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Yes, Stories are coming to #Telegram.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted about the feature on his channel, saying that more than half of the feature requests that Telegram receives are about stories. Initially, the team was against adding this feature, but during internal testing even the most skeptical members of Telegram's team liked it.
Stories on Telegram are private, with granular privacy controls that are available for most other features in the messenger: they can be seen by either anyone, all contacts, selected contacts or a list of "Close Friends". Users choose if a story expires in 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours - or permanent. They will be placed in an expandable section at the top of the chat list and have "powerful photo and video-editing tools", likely referring to the existing editing tools in the Telegram app.
For channels an option to share posts to stories will be launched later.
Stories are "in their last testing phase" and will become available in early July.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted about the feature on his channel, saying that more than half of the feature requests that Telegram receives are about stories. Initially, the team was against adding this feature, but during internal testing even the most skeptical members of Telegram's team liked it.
Stories on Telegram are private, with granular privacy controls that are available for most other features in the messenger: they can be seen by either anyone, all contacts, selected contacts or a list of "Close Friends". Users choose if a story expires in 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours - or permanent. They will be placed in an expandable section at the top of the chat list and have "powerful photo and video-editing tools", likely referring to the existing editing tools in the Telegram app.
For channels an option to share posts to stories will be launched later.
Stories are "in their last testing phase" and will become available in early July.
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Mark Zuckerberg will be fighting #Elon Musk.
And we aren't talking about Meta competing with Twitter - the two billionaires will be fighting each other in an MMA fight.
It all started from Elon Musk's response to news about "Project 92", the rumored Twitter competitor from Instagram, saying that he's ready to fight #Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mark replied to him in an Instagram story, saying "Send me location". Elon replied with 2 words: "Vegas Octagon".
Not much else is known about the fight.
And we aren't talking about Meta competing with Twitter - the two billionaires will be fighting each other in an MMA fight.
It all started from Elon Musk's response to news about "Project 92", the rumored Twitter competitor from Instagram, saying that he's ready to fight #Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mark replied to him in an Instagram story, saying "Send me location". Elon replied with 2 words: "Vegas Octagon".
Not much else is known about the fight.
#Apple might be making a smart monitor.
Mark Gurman shared on his newsletter Power On (via The Verge) that Apple may be planning a display with behavior completely independent from a Mac. This will be possible with a custom Apple silicon chip.
This will allow the display to have smart display features. According to The Verge, the new feature sounds a lot like StandBy on iOS 17, which was initially rumored for the iPad.
The tech company is rumored to be working on a 27-inch mini-LED display and an updated version of the Pro Display XDR, with possibly the ability to summon Siri from the displays themselves.
Images: Technodroid #concept - not a real render
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Mark Gurman shared on his newsletter Power On (via The Verge) that Apple may be planning a display with behavior completely independent from a Mac. This will be possible with a custom Apple silicon chip.
This will allow the display to have smart display features. According to The Verge, the new feature sounds a lot like StandBy on iOS 17, which was initially rumored for the iPad.
The tech company is rumored to be working on a 27-inch mini-LED display and an updated version of the Pro Display XDR, with possibly the ability to summon Siri from the displays themselves.
Images: Technodroid #concept - not a real render
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#Meta's Threads app has leaked on the Play Store.
Threads, or "Project 92", is Instagram's answer to Twitter. The app hasn't released yet, but has already started fights between Twitter and Meta - literally.
Recently, the app accidentally became available on the Play Store, as noticed by Alessandro Paluzzi, who has leaked several features in Meta apps. The listing reveals the final design of the app. It was quickly pulled from the Play Store, which indicates that Threads was released early.
Alessandro also shared an APK of the app (re-uploaded in the comments). It reveals that the promised integration with ActivityPub, an open protocol for social media that's used by Mastodon and other federated social networks, will not be available when Threads launches, but will be launched later. He also revealed that the social network will be invite only, but you can reserve your username if you don't have an invite from the main Instagram app.
(Sources: The Verge, alex193a on Twitter)
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Threads, or "Project 92", is Instagram's answer to Twitter. The app hasn't released yet, but has already started fights between Twitter and Meta - literally.
Recently, the app accidentally became available on the Play Store, as noticed by Alessandro Paluzzi, who has leaked several features in Meta apps. The listing reveals the final design of the app. It was quickly pulled from the Play Store, which indicates that Threads was released early.
