🏠 Money Launderers Will Find Themselves Homeless //
Real estate transactions in the UAE through virtual assets, virtual asset sales or cash amounts over AED 55,000 will now be subject to additional reporting to the authorities as part of the fight against money laundering.
@kod_ae
Real estate transactions in the UAE through virtual assets, virtual asset sales or cash amounts over AED 55,000 will now be subject to additional reporting to the authorities as part of the fight against money laundering.
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UAE Authorities Tighten Rules on Buying Real Estate for Digital Assets
The rules apply to both individuals and corporate entities.
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(Un)pleasant Interlocutor //
Last week, Meta released BlenderBot 3 in the US. It has already made many controversial statements based on conversations with real people.
@kod_ae
Last week, Meta released BlenderBot 3 in the US. It has already made many controversial statements based on conversations with real people.
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Meta's New AI Chatbot Makes Controversial Statements
It described Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as "too creepy and manipulative"
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😉 We've Seen It Somewhere Before //
WhatsApp has announced new privacy options. Users will be able to control the visibility of the "last seen" status for each contact, silently leave group chats and block the screenshot feature for "view once" messages.
@kod_ae
WhatsApp has announced new privacy options. Users will be able to control the visibility of the "last seen" status for each contact, silently leave group chats and block the screenshot feature for "view once" messages.
@kod_ae
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WhatsApp Announces New Privacy Features
The first two features will appear as soon as this month.
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🤨 Unfortunate Coincidence? //
An electrical incident at one of Google's data centres resulted in three people being injured.
@kod_ae
An electrical incident at one of Google's data centres resulted in three people being injured.
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Electrical Incident Took Place in Google's Data Centre
Main services outages may have been related to this.
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Wednesday! Here's the morning news:
// Dubai-based metaverse firm Everdome gets $10 million in funding
https://kod.ae/0084
// Elon Musk sold Tesla shares worth $7bn
https://kod.ae/0085
📊 TON: $1,21 | BTC: $22,9K
// Dubai-based metaverse firm Everdome gets $10 million in funding
https://kod.ae/0084
// Elon Musk sold Tesla shares worth $7bn
https://kod.ae/0085
📊 TON: $1,21 | BTC: $22,9K
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🧿 You're Being Watched //
Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo was found guilty of spying for the government of Saudi Arabia. He accessed the email addresses, phone numbers, and birthdates of users who criticized the Saudi government.
@kod_ae
Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo was found guilty of spying for the government of Saudi Arabia. He accessed the email addresses, phone numbers, and birthdates of users who criticized the Saudi government.
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Ex-Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Arabia
He faces 10 to 20 years in prison when sentenced.
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🚘 From China with an Environmental Concern //
Electric vehicles will become much more popular in China in 2022, according to forecasts. Their sales will reach a record 6 million units this year as the Chinese begin to care about the environment.
@kod_ae
Electric vehicles will become much more popular in China in 2022, according to forecasts. Their sales will reach a record 6 million units this year as the Chinese begin to care about the environment.
@kod_ae
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China Predicts Record EV Sales in 2022
Despite the Covid-19 outbreaks in some parts of the country, overall vehicle production and supply chains have largely recovered.
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🚀 45 New Unicorns in MENA by 2030 //
More than 45 start-ups valued at a minimum of $1 billion are expected to emerge from the Middle East and North Africa by 2030, with Saudi Arabia being the leader.
@kod_ae
More than 45 start-ups valued at a minimum of $1 billion are expected to emerge from the Middle East and North Africa by 2030, with Saudi Arabia being the leader.
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45 Unicorns to Emerge from MENA by 2030
The acceleration of the start-up ecosystem in the MENA region is being driven by a growing talent pool, technology infrastructure and consumer adoption.
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👊 "Economic damage that has already been inflicted by Apple on the tech industry won't be undone" //
Pavel Durov, Founder of Telegram, has said that the distribution of a new Telegram version has been hampered by an obscure "review process" imposed on all mobile apps by technology monopolies.
The forthcoming Telegram update, which, as Durov says, is supposed to revolutionise the way people express themselves in messaging, has been stuck in Apple's "review" for a fortnight, with no explanation or any withdrawal from Apple.
One can imagine the difficulties that smaller app developers face. It is not only demoralising for developers, but also financially damaging for hundreds of thousands of mobile apps around the world. In addition, Apple and Google charge a 30 per cent tax on developers to pay for the resources required to review apps. According to Durov, the economic damage that has already been inflicted by Apple on the tech industry won't be undone.
@kod_ae
Pavel Durov, Founder of Telegram, has said that the distribution of a new Telegram version has been hampered by an obscure "review process" imposed on all mobile apps by technology monopolies.
The forthcoming Telegram update, which, as Durov says, is supposed to revolutionise the way people express themselves in messaging, has been stuck in Apple's "review" for a fortnight, with no explanation or any withdrawal from Apple.
One can imagine the difficulties that smaller app developers face. It is not only demoralising for developers, but also financially damaging for hundreds of thousands of mobile apps around the world. In addition, Apple and Google charge a 30 per cent tax on developers to pay for the resources required to review apps. According to Durov, the economic damage that has already been inflicted by Apple on the tech industry won't be undone.
@kod_ae
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🚀 Starship's First Orbital Flight Gets Closer //
SpaceX has conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy prototype, Booster 7, which is designed to launch the first stage and Starship spacecraft.
@kod_ae
SpaceX has conducted a static fire test of the Super Heavy prototype, Booster 7, which is designed to launch the first stage and Starship spacecraft.
