🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #292

Hump day vibes - let's power through Wednesday!

#OYO - Think you can come up with a better name for OYO’s parent company? OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal has launched a campaign to rename the company's parent firm, Oravel Stays. The move comes as part of a broader strategy to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and expand into more premium segments.

#Cloudflare - Cloudflare open sourced their OAuth provider. Not that big a deal right? What if we told you it was written largely using Claude? Wicked sick right?!

Flipkart Secures NBFC Licence, Becomes First Major E-commerce Player To Do So
Flipkart has received a non-banking financial company (NBFC) licence from the Reserve Bank of India. It is the first major Indian online retailer to do so. The development marks a turning point in how credit may be delivered on India’s leading e-commerce platforms.

Rapido To Enter Food Delivery Market
Rapido has agreed to the commercial terms with restaurants through a partnership deal with National Restaurant Association of India. It is looking at charging fixed delivery fees of Rs 25 on orders below 400 and Rs. 50 for others.

Google Sheets - Fully editable charts generated by Gemini can now be created, customized, and synced with data changes.

Microsoft Edge - Enhanced AI-powered search feature added to browsing history, allowing for more flexible and accurate searches using phrases, synonyms, and typos.

Windows 11 - Redesigned Start menu with a single scrollable view, adaptive layout, and customizable Recommended section.

Firefox - Removed Deep Fake Detector extension and Orbit add-on, and introduced a new sidebar to connect to third-party chatbots, replacing Orbit's private summarization and question-answering features.

Apple - Introduced Foundation Models Framework, allowing developers to integrate on-device AI models into their apps, preserving data privacy and enabling offline functionality.

Odyc.js - Odyc.js is a tiny, open‑source JavaScript library that lets tech professionals whip up charming pixel‑art narrative games—complete with maps, sprites, dialogue, and sounds—all in one file. Ideal for rapid prototyping, teaching, or exploring game mechanics, it requires minimal setup (CDN, npm, or browser editor). Hit the link to see how easily storytelling meets code

AI Kosh - India’s AIKosh (AI Knowledge Store) is the government’s central AI portal for tech experts: a secure, open-access hub under the IndiaAI Mission offering non‑personal, India‑specific datasets, pre‑trained models, toolkits, and responsible‑AI tools. Ideal for developers, researchers, and startups seeking curated, ethically governed data to build scalable AI solutions—click to explore and plug into India’s AI future

Teachable Machine - Google’s Teachable Machine is a no-code tool that lets developers and tech professionals train machine learning models using images, sounds, or poses—right in the browser. Instantly prototype and export models to TensorFlow.js or your own apps. Perfect for rapid experimentation or educational AI demos. Try it and see ML in action—no setup required

Evolution Of Search At Instacart
Learn about Instacart's journey to improve search relevance using hybrid recall, combining traditional full-text search with embedding-based retrieval, and how they overcame scalability and reliability challenges to deliver fast and accurate results.

Navigating Underperformance With Empathy
As a leader, addressing underperformance can be tricky, especially when it's subtle. To avoid being perceived as nit-picky or insensitive, use 9 questions to open up dialogue and collaborate on a solution, such as "What's been the most challenging part of your job lately?" or "Do you feel like you have the capacity to take on your current workload?"

The Importance Of Documentation In Software Development
PostHog's approach to writing effective documentation, debunking common misconceptions among developers, and emphasizing the need for clear guides to help users understand and use software products efficiently.