❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Early renders of the iPhone 18 Pro surfaced online. Leaks suggest Face ID could finally move under the display.

💘 Rockstar will let a terminally ill fan play GTA VI ahead of launch, after doctors estimated he has 6–12 months to live.

💘 OpenAI is rolling out ads in ChatGPT. Advertising will appear for free users and subscribers on the new Go plan.

@durovs_code

🤔 Last warning

The US has openly threatened to impose 100% tariffs → on imported DRAM to force memory manufacturers to move production domestically.

Major players, including Samsung and SK hynix, could be affected.

@durovs_code

⛔️ And here we go too

The UK is considering following Australia’s lead and introducing a ban → on social media use for teenagers under 16.

@durovs_code

🤷‍♂️ Never settle

Oppo is winding down the OnePlus brand, according to Android Headlines. Falling sales and staff cuts raise obvious questions. What went wrong and what this means for existing devices → full story at the link.

@durovs_code

🤔 “We’re not going anywhere”

OnePlus has firmly denied → reports about a possible shutdown, calling the claims false and unverified.

@durovs_code

🤩 Crafting time?

Telegram is testing a new feature → that would let users generate new gifts by combining existing ones.

Instead of the current percentage-based rarity system, newly created gifts may receive tier labels such as Legendary, Epic, and Rare, Durov’s Code has learned.

@durovs_code

🦴 Big plans

Blue Origin announced → its TeraWave satellite network. Deployment is set to begin in Q4 2027, with no timeline yet for full rollout.

@durovs_code

🍏 New toy

Apple is developing a wearable AI gadget → roughly the size of an AirTag. The device is expected to launch in 2027.

@durovs_code

😆 Smarter than us

Elon Musk predicts that artificial intelligence will soon surpass → humans. According to him, within five years AI could become smarter than all of humanity combined.

@durovs_code

😾 Goodbye, Google

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a list of decentralized and privacy-focused services he now uses instead of Google products as part of his move toward “computing self-sovereignty.”

What he recommends →

@durovs_code

🦴 Didn’t digest AI

A student was detained → after tearing artworks off the walls and chewing them inside the gallery.

In an unusual act of protest, the AI opponent effectively “ate” part of an offline exhibition featuring AI-generated images.

@durovs_code

🍏 Sale!

Global retailers are slashing prices on the iPhone Air. The cuts → are being driven by weak demand and a wave of customer complaints, primarily around battery life.

@durovs_code

🤐 Not for you

The UK House of Lords has voted to restrict → VPN access for children, aiming to prevent minors from bypassing online age-verification systems and accessing harmful content.

@durovs_code