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Happy Friday! I’ve searched long and hard across the vast internet plains for some news. 

So sit back and enjoy: 

🍎 Apple has updated its iconic NYC store ahead of the Vision Pro launch.

🛸 Remember the Pixy drone? Well, Snap is recalling every single one it sold. 

🧵 Threads has now reached 130 million users, according to Meta.

Happy first of the month! It won’t be long until the frost melts and flowers bloom. What’s on your agenda this month? 

Some news:

🍎 The Apple Vision Pro is hiding a secret lightning cable. 

💼 Meta, TikTok, and other Tech CEOs appeared before the US Senate.

🤝 Hulu joins Netflix in clamping down on password sharing.

Happy Hump Day! Here’s a joke for you: What did the font book say to the incompatible OTF file?

"Sorry, you're just not my type."

Now on to the news: 

🏡 Mark Zuckerberg is apparently building a doomsday bunker in Hawaii. 

💸 Amazon has opted to drop the $1.4 billion deal to acquire iRobot. 

🎵 Universal Music Group is planning to pull its song catalog from TikTok.

Good morning, afternoon, or evening, depending on where you are. Current status: Sipping coffee while listening to EDM. 

Here’s some news: 

🧠 Elon’s brain-tech company, Neuralink, has installed its first implant.

🤖 Yelp has launched a new feed – with a healthy dose of AI. 

🍎 Apple has already sold over 200,000 units of the Vision Pro. 

Happy Monday! It’s the start of a new week. I’m fuelled with coffee and ready to go. 

But first, the news: 

💰 Reddit is rumored to IPO – with a valuation of at least $5 billion.

🎤 Microsoft is testing a new feature to clean up bad meeting audio.

🚁 NASA’s Mars helicopter made its last flight – check out its final photo.

🤖 Gemini has clinched second place in an AI leaderboard – ahead of GPT-4.

Happy Friday! How has your week been? Share some wins in the replies! 

Here’s some news: 

• Meta passed $1 trillion in market cap after stock came close to hitting $400.
• Apple Podcasts is getting auto-generated transcripts in a new update.
• Krutrim has become India’s first AI unicorn.

Happy Thursday! We made a mistake in our Golden Kitty Award winner's email. The award for Personal Productivity goes to Heptabase — a visual note-taking tool for learning complex topics. 

Here’s some news: 

💻 Happy birthday, Macintosh! Apple’s longest-running product turns 40. 

📷 Meta is rolling out more safety measures to protect teens on its platforms.

🌐 Google Chrome is getting new AI features in the browser's latest update. 

Happy Hump Day! In case you missed it: The 2023 Golden Kitty Award winners have been announced. Here’s how one maker reacted to winning the Developer Tools award.

Now for some news: 

🚗 Tesla is working on a new crossover car – with a more budget-friendly price.

🍎 Apple is reportedly building an EV, but its launch has been pushed back. 

🎞️ Netflix is axing its cheapest ad-free tier in favor of a pricier option. 

Good Morning! Today is the day. You voted. We tallied, and the 2023 Golden Kitty Awards winners have been announced…

But first, the news: 

💬 Telegram is rolling out view-once voice and video messages. 

🎧 Apple will pay 10% more to artists who use spatial audio in their tracks. 

🕹️ A new Pokémon-style game is in the works – with guns.

Happy Monday! Voting is now closed for the Golden Kitty Awards. If you can’t wait to see who won, check out the landing page, where we have a handy countdown timer.

☁️ WhatsApp is working on an AirDrop alternative, according to this leak. 

✈️ NASA unveiled the X-59, an experimental jet that’s capable of supersonic speeds. 

🍎 The Apple Vision Pro opened for pre-orders last week, and it’s already sold out.