❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 Pavel Durov said Telegram Secret Chats are safer after reports that deleted Signal messages were accessed through push notifications.

💘 WhatsApp responded to Durov, defending its encryption and criticizing Telegram’s approach to security and usability.

💘 The Netherlands is preparing citizens for possible internet shutdown.

💘 Apple is developing smart glasses without a built-in display.

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🤐 Windows not so national anymore

France plans → to move government systems from Windows to Linux and has ordered ministries to prepare plans to phase out non-European software by autumn 2026.

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😾 New messenger

X is preparing to launch a standalone messaging app, XChat, for iOS — with a release scheduled for April 17.

What to expect:

💘 https://durovscode.com/elon-musk-xchat-messaging-app

😄 Delegation level Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is working on an AI clone → of himself. The avatar is expected to handle internal meetings and communicate with thousands of employees.

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🤐 Cleanup by Apple

Apple removed → Pages, Numbers, and Keynote from the Mac App Store. Only the new versions from the Creator Studio bundle are now available to download.

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🛸 Robot on AliExpress in one click

Unitree plans → to bring its R1 humanoid robot to international markets. The price isn’t exactly small — $4,370.

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🚘 Road trip just got complicated

A Chinese automaker has patented a toilet built into a car seat.

How it works:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/aito-seres-car-seat-toilet-patent

🤔 Show me your ID

Anthropic has introduced → identity checks for “a few use cases” in Claude. Some users are already being asked to verify their identity during chats.

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❤️ This weekend in #TECH

💘 iPhone 18 Pro may debut in a new “Dark Cherry” color.

💘 Elon Musk has proposed government payments for people who lose their jobs due to AI.

💘 Telegram is preparing bot-resistant polls, restricting voting by subscription time and user location.

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😻 Work on pause

A number of complaints about ChatGPT have been coming in from around the world over the past hour, according to data from downdetector.com →

Users are unable to log in, access the website, or encounter errors when attempting to initiate a conversation with ChatGPT. In some cases, according to complaints, the service is responding to requests with a bid delay.

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😏 Durov: Macron’s France is losing legitimacy

Pavel Durov has criticised the political system under Emmanuel Macron, arguing that prosecutors and judicial police are not independent:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/pavel-durov-macron-france-judicial-independence-criticism

🍏 Time to say goodbye

Tim Cook is leaving the CEO role at Apple after 15 years in charge. His role will be taken over by John Ternus → on 1 September.

He previously led hardware engineering, overseeing products including iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods, and played a role in Apple’s transition to its own silicon.

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😄 Refund season

The US has begun returning money collected → from Trump-era tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled them unlawful.

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☕️ So this is “Plus”

WhatsApp has started testing a paid subscription for Android users. For €2.49/month, users get exclusive ringtones, stickers, app customisation and more.

What else is included:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/whatsapp-tests-paid-subscription-for-android-users

😆 Regulators are curious again

The UK’s Ofcom has launched an investigation → into Telegram over suspected distribution of illegal content.

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