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📺 Apple’s TV Dream: Coming Soon… Maybe?
Apple → is reportedly considering launching its own branded TVs, but it’s focusing on smart displays first. If the smart display line succeeds, we could see Apple move forward with a TV release.
However, the company may rethink plans for a TV if the first device doesn’t perform well.
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🚀 Musk’s One-Hour Planet
Elon Musk plans to turn SpaceX’s Starship → into the ultimate rocket-powered airline, promising to make any destination on Earth reachable in under an hour. With speeds of up to 27,000 km/h and capacity for 1,000 passengers, here’s what the future of travel could look like:
- London to New York: 29 minutes
- New York to Paris: 30 minutes
- New York to Shanghai: 39 minutes
- Zurich to Sydney: 50 minutes
Tickets won’t come cheap—expect prices to run into the thousands—but time is money, right?
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🐈 Elon Musk Takes on Big AI
Elon Musk → has filed a legal complaint against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of colluding to dominate the generative AI market and stifling competitors, including his own xAI.
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🤝 TikTok + Getty: AI Ads Just Got an Upgrade
TikTok has teamed up with Getty Images →, giving advertisers access to a massive library of licensed visuals. Now brands can create AI-generated ads with premium photos, videos, and even avatars that look like real people.
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🛸 Just Your Average Thursday: OpenAI’s New Agent Goes Solo
OpenAI is developing an autonomous AI agent called “Operator” → that could handle tasks like writing code and booking travel independently.
Expected to be available in 2025 as a developer tool and research preview, Operator signals a shift toward AI that doesn’t just assist but takes action on its own.
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🍏 Apple’s Next Big Thing: A Tablet Just for Your Smart Home
Apple → is said to be working on a square-shaped tablet with AI and voice control, designed for smart home use. Running on Pebble OS, it can dock on desks or walls and adjust its interface when users approach.
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🥲 Orion’s Big Leap? Not Without More Data
OpenAI’s Orion → has completed just 20% of its training but is already nearing GPT-4 levels—except in coding tasks. Facing a data shortage, OpenAI is exploring synthetic data to keep things moving.
Set for a December 2024 release, Orion will first be accessible to partner companies.
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🔧 Fix It Yourself: Apple’s New DIY Adventure for iPhone 16
Apple → now lets users handle their own repairs for iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. Original parts like cameras, screens, and batteries are up for grabs—just follow Apple’s guide and you’re set. And if you lack tools, rent the repair kit for $49.
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🏎️ Fast & Furious: BYD’s YangWang U9 Breaks Records
BYD’s YangWang U9 has set a new speed record → for Chinese supercars, hitting a staggering 391.94 km/h on Germany’s ATP track.
Previously clocked at 375 km/h in August, this electric hypercar now claims the top spot with its four-motor setup, delivering a combined 1,306 hp. The YangWang U9 boasts a 0-100 km/h acceleration of just 2.36 seconds, a carbon fiber roof, and an optional adjustable rear wing.
With an 80 kWh battery, it’s got a range of 450 km on a full charge, proving that speed and sustainability can share the road.
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🚙 China’s New AUDI
Audi → has teamed up with China’s SAIC to launch a new brand, AUDI, featuring an all-caps name and no signature four rings. Its first EV model will be the AUDI E hatchback.
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💸 OpenAI Acquires Chat.com Domain for $15.5 Million
OpenAI has purchased the premium domain chat.com → for $15.5 million, one of the largest domain sales this year.
Previously bought by HubSpot’s CTO for $10 million, the domain now redirects to ChatGPT, hinting at OpenAI’s plans to solidify its position in AI and chat technologies.
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🌱 Eco-Friendly and Budget-Friendly
SpaceX → has successfully launched the world’s first wooden satellite, crafted by Japanese scientists, into orbit. If the mission goes well, experiments with wooden satellites may just be getting started.
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🤔 Because Originality is Overrated
Signs of a potential rebranding for Microsoft’s Copilot → chatbot have been spotted in Windows 11 code. If reports are correct, the AI assistant may soon carry a name similar to Apple’s AI.
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😻 More Power, More Speed
Just days before the PlayStation 5 Pro's official release →, its full specs have been leaked. It’s expected to outperform its predecessor by 60%.
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💸 Big Tech's New Obsession: Throwing Billions at AI
This year, the tech titans → Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet—are pouring record-breaking amounts into AI, with total investments projected to exceed $200 billion.
