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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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😎 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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⚡️ 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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🚘 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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😎 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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🍏 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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🛸 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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🧠 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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❤️ 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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⚡️ 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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🧠 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.

💘 https://durovscode.com/dubais-ai-festival-wasnt-about-the-future-it-was-about-now

💻 Mac-ifying the iPad

Apple will unveil iPadOS 19 → at WWDC 2025 with a redesigned interface and new multitasking tools — bringing the iPad experience closer to macOS.

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🤩 WhatsApp locks the exit

WhatsApp has introduced “Advanced Chat Privacy” → a new setting that lets users restrict chat exports and automatic media saving on iOS and Android.

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💻 YouTube’s big redesign test

On its 20th anniversary, YouTube began testing its first major video player redesign in a decade. Reddit users spotted the update → with relocated controls, redesigned buttons, and a volume slider.

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☕️ Siri, meet your new bosses

Apple → is rebuilding Siri under Vision Pro leadership, replacing key roles and bringing in third-party LLMs.

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🤔 OpenAI x Chrome?

As the US Justice Department pushes for a Chrome breakup, OpenAI says it's ready to buy the browser → if Google is forced to sell. The company even tried to partner with Google last year — but got turned down.

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⛔️ DOJ vs. Google

The U.S. Justice Department wants Google → to sell Chrome, end default search deals, and give rivals access to user data — calling it a necessary move to dismantle its search monopoly.

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🤐 Too young for this app

Meta will use AI to detect teen users → who misrepresent their age on its platforms.

If the system suspects a false claim, the account will be automatically placed under restricted settings.

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😽 France is putting everyone at risk

Pavel Durov has publicly criticized → French lawmakers for attempting to force encryption backdoors in messaging apps.

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🚘 No driver? No problem

Dubai will launch its first 50 autonomous taxis in 2025 → scaling up to 1,000 vehicles by 2030 as part of its plan to make 25% of city transport fully self-driving.

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