Saturday! Here's the morning news:
// Etihad Airways will plant a mangrove tree for every guest who has booked an Economy Space seat
https://kod.ae/0118
// NASA’s James Webb Finds Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere
https://kod.ae/0119
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// Etihad Airways will plant a mangrove tree for every guest who has booked an Economy Space seat
https://kod.ae/0118
// NASA’s James Webb Finds Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere
https://kod.ae/0119
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🤝 Cooperation in Spite of Everything //
Engineers from US-based Microsoft and China's ByteDance, creator of TikTok, are working together on the KubeRay project, which should help companies manage AI applications more efficiently.
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Engineers from US-based Microsoft and China's ByteDance, creator of TikTok, are working together on the KubeRay project, which should help companies manage AI applications more efficiently.
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Durov's Code
Microsoft, ByteDance Working together on AI Project
This comes despite tensions between the US and China.
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📝 Strategic Retreat //
Meta Platforms has gone to an out-of-court settlement in a federal court in San Francisco over claims that Facebook was accused of illegally handing over user data to research company Cambridge Analytica.
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Meta Platforms has gone to an out-of-court settlement in a federal court in San Francisco over claims that Facebook was accused of illegally handing over user data to research company Cambridge Analytica.
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Durov's Code
Meta Wants Settlement of Cambridge Analytica Suit
Mark Zuckerberg could be summoned for questioning, at which he would have to answer questions from the plaintiffs' representatives for six hours.
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🚀 Musk will deploy thousands of satellites //
A US appeals court approved SpaceX plan to deploy some of the 2,284 Starlink satellites set to launch soon at a lower Earth orbit than planned.
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A US appeals court approved SpaceX plan to deploy some of the 2,284 Starlink satellites set to launch soon at a lower Earth orbit than planned.
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Durov's Code
US Court Greenlights SpaceX Plan to Deploy Starlink Satellites
In 2021 SpaceX the US Federal Communications Commission's approval to deploy 2,824 satellites at a lower orbit.
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🇸🇦 A Step towards Regional Integration //
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's agencies together with the Secretariat General of the GCC discussed the creation of the GCC Smart Card Technical Team, that will allow citizens to use the same eKey usernames and passwords to access other country's authentication systems
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Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's agencies together with the Secretariat General of the GCC discussed the creation of the GCC Smart Card Technical Team, that will allow citizens to use the same eKey usernames and passwords to access other country's authentication systems
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Durov's Code
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Discuss Digital ID Verification Systems Integration
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia discussed the creation of the GCC Smart Card Technical Team.
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Sunday! Here's the morning news:
// Algerian Startup Fund gets additional $411 million to fund new companies
https://kod.ae/0120
// Netflix considers charging about $7 to $9 per month for its new ad-supported subscription plan.
https://kod.ae/0121
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// Algerian Startup Fund gets additional $411 million to fund new companies
https://kod.ae/0120
// Netflix considers charging about $7 to $9 per month for its new ad-supported subscription plan.
https://kod.ae/0121
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📲 Digitalisation in Dubai //
Dubai Chamber of Commerce, that provides more than 50 smart services covering all the needs of the business community, processed 435,000 e-transactions between January and July 2022, marking a 10.4 per cent year-over-year increase.
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Dubai Chamber of Commerce, that provides more than 50 smart services covering all the needs of the business community, processed 435,000 e-transactions between January and July 2022, marking a 10.4 per cent year-over-year increase.
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Durov's Code
Dubai Chamber's e-transactions Record 10.4% Increase
Dubai Chamber of Commerce provides more than 50 smart services covering all the needs of the business community.
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💰 Honest Advertising //
Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority has unveiled regulations on the marketing, advertising and promotion of virtual assets.
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Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority has unveiled regulations on the marketing, advertising and promotion of virtual assets.
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Durov's Code
Dubai Adopts Rules for Marketing and Advertising of Virtual Assets
Advertising platforms should ensure the facts are accurate, clearly marking ads so as not to mislead customers as to the guaranteed nature of their income.
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Monday! Here's the morning news:
// Google has unveiled a software development kit (SDK) for cross-platform apps
https://kod.ae/0122
// Galaxy Racer and Empire announced the launch of GXR Records, an independent music label in Dubai
https://kod.ae/0123
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// Google has unveiled a software development kit (SDK) for cross-platform apps
https://kod.ae/0122
// Galaxy Racer and Empire announced the launch of GXR Records, an independent music label in Dubai
https://kod.ae/0123
📊 TON: $1,35 | BTC: $19,8K
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👓 “Reality” in Reality //
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple has applied through a law firm for trademark registrations for ‘Reality Pro’, ‘Reality One’ and ‘Reality Processor’ in some countries.
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple has applied through a law firm for trademark registrations for ‘Reality Pro’, ‘Reality One’ and ‘Reality Processor’ in some countries.
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Durov's Code
Apple Applies for Registration of “Reality” Trademarks that May Be Associated with AR/VR Headsets
The trademarks could be linked to future virtual and augmented reality devices.
