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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #321
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Good morning! Tuesday is another step closer to your goals!
Geek Gossip
#TeslaInIndia - Although Tesla launched last week, it’s dedicated and loyal fanbase in India seems to have received the short end of the stick. They are upset at being neglected and not invited to the opening - despite being early backers of it and having actually paid an early registration fee for the Model 3S.
#VibeCodingHorrorStory - The founder of SaaStr AI has documented their experience on using Replit’s AI and - wait for it - experienced it deleting their production database! It went rogue and even lied multiple times in the process.
#Kiro - AWS’s own vibe coding tool is off to a great start… well, almost. Apparently the interesting in their AI got so big, they had to start rate limiting their existing users and started an waitlist for new ones - even though they were in preview mode.
Latest Updates
Historic Launch By ISRO And NASA: Joint Earth Observation Satellite Nisar
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is a renowned space agency in India, known for its numerous successful satellite launches. Today, ISRO is set to launch NISAR, a joint Earth observation satellite with NASA, which will scan the entire globe every 12 days, providing high-resolution data on Earth's surface changes.
H-1b Visa Reform On The Horizon
The US Department of Homeland Security is reevaluating the H-1B visa program, which allows skilled foreign workers to come to the US, amid criticism that it favors foreign workers over American students and undercuts US worker wages.
Changelog
WhatsApp - Moves to Progressive Web App (PWA) on Windows, abandoning native UWP architecture.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Am I Vibing | Detect agentic coding environments and AI editors
In Case You Missed It
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Job Board
Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Valuebound (Onsite - Hyderabad)
✨Experience : 8+ years (Python | Machine Learning | SQL | Deep Learning | Docker)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹60L / year
Lead Android Engineer @ Red Elk Studios (Remote)
✨Experience : 7+ years (Java | Android | Kotlin)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹30L / year
Miscellaneous
Code Proofs
Mastering code proof techniques like monotonicity and pre/post-conditions can speed up development by reducing possible outcomes and ensuring correct function behavior.
Notion Scaling Story
Notion, a fast-growing software app, shares insights on scaling to 200B notes without crashing, highlighting horizontal scalability and sharding benefits.
Meta's Massive Tracking Scheme
Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps secretly tracked users' online activity, linking it to their real identities, even with VPN and incognito mode enabled, using a complex system dubbed "local host tracking".
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