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😆 More passwords than people
Researchers have discovered the biggest credential leak ever: over 16 billion records → including logins, passwords, tokens, and cookies — are now floating in the open.
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😽 Starship explodes during ground test in Texas
SpaceX has confirmed that its Starship prototype, Ship 36, suffered a “serious anomaly” during a static fire test at the company’s Starbase facility. The rocket was anchored to the launch pad and undergoing its second engine ignition test when it burst into flames around 11:00 p.m. local time.
The blast was powerful enough to shake nearby homes, with secondary fires reported at the site. Fortunately, no injuries or public safety risks were reported.
Starship was being prepped for its tenth test flight. SpaceX has not yet disclosed the cause of the failure.
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⚡️ Pavel Durov breaks his silence — in French
Telegram’s founder gave his first-ever interview to a French media outlet.
He opened up about why Telegram isn’t for sale, how he makes money, his views on freedom, AI, fatherhood — and the secret project led by his brother Nikolai.
We pulled the key takeaways from Le Point — read them here →
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🤐 With partners like these…
OpenAI’s biggest partner might soon become its biggest problem. The company is reportedly considering filing an antitrust complaint → against Microsoft — accusing the tech giant of tightening its grip and blocking OpenAI’s plans to go fully commercial.
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🤔 Americans just invented a Chinese smartphone
Donald Trump’s team unveiled the T1 Android phone and a new virtual carrier, Trump Mobile.
The “Made in USA” device → looks suspiciously like a generic Chinese OEM phone.
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🧠 Mind over motorsport
A patient in China who lost all limbs in a car crash 13 years ago received a brain implant → and can now control devices, even play racing games, using only his thoughts.
The Shanghai-developed chip marks a major milestone, making China the second country after the U.S. to achieve this level of BCI progress.
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😎 Cleared for takeoff
Abu Dhabi has successfully completed a public test flight of a driverless air taxi. The flight was conducted with the support of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, in collaboration with Chinese company EHang and Multi Level Group (MLG).
Taking to the skies was the EHang EH216-S — a two-seater eVTOL equipped with 16 propellers and 32 electric motors. It's the world’s first certified pilotless passenger aircraft.
😂 Your Favorite Rapper’s Favorite Feature
In the upcoming GTA VI, top artists might get their own in-game radio stations → with the power to upload tracks and exclusive content directly into the game.
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🛸 Still waiting? Keep waiting
Apple’s AI-powered Siri → promised for two years now — has officially been pushed to spring 2026. The full upgrade is expected with iOS 26.4, usually released in March, though the exact date remains unclear.
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😎 New player in the AR race
Snap has introduced Specs — a new generation of lightweight AR glasses with see-through lenses that double as a wearable computer.
The glasses will let users translate 2D information into 3D objects using integrated language models, including OpenAI and Gemini. They come with an AI assistant that processes audio and video, plus real-time transcription in over 40 languages with high accuracy — even for non-native accents.
Pricing and exact release details remain unknown, but Snap plans to launch them in 2026.
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🧠 Smarter, pricier, faster?
OpenAI has released its new flagship model, O3-Pro → built for deep logic, coding, science, and business tasks.
Available from June 10 to ChatGPT Pro subscribers ($200/month), with Enterprise and Edu access coming next week.
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🍏 Survive the Upgrade
Apple has officially revealed which devices will make it to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and watchOS 26. We’ve got the full list →.
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🤔 On trend
Xiaomi will reportedly skip HyperOS 3 in favor of HyperOS 26 → aligning its naming with the release year, just like Apple may do with iOS 26.
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😎 The world’s biggest game of Tetris is coming to Dubai
Red Bull and The Tetris Company are turning the 150-meter Dubai Frame into a giant Tetris board → and drones will play the game live.
It’s part of Red Bull’s global Tetris tournament. The qualifiers are already live on the website, where players can compete in online Tetris. The top scorers will be flown to Dubai in December to control real drones as Tetriminos on the facade of the Frame.
Flights and accommodation are covered — and the winner takes home $5,000.
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🤐 Not friends anymore
Elon Musk says SpaceX will phase out Crew Dragon → after Trump suggested cutting all government contracts with his companies.
