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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #274
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Good morning! Let's wrap up this week in style!
🔔 ERRATA
In our Website Wednesday edition, we had shared a link to Spotted In Prod - and gave a description that did not match the website’s functionality. We seem to have written the description for another website inadvertently, which did not make the cut.
The error is regretted.
Spotted In Prod is actually a curated showcase of the latest and most exceptional user experiences and interfaces designed specifically for iOS devices, created by everyone from indie developers to major companies. Excellent website to seek interactions and draw inspiration from for your next projects.
Geek Gossip
#DonaldTrump - Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would start importing iPhones manufactured in India to meet the majority. of demand stateside. But U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with Cook and asked him to stop building in India and instead increase production in the United States. Per latest news reports though, Apple executives are not really considering Trump’s request and have downplayed his comments.
Latest Updates
ISRO Captures Rare Solar Flare And Plasma Ejection
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is India's space agency, responsible for the country's space program. Today, they announced that their Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) captured a massive solar flare and rare plasma ejection, providing unique observations in near-ultraviolet light to help researchers understand space weather.
Changelog
ChatGPT - GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini models now available, offering improved coding tasks and instruction following capabilities.
Instagram Threads - Introduced a "links in profile" feature, allowing creators to share up to five links to their other online presences and track their performance with new link insights.
YouTube - Introduces Peak Points, a feature that uses Gemini to place mid-roll ads during emotionally engaging moments in videos, and Shoppable CTV, allowing users to buy products directly from ads.
Microsoft Bing Search APIs - Will retire on August 11, 2025, with no replacement available and recommended alternatives.
Netflix - Introduces new livestreaming content, including sports events, awards shows, and exclusive programming, and expands ad-buying options with improved measurement solutions and AI-powered ad formats.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Search Input Query | Search input query parser and React component
Outpost | Open Source Outbound Webhooks and Event Destinations Infrastructure
Aberdeen | A TypeScript/JavaScript library for quickly building performant declarative user interfaces without the use of a virtual DOM.
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Job Board
Service Reliability Engineer @ RiverPace (Remote)
✨Experience : 9+ years (Python | DevOps | Shell Scripting | Golang)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹30L / year
Senior Backend Engineer @ Superfone (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 7+ years (Javascript | Node.js | Express.js | Golang)
💰Expected Salary : ₹35L – ₹50L / year
Senior Backend Engineer @ Bluetick Consultants (Remote)
✨Experience : 5+ years (Redis | PostgreSQL | Sidekiq | AWS | Kubernetes | RoR | GCP)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹22L / year
Miscellaneous
Creating Custom Hooks Programmatically
Learn how to create custom hooks in React using a factory function, allowing you to encapsulate reactive logic and reduce code redundancy. Discover how to apply this pattern to common use cases, such as creating custom useContext hooks, and understand when to use this approach to simplify your codebase.
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