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🚘 Live Shots of Jaguar Type 00
The Jaguar Type 00 concept debuted at Miami Art Week, showcasing chameleon-like shades Miami Pink and London Blue. Depending on the lighting, the car shifts from bright pink to soft pastel.
The production version, featuring a 600-hp motor and 700 km range, is set for a late 2025 reveal.
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☕️ Apple's $1B Peace Offering
Apple plans to invest $1 billion in Indonesia → to lift the ban on iPhone 16 sales.
After failing to meet prior investment obligations, Apple is now negotiating terms, including a 40% local manufacturing requirement.
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📱 Best-Selling Smartphones of 2024
The latest rankings → of the most popular smartphones worldwide have just been released, and last year’s iPhones dominate once again.
1. iPhone 15
2. iPhone 15 Pro Max
3. iPhone 15 Pro
4. Galaxy A15 5G
5. Galaxy A15 4G
6. iPhone 14
7. Redmi 13C
8. Galaxy A05
9. Galaxy S24
10. Ultra Galaxy S24
Though exact shipment figures are undisclosed, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has narrowed its gap with the base iPhone 15. Analysts link Apple’s sales dip to Samsung’s rising shipments, with last year’s models dominating as late launches and demand for reliable, value-focused options shaped consumer choices.
Who's on your list this year?
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🤖 Googling Is Out, AI Is In
Gen Z is swapping Google → for AI tools and chatbots for online searches, with its ad market share expected to fall below 50% by 2025.
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⛔️ Drama in AI: Musk vs. OpenAI
Elon Musk is taking OpenAI → to court, demanding a halt to its transformation into a for-profit entity.
The lawsuit accuses OpenAI and its partner Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior, misuse of sensitive data, and undermining competitors like Musk’s xAI. He calls for preserving OpenAI’s original non-profit vision.
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🤐 No Likes Before 16
Australia → has approved the world’s strictest social media law, banning anyone under 16 from using platforms. Social media companies now face fines of up to AU$50M for non-compliance.
Enforcement begins after a test period in mid-2025, with full rollout by the end of the year.
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😆 Following in Google's Footsteps
The US FTC → is now investigating Microsoft’s practices in cloud licensing, cybersecurity, and AI services.
The probe highlights concerns over its integration of productivity and security tools with Azure.
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❤️ SpaceX Beams Ahead
The FCC has greenlit SpaceX to roll out Starlink → satellite internet for smartphones in partnership with T-Mobile.
This marks the first commercial launch of its kind in the U.S., giving SpaceX a solid lead over competitors.
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💸 Revenue Over Arrests
Telegram's revenue → for the first half of 2024 reached $525 million—nearly a 200% increase compared to the same period last year.
The growth was driven by Toncoin sales, advertising, and Premium subscriptions. As for Pavel Durov’s detainment in Paris? It didn’t affect the numbers at all.
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🛁 Princess Treatment
Imagine skipping your shower and stepping into a pod that washes, dries, and entertains you—hands-free. That’s the promise of "Mirai Ningen Sentakuki," Japan’s human washing machine →, debuting at Osaka’s 2025 Expo.
Shaped like a cockpit, it fills with water as you relax, with sensors adjusting temperature and tracking your vitals.
Though inspired by a similar concept from 50 years ago that never caught on, this version is more high-tech. For now, it’s limited to expo demonstrations, but there are rumors of a home version in development.
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💸 Throwing Billions at Claude
Amazon → doubles down on Anthropic with a $4 billion investment, pushing the AI startup’s total funding to $9.7 billion.
As part of the deal, Anthropic will rely on Amazon’s Trainium and Inferentia chips for training Claude, their ChatGPT rival.
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🎙️ When Listening is Too Much Work
WhatsApp → now offers free voice message transcription. Supported in multiple languages, the feature converts audio to text, making it easier to catch up on messages in noisy or quiet situations.
Available globally for both Android and iOS users.
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🦴 How About This, Apple?
Microsoft → has unveiled the Windows 365 Link mini-PC, a cloud-based computer designed specifically for corporate use.
