🤐 Hundreds of Millions of Hours Wasted

Researchers found that users have spent 819 million hours solving Google’s CAPTCHA, translating to over $6 billion in lost wages.

💘 Meanwhile, Google profits from reCAPTCHA by tracking and collecting user data—just its cookie data alone is valued at $888 billion.

💘 The system meticulously monitors browsing history, screen resolution, cursor movements, and other technical details.

💘 Youtuber Chuppl claims reCAPTCHA scans the browser pixel by pixel, tracking everything users do in real-time.

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🛸 Typing With Your Mind

Meta → is developing a contactless brain-computer interface that lets users type using their thoughts. The system detects brain activity without implants and translates it into text.

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😂 Dubai’s 3D-Printed Rail Bus

RTA Dubai has unveiled a solar-powered, autonomous Rail Bus → made with 3D-printing technology. The capsule-style carriage is 11.5m long, carries 40 passengers, and reaches 100 km/h.

No official launch date has been announced yet.

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😆 OpenAI wants its own chips

OpenAI → is finalizing its first AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Mass production is set for 2026, starting with inference tasks. The company is also backing the $500B Stargate project for AGI.

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📱 iPhone SE 4 Leak

First real images of the iPhone SE 4 are here → no Home button, Face ID added, but no Dynamic Island. Mute switch? Gone—replaced by the Action Button. Launch expected in spring 2025.

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🧠 YouTube’s AI Era Begins

YouTube → is rolling out AI dubbing this month, letting creators translate videos without voice actors.

Plus, new AI tools will detect unauthorized deepfakes and enhance age-based recommendations.

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🛸 The Next AI Evolution

OpenAI → is prepping GPT-4.5 & GPT-5, aiming for a unified, adaptive AI. GPT-4.5 will be the “last non-reasoning model” before the shift. No release dates yet.

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🚘 Dubai’s High-Speed Underground Transit

Dubai and Elon Musk’s Boring Company have signed an MoU for the Dubai Loop → a high-speed underground transit system designed to connect the city’s most densely populated areas, offering seamless, stop-free travel across the emirate.

The 17 km network will feature 11 stations, with electric vehicles traveling at 160 km/h.

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😽 X Pays Up for Trump’s Ban

X has agreed to pay $10M → to settle Trump’s lawsuit over his 2021 account suspension.

Similar cases saw Meta pay $25M, while Google remains in talks over YouTube’s restrictions.

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😄 Google Play Finally Admits Not All Apps Are Good

Google Play → is rolling out contextual warnings to flag outdated or low-quality apps that might have been highly rated but left abandoned for years. The feature is already in testing for select users.

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⛔️ YouTube Ditches Eye-Burning Red

YouTube → has swapped its signature bright red for a red-to-purple gradient to reduce screen burn-in on OLED and LED displays.

The update also improves color consistency and visual comfort—because apparently, even YouTube’s logo was too intense.

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🤔 xAI Wants $10B—And a Lot of Servers

Elon Musk’s xAI → is in talks to raise $10B, potentially valuing the company at $75B. The AI startup is also finalizing a $5B server deal with Dell, set for delivery in 2025.

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😀 Intel’s U.S. Plants Could Go to TSMC

The Trump administration → is in early talks to transfer operational control of Intel’s U.S. facilities to Taiwan’s TSMC. Intel’s financial struggles make the move strategic, but the deal is far from done.

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🇨🇳 DeepSeek Sends $1.3T Flooding Into China’s Market

China’s stock market → saw a $1.3 trillion inflow in a month, fueled by DeepSeek’s AI boom. Meanwhile, India’s market shrank by $720 billion as investors shifted focus.

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😽 No Panic, Windows 11 Still Works

Windows 11 24H2 → drops support for Intel 8th–10th gen chips—but only for OEMs. If you already have a device with these processors, you’ll still get updates.

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🤖 Grok-3 is here

Musk → unveils xAI’s latest chatbot, claiming it’s 10x smarter than before and outperforms top AI models.

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😎 Tecno goes all-in on AI

At MWC 2025, Tecno → will showcase its latest AI-powered devices, including smartphones, foldables, and next-gen display tech. The brand is betting big on smart features and innovative design.

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🤐 AI Pin didn’t pin down success

Humane → is shutting down AI Pin on February 28 and has been acquired by HP for $116M, with its team now leading HP’s new AI division.

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🇫🇷 Macron’s Favorite AI?

French AI assistant Le Chat → reached 1 million downloads in two weeks, becoming France’s #1 free app. President Macron endorsed it over ChatGPT ahead of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

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🛸 AI Takes a Shot at Game Dev

Microsoft → has unveiled Muse, its first AI model for game development, built in collaboration with Xbox.

Designed to assist rather than replace developers, Muse aims to streamline workflows and enhance game creation.

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🤐 Dark Mode Myth Busted

A BBC study found → that 80% of users increase brightness in dark mode, canceling out any battery savings. LCD screens see no benefit at all—only OLEDs might.

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