@kod_ae
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SpaceX Tests Super Heavy Booster for Starship
The company launched just one Raptor engine for a few seconds to allow engineers to evaluate its performance.
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😎 New Flexible Devices from Samsung //
Samsung held its traditional summer presentation, where it showed the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphones, as well as new headphones and smartwatches.
@kod_ae
Samsung held its traditional summer presentation, where it showed the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphones, as well as new headphones and smartwatches.
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro
The results of Galaxy Unpacked 2022.
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Thursday! Here's the morning news:
// Ethereum has run a final test before switching to a proof-of-stake model
https://kod.ae/0087
// Saudi oil producer Aramco invested $35 million in Chinese AI drug firm
https://kod.ae/0086
📊 TON: $1,23 | BTC: $24,5K
// Ethereum has run a final test before switching to a proof-of-stake model
https://kod.ae/0087
// Saudi oil producer Aramco invested $35 million in Chinese AI drug firm
https://kod.ae/0086
📊 TON: $1,23 | BTC: $24,5K
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🚕 Yandex Once Again Plans Moving to Israel //
Russian tech giant Yandex eyes expanding into foreign markets despite sanctions and has already transferred its self-driving transport services to foreign cloud infrastructure. Self-driving taxis and delivery robots teams will move to Israel.
Previously, Yandex looked into opportunities to transfer the company's HQ to Tel Aviv.
@kod_ae
Russian tech giant Yandex eyes expanding into foreign markets despite sanctions and has already transferred its self-driving transport services to foreign cloud infrastructure. Self-driving taxis and delivery robots teams will move to Israel.
Previously, Yandex looked into opportunities to transfer the company's HQ to Tel Aviv.
@kod_ae
Durov's Code
Yandex May Relocate Self-Driving Cars R&D to Israel
Yandex plans to transfer the development of self-driving taxis and delivery robots to Israel.
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🔥 Burn Bridges //
According to figures from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, a total of around $1.4 billion has been lost to breaches on these cross-chain bridges since the start of the year.
@kod_ae
According to figures from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, a total of around $1.4 billion has been lost to breaches on these cross-chain bridges since the start of the year.
@kod_ae
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Hackers Stole $1.4 billion via Crypto Bridges
This year, the crypto world has seen an unprecedented surge in the number of hacks and scams, with crypto bridges being a particularly useful avenue to reach the money.
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🙁 Сonsent Is Not Required //
A new analysis of the Instagram app has revealed that all user actions within the in-app browser can be tracked.
@kod_ae
A new analysis of the Instagram app has revealed that all user actions within the in-app browser can be tracked.
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Instagram Can Track Users' Web Activity
The tracking code enables to monitor form inputs, like passwords, addresses and credit card numbers.
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🤖 Ahead of Tesla //
Xiaomi's first full-size humanoid bionic robot, CyberOne, was officially unveiled at a presentation in Beijing today.
@kod_ae
Xiaomi's first full-size humanoid bionic robot, CyberOne, was officially unveiled at a presentation in Beijing today.
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Xiaomi Unveils Humanoid Bionic Robot
It is 177 cm tall, weighs 52 kg and has a top speed of 3.6 km/h.
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🔎 That's What This Feature is Called //
Google has started using a new AI that can look for consensus when deciding on featured snippets.
@kod_ae
Google has started using a new AI that can look for consensus when deciding on featured snippets.
@kod_ae
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Google's New AI Improves Search Quality
Featured snippets appear at the top of Google Search results for certain queries that can be answered quickly.
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Friday! Here's the morning news:
// Facebook Begins Testing Default End-to-End Encryption on Messenger
https://kod.ae/0088
// Crypto Mining Firms Stock Prices Have Increased 120% over the Last 30 Days
https://kod.ae/0089
📊 TON: $1,25 | BTC: $23,95K
// Facebook Begins Testing Default End-to-End Encryption on Messenger
https://kod.ae/0088
// Crypto Mining Firms Stock Prices Have Increased 120% over the Last 30 Days
https://kod.ae/0089
📊 TON: $1,25 | BTC: $23,95K
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💰EV News //
EV maker Rivian reported Q2 revenue higher than expected but said investors should now expect a wider loss and lower capital expenditures than it had previously forecast.
@kod_ae
EV maker Rivian reported Q2 revenue higher than expected but said investors should now expect a wider loss and lower capital expenditures than it had previously forecast.
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Rivian Posts Q2 Revenue above Estimates
Rivian cruised past analysts’ expectations on revenue, bringing in $364 million in.
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🧐 Is Facebook Outdated? //
A new Pew Research Center study found that only 32% of teens aged 13-17 use Facebook. In a previous survey from 2014-2015, that figure stood at 71%.
@kod_ae
A new Pew Research Center study found that only 32% of teens aged 13-17 use Facebook. In a previous survey from 2014-2015, that figure stood at 71%.
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Teens Use Facebook Less and Less
Facebook internal documents confirm the poll results.
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🦾 As Cool as a Cucumber //
Apple expects continued strong demand for the iPhone and has asked suppliers to produce 90 million iPhone 14 models despite a slowing smartphone market.
@kod_ae
Apple expects continued strong demand for the iPhone and has asked suppliers to produce 90 million iPhone 14 models despite a slowing smartphone market.
@kod_ae
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Apple Expecting High Demand for iPhone 14
The company plans to produce around 220 million iPhone in total.
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