🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #303

Thursday energy is here - let's make the most of it!

Nothing to gossip about for now. There was an incident involving Google accidentally or prematurely publishing a blog post about their new AI Agent for CLI, but they seemed to have restored the blog now and made it public so it’s now in the ChangeLog section below.

Foxconn Secures Approval For $2.2 Billion Investments In India And USA
Foxconn, the huge Taiwan-based manufacturing company that makes iPhones - They just got approval for two big investment plans in India and the US, worth over $2.2 billion. They're planning to build a new facility in India to make smartphone components and set up a new company in the US for data center production. This is a big deal because Foxconn is trying to diversify its production outside of China due to trade tensions, and India is becoming a key destination

16 Billion Credentials Leaked: The Mother Of All Password Leaks
Researchers have just confirmed what could be the largest leak ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed. Google is telling billions of users to replace their passwords with more secure passkeys.

Instagram Edits - Introduces Keyframes for precision editing, saved audio and sticky notes in the Ideas tab, voice enhancement options, and new text effects.

Google Chrome for Android - Added option to move address bar to the bottom of the screen for easier accessibility.

Google Imagen - Introduces Imagen 4 and Imagen 4 Ultra text-to-image models with significant quality improvements, available for free on AI Studio for a limited time.

Gemini CLI - Introduces an open-source AI agent that brings Gemini's capabilities directly into the terminal, providing lightweight access to AI assistance for coding, content generation, problem solving, and more.

ElevenLabs - Introduced a standalone mobile app for Android and iOS, offering up to 10 minutes of free voice generation and a v3 alpha model with adjustable emotions.

Pratim Bhosale | Chat with your codebase with Candle and Tree-sitter | JOTB25 - Ever wonder how AI tools understand your code? Go beyond the UI and learn to build your own local, private AI assistant for your codebase! This deep-dive tutorial uses Rust, Tree-sitter, and the Candle ML framework to guide you through indexing, parsing, and querying your code. Master advanced techniques like HIDE to build a powerful, custom AI coding tool from scratch.

Rashmi Venugopal | Staff Engineer, Netflix | Legacy Code: Why Success Creates Your Biggest Tech Debt - Is your success creating your biggest technical debt? A Staff Engineer from Netflix reveals why legacy systems are an inevitable byproduct of growth and how to tackle them head-on. Learn powerful "technical renovation" strategies beyond simple refactoring, including Deprecation-Driven Development and Evolutionary Architecture, to modernize your stack and accelerate innovation.

Suyash Joshi | Predicting Weather Patterns using Time Series ML | PyData London 25 - Is it possible to predict the weather with machine learning? This PyData talk dives into time series forecasting, guiding you through a hands-on workshop to build a weather prediction pipeline. Learn to use powerful tools like InfluxDB and the Neural Prophet library to ingest, model, and forecast complex data. A practical session for anyone looking to master time series analysis and prediction!

Challenging Algorithms And Data Structures Every Programmer Should Try
Learn about 6 interesting algorithms and data structures that can change how you think about problems, including Topological sort, Recursive descent parsing, Myers string difference, Bloom filter, Piece table, and Splay tree.

The Engineer-Manager Divide
Managers often frustrate engineers due to lack of understanding of programming needs, making technical decisions without coding experience, taking credit for engineers' work, and scheduling unnecessary meetings. Good managers, however, earn respect by understanding engineers' needs and providing autonomy.

Vibe Coding As A Senior Engineer
Alex MacCaw on using AI models like Claude Sonnet 4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro to build software, increasing productivity and reducing coding time, with senior engineers benefiting most from this approach, but warning that human engineers may soon be replaced.