👍 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.

@durovs_code

😎 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.

@durovs_code

🧠 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.

@durovs_code

📱 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.

@durovs_code

❤️ 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.

@durovs_code

🚘 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.

@durovs_code

😽 France is putting everyone at risk

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

@durovs_code

🤐 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.

@durovs_code

⛔️ 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.

@durovs_code

🤔 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.

@durovs_code

☕️ Siri, meet your new bosses

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

@durovs_code

💻 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.

@durovs_code

🤩 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.

@durovs_code

💻 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.

@durovs_code

🧠 Dubai AI Festival 2025 has officially wrapped

Over two packed days, the city brought together 10,000+ attendees, global tech leaders, and some of the most relevant conversations around the future of artificial intelligence.

We spent the Dubai AI Festival listening, exploring, and connecting. Here’s what we took away from it.

💘 https://durovscode.com/dubais-ai-festival-wasnt-about-the-future-it-was-about-now

⚡️ A New Record

Anonymous Telegram numbers are now priced at a minimum of $1,788 — the highest they’ve ever been.

💘 Numbers with the +888 prefix are currently the most expensive, according to data from the official Fragment marketplace.

💘 Due to fluctuations in the TON exchange rate, the price per number in Toncoin has also hit a new record, reaching 554 Toncoin.

💘 According to a report by nums888, the dollar value of anonymous numbers has been steadily rising since early March.

@durovs_code

❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 The Trump administration is pressuring the EU to soften its upcoming AI regulations, warning they could harm U.S. tech giants.

💘 Google told a U.S. court that only it can maintain Chrome at its current level — selling it would "break" the browser.

💘 TSMC is building 24 factories worldwide to meet record-high chip demand, betting big on the AI boom.

@durovs_code

🧠 Dubai launches AI Academy

Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan has launched the Dubai AI Academy → as part of Dubai AI Week.

The Academy’s goal is to train 10,000 leaders, helping them build the skills to bring AI into business, government, and innovation.

@durovs_code

🛸 Alibaba’s Qwen3 is here

Alibaba just released a new family of AI models called Qwen3 → with claims they can rival ChatGPT and Gemini.

The model beats both in coding and reasoning tests, and some versions are already available open-source.

@durovs_code

🍏 Still made in China

The anniversary iPhone 20 will be produced in China → not India, where Apple has been shifting much of its manufacturing.

@durovs_code

😎 ChatGPT can now help you shop

OpenAI has introduced a free online shopping feature → in ChatGPT, offering personalized product recommendations. The tool provides suggestions with images, denoscriptions, reviews, and direct purchase links.

The feature is available in the GPT-4o model and is rolling out to all users — even those browsing without logging in. It’s powered by ChatGPT’s upgraded web search, now one of the platform’s most popular tools.

Recommendations will cover popular categories like clothing, beauty, electronics, and home goods. OpenAI clarified that the results are ad-free and that the company does not earn commissions from purchases made through the platform.

@durovs_code