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💘 Early renders of the iPhone 18 Pro surfaced online. Leaks suggest Face ID could finally move under the display.

💘 Rockstar will let a terminally ill fan play GTA VI ahead of launch, after doctors estimated he has 6–12 months to live.

💘 OpenAI is rolling out ads in ChatGPT. Advertising will appear for free users and subscribers on the new Go plan.

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💘 OpenAI will retire GPT-4o and all of its variants in ChatGPT starting February 13, as usage shifts almost entirely to GPT-5.2.

💘 Apple is exploring a flip-style foldable iPhone, potentially adding a clamshell form factor to its future iPhone lineup.

💘 Apple dropped plans to integrate Anthropic’s Claude into Siri after the startup reportedly demanded multi-billion-dollar annual fees, opting instead for a cheaper deal with Google.

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💘 A Chinese investor bought the Telegram username @danbao for $2.2 million, setting a new all-time record on Fragment.

💘 Apple updated its App Review Guidelines, adding “random or anonymous chat” to the list of app categories that can be removed from the App Store without prior notice.

💘 Apple is preparing a broader hardware refresh for early 2026, including a budget iPhone 17e, updated iPads, and a new lower-cost MacBook aimed at the education market.

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💘 Apple is preparing a budget MacBook under $1,000 powered by an iPhone-class chip instead of an M-series processor.

💘 Intel was fined $30 million in India over its restrictive warranty policy for imported processors.

💘 New coding models from OpenAI and Anthropic reignited the debate over whether traditional programming is becoming obsolete.

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💘 The US Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump exceeded his authority when imposing global tariffs.

💘 References to a budget MacBook and two next-gen Studio Display models were spotted in the macOS 26.3 final build, with a possible March debut.

💘 Tim Cook hinted at Apple’s next product category: AI wearables built around Visual Intelligence.

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💘 Telegram updated to version 12.5 with new chat tags, improved content controls, and expanded formatting features.

💘 Samsung announced plans to transform all of its global manufacturing sites into AI-driven factories by 2030.

💘 Donald Trump barred U.S. federal agencies from using Anthropic’s AI technologies.

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💘 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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💘 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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💘 Apple may unveil a foldable iPhone in December, with a possible iPhone 18 Plus coming in March 2027.

💘 OpenAI is working on a desktop super app combining ChatGPT, its browser and Codex.

💘 Elon Musk announced Terafab, a chip factory for Tesla, SpaceX and xAI.

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💘 Apple is reportedly preparing its first foldable iPhone, described as the most significant redesign in the iPhone’s history.

💘 Apple is working on Siri Extensions that may turn the assistant into an AI hub with access to multiple chatbots and an AI App Store.

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💘 Google Chrome is preparing a smart media loading feature designed to reduce data usage and improve page performance.

💘 Perplexity faces a class-action lawsuit over alleged sharing of user conversations with advertisers.

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💘 Pavel Durov said Telegram Secret Chats are safer after reports that deleted Signal messages were accessed through push notifications.

💘 WhatsApp responded to Durov, defending its encryption and criticizing Telegram’s approach to security and usability.

💘 The Netherlands is preparing citizens for possible internet shutdown.

💘 Apple is developing smart glasses without a built-in display.

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💘 iPhone 18 Pro may debut in a new “Dark Cherry” color.

💘 Elon Musk has proposed government payments for people who lose their jobs due to AI.

💘 Telegram is preparing bot-resistant polls, restricting voting by subscription time and user location.

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❤️ 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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💘 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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💘 Apple is preparing to make chips with Intel, breaking its long-standing reliance on TSMC.

💘 Instagram disabled end-to-end encryption for direct messages.

💘 The European Parliament labeled VPNs a "loophole that needs closing" amid Europe's push for stricter age verification online.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 Apple is preparing iOS 27 with a major Siri overhaul, including a standalone app with chat history.

📌 Malta has become the first country to provide all of its residents with a free one-year ChatGPT Plus subscription

📌 Google has restricted Gemini Intelligence to a small list of devices, cutting off nearly every premium Android phone released before 2026.

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📌 Elon Musk officially confirmed that Starlink is developing an interplanetary internet network.

📌 Donald Trump accidentally invested up to $5 million in a sushi chain instead of an AI company.

📌 The Apple Watch has slowed down 11 years after launch, with users moving to screenless bands and rings from Whoop and Oura.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

The weekend was full of leaks and design reveals:

📌 6 reported features coming to Apple's MacBook Ultra.

📌 First leaked photo of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE with a redesigned camera module.

📌 Final design of Apple's foldable iPhone Ultra revealed.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 Trump's "Made in America" smartphone turned out to be strikingly similar to HTC's 2024 U24 Pro.

📌 Apple may have finally fixed Siri nearly two years after unveiling its AI plans.

📌 Anthropic disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide after a U.S. government order targeting foreign users.

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