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😂 A small win
A Paris appeals court has granted Pavel Durov permission to leave France and travel to Dubai, where his family resides and where Telegram's offices are based, according to French newspaper Le Monde.
The authorization takes effect on July 10 and allows the Telegram founder to remain in Dubai for no more than 14 consecutive days. Before departure, Durov must notify the investigating judge. All other conditions of the court order remain unchanged.
His lawyer, Christophe Ingrain, criticized law enforcement for “amateurism” and “multiple errors,” saying they had failed to use the proper procedures or communication channels.
This is the second time the court has approved Durov’s trip to Dubai — the first was in March this year.
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⛔️ Messaging, but make it illegal
Telegram has been temporarily banned → in Malaysia after authorities accused it of “systematic inaction” and failing to remove harmful content.
According to the country’s media regulator, this is the first legal case against a social media platform in Malaysia.
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🦴 $100M can’t buy vibes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, speaking on the Uncapped podcast, accused Meta of poaching employees. According to him, Zuckerberg’s company has been offering staff bonuses of up to $100 million and high salaries.
However, Altman noted that “so far none of our best people have decided to take them up on that.” He believes employees are turning down the offers due to differing philosophies around AI.
Altman suggested that Meta is more focused on money and commercial success, rather than mission and purpose.
“There’s many things I respect about Meta as a company, but I don’t think they’re a company that’s great at innovation,” he concluded.
🛸 Flash, but make it Lite
Google has released the stable versions → of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash — and introduced Flash-Lite, the "fastest and most efficient" model in the Gemini family.
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😘 Finally, free coins that aren’t a scam
Apple will let developers issue promo codes for all in-app purchases → not just subscriptions. Starting late 2025, apps and games can gift users free features, items, or consumables with a single-use code.
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😆 A window that makes water
MIT engineers unveil a passive hydrogel-based device that turns desert air into clean drinking water.
The system → absorbs vapor from even the driest climates, condenses it inside a glass panel, and delivers ready-to-drink water.
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❤️ This weekend in #TECH
💘 Tesla is suing a former engineer over allegedly stealing data from its Optimus robot project to launch a rival startup.
💘 Meta AI is at the center of a major data leak scandal.
💘 The White House has ordered a review of SpaceX’s federal contracts following Elon Musk’s public clash with Donald Trump.
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🤐 Who broke the internet?
Yesterday, a global outage took down Gmail, YouTube, Spotify, Discord, and more.
Google confirmed → the issue stemmed from an automated quota update in its Cloud IAM system, triggering widespread disruptions across its own services and key partners like Cloudflare.
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😂 Making the most of the Taptic Engine
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for F1: The Movie — complete with tactile feedback. iPhone vibrations are synced to the roar of engines and key on-screen moments.
To experience it, you’ll need to play the audio directly through your iPhone’s speakers.
The haptic-enabled trailer is available via this link. You'll need the Apple TV+ app (available on the App Store) to watch.
The Movie follows Formula 1 legend Sonny Hayes, who retired from racing after a major crash in the 1990s. Years later, the owner of the APXGP racing team convinces him to return as a second driver and mentor to rising star Joshua Pearce.
🤐 Musk makes it messy
A group of Tesla owners in France has filed a class action lawsuit, demanding to terminate their lease agreements and recover legal costs.
Their lawyers argue that Elon Musk’s political behavior has turned Tesla → into a far-right symbol.
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🤔 Give me your money
Google’s AI overview cards are causing a sharp drop in traffic to news websites → directly impacting their advertising revenue and financial sustainability.
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🤗 Email me your number
A security researcher found a Google flaw → that let anyone reveal a user’s phone number via email in under 20 minutes. Google fixed it in April and paid the researcher $5,000.
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⛔️ Playing by the Rules
Chinese AI chatbots have temporarily disabled image recognition → to avoid helping students cheat during the country’s all-important college entrance exams.
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😆 What was that?
The very public fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump just became the biggest story of the day.
In our latest column, Durov’s Code breaks down what really went wrong between the billionaire and the U.S. President.
From their political bromance to the sudden break — and what it might mean next — read the full story here →
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🤷♂️ AI on Hold
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is reportedly delaying the rollout → of Apple Intelligence. Experts link the slowdown to lingering U.S.–China trade tensions rooted in Trump-era policy.
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