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#ProtonMail-AI - Loyal users of Proton Mail, the privacy focused, security oriented email client decided to jump into the AI bandwagon - disappointing their pro user base. Because it may conflict with its privacy-first mission. Users are criticizing vague security details, misleading user surveys, and the risk of eroding user trust - comparing it to other tech missteps that alienated core communities.

Samsung Nears Deal To Invest In AI Startup Perplexity
Samsung and Perplexity are in talks to integrate the startup’s search features into the Samsung web browser. The firms have also discussed weaving PerplexITY’S technology into Samsung’ s Bixby virtual assistant. The tech giant is also expected to be one of the biggest investors in a new round of funding for the startup. This could help Samsung rely less on Google.

Microsoft Teams - Rule-based enablement of third-party certified Teams apps in Teams Admin Center

Instagram - Introduced expanded comment filtering tools for creators with over 100,000 followers.

Ducklake | DuckLake is an integrated data lake and catalog format

Flowgram AI | FlowGram is a node-based flow building engine that helps developers quickly create workflows in either fixed layout or free connection layout modes

Osv | A pretty good CSV parser for Ruby

Styling Image Alt Text For A Better User Experience
Did you know you can style the alt text for images in HTML? Learn how to improve the experience of an image not loading by styling alt text, including making it italic, adjusting font size and line height, and adding borders and padding. This technique uses progressive enhancement and CSS custom properties to create a visually appealing and user-focused experience.

Github Issues As A Note-taking Tool
GitHub Issues offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with features like Markdown support, inter-linking abilities, and excellent search functionality, making it an attractive option for developers, with the only notable limitation being the lack of synchronized offline support.

Human Coders Are Still Better Than LLMs
Redis creator antirez shares a story of how he used human intuition and creativity to solve a complex bug in Vector Sets for Redis, outsmarting Large Language Models (LLMs) in the process, highlighting the limitations of current AI capabilities compared to human intelligence.