🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #327

Daily dispatches from the world of technology.

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Geek Gossip

#I-Am-Not-A-Bot - This one’s absolutely hilarious. OpenAI’s agent was able to bypass Cloudflare’s “I am not a robot” captcha. That’s right - Cloudflare could not detect the agent as a robot - and the narration provided by the agent while doing this is icing on the cake. We don’t wont to spoil it for you - check it for yourself!

#Paypal - Although Paypal has reported a strong quarter of revenue, their payment transactions are down and their cash flow is plummeting.

Latest Updates

For the First Time, India Becomes The Number One Exporter Of Smartphones To USA
Previously held by China, iPhone’s shifting production to India has resulted in India becoming the number one source of phones being sold in USA. That is, you are more likely to see phones with Made In India labels on them than Made In China.

Stardour Successfully Test-fires India’s First Hydrogen-oxygen Propulsion Engine
Stardour is a stealth-mode Indian space-tech startup that has successfully tested India's first hydrogen and oxygen propulsion engine, developed in-house by Stardour and tested at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. This achievement positions Stardour at the forefront of advanced, sustainable propulsion systems, paving the way for the future of space mobility and deep-space logistics.

P&G Names New CEO Of Indian Origin, Effective 2026
Not a tech news per se, but a proud moment. Shailesh Jejurikar, the current COO, will take over as President and CEO of Procter & Gamble, replacing Jon Moeller, as of January 1, 2026. They are an alumni of IIM, Lucknow.

Changelog

Anthropic - New weekly rate limits introduced for Claude Pro and Max subscribers, expected to affect less than 5% of users.

Microsoft Edge - Introduces Copilot Mode, an experimental AI-powered feature that allows Copilot to search across all open tabs, book reservations, and navigate websites with voice commands.

Website Wednesday

MCP-UI - This website offers SDKs for building interactive UI components for MCP applications, enabling seamless UI-to-AI interactions. It provides both Client and Server SDKs, supporting various technologies like React, HTML, and Web Components. You will find valuable resources for developing secure and flexible interactive experiences.

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Job Board

Azure Cybersecurity Architect @ Quantabase Technologies (Remote)

Experience : 4+ years (Microsoft Azure)

💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹24L / year

Senior User Experience Designer @ EazyDiner (Onsite - Gurgaon)

Experience : 5+ years (UI/UX Design | Wireframes and prototyping | User-centered design (UCD))

💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹24L / year

Technical Lead @ Stealth Edtech Startup (Remote)

Experience : 5+ years (MERN stack)

💰Expected Salary : ₹25L – ₹40L / year

Video AI Engineer @ streamingo[dot]ai (Remote)

Experience : 3+ years (Python | Computer Vision | CUDA | Activity Recognition | PyTorch)

💰Expected Salary : ₹26L – ₹32L / year

Miscellaneous

Useless Memoization
UseMemo and useCallback can be used to create memoized versions of React functions. But in some cases, they are totally pointless, and should be avoided.

Tech Layoffs Reality Check
Software teams are expected to do more with less after layoffs. It's not about adding features, but about maintaining and supporting existing ones.

Engineering Focus
Software engineers think they need more focus time to write code. But that's not actually your job. Your job is creating impact. Solving problems. Delivering value that matters.

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