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💼 OpenAI Goes Corporate

OpenAI will transition → to a Public Benefit Corporation in 2025, combining profit goals with societal impact and paving the way for a potential IPO.

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🧠 Skynet Incoming?

Geoffrey Hinton, former Google researcher and the so-called "Godfather of AI," warns there's a 10-20% chance AI could wipe out humanity within the next 30 years.

He calls for stricter government regulation and increased investment in AI safety research by major companies. Thoughts?

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🚗 VW Data Leak Shocks

Volkswagen → exposed data from 800,000 EV owners, including precise geolocations for 466,000 vehicles.

German regulators demand tougher cybersecurity.

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🤐 TikTok: Deal or Delete?

Donald Trump urges the Supreme Court to delay a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok → by Jan 19, 2025.

He plans a "balanced solution" once in office. Hearings start Jan 10.

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😾 Cybertruck You Can Actually Afford

Tesla → has unveiled a $250 levitating Cybertruck. It’s a 1:24 scale collectible figurine, complete with electromagnetic levitation and glowing headlights.

The limited run sold out fast, and it’s unclear if more will be produced.

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🧠 TSMC, Watch Out!

South Korea → is considering launching its own chip manufacturing giant, KSMC, with $13.9 billion in state support.

Expected to rival Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, the plan aims for $208.7 billion in economic growth by 2045.

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⏳ Time’s Up for Old Androids

WhatsApp → is officially dropping support for Android phones over a decade old.

Starting January 1, 2025, devices running Android KitKat or earlier will lose access to the app. Backup your chats now!

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🤫 Hands Off Our Browser!

Google → rejects the DOJ's demand to sell Chrome, calling it excessive and harmful to innovation. The final decision on this high-stakes case is expected in August 2025.

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🚪 Apple Wants to Be Your Doorman

Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell → and lock system with Face ID. The device will recognize residents and automatically unlock doors. Expected by late 2025, it could integrate with third-party smart locks.

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🥊 Courtroom Knockout

WhatsApp → secured a legal victory over NSO Group, creator of Pegasus spyware, which targeted 1,400 devices in 2019.

A U.S. court found NSO guilty of violating cybersecurity laws, with damages to be decided in March 2024.

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🤑 UAE’s Secret Bitcoin Treasure

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed the UAE → holds $40 billion in Bitcoin, making it one of the largest Bitcoin-owning governments worldwide.

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🏆 Huawei Leads Wearables

Huawei → shipped 23.6M devices in 2024, securing 16.9% of the global market and surpassing Apple as the top wearables brand.

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🎁 Yasmina: Your Smart New Year Gift

Last-minute New Year gift sorted. Yasmina → the first AI speaker designed with Khaleeji culture in mind, Yasmina speaks both English and Arabic, bringing a personal touch to your home.

Curious about what makes her stand out? Check out our full review.

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🤝 AI Levels Up Gaming

Sony and AMD's Project Amethyst aims to optimize → neural networks for graphics and boost realism across PlayStation, PC, and cloud platforms. Expect this AI tech to hit PlayStation 6 and future AMD GPUs.

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🍏 AI Too Hot to Handle

iPhone 15 Pro users are reporting serious overheating → when using Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji and Image Playground. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 stays chill with its A18 chip.

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💸 Another Day, Another Meta Fine

Meta’s wallet takes another hit: the Irish Data Protection Commission fines → Facebook €251M for a 2018 breach exposing 29 million users’ data – including 3 million in the EU.

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🛸 Who Needs Google Now?

OpenAI has made its AI-powered ChatGPT Search → free for all registered users. You can even integrate it into Chrome and swap out Google search entirely.

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🧠 AI in Smartphones is Useless

73% of iPhone users are dissatisfied with AI features. Samsung users are even more unimpressed – 87% aren't happy.

→ Users believe Apple Intelligence and Galaxy AI offer no real value.

→ 16.8% of iPhone users would consider switching to Samsung for better AI, while only 9.7% of Samsung users are open to switching to iPhone.

→ 15.4% think Apple Intelligence is better than Galaxy AI, 5.9% prefer Galaxy AI, and 32% think neither is better than the other.

→ Still, 47.6% of iPhone owners say AI features matter when choosing a new smartphone.

Do you agree? What do you think?

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💸 Musk's $56 Billion Bet

Elon Musk → and Tesla are appealing the $56B pay package cancellation. All because a shareholder with 9 shares said "nope." Plus, Tesla may owe $345M in legal fees if they lose.

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📱 Apple’s Foldables Incoming

Apple → is developing an 18.8-inch foldable iPad for 2028 and a foldable iPhone for 2026. The iPad may support macOS apps, while prototypes show a nearly invisible crease – a challenge Apple hasn’t yet solved.

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