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Indian Astronaut To Pilot Axiom-4 Mission To International Space Station
Axiom Space is a private space company that offers commercial flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian air force will pilot the Axiom-4 mission, becoming the second Indian to travel to space and the first to visit the ISS.

Uber Launches Senior Accounts For Easier Ride Requests
Uber announced the launch of senior accounts, a new feature that simplifies ride requests for older adults, allowing them to easily book rides with larger text and easy-to-follow directions, and enabling optional support from loved ones.

Apple Names 2025 Design Awards Winners
Apple just announced the winners of their 2025 Design Awards. The award recognizes apps that demonstrate excellence in design and innovation.

Reddit Sues Anthropic Over Alleged Content Theft
Reddit, a social news and discussion website, has sued AI company Anthropic, alleging it stole content to train AI models without permission or payment. Reddit claims Anthropic scraped its content since 2021, ignoring technical measures, and seeks significant monetary compensation and an injunction to stop Anthropic from using Reddit data.

Apple Loses Appeal To Block Third-party Links In App Store
Apple's appeal to block third-party links in the App Store has been rejected by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision allows apps to include payment links without a fee, lifting restrictions imposed by Apple. This ruling is a significant win for developers and users.

ChatGPT - Introduced 'Connectors' in beta, allowing users to integrate online services like Gmail, Google Drive, and Dropbox, and access external data through the Deep Research agent.

Microsoft Athena - Open-source AI agent blueprint released for integrating AI into developer workflows.

Snap - Introduces stand-alone Lens Studio iOS app and web tool for creating AR Lenses through text prompts and simple editing tools.

Db | A reactive client store for building super fast apps on sync

Foresight JS | Lightweight JavaScript library with full TypeScript support that predicts user intent based on mouse movements and keyboard navigation

Memvid | Video-based AI memory library. Store millions of text chunks in MP4 files with lightning-fast semantic search. No database needed.

The Poison Of Commiseration
As a manager, commiseration with your team can be organizational poison, eroding trust and creating factions. It's essential to handle grievances with conditional empathy, asking questions, and seeking truth. Use heuristics like asking clarifying questions, validating feelings, and focusing on objective truths to avoid commiseration and promote productive collaboration.

Is It Really Just Javascript?
JavaScript is often considered a ubiquitous language, but context matters. Code in a .js file may not always be "Just JavaScript" due to dependencies on browser APIs, Node conventions, compilation steps, or non-standard syntax.

Pinterest Adopts Docs-as-code Strategy
Pinterest's engineering team tackles documentation pain points by implementing a docs-as-code approach, using Markdown, source control, and a custom static site generator to improve collaboration, quality control, and discoverability.