🤔 Durov on freedom

Telegram founder Pavel Durov spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum about censorship, mass surveillance, VPN bans, age verification, and what he sees as growing pressure on personal freedoms around the world.

Durov also explained why attempts to block platforms often fail and why forcing teenagers onto VPNs can have unintended consequences.

The key takeaways from his speech:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/pavel-durov-oslo-freedom-forum-speech

😏 Back to Gram

Pavel Durov has confirmed that TON's native cryptocurrency will be renamed from Toncoin back to Gram, its original name from the early days of the project.

What happens next:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/ton-toncoin-renamed-gram

🤐 Not very GoPro of them

GoPro, the company that helped popularize action cameras, has warned → that it may not be able to continue operating over the next year.

The company is now exploring strategic options, including attracting investors, a sale, or a merger.

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❤️ Love in the blockchain era

TON Dating is offering free Premium subscriptions to Toncoin holders as part of the token's transition to Gram.

How many "grams" you need to hold to unlock free dating:

📌 https://durovscode.com/ton-users-free-premium-ton-dating

🍏 Preparing for the fold

Apple is reportedly working on → a feature that will automatically adapt iPhone apps for larger displays.

The move is likely tied to the company's upcoming foldable iPhone.

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🛸 Meet Scout

Microsoft has launched Scout, an agentic AI assistant for Microsoft 365.

What makes it different — and how it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/microsoft-launches-scout-ai-agent-365

🤗 TikTok needs chips too

Qualcomm has signed a deal → to supply millions of AI chips to ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok.

The agreement makes ByteDance the first publicly named major customer for Qualcomm's AI data center chips.

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🦴 Your move, publishers

Google has introduced a new setting → that lets publishers decide whether their websites can appear in and be used by AI-powered Search features.

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💻 Cloud not required

Google has released Gemma 4 12B, an open multimodal AI model that can run → locally on a regular laptop with 16 GB of memory.

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😎 Apple picked its favorites

Apple has announced the winners of the 2026 Apple Design Awards, selecting 12 apps and games from a shortlist of 36 finalists.

Who made the list this year:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-design-awards-2026-winners

😄 Subscription not found

An enthusiast has developed → an app for the Whoop fitness band that lets users access their health data without paying for the official subscription.

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🦴 New icons just dropped

Google has completed → a global redesign of its Workspace app icons across Android, iOS, and the web.

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