-cook-john-ternus-interview-ted-lasso-premiere

🙂 Maybe they found common ground

The trademark lawsuit between iyO, OpenAI, and Jony Ive has been put on hold as the companies negotiate a settlement.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-jony-ive-iyo-lawsuit-paused-settlement-talks

😆 Pavel Durov charged in Russia

Russia’s FSB has charged the Telegram founder with facilitating terrorist activity and is seeking his arrest.

We have gathered everything known so far:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/russia-charges-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-aiding-terrorism

🛸 Talk to Gemini

Gemini for macOS can now control content with voice. It can rewrite text, summarize documents, analyze files, and turn rough notes into polished documents without leaving the active app.

How it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/gemini-mac-voice-controls

🤗 OpenAI agrees: it's a mess

OpenAI admitted the redesigned ChatGPT desktop app became "kind of a mess" after merging ChatGPT, Codex, and Work. More fixes are coming, and the standalone Work mode is expected to disappear by the end of the year.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-chatgpt-desktop-redesign-fixes

⚡️ Australia vs. Telegram

Telegram could face fines of up to $38 million after Australia's online safety regulator accused the platform of not doing enough to stop the spread of terrorist content.

Telegram has rejected the allegations and says it will fight the case in court.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/australia-sues-telegram-terrorist-content

🤩 How old are you?

Google is rolling out a new age verification system for Android apps worldwide, allowing them to tailor content based on a user's age without revealing personal details.

Here's how it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-play-age-signals-api-global-rollout

⚡️ Durov breaks his silence

Pavel Durov has commented for the first time after Russia designated him a “terrorist.”

Russian officials have clearly got confused about who can ban whom from the Internet 😉

Here’s everything we know about the case:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/russia-charges-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-aiding-terrorism

🛸 Gemini gets your browser

Google has updated Gemini Spark → with Chrome integration. The AI agent can now open websites in your own browser, using your existing logins and saved passwords to complete tasks on your behalf.

@durovs_code

⛔️ Claude reached real systems

Anthropic found three incidents where Claude models accessed real systems while running internal cybersecurity tests. A configuration error allowed the models to reach the internet from an environment that was supposed to be isolated.

What happened next:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-real-systems-security-tests

😄 Keeping up with Nvidia

AMD is joining Nvidia in raising GPU prices, with Radeon cards for partners set to increase by at least 10% starting in August.

Memory shortages aren't going away anytime soon either. Samsung now expects the crunch to last until at least 2028.

↖️ https://durovscode.com/amd-gpu-price-hike-partners-august-2026

❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 Microsoft raised Xbox console prices worldwide on August 1.

📌 The Wall Street Journal warns that massive AI investments risk triggering a major selloff that could drag down global stock markets.

📌 The memory chip shortage has reached the MacBook Air, with Apple struggling to keep its most popular laptop in stock.

📌 Apple is exploring turning future smart glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices.

@durovs_code

🛸 Math had a good day

OpenAI’s new Astra model solved 10 open math problems that researchers had been unable to crack for decades.

Here’s what it solved:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-astra-solves-10-unsolved-math-problems

😆 So much for cold storage

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets and drained around 5,000 wallets, stealing more than $110 million in bitcoin.

What caused the massive breach:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/coldcard-bitcoin-wallet-hack-110-million

⛔️ It only took one

Telegram disappeared from the App Store worldwide on Tuesday night, making the app temporarily unavailable for download. It returned to the store later.

The reason, as it turns out, was a single user who violated the platform’s rules:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-app-store-removal-single-user

🍏 Backdoor, round two

Apple has filed a second lawsuit → against the UK government over its demand for access to encrypted iCloud backups.

@durovs_code

🤩 AI gets a label

The European Union has rolled out new AI transparency rules, requiring companies to tell users when they’re interacting with AI and to label AI-generated content, including deepfakes.

What companies now have to do:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/eu-ai-transparency-rules-chatbots-deepfakes-labeling

🤐 There’s a limit after all

Huawei’s chief scientist has warned that Nvidia’s chips are approaching their physical limits.

What he thinks comes next for the world’s biggest chipmakers — and how Huawei plans to work around those limits:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/huawei-chief-scientist-nvidia-chips-physical-limits

🙂 Durov explains the App Store takedown

An attacker hid illegal content in an old message in a public Telegram group and then reported it to Apple.

Pavel Durov detailed how the scheme worked:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/durov-telegram-app-store-removal-extortion-attack

🤷‍♂️ FBI agent, crypto and ChatGPT

A former FBI agent in the US stole around $1 million in crypto from a Russian national under investigation — and then asked ChatGPT how to spend it.

The full detective story:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/former-fbi-agent-stole-1-million-crypto

🤫 So much for passwordless

Researchers have found several ways to steal passkeys, the supposedly safer alternative to traditional passwords.

The attacks target Google Password Manager on infected Windows PCs, and one of them can even expose passkeys created in the future.

Who’s affected and how the attacks work:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-password-manager-passkeys-malware-windows