Alessandro also shared an APK of the app (re-uploaded in the comments). It reveals that the promised integration with ActivityPub, an open protocol for social media that's used by Mastodon and other federated social networks, will not be available when Threads launches, but will be launched later. He also revealed that the social network will be invite only, but you can reserve your username if you don't have an invite from the main Instagram app.
(Sources: The Verge, alex193a on Twitter)
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#Meta Threads is launching tomorrow.
The text app is launching tomorrow, as announced with a cryptic animation on threads.net and an Easter egg on Instagram - if you search "threads" and tap on the ticket icon, you can view your "boarding ticket" to the new app.
However, for a brief period of time, some profiles of Meta employees like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri were visible, showing a few posts. Notably, a post from the latter confirmed that Threads accounts can be transferred to any Mastodon server once ActivityPub support launches.
Meanwhile, Twitter, the main competitor of the app, introduced rate limits - unverified users can only see 1000 posts per day, while Twitter Blue subscribers can see 10000. Head of product Elon Musk explains this by saying that "we are all Twitter addicts and need to go outside". Tweets can also no longer be read without signing into an account due to data scraping.
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The text app is launching tomorrow, as announced with a cryptic animation on threads.net and an Easter egg on Instagram - if you search "threads" and tap on the ticket icon, you can view your "boarding ticket" to the new app.
However, for a brief period of time, some profiles of Meta employees like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri were visible, showing a few posts. Notably, a post from the latter confirmed that Threads accounts can be transferred to any Mastodon server once ActivityPub support launches.
Meanwhile, Twitter, the main competitor of the app, introduced rate limits - unverified users can only see 1000 posts per day, while Twitter Blue subscribers can see 10000. Head of product Elon Musk explains this by saying that "we are all Twitter addicts and need to go outside". Tweets can also no longer be read without signing into an account due to data scraping.
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#samsung trademarked "Galaxy Ring" and "Galaxy Glasses".
Samsung filed for a trademark application for "Galaxy Glasses" and "Galaxy Ring" on KIPRIS, Korea's trademark office.
"Galaxy Glasses", filed under categories like "headset for virtual reality experience" and "smart glasses", might refer to the AR headset Samsung teased at Unpacked in February. The headset is being developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and will have an internal battery.
"Galaxy Ring" is described as a "smart device for measuring health indicators and/or sleep in the form of [a] ring." A recent Samsung Health beta version also mentions smart rings in a hidden menu.
Keep in mind that trademarks aren't a definite confirmation of upcoming products - they can just mean that a company doesn't want anyone else to make a product with a specific name.
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Samsung filed for a trademark application for "Galaxy Glasses" and "Galaxy Ring" on KIPRIS, Korea's trademark office.
"Galaxy Glasses", filed under categories like "headset for virtual reality experience" and "smart glasses", might refer to the AR headset Samsung teased at Unpacked in February. The headset is being developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and will have an internal battery.
"Galaxy Ring" is described as a "smart device for measuring health indicators and/or sleep in the form of [a] ring." A recent Samsung Health beta version also mentions smart rings in a hidden menu.
Keep in mind that trademarks aren't a definite confirmation of upcoming products - they can just mean that a company doesn't want anyone else to make a product with a specific name.
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#Meta Threads has launched.
Threads from Instagram is Meta's answer to Twitter. The app has passed 2 million users in just the first hour and 5 million in the first four, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The app won't be available in Europe at launch, likely because of privacy concerns - according to the Play Store listing the app collects your health information, list of installed apps and location, among other things.
Even before the launch, the app started a fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter ex-CEO Elon Musk - and not just in the social media market.
Threads is available in both the App Store and Play Store.
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Threads from Instagram is Meta's answer to Twitter. The app has passed 2 million users in just the first hour and 5 million in the first four, as announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The app won't be available in Europe at launch, likely because of privacy concerns - according to the Play Store listing the app collects your health information, list of installed apps and location, among other things.
Even before the launch, the app started a fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter ex-CEO Elon Musk - and not just in the social media market.
Threads is available in both the App Store and Play Store.
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It's official: #Galaxy Unpacked is on July 26th.
#Samsung has officially announced that Unpacked is on July 26th, live from Seoul, South Korea.
The company will likely announce the Galaxy Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Tab S9 and Watch6 series at the event, which is coming to the company's home country.
You can already reserve the upcoming devices and get $50 in credit for pre-orders.
