😱 Everything Is Changing //
Apple's marketing chief confirmed that the company will have to comply with an EU law that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard, USB-C.
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Apple's marketing chief confirmed that the company will have to comply with an EU law that mandates electronic devices have a common charging standard, USB-C.
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Durov's Code
Apple Confirms iPhones Will Get USB-C Charging
On Monday, ministers from EU member states gave the final approval to the common charger law.
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Thursday! Here's the morning news:
// Meta's income has declined 50% in the third quarter
https://kod.ae/0236
// Musk posted a video of himself walking into Twitter's HQ carrying a kitchen sink
https://kod.ae/0237
📊 TON: $1,87 | BTC: $20,7K
// Meta's income has declined 50% in the third quarter
https://kod.ae/0236
// Musk posted a video of himself walking into Twitter's HQ carrying a kitchen sink
https://kod.ae/0237
📊 TON: $1,87 | BTC: $20,7K
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😡 Answer Me! //
After Tuesday's global outage, India's IT Ministry has asked WhatsApp to share reasons behind the fact.
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After Tuesday's global outage, India's IT Ministry has asked WhatsApp to share reasons behind the fact.
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Durov's Code
India's IT Ministry Asks WhatsApp to Share Reasons for Recent Global Outage
Around 10 a.m. Tuesday users in the UAE started experiencing troubles with WhatsApp.
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💸 Pay for the Unknown //
Telegram bot @donate has enabled a new form of payment for exclusive content. Its authors can now issue an invoice to users for access to the publication.
Until payment is made, it is hidden by the messenger's standard animation. This way of monetising their creativity will come in handy for owners of open and public channels. The feature is currently in the testing phase.
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Telegram bot @donate has enabled a new form of payment for exclusive content. Its authors can now issue an invoice to users for access to the publication.
Until payment is made, it is hidden by the messenger's standard animation. This way of monetising their creativity will come in handy for owners of open and public channels. The feature is currently in the testing phase.
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🎉 Now It's Official //
Pavel Durov announced the launch of a special Fragment platform that allows to buy Telegram usernames. He added that in a few days, all users will be able to sell their existing usernames on the platform:
“This is just the beginning, and yet an important milestone – the power has started to shift into users' hands,” Durov emphasized.
At the same time, the TON Foundation stated that usernames can be linked to personal accounts and Telegram channels. In addition, the auction platform itself is based on TON DNS.
For this reason, all names are placed on the TON blockchain and “no one will ever be able to challenge the ownership rights of their owners."
Interestingly, among the usernames found on the platform, one can find the names of some of the biggest UAE companies, such as @emaar(minimum bid - 1575 TON, $2430) and @damac (minimum bid - 1654 TON, $2550)
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Pavel Durov announced the launch of a special Fragment platform that allows to buy Telegram usernames. He added that in a few days, all users will be able to sell their existing usernames on the platform:
“This is just the beginning, and yet an important milestone – the power has started to shift into users' hands,” Durov emphasized.
At the same time, the TON Foundation stated that usernames can be linked to personal accounts and Telegram channels. In addition, the auction platform itself is based on TON DNS.
For this reason, all names are placed on the TON blockchain and “no one will ever be able to challenge the ownership rights of their owners."
Interestingly, among the usernames found on the platform, one can find the names of some of the biggest UAE companies, such as @emaar(minimum bid - 1575 TON, $2430) and @damac (minimum bid - 1654 TON, $2550)
@kod_ae
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Friday! Here's the morning news:
// Saudi Arabian Airlines purchases 100 electric vertical take-off and landing jets
https://kod.ae/0238
// Major US technology companies lost more than $3 trillion in market capitalisation over the year
https://kod.ae/0239
📊 TON: $1,66 | BTC: $20,3K
// Saudi Arabian Airlines purchases 100 electric vertical take-off and landing jets
https://kod.ae/0238
// Major US technology companies lost more than $3 trillion in market capitalisation over the year
https://kod.ae/0239
📊 TON: $1,66 | BTC: $20,3K
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'The Bird Is Freed' //
Elon Musk has closed the deal to acquire Twitter and become the sole owner of Twitter, after six months of public and legal wrangling over the deal.
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Elon Musk has closed the deal to acquire Twitter and become the sole owner of Twitter, after six months of public and legal wrangling over the deal.
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Durov's Code
Elon Musk Closed Twitter Deal and Fired Executives
His first step was to fire the management.
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So long you have your eyes on the goal, you don't see obstacles //
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed his intention to continue spending billions of dollars on developing the metaverse despite investor concerns about the current state of his company's online advertising business.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed his intention to continue spending billions of dollars on developing the metaverse despite investor concerns about the current state of his company's online advertising business.
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Durov's Code
Meta to Increase Spending on Metaverse despite Investors’ Concerns
Meta's Reality Labs division, which is responsible for developing the virtual and augmented reality technologies, lost $9.4 billion in 2022.
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🤬 Monopoly again //
Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS.
According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared.
Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system.
“I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov.
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Pavel Durov has once again accused Apple of abusing its monopoly position. Due to the its policy, Telegram had to disable paid publishing on iOS.
According to Durov, the messenger received a notice from Apple that the company was unhappy that channel owners were not paying 30% of the commission on paid publications, which had recently appeared.
Durov said there was no choice but to disable this functionality on iOS. After all, it is impossible to do anything differently in a closed system.
“I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT,” said Durov.
