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🎁 What a gift! Telegram → adds new features, including the option to send and display gifts, a platform for businesses to verify phone numbers, and enhanced content reporting. Other updates include improved video chats on iOS and support for RTMP streams on Android. @durovs_code

It's Saturday! And the news is: Mark Zuckerberg becomes world's second-richest person, overtaking Jeff Bezos: → durovscode.com/4690 Google tests verified checkmarks for businesses in Search results: → durovscode.com/4691 [Crypto] TON $5,42 | BTC $62,17K

💚 Stories-like feature WhatsApp → rolls out a new feature that allows users to tag others in their Status updates, similar to Instagram Stories, enabling mentions and the ability for tagged users to repost the Status. Additionally, WhatsApp adds likes to Status, making it easier for friends to react and interact with updates. @durovs_code

It's Friday! And the news is: OpenAI introduces Canvas, a new ChatGPT workspace for writing and coding projects: → durovscode.com/4688 Tesla issues fifth Cybertruck recall over rear-view camera glitch: → durovscode.com/4689 [Crypto] TON $5,33 | BTC $61,01K

🎆 Cyber fireworks Shenzhen set two Guinness World Records with a breathtaking drone show featuring 10,197 drones, creating the largest aerial image and the most drones controlled simultaneously by a single computer. @durovs_code

🌍 AI and the Future of Work: A Global Shift A recent IMF study → shows that 40% of jobs worldwide are at risk of AI disruption, with developed countries seeing up to 60% affected. While some roles will benefit from AI integration, others may see reduced demand and lower wages. The digital divide is deepening, and the message is clear: adapting to AI is no longer optional. @durovs_code

💍 Fourth-gen Ring Oura launches slimmer, more accurate Oura Ring 4 → with expanded sizes and new app features. @durovs_code

It's Thursday! And the news is: Tesla removes its cheapest Model 3, raising the entry price to $42,500: → durovscode.com/4686 Elon Musk's xAI moves into OpenAI's former San Francisco headquarters: → durovscode.com/4687 [Crypto] TON $5,26 | BTC $60,97K

🚨 AI Skills Over Experience? The Future of Hiring is Here! A new study from Microsoft and LinkedIn → reveals that 66% of executives won’t hire you without AI knowledge, and 71% would prefer a less experienced candidate with AI skills over someone more experienced. With job postings demanding AI expertise growing 3.5x faster than others, the message is clear: AI is the new must-have skill. @durovs_code

☝️ Core principles haven’t changed Telegram founder Pavel Durov clarifies the changes in the messenger's privacy policy, emphasizing that there have been no significant differences in the platform's operation. → He notes that back in 2018, Telegram has been providing information such as IP addresses and phone numbers to law enforcement agencies in a number of countries when it comes to dangerous criminals. → Pavel Durov adds that Telegram has always handed over data only after receiving properly filed requests related to serious crimes. The number of approved requests can be found through a special bot. → Telegram recently updated its privacy policy to eliminate confusion among users from different countries. But the messenger has not changed its principles: the company is committed to complying with laws, as long as they do not contradict the values of freedom and privacy. According to Pavel Durov, Telegram protects activists and ordinary users from abuse by authorities and corporations, but it also prevents criminals from evading justice. @durovs_code

It's Wednesday! And the news is: Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2 with no plans for a replacement: → durovscode.com/4684 Sony unveils redesigned LinkBuds for improved comfort and sound quality: → durovscode.com/4685 [Crypto] TON $5,5 | BTC $61,74K

🧠 Major medical milestone The possibility of controlling Apple devices like the Vision Pro with just brain signals is closer to reality, as Synchron's→ non-invasive brain-computer interface has reached a one-year milestone without causing serious adverse effects in patients. @durovs_code

It's Tuesday! And the news is: Meta remains silent on whether Ray-Ban smart glasses photos are used to train AI: → durovscode.com/4682 Reddit's new policy makes sitewide protests nearly impossible: → durovscode.com/4683 [Crypto] TON $5,83 | BTC $63,98K

🐜 Inexpensive yet efficient Raspberry Pi and Sony have launched a $70 AI-powered camera module, compatible with all Raspberry Pi microcomputers, that enables easy development → of “edge AI solutions that process visual data” without the need for additional accelerators or GPUs.

AI-based image processing is becoming an attractive tool for developers around the world.

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton @durovs_code

🏠 A new smart display from Apple Apple is reportedly set to launch an iPad-like smart home device → next year, featuring homeOS, AI integration, and smart home control capabilities. @durovs_code

It's Monday! And the news is: YouTube blocks videos from major artists amid dispute with SESAC: → durovscode.com/4680 Fidelity cuts X’s valuation by 79% since Musk acquisition: → durovscode.com/4681 [Crypto] TON $5,84 | BTC $64,52K

📇 First-ever case A groundbreaking stem cell procedure successfully reversed → Type 1 diabetes in a woman, enabling her to produce insulin naturally without injections. @durovs_code

It's Saturday! And the news is: OpenAI plans price increase for ChatGPT subscriptions: → durovscode.com/4678 Apple withdraws from OpenAI investment talks amid new funding round: → durovscode.com/4679 [Crypto] TON $5,89 | BTC $65,62K

😧 Up to 600 million passwords Meta → fined $102 million for storing user passwords in easily readable format. @durovs_code

It's Friday! And the news is: Samsung unveils Galaxy S24 FE with AI features at a lower price, new tablets, and Galaxy Watch LTE: → durovscode.com/4676 Microsoft to launch unified Xbox app with 'Game Pass' on iPhone: → durovscode.com/4677 [Crypto] TON $5,81 | BTC $65,6K