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#Samsung has officially announced that Unpacked is on July 26th, live from Seoul, South Korea.
The company will likely announce the Galaxy Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Tab S9 and Watch6 series at the event, which is coming to the company's home country.
You can already reserve the upcoming devices and get $50 in credit for pre-orders.
@thetechdroid
#Google is developing a fully custom Tensor chip.
Despite Google's claims about the Tensor lineup being made by Google, current Tensor chips are designed in partnership with Samsung System LSI, who also design Exynos chips.
But that's about to change. In 2025, Google is set to launch its first fully in-house Tensor, codenamed "Laguna" and likely branded as the Tensor G5. The chip will be based on TSMC's 3nm process, which is more efficient than the current Samsung process.
In the meantime, Google is replacing more and more Samsung-developed parts of Tensor - "everything from communications and audio to image and graphics processing" - with custom hardware every generation.
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Despite Google's claims about the Tensor lineup being made by Google, current Tensor chips are designed in partnership with Samsung System LSI, who also design Exynos chips.
But that's about to change. In 2025, Google is set to launch its first fully in-house Tensor, codenamed "Laguna" and likely branded as the Tensor G5. The chip will be based on TSMC's 3nm process, which is more efficient than the current Samsung process.
In the meantime, Google is replacing more and more Samsung-developed parts of Tensor - "everything from communications and audio to image and graphics processing" - with custom hardware every generation.
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#Meta Avatars are now available in calls.
Meta is launching the ability to use Meta Avatars in video calls in Messenger and Instagram, on both iOS and Android.
Users can choose between their avatars and some animals, like a futuristic cat and llama.
Meta is also releasing animated stickers with Avatars, available on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. And soon, avatar stickers will be able to have multiple people in Messenger chats and Stories.
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Meta is launching the ability to use Meta Avatars in video calls in Messenger and Instagram, on both iOS and Android.
Users can choose between their avatars and some animals, like a futuristic cat and llama.
Meta is also releasing animated stickers with Avatars, available on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. And soon, avatar stickers will be able to have multiple people in Messenger chats and Stories.
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xAI, #elon Musk's new company, wants to understand the universe.
Elon was the co-founder of #OpenAI, and his new company is built to compete with it. The company's employees have strong backgrounds with OpenAI itself, as well as Google DeepMind, Tesla and other companies.
What does Elon mean by "understanding the universe"? In a Twitter space, he said that we don't actually understand a lot of what we think we do about reality, like the true nature of gravity and why there is no evidence of aliens existing.
xAI will use heavy computing to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is an AI capable of performing any task that a human can. Currently, AGI remains an unsolved task, but several companies are working on solving it. According to Elon, the safest way to develop an AGI is to make it "maximum curious" and "truth curious", and to minimize the error between the actual truth and what you think is true. The goal is to make xAI useful for businesses and consumers, like Tesla, which will use xAI technologies for Full Self Driving.
For training xAI plans to use public data, like tweets (which, ironically, is something Twitter is trying to prevent with scraping limits). Once the model runs out of human-created data it will have to generate its own data and train on it. Elon believes that training an AI to lie is dangerous, so xAI will be trained to say what it thinks is true and not what is politically correct, which will result in criticism.
More information about the first release from xAI will be revealed soon.
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Elon was the co-founder of #OpenAI, and his new company is built to compete with it. The company's employees have strong backgrounds with OpenAI itself, as well as Google DeepMind, Tesla and other companies.
What does Elon mean by "understanding the universe"? In a Twitter space, he said that we don't actually understand a lot of what we think we do about reality, like the true nature of gravity and why there is no evidence of aliens existing.
xAI will use heavy computing to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is an AI capable of performing any task that a human can. Currently, AGI remains an unsolved task, but several companies are working on solving it. According to Elon, the safest way to develop an AGI is to make it "maximum curious" and "truth curious", and to minimize the error between the actual truth and what you think is true. The goal is to make xAI useful for businesses and consumers, like Tesla, which will use xAI technologies for Full Self Driving.
For training xAI plans to use public data, like tweets (which, ironically, is something Twitter is trying to prevent with scraping limits). Once the model runs out of human-created data it will have to generate its own data and train on it. Elon believes that training an AI to lie is dangerous, so xAI will be trained to say what it thinks is true and not what is politically correct, which will result in criticism.
More information about the first release from xAI will be revealed soon.
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