🧠 Dubai AI Festival 2025 has officially wrapped

Over two packed days, the city brought together 10,000+ attendees, global tech leaders, and some of the most relevant conversations around the future of artificial intelligence.

We spent the Dubai AI Festival listening, exploring, and connecting. Here’s what we took away from it.

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⚡️ A New Record

Anonymous Telegram numbers are now priced at a minimum of $1,788 — the highest they’ve ever been.

💘 Numbers with the +888 prefix are currently the most expensive, according to data from the official Fragment marketplace.

💘 Due to fluctuations in the TON exchange rate, the price per number in Toncoin has also hit a new record, reaching 554 Toncoin.

💘 According to a report by nums888, the dollar value of anonymous numbers has been steadily rising since early March.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 The Trump administration is pressuring the EU to soften its upcoming AI regulations, warning they could harm U.S. tech giants.

💘 Google told a U.S. court that only it can maintain Chrome at its current level — selling it would "break" the browser.

💘 TSMC is building 24 factories worldwide to meet record-high chip demand, betting big on the AI boom.

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🧠 Dubai launches AI Academy

Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan has launched the Dubai AI Academy → as part of Dubai AI Week.

The Academy’s goal is to train 10,000 leaders, helping them build the skills to bring AI into business, government, and innovation.

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🛸 Alibaba’s Qwen3 is here

Alibaba just released a new family of AI models called Qwen3 → with claims they can rival ChatGPT and Gemini.

The model beats both in coding and reasoning tests, and some versions are already available open-source.

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🍏 Still made in China

The anniversary iPhone 20 will be produced in China → not India, where Apple has been shifting much of its manufacturing.

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😎 ChatGPT can now help you shop

OpenAI has introduced a free online shopping feature → in ChatGPT, offering personalized product recommendations. The tool provides suggestions with images, descriptions, reviews, and direct purchase links.

The feature is available in the GPT-4o model and is rolling out to all users — even those browsing without logging in. It’s powered by ChatGPT’s upgraded web search, now one of the platform’s most popular tools.

Recommendations will cover popular categories like clothing, beauty, electronics, and home goods. OpenAI clarified that the results are ad-free and that the company does not earn commissions from purchases made through the platform.

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🚘 Too political to drive?

The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla’s board is searching for a new CEO → amid concerns over Elon Musk’s growing focus on politics.

Both Musk and Tesla have denied the claim.

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⚡️ Big spring update for Telegram

The messenger dropped a massive update packed with new features — from a streamlined interface for encrypted group calls to smarter, AI-powered tools for business accounts.

Full breakdown at the link:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-rolls-out-extra-secure-group-calls-and-smarter-business-accounts

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😎 Dubai is shutting down the world’s busiest airport

As part of a major relocation plan, Dubai will close DXB and move operations to Al Maktoum International → a next-gen transport hub with AI systems, underground trains, and capacity for 260M passengers a year.

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❤️ Telegram hits 1B — and takes it to the sky

Pavel Durov celebrated Telegram reaching 1 billion users with a record-breaking drone show in Dubai, featuring 1,600 drones lighting up the sky with Telegram and TON visuals.

The show — organized by Notcoin and Dogs — set a Guinness World Record for the largest flying dog bone made of drones.

Thank you to everyone who was part of it. We did it together, frens, — said the team at Notcoin.

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📱 Skip the chat, start the call

Telegram now lets you start secure group calls → without creating a chat. Invite people from your contacts, via link, or with a QR code.

We break down how it works — and yes, end-to-end encryption is still there.

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😂 Apple tax? Not this time

Major developers in the U.S. — including Spotify and Epic Games → are rolling out external payment options after winning the right to bypass Apple’s in-app billing.

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😘 Trust issues?

The makers of dating app RAW are working on RAW Ring → a smart wearable that tracks heart rate, temperature, and movement. If your vitals spike, your partner gets a notification.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Trump says he’s open to delaying the TikTok ban (again) — if no U.S. ownership deal is reached by June 19.

💘 Microsoft has officially shut down Skype and is migrating users to Teams Free.

💘 The U.S. DOJ wants Google to sell Ad Manager and AdX — calling it the only way to dismantle its ad monopoly.

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🍏 Fold it, hide it, delay it

Apple → is set to introduce under-display Face ID with the iPhone 18 Pro, and a fully edge-to-edge screen with the iPhone 20.

Starting in 2026, Pro and foldable models will launch in the fall, while base models will follow in the spring.

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😆 Escape the App Store

Apple is being sued (again) — this time for allegedly sidestepping a court order that forced it to allow alternative payment methods in apps.

Developers say the company’s new rules and hidden fees make external payments → nearly useless.

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😎 Name it and claim it

Dubai’s UAE Exchange Metro Station has officially been renamed Life Pharmacy Metro Station — under a 10-year deal.

So why do Dubai Metro stations keep changing names — and how can a company get one?

We explain the business → behind the branding.

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🛸 Windows, do it for me

Windows 11 introduces a new AI feature → that lets users change system settings via voice or text commands. Integrated into the "Settings" app, it will be available on PCs supporting Copilot+.

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🚀 Polar Vlog

Elon Musk shared a 4-hour video → from the Dragon spacecraft during the Fram2 polar mission, showcasing rare views of the North and South Poles while orbiting Earth every 90 minutes.

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