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📽 What Is Krasota? //
Durov’s Code spoke to Anton Nenashev about his new project in Dubai - Krasota restaurant. Read about how cooking and technology can combine to create something completely unique in our interview.
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Durov’s Code spoke to Anton Nenashev about his new project in Dubai - Krasota restaurant. Read about how cooking and technology can combine to create something completely unique in our interview.
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Durov's Code
How the Creators of Krasota Want to Conquer Dubai with Machine Vision and AI
“We are making complex illustrative video content, with its own image system and storytelling, sensual and meaningful, it is not just a video wallpaper, but a complete spectacle“
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☝️ No Ban, but Blocking Happens //
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a three-hour interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that Facebook has no "shadow banning" policy, but admitted that blocking happens by mistake.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a three-hour interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that Facebook has no "shadow banning" policy, but admitted that blocking happens by mistake.
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Durov's Code
Facebook Has No ‘Shadow Banning’ Policy
"Unfortunately, there are a lot of mistake, and part of the issue is that there's 3.5 billion people using these services, and if we make a mistake 0.1% of the time, there's still million of mistakes ... and that sucks."
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Tuesday! Here's the morning news:
// An unopened first generation Apple iPhone was sold for $35,000 in the auction
https://kod.ae/0124
// GCC’s BNPL market is predicted to explode over 1100 percent by 2030
https://kod.ae/0125
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// An unopened first generation Apple iPhone was sold for $35,000 in the auction
https://kod.ae/0124
// GCC’s BNPL market is predicted to explode over 1100 percent by 2030
https://kod.ae/0125
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📩 Short Telegram Usernames Will Be Available Again //
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, announced that Telegram addresses linked to channels that were empty or inactive will be gradually reintroduced into public use, while the highest-valued short usernames will be distributed via auction.
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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, announced that Telegram addresses linked to channels that were empty or inactive will be gradually reintroduced into public use, while the highest-valued short usernames will be distributed via auction.
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Durov's Code
Durov Announced Auction of Short Telegram Usernames
According to Durov's latest post in his Telegram channel, until recently, 70% of all Telegram usernames had been reserved in inactive channels by cybersquatters from Iran.
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😍 Dubai Expo is Coming Back //
On September 1 two pavilions will open its doors for visitors at Expo City Dubai. Other sites will be relaunched in October.
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On September 1 two pavilions will open its doors for visitors at Expo City Dubai. Other sites will be relaunched in October.
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Durov's Code
Expo City Dubai to Welcome Visitors from September 1
The reponeing of Alif and Terra pavilions will mark the 'first chapter of Expo City Dubai’s journey', Dubai Media Office announced on its website.
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Wednesday! Here's the morning news:
// The UAE has announced new multiple-entry tourist visa for football fans heading to Qatar
https://kod.ae/0126
// Musk sent second letter to Twitter to terminate the deal. Twitter responded
https://kod.ae/0127
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// The UAE has announced new multiple-entry tourist visa for football fans heading to Qatar
https://kod.ae/0126
// Musk sent second letter to Twitter to terminate the deal. Twitter responded
https://kod.ae/0127
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🤔 A Too Big Refund //
Crypto.com accidentally transferred $7.2 million to two Melbourne women after an employee typed an account number in the payment section.
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Crypto.com accidentally transferred $7.2 million to two Melbourne women after an employee typed an account number in the payment section.
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Durov's Code
Crypto.com Accidentally Transfers $7.2 mln to Client
The incident occurred back in May 2021, but was not discovered until an annual audit in December 2021.
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🚙 Extreme Testing Ground //
Tesla started conducting extreme heat and durability tests of Model Y, the refreshed Model X and Model 3 in Dubai.
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Tesla started conducting extreme heat and durability tests of Model Y, the refreshed Model X and Model 3 in Dubai.
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Durov's Code
Dubai Becomes Prime Testing Ground for Tesla Heat Tests
Tesla started conducting extreme heat and durability tests in Dubai, as summer temperatures in the city rise to over 50C.
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Thursday! Here's the morning news:
// Google employees pressure the company to abandon its $1.2 billion AI contract with the Israeli government
https://kod.ae/0128
// Meta is setting up a team that will build new paid features for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
https://kod.ae/0129
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// Google employees pressure the company to abandon its $1.2 billion AI contract with the Israeli government
https://kod.ae/0128
// Meta is setting up a team that will build new paid features for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
https://kod.ae/0129
📊 TON: $1.48 | BTC: $20.1K
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👊 India Threatens Telegram //
The High Court in Delhi has ordered Telegram to provide personal information of copyright-infringing users in order to permanently stop their activities. Failure to do so could be grounds for blocking the messenger in India.
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The High Court in Delhi has ordered Telegram to provide personal information of copyright-infringing users in order to permanently stop their activities. Failure to do so could be grounds for blocking the messenger in India.
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Durov's Code
Telegram May Be Blocked in India
"Merely disabling or taking down channels upon information being given to Telegram is an insufficient remedy"
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