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Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why
X Integrates Grok AI Chatbot with Telegram
I Quit Google Search for AI-and I'm Not Going Back
OpenAI's viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concerns
EU Pressed Meta to Separate Marketplace to Fix Antitrust Issues
Let’s dive in
Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why
By Mishaal Rahman via Android Authority
Google will fully shift Android OS development to private internal branches, ending public contributions to AOSP in real-time; source code will still be released post-launch for each version.
The move is intended to streamline development and reduce merge conflicts between public and private branches, not to make Android closed-source—most app and platform developers will see little impact.
External developers and reporters will lose early visibility into upcoming Android features, making it harder to contribute or report on new changes without a GMS license.
𝕏: Parts of Android (ART, Bluetooth, Virtualization, etc.) are currently developed in public, but soon ALL Android OS development will happen internally. - Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman)
X Integrates Grok AI Chatbot with Telegram
By Andrew Hutchinson via Social Media Today
X has integrated its Grok AI chatbot with Telegram, allowing users subscribed to both X Premium and Telegram Premium to access Grok directly within Telegram chats.
The move extends Grok's reach beyond X, aligning with Elon Musk’s broader push to commercialize the AI tool, following $6B in Series C funding and the buildout of its Colossus data center with 200,000 Nvidia H100 units.
The partnership with Telegram, popular among right-wing users, mirrors X’s core audience but may intensify scrutiny over Musk’s ties to Russian-adjacent platforms, despite Telegram’s current base in Dubai.
𝕏: Telegram just hit 1 billion monthly active users—and now, it’s getting Grok AI! What’s the deal? • Free for Telegram Premium Users – Grok joins the chat at no extra cost. • 𝕏 to Telegram – Grok’s first major expansion beyond 𝕏 is here. • @elonmusk’s AI Everywhere Mission – Pushing Grok into every corner of the digital world. The AI battle is expanding—who’s next? - Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)
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I Quit Google Search for AI-and I'm Not Going Back
By Joanna Stern via Wall Street Journal
Frustrated by Google Search’s clutter of ads and SEO-optimized junk, Joanna Stern switched to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude—and says they deliver faster, clearer answers.
She argues that these tools now outperform Google not just in speed but in usefulness, especially for nuanced queries and quick synthesis of complex information.
Even Google’s own AI (Gemini) shows promise, but its core search product is falling behind in the AI-driven future of information retrieval.
𝕏: “Ads and search-optimized junk made a mess of the go-to engine. Now ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude—and even Google’s own AI—do it better.” - Adam.GPT (@TheRealAdamG)
OpenAI's viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concerns
By Maxwell Zeff via TechCrunch
OpenAI’s new GPT-4o image generator went viral within 24 hours of launch, flooding social media with AI-generated content mimicking Studio Ghibli’s iconic style—featuring figures like Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Lord of the Rings characters.
The trend reignites debates over AI and copyright, as legal experts highlight a gray area: while style itself isn’t protected, training on copyrighted material (like Ghibli film frames) may still face legal scrutiny under fair use doctrines.
OpenAI and Google’s tools push the boundaries of style replication, but face mounting pressure from ongoing lawsuits—including from The New York Times—while demand is so high that OpenAI had to delay free-tier access.
𝕏: images in chatgpt are wayyyy more popular than we expected (and we had pretty high expectations). rollout to our free tier is unfortunately going to be delayed for awhile. - Sam Altman (@sama)
EU Pressed Meta to Separate Marketplace to Fix Antitrust Issues
By Samuel Stolton via Bloomberg
The European Union fined Meta Platforms Inc. €798 million ($861 million) and urged the company to either separate Facebook Marketplace or provide users access to competing services to address antitrust concerns.
Regulators also demanded that Meta stop using non-public data from rival classified ad platforms to improve its own offerings.
The full confidential decision from November was made public on March 26, detailing the EU’s call for structural changes and stricter data-use policies.
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