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šŖ Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #314
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
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Geek Gossip
#Soundslice - ChatGPT would hallucinate about the features of this application - catching the eye of its creator - who took it as a good feedback to add these features to his app instead.
#BrowserWars - OpenAI is reportedly planning to create its own AI browser.
#Cloudflare - So, Cloudflare creates a service to allow website owners to seek compensation from AI crawlers. But they seem to forget to restrict the biggest AI crawler there is - Google. Googleās AI summaries seem to be least interested in playing ball here and may completely ignore this service.
#FoldablePhone - Apple's first foldable iPhone could launch next year, in 2026, rocking an inward folding design. The display size is said to measure 7 inches and will use sixth-generation glass. Samsung is reportedly the exclusive supplier of foldable OLED displays to Apple.
Latest Updates
Starlink Receives Final Approval To Launch Satellite Internet Operations In India
We swear we keep hearing this news everytime - but apparently this time is the final one - all hurdles cleared and Starlink should be able to start setting up their infrastructure.
Google Announces Transatlantic Cable To Connect USA with Europe
Google has announced the anchoring of the Sol subsea cable in Florida. The Sol cable will add capacity, increase reliability, and decrease latency for Google users and Google Cloud customers around the world. Sol will be a gateway to unprecedented global connectivity.
Nvidia Surpasses $4 Trillion Market Capitalization
N Nvidia has become the first company in the world to achieve a market capitalization of $4 trillion. The company has surpassed both Apple and Microsoft in reaching this milestone. Nvidia's market cap has been boosted by strong demand for its specialized and general purpose hardware during this age of generative AI.
Changelog
Google - Adds Photo-to-Video Feature Powered by Veo 3 AI Model, Generating 8-Second Videos with AI-Generated Audio
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Foss Flow | Make beautiful isometric infrastructure diagrams
Jsonrepair | Repair invalid JSON documents
In Case You Missed It
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Miscellaneous
Advances In Html Popovers
You will learn about the new popover type "hint" in Chrome 133, which allows opening an unrelated hint popover without closing other popovers in the stack. The article will cover the three types of popovers, their behaviors, and how to use the "hint" type in combination with JavaScript event listeners to achieve the desired behavior.
AI Takes Toll On Senior Devs
With AI in the picture, developers are already struggling for jobs. Graduates fresh out of college are finding it harder to land a tech job and are actively upskilling themselves for the right roles. But this is just one side of the coin. In Indiaās $250 billion tech industry built with AI, experience is no longer a strength either. If one hasnāt transitioned into decision-making or client-facing roles by 40, theyāre at risk; at least that is what people say.
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