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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 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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🧠 Borrowed brains?

OpenAI has accused → Chinese rival DeepSeek of using its technology to train the R1 model.

According to the company, DeepSeek relied on distillation, extracting outputs from U.S. AI systems to replicate similar capabilities.

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Wrong example?

Amid discussions about restricting Telegram in Russia, Pavel Durov rejected comparisons → with China’s WeChat, arguing it became dominant through open competition rather than government imposition.

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🍏 Waiting a bit longer

Apple has once again delayed → the launch of its upgraded AI-powered Siri due to testing issues.

The features once planned for iOS 26.4 in March may now slip to iOS 26.5 in May or even iOS 27 in September.

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🤐 Telegram restrictions in Russia

Russian authorities have begun gradually restricting Telegram’s operations. The platform is not fully blocked, but phased technical measures are affecting performance.

What’s behind the move and how Durov responded:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-russia-restrictions-slowdown

🤔 Are you 18 though?

Discord says there will be no mass passport checks or face scans under its updated age policy.

The new system → will affect only a small portion of users, while most accounts remain unchanged thanks to automated age estimation.

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🚘 Ive x Ferrari

Ferrari has unveiled the interior → of its first EV, Luce, designed in collaboration with LoveFrom, the studio led by former Apple designer Jony Ive and Marc Newson.

For now, only the cabin is public — the exterior will debut in May 2026.

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☕️ Can we skip this?

OpenAI has started testing ads → in ChatGPT for some US users. Ads are currently shown to logged-in adults on the free tier and the Go plan, while paid subscribers remain ad-free.

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⚡️ February drop

Telegram has officially rolled out its latest update, introducing a major redesign along with new features for groups and bots.

Here’s what changed:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-update-redesign-february

🤩 Next stop: Mars

Elon Musk says → SpaceX aims to build a “self-growing city” on the Moon within 10 years, while construction of a Mars base could begin in 5 to 7 years.

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📱 Still on Android 12?

Google’s latest data shows over 40% of active Android phones → no longer receive critical security updates.

Only devices running Android 13 and newer, about 58% of the ecosystem, still receive full security patches, while the rest are effectively out of support.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 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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😆 Just one more scroll

The European Commission has told TikTok → to change what it calls the platform’s “addictive” design.

According to the EU’s preliminary findings, TikTok’s interface may breach the Digital Services Act.

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😽 Back to labels

Pavel Durov accused French media of xenophobia, singling out Le Figaro for referring to him as “Le Russe” in its coverage → a label meaning “the Russian.”

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🦴 Rejoice?

Google confirmed → that AirDrop interoperability is expanding beyond Pixel.

Quick Share’s support for Apple’s proprietary protocol will roll out to more Android devices in 2026.

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🍏 So… which one do you actually buy?

Apple refreshes its lineup every year, and somehow choosing the right iPhone only gets harder. We broke down which model makes the most sense in 2026 → and spoiler: it’s neither the newest nor the most expensive.

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🕹 Finally

GTA VI is set to launch → on November 19 this year, with both digital and physical editions releasing on the same day.

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