🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #308

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#Foxconn-Apple - Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians to return home from its iPhone factories in India, dealing a blow to Apple Inc.'s manufacturing push in the country. The withdrawal of Chinese staff will affect efficiency on the assembly line, but not impact the quality of production in India, and comes at a bad time for Apple as it prepares to ramp up production of the new iPhone 17 with its manufacturing partners in India.

#IPTheft - An ex-Apple employee jumped ship to Snap - which should be normal, except, he took a bunch of super confidential files with him, including stuff about the new AR headset, and now Apple's suing him for breach of contract!

#Layoffs - Microsoft is laying off almost 9,000 people! They're saying it's to make the company more efficient and agile, but sounds like that’s just a nice way of saying they're trying to cut costs. And isn't it ironic that they're cutting jobs while saying AI isn't a threat to employees?

India Unveils Rs 1 Lakh Crore Research And Innovation Scheme
India's government has announced a massive initiative to boost the country's research and innovation ecosystem, with a focus on private sector investment and long-term financing for startups and strategic sectors. This move aims to drive innovation, promote technology adoption, and enhance competitiveness, ultimately contributing to India's self-reliance and global competitiveness.

Swiggy Launches '99 Store, A New Service For Affordable Meals
Swiggy has launched a new service called the ’99 Store’ The food delivery startup will be offering single-serve meals at a flat price of Rs 99 across 175+ cities in India. The initiative is designed with price conscious Generation Z in mind.

Nothing Unveils Phone (3) After Two-year Gap
Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts. At launch this includes two features called Essential Space and Essential Search.

NASA Partners With Netflix To Bring Space Exploration To The Masses
NASA is partnering with the popular streaming service to provide live coverage of rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, and more to a global audience of over 700 million people.

Grammarly Acquires Superhuman, Revolutionizing Email With Ai-powered Agents
Grammarly, a leading AI assistant for communication and productivity, has acquired Superhuman, a popular AI-native email app that helps users respond faster and save time on email communications. This acquisition is a significant step towards Grammarly's vision of an agentic future where humans and AI work together seamlessly.

Telegram - Introduces Checklist feature with up to 28 tasks and emoji support, available only to Telegram Premium subscribers, and allows users to suggest content to channels with automated interface.

Google Photos - Redesigned photo view with simpler, more modern UI, light mode, glanceable photo details, and streamlined action menus.

Threads - Added direct messaging feature allowing users to privately message other users, with initial support for one-on-one conversations between followers or mutual followers on Instagram.

LibreOffice - User guides for Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and Math are now available.

X Community Notes - AI Note writers can now propose community notes.

Balkrishna Rawool | Algebraic Data Types + Pattern Matching = Elegant and readable Java code - Tired of complex Java code? Discover how to write more elegant, readable, and maintainable applications using modern language features! This talk masterfully demonstrates how Algebraic Data Types (ADTs) and Pattern Matching can solve complex problems. Learn to leverage sealed interfaces, records, and Data-Oriented Programming to build cleaner, more expressive Java code.

Soumaya Erradi | Differential TypeScript meets IoT: safe programming for embedded devices - Can you program embedded devices with TypeScript? Yes! This talk shows you how to ditch C++ and use TypeScript for your next Arduino project. Discover the Johnny-Five library to easily control hardware, and learn advanced patterns like branded types and Zod validation to write safer, more scalable IoT code. A must-watch for web developers curious about the world of IoT.

Terraform AWS Infrastructure
This section of the tutorial will cover the basics of setting up a server on AWS using Terraform, including creating a VPC, subnet, EC2 instance, and security group.

How To Deal With A Toxic Top Performer
Every founder hires a brilliant jerk at some point, but instead of getting stuck, you can turn their knowledge into company capability. The key is to shift from personality to structure and extract what they know, codify it, and build organisational resilience. Coaching narcissists often fails, but a 5×3 framework can help capture their expertise and turn it into usable training material, allowing you to move from individual heroics to team-based solutions.

Hidden Complexity In Software Development
Rust's Lithium project reveals the fragility of its underlying ecosystem, with breakage and platform-specific issues plaguing even simple code.