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Happy Friday! This digest is coming to you as the Product Hunt team packs our bags and says goodbye to San Francisco as we wrap up our co-working week. 

Here’s some news: 

🤖 Mercedes is trialling human-like robots for low-skill tasks.

🍎 Apple has acquired DarwinAI, a startup specializing in AI vision tech.

💰 Bitcoin hit a new high before dipping down again.

Good morning, afternoon, or evening. ICYMI: We interviewed serial maker and investor Karthik Puvvada in our newest newsletter, Maker Stacks. Check it out. 

Here’s the news: 

📹 D-Day for TikTok as Congress has passed a bill that could ban the app.

🚀 Space X successfully launched its Starship rocket on its third attempt.

📸 Instagram is working on a new remix-style feature for Reels.

Happy Hump Day! The Product Hunt team hosted its latest demo night in partnership with Mercury and the GenAI collective. Expect a round-up soon of everything that happened, including some cool products that were demo-ed.

Here’s some news: 

🇪🇺 The EU AI act passed — here’s what will happen next.

📹 OpenAI is making Sora, its text-to-video modal, public later this year.

📚 Spotify Audiobooks is getting its own countdown feature.

Happy Tuesday! This digest comes from sunny (foggy) San Francisco as the Product Hunt team gets together for some IRL co-working sessions. 

Here’s some news: 

🤖 Google has confirmed it’s restricting Gemini election queries worldwide.

🍎 Apple will now allow iOS downloads directly from sites within the EU.

📸 TikTok may be working on an Instagram competitor, according to this leak.

Happy Monday! Ever wondered what a real life Jarvis from Iron Man would be like? Well, this maker decided to find out by creating his own. Check it out!

Here’s some news: 

🤖 OpenAI announced new board members — including Sam Altman. 

🕹️ Can’t get enough Mario? A sequel to the movie is coming in 2026.

🚗 The Apple EV might be dead, but you can still check out some concepts.

Happy Friday! The Product Hunt team is gathering in San Francisco on Monday. Don’t worry; you’ll get the digest, but it will be after I wake up from my jet lag.

Here’s some news: 

⛔ The US Congress may vote to force Bytedance to sell TikTok or be banned.

🐦 X is now allowing Premium+ users and organizations to publish articles.  

🗞️ Wordle clones, beware, the New York Times is coming for you. 

🚗 Rivian just launched an all-electric hatchback called the R3.

Check out the latest edition of Maker Stacks where we talk to Julie Chabin, former Head of Design here at Product Hunt about everything in her tech stack. 

But first, some news: 

🎵 Sorry French music lovers — Spotify is raising its prices in light of a new tax.

🕹️ NYT Games got a fresh look so you can more easily find Wordle.

📅 Microsoft has confirmed its Surface and AI event for March 21st.

📱 Nothing has dropped its latest phone, the 2a, with a new design, processor, and camera.

Happy Hump Day! What’s your beverage of choice on this fine Wednesday? For me, it’s a fresh brew paired with some smooth jazz listening. 

Here’s the news: 

🇪🇺 The EU’s new competition laws are going live. Here’s what you need to know.

🧑‍⚖️ OpenAI has fired back after Elon announced he was suing the company.

🍎 Apple released major Safari and App Store changes, new emojis, and pod transcripts.

Happy Tuesday! The AI race is heating up once again, make sure to subscibe to our AI newsletter, Deeper Learning to stay ahead of the curve. 

Here’s some news: 

🐦 Ex-Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal is suing Elon Musk.

🗣️ ChatGPT can now read its answers to you out loud. 

📹 Two Deepmind alums just dropped a text-to-video AI modal.

Happy Monday! What’s top of mind for you this week? Share your goals by hitting the reply button below. 

Here’s some news: 

🎞️ Hollywood could be in for another major strike – this time from production workers. 

🍎 Apple faces a $1.8 billion fine for apparently breaking EU competition laws. 

📱 We might be getting an iPhone SE 4, according to these CAD leaks.