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🤡 Long Time, No Courtroom
The US Department of Justice plans to file a court order demanding Google → sell Chrome, which controls about 61% of the US browser market and is a key tool for promoting its other products.
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🚀 Dubai Future Forum 2024: Day One Takeaway
The first day of the Dubai Future Forum 2024 → emphasized a clear message: evolve or get left behind. Seven key signals were identified, set to redefine the landscape of the coming year.
Adaptation isn’t optional anymore; it’s the price of staying in the game.
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🤔 How about that, Apple?
Samsung plans to launch its XR glasses this January. The gadget → will feature Google Gemini support but won’t include a display.
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🍏 Time’s Up for Old iPhones
Starting May 5, 2025, WhatsApp → will no longer work on iPhones running iOS 12, including classics like the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6. It’s time to upgrade or wave goodbye to your group chats.
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📚 ChatGPT’s Reading Problem
A study by Columbia Journalism School reveals ChatGPT → often references non-existent or low-quality sources, raising questions about its reliability. Despite its AI brilliance, it seems ChatGPT still needs to hit the books.
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🎮 Ready Player Tesla?
Tesla → is hiring engineers to develop remote control systems for self-driving buses, robotaxis, and humanoid robots—powered by Unreal Engine and VR for seamless real-time operation.
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🌊 Meta Goes Underwater
Meta plans a $10B subsea cable → stretching over 100,000 km.
Designed to boost global internet speeds, it could carry up to 500 terabits of data per second, connecting continents and reinforcing Meta's infrastructure dominance.
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🎮 Make Games Great Again
Elon Musk’s xAI is launching an AI-powered game studio → to revolutionize the industry.
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🚁 Flying Taxi Fares Announced
After Dubai’s flying taxis made headlines, Abu Dhabi is now unveiling its own air taxi plans → complete with announced prices and routes.
Here’s what you’ll pay to skip the traffic:
• Inner-city trips: AED 300–350.
• Abu Dhabi to Dubai: AED 800–1,500.
At speeds of up to 241 km/h, these fully electric taxis will get you from Abu Dhabi Airport to Emirates Palace in just 5–8 minutes.
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🤐 Apple vs. Brazil
Brazil has ordered Apple → to allow third-party payments in the App Store within 20 days or face $43,000 in daily fines following a monopoly complaint by MercadoLibre.
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🧠 Mind Over Metal
Neuralink → is developing a robotic arm controlled by brain implants, giving paralyzed individuals the power to move it with their thoughts.
Known as "Project Convoy," the initiative builds on Neuralink's tech, aiming to deliver physical independence. Human trials are planned within a few years.
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🤗 TikTok, Trump, and Musk: A Power Trio?
TikTok’s CEO looks to Elon Musk → for help as the app faces a US ban. Since the election, Musk has been staying at Trump’s residence, engaging in talks about the upcoming administration’s tech policies.
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👗 Clothes That Move Themselves
Designer Ying Gao has unveiled robotic clothes → that incorporate fragments of kaleidoscopic mirrors, programmed to flutter autonomously.
Crafted with medical cotton gauze enhanced with 18-carat gold, the garments feature embedded electronic components that power the movement of the reflective pieces.
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🤖 Memory Unlocked: Gemini Learns About You
Google’s Gemini → chatbot now saves user details, like job roles and preferences, for more personalized interactions. Users can manage or delete stored data via the "Saved Information" page.
The feature is available in English for Google One AI Premium subscribers (€21.99/month after a free trial).
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💅 Tech Girl Goes Full Tesla
Kim Kardashian → shared photos and videos of the brand-new Tesla Optimus robot and Tesla Cybercab, making her the first in the world to get her hands on them.
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📱Slimmer Than Ever: iPhone 17 Slim
Insiders suggest → the upcoming iPhone 17 Slim will measure just 6 mm in thickness, making it Apple’s thinnest smartphone yet. For comparison, the current record-holder, the iPhone 6, is a comparatively hefty 6.9 mm.
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👟 Nike steps into 3D printing
Nike’s Air Max 1000, made in partnership with Zellerfeld, features a 3D-printed design → blending classic Air Max 1 elements with modern innovation. Debuted at ComplexCon.
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