Amazon alone plans to funnel around $75 billion by year-end. Microsoft has already upped its AI spend to $14.9 billion this quarter—a 50% increase from last year. Alphabet, meanwhile, is readying its own spending boost.
Experts say AI spending will only keep climbing, especially as the industry grapples with a shortage of high-performance chips.
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💺 Xpeng’s Flying Car Takes Off
Xpeng’s Land Aircraft Carrier, a six-wheeled EV → with a detachable flying module, completed its first public flight.
Priced at $280,000, it secured 2,000 preorders at the Zhuhai Air Show.
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👍 Better Late Than Never
WhatsApp → finally introduces message drafts. Unsent texts are now saved automatically and marked with a green “Draft” label.
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💸 Of Course It’s Dubai: A Gold-Plated Tesla Cybertruck
Dubai never disappoints. A 24K gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck → has been unveiled at the city’s Gold Souk Extension.
Naturally, this isn’t just a showpiece—shoppers who spend Dh500 or more can enter a raffle to win the gilded electric marvel. Because if you’re going to drive a Cybertruck in Dubai, it might as well be gold.
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💔 Breakups Are Hard
The FTC’s case against Meta → could lead to the company being forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp to boost competition in the social media market.
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🚕 Taking Traffic to New Heights
In 2026, Dubai will launch its flying taxis →, linking hotspots like DXB, Downtown, Marina, and Palm Jumeirah.
With speeds up to 200 mph, these eco-friendly air taxis will cut city travel time drastically, marking a new era in urban transport.
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😘 Not Feeling the Love, Elon?
Since the U.S. presidential election, Americans → have been on the hunt for an alternative to X. Reasons? Musk’s vocal support of Trump and the surge in hate targeting Taylor Swift fans.
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😎 Stretch Goals: LG’s New Display Goes 50% Bigger
LG Display → has just unveiled the world’s first stretchable screen that can expand up to 50% from its original size—a major upgrade from their last attempt, which maxed out at 20%.
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👍 Everything’s Just Fine
Sony’s president, Hiroki Totoki, insists that the pricing of the PlayStation 5 Pro hasn’t dampened demand:
Many people made comments [about pricing], but the PS5 Pro’s price had no negative impact.
🎸 Let Me Play: Meet the Guitar Without Strings
The LAVA GENIE → is a stringless sampler guitar, letting players create music by tapping and swiping on its interactive fingerboard.
Compact and portable, it’s priced at $349, with shipping expected to start in December 2024.
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🇸🇦 Saudi’s $100B AI Power Move to Rival UAE
Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning “Project Transcendence,” a $100 billion AI initiative → to establish a tech hub to rival the UAE.
Initial steps may include a $5-10 billion partnership with Google to develop Arabic AI models.
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☔️ UAE Gets AI to Make It Rain
The UAE is using AI-powered cloud seeding → to boost rainfall and tackle water scarcity, adding between 84 and 419 million cubic meters to its annual water supply of 6.7 billion cubic meters.
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⛱️ Careem Brings Beach Convenience with New 'Careem Beach' Feature
Careem’s newest addition, "Careem Beach," is set to make beach days → in the UAE even more relaxing by offering on-the-spot food and snack delivery.
Launching in 2025, this service will allow beachgoers to order refreshments directly to their location, thanks to GPS-enabled umbrellas stationed at beach entrances. Simply unlock an umbrella, scan a QR code via the Careem app, and let delivery personnel find you with pinpoint accuracy.
Umbrellas are easy to unlock and return, providing shade and making deliveries simpler without the hassle of finding a food spot. The service will start on select beaches, with expansion planned across more locations during 2025.
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🤷♂️ No Budget Headsets Anytime Soon
Apple has scrapped plans for a budget-friendly version of the Vision Pro → next year. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo explains why, adding that we might not see it until 2027.
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📱 Android 16 Drops Early
Google → has announced it will launch Android 16, codenamed "Baklava," in Q2 2025, aiming to align with device release cycles for faster adoption. This earlier rollout means users could see new features and updates on their devices without the usual long wait.
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🖱️ Who Needs a Mouse? Padrone’s AI Ring Makes Any Surface a Touchpad
Padrone → unveiled an AI-powered ring that replaces your traditional mouse by turning any surface into a touchpad. Worn on the index finger, it lets users control their devices through simple gestures, from clicks to scrolling, using built-in sensors and a camera.
Available for a pledge of $279, with shipping expected in May 2025.
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