❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 ChatGPT topped global app downloads in March with 46M installs, followed by Telegram in the top 10.

💘 Sony announced a 25% price hike for the PlayStation 5 across multiple regions.

💘 The recent U.S. tariff exemption on smartphones, laptops, and other electronics has been confirmed as temporary. New sector-specific duties are expected within one to two months.

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🧠 GPT-4.1 is here

OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1 for developers → a faster, cheaper, and more capable successor to GPT-4o. It offers a 1 million token context window and comes in three versions: Standard, Mini, and Nano.

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🤔 Rise of the Feeds?

Meta will start using data from EU users to train its AI → including public posts, comments, and interactions with Meta AI across Facebook and Instagram.

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🍏 Fold Me Maybe

Chinese insider Digital Chat Station has revealed the expected display resolutions → of Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone.

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🧠 Another one?

OpenAI is reportedly building its own social network → focused on sharing ChatGPT-generated content.

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📱 Restart routine

Android phones will now auto-restart every 3 days if unused — a new security measure from Google to protect your encrypted data before first unlock.

Why it matters, and how it works → in our breakdown.

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👍 Plastic, who?

The UAE will begin replacing physical Emirates ID cards with a facial recognition–based digital identity system.

The new AI-powered verification platform → will roll out gradually across key sectors like banking, healthcare, telecom, and insurance over the next year.

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😎 Bots, Be Gone

Google blocked 39.2 million suspicious ad accounts in 2024 → triple last year’s total. Backed by AI, the company rolled out 50+ system upgrades and 30 new ad policies to crack down on fraud.

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🧠 Not just Neuralink anymore

Neuralink’s main rival just got FDA approval → for long-term testing of its brain implant.

Precision Neuroscience plans to use the tech to help restore movement and speech in people with severe impairments.

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📱 Custom stickers, finally native

WhatsApp has added a built-in feature to create and share custom sticker packs → no third-party apps needed. We’ve broken down how to make your own inside the app.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Beijing hosted the world’s first half marathon featuring 21 humanoid robots running alongside thousands of humans.

💘 Google plans to appeal a ruling that labeled it a monopoly in the online advertising market.

💘 OpenAI says it spends tens of millions each year to keep ChatGPT polite. Saying “please” and “thank you” costs real electricity — and money.

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🚘 No driver? No problem

Dubai will launch its first 50 autonomous taxis in 2025 → scaling up to 1,000 vehicles by 2030 as part of its plan to make 25% of city transport fully self-driving.

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😽 France is putting everyone at risk

Pavel Durov has publicly criticized → French lawmakers for attempting to force encryption backdoors in messaging apps.

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🤐 Too young for this app

Meta will use AI to detect teen users → who misrepresent their age on its platforms.

If the system suspects a false claim, the account will be automatically placed under restricted settings.

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⛔️ DOJ vs. Google

The U.S. Justice Department wants Google → to sell Chrome, end default search deals, and give rivals access to user data — calling it a necessary move to dismantle its search monopoly.

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🤔 OpenAI x Chrome?

As the US Justice Department pushes for a Chrome breakup, OpenAI says it's ready to buy the browser → if Google is forced to sell. The company even tried to partner with Google last year — but got turned down.

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☕️ Siri, meet your new bosses

Apple → is rebuilding Siri under Vision Pro leadership, replacing key roles and bringing in third-party LLMs.

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💻 YouTube’s big redesign test

On its 20th anniversary, YouTube began testing its first major video player redesign in a decade. Reddit users spotted the update → with relocated controls, redesigned buttons, and a volume slider.

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🤩 WhatsApp locks the exit

WhatsApp has introduced “Advanced Chat Privacy” → a new setting that lets users restrict chat exports and automatic media saving on iOS and Android.

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💻 Mac-ifying the iPad

Apple will unveil iPadOS 19 → at WWDC 2025 with a redesigned interface and new multitasking tools — bringing the iPad experience closer to macOS.

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