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#Extension-Alert - An Indian developer has created a Chrome extension that went popular - it blocks all social media and to unblock it, you have to scream “I am a loser”!

Indian Astronaut Reaches Space After 41 Years
Axiom Space, a private company, launched Ax-4 with a multi-country crew, including Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who becomes the second Indian to travel to space and the first to visit the International Space Station.

India Unveils First Advanced Traffic Management System On Delhi's Dwarka Expressway
India unveiled its first Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) project at Delhi's Dwarka Expressway on Wednesday. The project is aligned with the latest 2023 guidelines of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a move towards smart and safer highways. The system uses AI to detect traffic violations like overspeeding and not wearing a seatbelt, and it even shares this info with the police.

Cognizant Expands In India With New Campus In Visakhapatnam
Cognizant will create over 8,000 jobs and strengthen its capabilities in AI and digital transformation. The proposed campus will be located in Kapuluppada, IT Hills, spanning 22 acres. The expansion will be completed in three phases, with the first phase expected to finish by early 2029.

WhatsApp - Added AI-powered message summaries feature using Private Processing technology to provide users with optional, private summaries of unread messages in a chat.

YouTube - Increased minimum age for livestreaming to 16, with restrictions on live broadcasts featuring minors without adult accompaniment.

Visual Studio - Updated AI models with smarter defaults, including GPT-4.1, and added model selection options, including Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Opus 4, and more.

YouTube Again - Introduces AI-powered search results carousel and expands conversational AI tool to more users.

Lstr | A fast, minimalist directory tree viewer, written in Rust.

Genkit | An open source framework for building AI-powered apps with familiar code-centric patterns. Genkit makes it easy to develop, integrate, and test AI features with observability and evaluations.

Liquid Glass React | Apple's Liquid Glass effect for React

14 Logic Driven UI Design Tips
In this article, you will learn how to use spacing effectively in UI design to group related elements and create a clear visual hierarchy. You'll discover how to create a set of predefined spacing options based on an 8 point grid, and how to apply them to create a more balanced and harmonious design.

Voting Systems Vulnerabilities
Researchers explore how strategic voting and abstention can lead to unexpected outcomes in elections, highlighting vulnerabilities in various voting systems, including top-2 approval voting and weighted approval protocols, with implications for democratic decision-making.

New PNG Spec Released
After 20 years, the PNG format has been updated with HDR support, animated PNGs, and Exif metadata, backed by tech giants like Adobe, Apple, and Google, and already supported by popular software and browsers.