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🧠 TSMC, Watch Out!
South Korea → is considering launching its own chip manufacturing giant, KSMC, with $13.9 billion in state support.
Expected to rival Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, the plan aims for $208.7 billion in economic growth by 2045.
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🤫 Hands Off Our Browser!
Google → rejects the DOJ's demand to sell Chrome, calling it excessive and harmful to innovation. The final decision on this high-stakes case is expected in August 2025.
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🥊 Courtroom Knockout
WhatsApp → secured a legal victory over NSO Group, creator of Pegasus spyware, which targeted 1,400 devices in 2019.
A U.S. court found NSO guilty of violating cybersecurity laws, with damages to be decided in March 2024.
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🏆 Huawei Leads Wearables
Huawei → shipped 23.6M devices in 2024, securing 16.9% of the global market and surpassing Apple as the top wearables brand.
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🤝 AI Levels Up Gaming
Sony and AMD's Project Amethyst aims to optimize → neural networks for graphics and boost realism across PlayStation, PC, and cloud platforms. Expect this AI tech to hit PlayStation 6 and future AMD GPUs.
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💸 Another Day, Another Meta Fine
Meta’s wallet takes another hit: the Irish Data Protection Commission fines → Facebook €251M for a 2018 breach exposing 29 million users’ data – including 3 million in the EU.
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🧠 AI in Smartphones is Useless
73% of iPhone users are dissatisfied with AI features. Samsung users are even more unimpressed – 87% aren't happy.
→ Users believe Apple Intelligence and Galaxy AI offer no real value.
→ 16.8% of iPhone users would consider switching to Samsung for better AI, while only 9.7% of Samsung users are open to switching to iPhone.
→ 15.4% think Apple Intelligence is better than Galaxy AI, 5.9% prefer Galaxy AI, and 32% think neither is better than the other.
→ Still, 47.6% of iPhone owners say AI features matter when choosing a new smartphone.
Do you agree? What do you think?
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📱 Apple’s Foldables Incoming
Apple → is developing an 18.8-inch foldable iPad for 2028 and a foldable iPhone for 2026. The iPad may support macOS apps, while prototypes show a nearly invisible crease – a challenge Apple hasn’t yet solved.
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😆 Apple, Brace for Impact
Google → has unveiled a new operating system, Android XR, designed for virtual reality headsets and smart glasses. The first device running this OS is expected to launch in 2025.
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📱 More iOS Perks Incoming
Apple just dropped iOS 18.2 → for everyone. Here are 15 of the coolest new features and updates you need to check out.
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👍 AI for Your Eyes
Solos launches AirGo Vision smart glasses → with GPT-4o, real-time translation, and face recognition. Starting at $299, they come with swappable frames and even a no-camera option for $349.
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😎 Your Text Prompts, Now in 20-Second Clips
OpenAI just rolled out Sora Turbo → for U.S. ChatGPT users, letting you turn text into AI-generated videos (5-20 sec) in resolutions up to 1080p.
Prices start at 20 credits — with Pro users getting watermark-free clips.
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🦅 TikTok’s Ultimatum: Sell or See Ya
A U.S. appeals court upheld the law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok → within 9 months or face a ban.
ByteDance plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, but the pressure’s on to resolve national security concerns.
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📡 MacBook Dials In… Finally!
Apple → is considering adding cellular connectivity to the MacBook. It’s expected to arrive in 2026 models, once the company rolls out its second-generation in-house modem.
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😆 AI Moves Faster Than Ever
AMD CEO Lisa Su → says AI has propelled the industry further in 18 months than the past decade combined.
With AI accelerators projected to bring in $5B this year, AMD now boasts a market cap over twice that of Intel and is racing to redefine the $500B AI chip market.
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⏳ Time’s Up for Old Androids
WhatsApp → is officially dropping support for Android phones over a decade old.
Starting January 1, 2025, devices running Android KitKat or earlier will lose access to the app. Backup your chats now!
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🚪 Apple Wants to Be Your Doorman
Apple is reportedly working on a smart doorbell → and lock system with Face ID. The device will recognize residents and automatically unlock doors. Expected by late 2025, it could integrate with third-party smart locks.
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🤑 UAE’s Secret Bitcoin Treasure
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed the UAE → holds $40 billion in Bitcoin, making it one of the largest Bitcoin-owning governments worldwide.
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🎁 Yasmina: Your Smart New Year Gift
Last-minute New Year gift sorted. Yasmins → the first AI speaker designed with Khaleeji culture in mind, Yasmina speaks both English and Arabic, bringing a personal touch to your home.
Curious about what makes her stand out? Check out our full review.
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🍏 AI Too Hot to Handle
iPhone 15 Pro users are reporting serious overheating → when using Apple Intelligence features like Genmoji and Image Playground. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16 stays chill with its A18 chip.
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🛸 Who Needs Google Now?
OpenAI has made its AI-powered ChatGPT Search → free for all registered users. You can even integrate it into Chrome and swap out Google search entirely.
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💸 Musk's $56 Billion Bet
Elon Musk → and Tesla are appealing the $56B pay package cancellation. All because a shareholder with 9 shares said "nope." Plus, Tesla may owe $345M in legal fees if they lose.
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🧠 New X Feature: Grok Decodes It All
X introduces → the "Explain This Post" button powered by Grok. The AI bot breaks down posts, references, images, and entire comment threads.
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🔋 Pixel Users: Plugged In, Battery Out!
Google's December update lets Pixel phones → limit charging to 80% and run directly off the power supply. Less heat, longer battery life. Perfect for those who keep their phones plugged in 24/7.
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📚 Uncle Bill’s Holiday Library
Bill Gates → is back with his annual holiday book picks. From AI waves to anxious teens, here are 5 reads he swears by for your festive downtime. Start 2025 with a brain boost!
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🚗 Xiaomi Enters the Crossover Chat
Xiaomi → unveiled its first electric crossover, the YU7, aiming to take on Tesla.
With 681 hp, a top speed of 253 km/h, it’s set to launch mid-2025 for $35,000–$49,000.
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🍏 Privacy or Negligence?
In 2021, Apple shelved plans to scan iCloud → for abusive content after privacy pushback.
Now, the company faces a lawsuit alleging that this decision enabled the storage of harmful materials — and victims are demanding compensation.
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😂 Grok Goes Free – Sassy AI for All
X now offers Grok → for free. Non-Premium users get 10 queries every 2 hours and 3 image requests daily.
Powered by Musk's xAI, Grok offers real-time insights from X’s content — with a side of sarcasm.
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💸 Pro Users, Pro Prices
OpenAI → has introduced ChatGPT Pro, a $200/month plan offering unlimited access to its most advanced models, including the reasoning-focused o1.
With enhanced capabilities in math, coding, and image analysis, o1 sets a new bar for AI tools. Perfect for power users—if your wallet can keep up.
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🎁 ChatGPT: 300M Users and Counting
OpenAI reports that ChatGPT → now boasts 300 million weekly users, generating over 1 billion prompts.
To celebrate, OpenAI is kicking off "Shipmas" — a 12-day campaign promising daily announcements of new features and updates.
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