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Saturday! Here are some interesting pieces we have posted this week:
// Saudi Arabia has launched the Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to attract $10.6bn
https://kod.ae/0230
// Telegram is preparing a new feature for public chats - topics.
https://kod.ae/topics-to-appear-in-telegram-chats
// Apple will show more advertisement in the App Store
https://kod.ae/0231
// Apple has confirmed that iPhones will get USB-C Charging
https://kod.ae/iphones-to-get-usb-c-charging
// Elon Musk has closed the deal to buy Twitter
https://kod.ae/elon-musk-closed-twitter-deal
📊 TON: $1,69 | BTC: $20,6K
// Saudi Arabia has launched the Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative to attract $10.6bn
https://kod.ae/0230
// Telegram is preparing a new feature for public chats - topics.
https://kod.ae/topics-to-appear-in-telegram-chats
// Apple will show more advertisement in the App Store
https://kod.ae/0231
// Apple has confirmed that iPhones will get USB-C Charging
https://kod.ae/iphones-to-get-usb-c-charging
// Elon Musk has closed the deal to buy Twitter
https://kod.ae/elon-musk-closed-twitter-deal
📊 TON: $1,69 | BTC: $20,6K
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🌚 Trolls Test Their Fate //
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the platform has seen a dramatic increase in racist slurs, anti-Semitic remarks and offensive memes.
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Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the platform has seen a dramatic increase in racist slurs, anti-Semitic remarks and offensive memes.
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Durov's Code
Trolls Step up on Twitter after Elon Musk Acquired Company
“Unfortunately, this spike in hateful language is entirely predictable. For most of these trolls, it’s a game”
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👨⚖️ Google’s Response //
Google intends to fight a legal battle to block a ruling from India's antitrust authority to change the approach to its Android operating system.
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Google intends to fight a legal battle to block a ruling from India's antitrust authority to change the approach to its Android operating system.
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Durov's Code
Google Intends to Block Indian Regulator’s Ruling
Google was fined twice last week for a total of $275 million.
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🚗 Zero Emission Vehicles //
The EU has reached an agreement to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2035.
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The EU has reached an agreement to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2035.
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Durov's Code
EU to Ban Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2035
The deal includes a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions for new cars sold from 2030 compared to 2021 levels.
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Sunday! Here's the morning news:
// The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced amendments to VAT law
https://kod.ae/0240
// Google has acquired an AI avatar startup for $100 million
https://kod.ae/0241
📊 TON: $1,6 | BTC: $20,8K
// The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced amendments to VAT law
https://kod.ae/0240
// Google has acquired an AI avatar startup for $100 million
https://kod.ae/0241
📊 TON: $1,6 | BTC: $20,8K
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🧑💻 Inevitable Threat //
Mimecast has unveiled the State of Ransomware Readiness 2 report, which states that ransomware has caused major damage to organisations in the UAE.
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Mimecast has unveiled the State of Ransomware Readiness 2 report, which states that ransomware has caused major damage to organisations in the UAE.
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Durov's Code
More than 50 Per Cent of UAE-Based Companies Faces Ransomware Attacks
Almost 75 per cent of businesses in the UAE were attacked by ransomware last year, exceeding the global average of 64 per cent.
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👆 Nothing to Press Down //
Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst, believes that the mechanical volume and power buttons could be replaced in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max with solid state toggles that use haptic feedback.
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Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst, believes that the mechanical volume and power buttons could be replaced in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max with solid state toggles that use haptic feedback.
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Durov's Code
Apple May Replace Mechanical Volume and Power Buttons in iPhones 15 Pro
The buttons won't be physically pressed down, but they will vibrate in response to touch, like the Home button on the iPhone 7.
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🚀 Space Flies //
NASA has released a fly-shaped patch showing the last class of astronauts, consisting of 10 Americans and two Emiratis.
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NASA has released a fly-shaped patch showing the last class of astronauts, consisting of 10 Americans and two Emiratis.
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Monday! Here's the morning news:
// Saudi Arabia's real estate company introduces first 3D printed villa
https://kod.ae/0242
// Musk may increase the length of posts and videos on Twitter
https://kod.ae/0243
📊 TON: $1,63 | BTC: $20,5K
// Saudi Arabia's real estate company introduces first 3D printed villa
https://kod.ae/0242
// Musk may increase the length of posts and videos on Twitter
https://kod.ae/0243
📊 TON: $1,63 | BTC: $20,5K
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🧑💻 Web3 Companies as Haven //
Web3 companies are starting to hire tech workers amid layoffs at big tech companies.
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Web3 companies are starting to hire tech workers amid layoffs at big tech companies.
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Durov's Code
Tech Workers Go to Web3 Companies amid Layoffs
More than 700 tech startups faced layoffs this year, affecting 93,519 employees worldwide.
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😈 Apple Ruined Halloween //
Pavel Durov has said that a Telegram update is ready, but its release has been delayed due to a lengthy Apple review.
According to the CEO of Telegram, the update has been in moderation for a week, although the company assures it normally takes around 24 hours.
Nevertheless, Pavel reminded that tomorrow a new list of Digital Markets Act laws will come into force in the European Union, which will significantly restrict monopolists like Google and Apple.
Finally, Durov asked all developers who had been affected by the App Store and Google Play to write to pavel@telegram.org and tell about the incidents.
@kod_ae
Pavel Durov has said that a Telegram update is ready, but its release has been delayed due to a lengthy Apple review.
According to the CEO of Telegram, the update has been in moderation for a week, although the company assures it normally takes around 24 hours.
Nevertheless, Pavel reminded that tomorrow a new list of Digital Markets Act laws will come into force in the European Union, which will significantly restrict monopolists like Google and Apple.
Finally, Durov asked all developers who had been affected by the App Store and Google Play to write to pavel@telegram.org and tell about the incidents.
@kod_ae
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