🙃 What banned what

Meta confirms EU-based users are blocked from accessing Threads app via VPN →

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🎢 Twitter's struggle

Elon Musk reveals 50% drop in ad revenue and ongoing cash flow challenges →

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👍 The first Macs with M3 chips

Apple's next-generation Macs with M3 chips → expected to launch in October, according to Mark Gurman.

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💡 Reinventing the steering wheel

The turn signal lever could become a thing of the past. Volkswagen takes steering wheels to the next level with its recent patent  →

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😉 Roll up like a stack of money

Apple has filed a patent → for a flexible display that would enable users to roll up their iPhone like a stack of dollar bills.

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🇦🇪 The largest number of stores per mall in Dubai

Dragon Mart Mall has set a record for the number of shops and cafes per one mall in Dubai. According to the geoservice Urbi → the shopping center accomodates 1,820 companies (shops and catering establishments). The mall itself is located in one of the most densely populated areas of the city, Warsan 1.

The famous Dubai Mall follows with 1,560 shops, cafes and restaurants, and the Mall of the Emirates with 849 companies occupies the third place.

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💸 Intel Capital Invests $9M in Figure 01 Robot

FigureAI, a successful robotics company, recently received a $9 million investment from Intel Capital →

This funding will be used to accelerate the development of Figure 01, strengthen its AI data pipeline, and drive towards commercialization.

The robot has already achieved significant milestones, including taking its first walking steps in May, less than a year from the company's inception and with only a few months of testing.

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💫 "It's my life's work"

In a recent post, Paul du Rove states the following:

"Every day, over 2.5 million new users sign up for Telegram, and earlier this year we’ve surpassed 800 million monthly active users. We are happy and grateful, even though this massive growth also means higher expenses on storage and traffic to serve our users.

Luckily, Telegram is super efficient when it comes to expenses and we had a great start with monetization last year. While not yet profitable (which would be impossible to reach on just the second year of monetization), Telegram is closer to profitability in absolute numbers than its competitors such as Twitter and Snap.

To fund Telegram’s continued growth until we reach the break-even point, this week we issued around $270 million worth of Telegram bonds as a tap of our existing bonds. Once again we've been lucky to have the participation of well-known funds with stellar reputations.

I personally bought about a quarter of the new Telegram bonds, investing tens of millions into Telegram’s growth. This comes in addition to the hundreds of millions I spent over the last 10 years to keep Telegram operational.

Some people suggested I should have instead bought a house or a jet. But I prefer to stay focused on my work, without “owning” anything (well, apart from Telegram, some Bitcoin and some Toncoin).

Hundreds of millions of people signed up for Telegram because they wanted an independent messaging platform that would put its users first. It is my responsibility – and my life’s work – to keep delivering this platform."

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🇦🇪 The most densely populated area in Dubai

The living population of the most densely populated area of Dubai, Jabal Ali Industrial 1, exceeds 146 thousand people. According to the Urbi → geo-service, it is the area of Dubai with the highest population density.

Muhaisnah 2 and Warsan 1, where 109.6 and 106.1 thousand people live, respectively, follow the list. Business Bay accomodates the most of working population (76,5 thousand people, according to Urbi), followed by Jabal Ali Industrial 2 (46,1) and Za'abeel (36,3).

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🤖 Copilot's steep price

Microsoft sets premium price → for AI-powered Copilot in Microsoft 365.

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🤖 Rice Robotics Secures $7M Funding, Expands in Japan

Hong Kong-based Rice Robotics → has secured $7 million in Pre-Series A funding. The company has utilized a portion of the funds to establish a new production plant in Hong Kong and plans to target the Japanese market.

With its successful pilot program delivering 7-Eleven products to SoftBank employees in Tekeshiba, Toyo, Rice Robotics has gained recognition from SoftBank and other customers.

The funding round gained support from investors including Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Soul Capital, Audacy Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Company, and Cyberport HK. Rice Robotics boasts renowned Japanese clients such as Toyota, Japan Post, and Mitsui Group.

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💥 Sci-fi and cyberpunk

Newly released image reveals early concept designs and inspirations for Tesla's Cybertruck →

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