😽 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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😄 ChatGPT Isn’t Slowing Down

OpenAI → reports 400M weekly active users, doubling since August 2024. The company also now serves 2M enterprise clients, twice as many as in September.

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🛡 Phishing Boom: 900M Attacks in 2024

Phishing → surged 26% last year, with cybercriminals targeting Booking, Airbnb, TikTok, and Telegram to steal data. Users also faced 125M malicious email attacks, while every second corporate email was spam.

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🦴 GPT-5 is coming—right on schedule

Microsoft → is gearing up for GPT-4.5 next week and GPT-5 by late May, aligning with Microsoft Build 2025.

The new model will merge OpenAI’s GPT and "o" series, streamlining AI choices for users.

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🤐 HP Support: Please Hold…

HP now forces a 15-minute wait on support calls → even when agents are free—to push users toward online help.

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🍏 Made in USA

Apple → is moving part of its production from Mexico to the U.S., with TSMC’s Arizona plant set to manufacture iPhone 15 and 15 Plus chips.

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🧠 Neo Gamma: Your New Live-In Housekeeper

1X Technologies unveiled Neo Gamma, a humanoid robot → that walks, talks, cleans, and even brews tea. AI-powered and currently in early testing—no word yet on mass production.

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😎 DeepSeek’s AI Boom Sparks Nvidia H20 Demand

The success of DeepSeek’s AI models has led to a sharp increase in demand for Nvidia H20 → accelerators in China.

Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance have ramped up purchases, with 1 million units shipped in 2024, generating $12 billion in revenue for Nvidia.

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⛔️ The Sound of Silence

Over 1,000 British musicians released a silent album → featuring the sounds of empty studios, concert halls, and stadiums—a vision of what AI could do to the music industry.

The protest comes as the UK government considers allowing AI companies to use copyrighted music without permission.

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🛸 Deep Research for (Almost) Everyone

OpenAI has expanded Deep Research mode → to Plus, Team, Edu, and Enterprise users, granting 10 requests per month. Pro subscribers now get 120 requests instead of 100.

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🍏 Trump vs. Cook

Trump is pressuring Apple to drop its DEI policies, but Tim Cook → isn’t backing down, insisting that diversity and inclusion will remain central to Apple’s culture.

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🤔 Paid Comments Coming to Telegram?

Telegram is testing a paid messaging feature in public groups linked to channels, which could allow channel admins to charge for comments under their posts.

Details are still unclear—will users pay per comment or through a subnoscription? No word yet on when (or if) this feature will roll out.

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🧠 OpenAI Drops GPT-4.5

The model “feels more natural”, is 10x more efficient than GPT-4, but also 30x pricier per token. Now available → for Pro users ($200/month), wider rollout starts March 3.

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🤐 Skype Signs Off for Good

Microsoft plans to shut down Skype in May this year, according to information found in the program’s code by data miners. The company is offering Teams as a replacement.

Since 2003, Skype was the most popular messaging and internet calling app, but starting in 2011, more modern competitors emerged, causing it to lose popularity.

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