🦴 WristApp

WhatsApp has begun testing a new application → for Apple Watch.

Users will be able to read messages, send replies, react, and share voice notes directly from their smartwatch.

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🐈 We’re the champions

Google has officially allowed → US developers to bypass its Google Play fees.

Developers can now use third-party payment systems without paying commissions to Google and even redirect users to external sites to buy content or download apps.

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😀 Forgiven!

Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder → Changpeng Zhao, who was previously convicted of violating anti–money laundering laws. After serving 4 months in prison, Zhao’s record has been fully cleared.

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⚡️ Will Telegram meet Iran’s demands?

Iran has set → new conditions for Pavel Durov in exchange for unblocking Telegram, once used by the majority of the country’s population.

Durov’s Code explains:

💘 What the Islamic Republic is asking from Durov
💘 How its demands have changed since 2018
💘 And whether Telegram will agree to Tehran’s terms today

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🤔 Out with the classics

Rumors suggest Apple may release → the iPhone 18 Pro in brighter, bolder colors. Some reports claim the company could drop its signature Space Black and Graphite options for the first time.

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🍏 50 years and counting

On April 1, 2026, Apple will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The company is preparing → major product launches and significant updates across its lineup to mark the milestone year.

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🛸 Not true!

ChatGPT continues to provide medical and legal advice → despite OpenAI’s updated terms that were meant to restrict it.

Although the company recently stated that such consultations require a licensed professional, the chatbot’s behavior appears to have remained the same.

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☕️ Still not Grok

Pavel Durov announced the launch of Perplexity’s official bot on Telegram.

Perplexity for Telegram functions as a full-fledged AI assistant, combining web search, image generation and editing, and even participation in group chats.

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⚡️ Gift Auction

A new feature spotted in Telegram’s beta version reveals an auction system for purchasing gifts.

What’s new:

💘 Gifts will now be sold in auction rounds, with each batch containing 50 items.

💘 Users can place bids using Stars. The top 50 bidders in each round will receive gifts, while the remaining bids roll over to the next round with a new batch.

💘 Rounds continue until all gifts are sold out. If a user never makes it into the top 50 across all rounds, their Stars are refunded.

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🤩 Samurai law

Japan’s trade association CODA has formally demanded → that OpenAI stop using Japanese creative works in its video generation model Sora 2.

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🤔 Sorry, I don’t speak English

A new study shows → that AI systems respond more accurately to queries in Polish and Russian than in English.

Polish leads with 88% accuracy, followed by Russian at 87%. French, Italian, and Spanish score slightly lower, while English ranks only sixth with 84%.

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😀 Call me baddie

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found → that rude, demanding prompts lead to more accurate responses from ChatGPT than polite ones.

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🫡 Surprised it wasn’t “qwerty”

French newspaper Libération reports → that the password for the Louvre’s video surveillance system was literally “Louvre.”

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🤩 Now with body settings

XPeng has unveiled a humanoid robot → that allows buyers to choose its gender and body type.

The model features soft skin, synthetic muscles, and a flexible spine, with production expected to begin next April.

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🤔 One AI for two

Apple is preparing to use Google’s Gemini model → to power the next version of Siri.

Bloomberg reports the companies are close to a deal worth around $1 billion per year for access to the technology.

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