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#Veo3 - Veo 3, Google’s video generation model blew people’s minds and - no surprises there - apparently Google used YouTube videos to train its new AI video tool. Except, it may have used videos without consent of the creators.

#AI-Backtrack - Companies are replacing their customer service workers for AI. However, Gartner research indicates AI may not be much useful and also predicts that companies will soon go back on their approach and may hire humans again.

Amazon Launches At-Home Diagnostics Service In India
Amazon Diagnostics is a new at-home diagnostics service that enables customers to book lab tests, schedule and track appointments, and access digital reports instantly from the Amazon app. Customers in 6 cities across 450+ pin codes, can easily book from over 800 diagnostic tests, get doorstep sample collection in under 60 minutes and digital reports in as less as 6 hours.

Swiggy Pilots Travel And Lifestyle Concierge Service With New App ‘Crew’
Swiggy is piloting a travel and lifestyle concierge service through a new app called ‘Crew’. Crew is a personalised concierges app designed to manage a wide range of everyday and special tasks for users. The app is available on Google Play Store and Apple Store and is currently in beta stage.

Ola Ditches Commission Model, Allows Drivers To Retain 100% Earnings
Ola recently extended the zero-commission model to cab drivers after piloting the framework with autos and bikes. Ola’s new policy allows over a million driver-partners to retain 100% of their fare earnings.

Record-breaking 7.3 Tbps Ddos Attack Mitigated By Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a cybersecurity giant that specializes in protecting websites and networks from cyber threats. A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is when hackers flood a website with traffic to overwhelm its servers. Today, Cloudflare reported that it stopped the largest DDoS attack ever recorded, which peaked at 7.3 Tbps and targeted a hosting provider. The attack was 12% larger than the previous record and was launched from 122,145 IP addresses across 161 countries.

Git - Introduces --combine-cruft-below-size option to improve cruft pack management and resolves issues with unreachable object handling.

Midjourney - Added AI-powered video generation capabilities, allowing users to create short videos based on images uploaded or created on the platform.

Wildcat | Open-source storage engine for highly concurrent, transactional log-structured key-value storage.

MCP Index | An ever growing list of open source MCP servers

Canine | Power of Kubernetes, Simplicity of Heroku

SOLID Principles Of Coding
The SOLID principles are five essential design rules that help developers organize their code better, reduce bugs, and ease future modifications. In this article, we’ll break down each principle, show simple examples in JavaScript, and explain why it matters.

AI-powered Coding Agents On The Rise
Sourcegraph’s “The Brute Squad” explores the rise of agentic vibe coding — a new way to develop software using autonomous agents instead of traditional IDEs. Steve Yegge shares stories, metaphors, and warnings about its addictive power, productivity boost, and potential workplace impact.