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😆 Not so trending anymore

YouTube will soon retire → its “Trending” tab, replacing it with curated content categories such as Trending Music Videos, Weekly Top Podcast Shows, and Trending Movie Trailers.

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🧠 Heavy thinking

Elon Musk’s xAI has introduced two new AI models → Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy — which, according to the team, outperform both GPT and Gemini in key benchmarks.

The lineup includes SuperGrok Heavy, a high-performance version priced at $300/month.

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😎 Puff, click, sold out

Telegram’s latest drop of collectible gifts, created in collaboration with Snoop Dogg, saw overwhelming demand — with all rare items sold out within minutes.

💘 The Snoop Pup (600,000 units) sold out in 37 minutes.

💘 The sealed bag (240,000 units), referencing Snoop’s well-known aesthetic, disappeared in 19 minutes.

💘 The stylized roll (120,000 units) was claimed in just 5 minutes.

💘 The Snoopmobile and the Westside gesture (24,000 and 12,000 units, respectively) vanished in under a minute.

Just 90 minutes before the launch, Snoop Dogg released a music video dedicated to the collection on his official YouTube channel. Within two hours, the video reached YouTube’s Top 10 trending music category.

💘 According Pavel Durov, nearly 1 million unique Snoop-inspired NFT gifts generated $12 million in revenue within 30 minutes.

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🤔 Bye, Google?

OpenAI → is reportedly working on its own AI-powered browser. A launch may be just weeks away.

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⚡️ Snoop Dogg Drops Music Video About Telegram Gifts

Rapper Snoop Dogg has released a new music video on his official YouTube channel — and it’s all about Telegram gifts.

Earlier, Snoop launched an official channel on Telegram and got it verified. He even exchanged a few words with Durov on X, cheekily suggesting he stop having more kids.

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😎 Finally!

Windows 11’s 25H2 update will let users remove → pre-installed apps like Xbox, To Do, and even Camera — no third-party tools required.

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🍏 Fifty shades of blue

A new leak suggests the iPhone 17 Air will launch in an exclusive light blue shade → reportedly the highlight of Apple’s upcoming marketing campaign.

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🧠 One model to rule them all

OpenAI will launch GPT-5 → this summer, combining advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities into a single model.

The update is meant to simplify the user experience by replacing the current set of task-specific models.

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🍏 Not so liquid anymore

Apple has toned down Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 — making it less transparent → to improve text and icon clarity in system apps.

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👍 No Wi-Fi, no problem

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has unveiled BitChat → a messenger that works without internet or registration, storing all messages locally on the user’s device.

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🙂 Made in America

TikTok will launch a separate app for U.S. users → part of an ongoing deal to sell its American assets.

The current version is expected to be removed from U.S. app stores this September.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 EU publishers file antitrust complaints against Google over AI summaries in search.

💘 U.S. tech companies have laid off 94,000 employees in 2025 as AI replaces human roles.

💘 Elon Musk is launching his own political party the “America Party” — after a viral poll on X.

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🤩 Too hot for FaceTime

iOS 26 will automatically pause FaceTime calls if nudity is detected on screen → a feature originally designed for child accounts, now quietly extended to all users.

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🤐 What’s done in the dark...

Indian developer Soham Parekh → is trending after founders revealed he scammed tech startups for years — the story took off after a viral post on X.

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🍏 Fold me once

Apple has officially entered the prototyping phase for its first foldable iPhone, with limited test builds underway and a launch penciled in for fall 2026 → right alongside the iPhone 18.

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😆 Incognito mode: off

A jury has ruled against Google in a case over unauthorized data collection → on Android devices, ordering the company to pay $314M. A similar federal trial is already scheduled for 2026.

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🎧 Classical speed limit

Fujairah has introduced the region’s first musical road — a 750-meter stretch that plays Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as vehicles pass over it.

The installation is located on Sheikh Khalifa Street, near the entrance to the city and just before the Fujairah Court. To hear the melody clearly, drivers must maintain a speed of exactly 100 km/h.

Video: ibrahimhasware / TikTok

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🤐 Hands off

Apple is suing a former engineer for allegedly stealing → confidential Vision Pro data and trying to pass it to rivals — just days before quietly joining Snap.

The company claims he wiped his work laptop after uploading the files to his personal clou

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👍 Telegram Update

The messenger’s second summer update → is now live, bringing a few notable additions — including paid suggested posts for channels and a new checklist feature for task tracking.

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🍏 Siri, meet Claude

Apple is seriously considering switching Siri to Anthropic’s Claude → while still quietly working on its own in-house model.

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