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😀 Call me baddie

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found → that rude, demanding prompts lead to more accurate responses from ChatGPT than polite ones.

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🤔 Sorry, I don’t speak English

A new study shows → that AI systems respond more accurately to queries in Polish and Russian than in English.

Polish leads with 88% accuracy, followed by Russian at 87%. French, Italian, and Spanish score slightly lower, while English ranks only sixth with 84%.

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🤩 Samurai law

Japan’s trade association CODA has formally demanded → that OpenAI stop using Japanese creative works in its video generation model Sora 2.

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⚡️ Gift Auction

A new feature spotted in Telegram’s beta version reveals an auction system for purchasing gifts.

What’s new:

💘 Gifts will now be sold in auction rounds, with each batch containing 50 items.

💘 Users can place bids using Stars. The top 50 bidders in each round will receive gifts, while the remaining bids roll over to the next round with a new batch.

💘 Rounds continue until all gifts are sold out. If a user never makes it into the top 50 across all rounds, their Stars are refunded.

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😾 Wow!

Austria has introduced Austrian Power Giants, a concept to transform power lines into animal-shaped sculptures representing the country’s nine states.

So far, only two prototypes have been built for testing to assess their structural and electrical feasibility. Whether the concept will move beyond the pilot stage remains unclear.

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☕️ Still not Grok

Pavel Durov announced the launch of Perplexity’s official bot on Telegram.

Perplexity for Telegram functions as a full-fledged AI assistant, combining web search, image generation and editing, and even participation in group chats.

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🛸 Not true!

ChatGPT continues to provide medical and legal advice → despite OpenAI’s updated terms that were meant to restrict it.

Although the company recently stated that such consultations require a licensed professional, the chatbot’s behavior appears to have remained the same.

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🍏 50 years and counting

On April 1, 2026, Apple will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The company is preparing → major product launches and significant updates across its lineup to mark the milestone year.

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🤔 Out with the classics

Rumors suggest Apple may release → the iPhone 18 Pro in brighter, bolder colors. Some reports claim the company could drop its signature Space Black and Graphite options for the first time.

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⚡️ Will Telegram meet Iran’s demands?

Iran has set → new conditions for Pavel Durov in exchange for unblocking Telegram, once used by the majority of the country’s population.

Durov’s Code explains:

💘 What the Islamic Republic is asking from Durov
💘 How its demands have changed since 2018
💘 And whether Telegram will agree to Tehran’s terms today

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😀 Forgiven!

Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder → Changpeng Zhao, who was previously convicted of violating anti–money laundering laws. After serving 4 months in prison, Zhao’s record has been fully cleared.

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🐈 We’re the champions

Google has officially allowed → US developers to bypass its Google Play fees.

Developers can now use third-party payment systems without paying commissions to Google and even redirect users to external sites to buy content or download apps.

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🙂 To the Moon (again)

SpaceX shared new renders of its Starship HLS → the lunar version of the rocket that will take NASA astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since 1972.

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🦴 WristApp

WhatsApp has begun testing a new application → for Apple Watch.

Users will be able to read messages, send replies, react, and share voice notes directly from their smartwatch.

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😂 Siri-ously coming soon

Tim Cook confirmed → that the new version of Apple’s voice assistant will be released next year.

The personalized Siri is set to launch in 2026 as part of the iOS 26.4 update.

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😾 Hurry up!

Sora 2 is now temporarily available → without an invite code, but only in a few countries.

Users can also try the updated Cameo feature, which now generates videos featuring cartoon characters.

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