❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 India's Telegram ban sparked a surge in VPN downloads and alternative messaging apps.

📌 A woman died after a Tesla on Autopilot crashed into a home in Texas.

📌 Apple is preparing one of its busiest product roadmaps in years, including a foldable iPhone, smart glasses, camera-equipped AirPods, and even a home robot.

📌 One week after SpaceX's IPO, investors are still trying to figure out what the company is actually worth.

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🛸 Better late than never

A long-running AMD graphics bug that caused some Linux laptops to freeze may finally be resolved → with help from Claude Code.

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🦴 Let the journeys begin

Etihad Rail has announced the launch date for passenger services, with the first route connecting Abu Dhabi and Fujairah from June 30.

Routes, fares, launch dates, and station locations:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/etihad-rail-uae-passenger-network-2026

🇮🇳 Back in business

Telegram is available again on Google Play in India after a week-long block. The app is expected to return to the App Store later.

Why it was blocked in the first place:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/telegram-available-india-temporary-block

😏 I can hear you

Google Pixel phones may soon be able to keep track of what users hear throughout the day — from songs playing nearby to "important conversations."

What we know about the upcoming feature:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-pixel-audio-memory-feature

🤗 Dear regulator

Chinese developers have complained → to the country's antitrust regulator, arguing that Apple's App Store fees remain too high.

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🚘 Human mode

Tesla's vice president of AI software says → the vehicle involved in the recent fatal crash accelerated to 117 km/h before impact — something that would not have been technically possible with FSD active.

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🍏 Old enough

Apple says the Series 6, 7, 8, SE 2, and first-generation Ultra are missing out on watchOS 27 because of "older" chips.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-watch-models-not-getting-watchos-27

🤔 One wrist wasn't enough

A fitness coach spent a week wearing an Apple Watch, Whoop, Fitbit Air, and an Oura Ring at the same time.

Which wearable came out on top:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-watch-oura-whoop-fitbit-comparison

😆 Start saving

Apple has raised prices on several products, citing soaring memory costs.

Which devices got more expensive — and by how much:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-price-increase-mac-ipad

😏 Mid-range, long-term

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy A27 5G, a new mid-range smartphone with a large AMOLED display, AI features, and six years of software support.

Full specs and everything else you need to know:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/samsung-galaxy-a27-5g

🍏 AI first

Apple is reportedly dropping high-end M6 chips → to speed up development of its AI-focused M7 processors.

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🧠 AI Everything returns to Abu Dhabi

AI Everything Abu Dhabi returns on 6–7 October 2026 as one of the world's leading AI events, bringing together thousands of founders, investors, policymakers, researchers, and technology leaders to showcase the latest AI technologies and discuss how they're transforming industries.

The two-day event includes conferences, hands-on workshops, startup-investor matchmaking, networking, and an expo featuring companies from across the AI ecosystem.

Alongside the main conference, attendees can explore dedicated tracks focused on AI Government Everything, Data Centre Intelligence Infrastructure, AI Semicon Everything, AI QuantumX Everything, Physical AI Everything, AI Cyber Valley Everything, and AI StartX, each covering a different part of today's AI ecosystem.

More information:
☀️ AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026

❤️ This weekend in #TECH

📌 OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6, introducing three new models: Sol, Terra, and Luna.

📌 Chinese open AI models are closing the gap with Anthropic's most powerful models in selected cybersecurity tasks.

📌 iPhone prices may increase later this year.

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🙂 Comeback?

The U.S. is preparing to lift restrictions on Anthropic's most advanced AI models.

Access → to Mythos 5 has already been restored for around 200 trusted organizations, while Fable 5 is expected to return next week.

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🕹 A portable PlayStation?

Sony is exploring a more portable future for PlayStation, with future hardware designed for gaming across different form factors.

More details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/sony-playstation-portable-future

😄 Sounds familiar

WhatsApp is launching usernames → later this year. Ahead of the rollout, the messenger has opened early username reservations, letting users secure their preferred handles in advance.

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