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šŖ Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #335
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Let's hit Monday with a positive mindset!
Continuing our observation of not much news, despite it being the weekend. This is usually the period we receive the highest number of posts that we go through - so it is definitely unusual that since Friday, thereās been very little happening. Of course thereās OpenAIās new model - but besides that, nothing of importance. Itās making us uneasy to be honest - not sureās whatās brewing.
Geek Gossip
#MicrosoftLens - Microsoft is retiring Microsoft Lens, the scanner app that's been around since 2014, just like Windows 10 is getting the boot in October. It's like they're cleaning houseā¦
Latest Updates
Agnikul Cosmos Builds World's Largest Single-piece 3d Printed Inconel Rocket Engine
Agnikul Cosmos is a Indian Space startup company that uses 3D printing to develop affordable and sustainable rocket engines. Today, they announced that they've successfully 3D printed the world's largest single-piece rocket engine made of Inconel, a high-temperature alloy, and secured a US patent for their innovation.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Its Most Advanced AI Model Yet
OpenAI, a leading AI research company, has launched GPT-5, a revolutionary AI model that can perform a wide range of tasks, from generating software applications to navigating calendars and creating research briefs.
Weād like to add that based on early feedback, the review for this model is mixed. But there was drama - users were taken by shock to know that OpenAI pulled out all other models and they raised a lot of noise, enough to get the attention of its CEO who brought it back.
Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell Passes Away
Jim Lovell was a renowned astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission, and after retiring from NASA and the Navy, he went on to have a successful career in business and philanthropy, serving as CEO of Bay-Houston Towing Company and executive vice president of Centel Corporation, while also being involved in various other organizations and projects.
Changelog
Grok - Grok Imagine image and video generation tool is now available for free on the Grok app for iOS and Android.
OpenAI - ChatGPT is ditching the old model picker for a unified, auto-switching GPT-5 system. New features include four text āpersonalitiesā (Cynic, Robot, Listener, Nerd), enhanced vibe-coding with interactive Canvas previews, UI color customization, smarter adaptive voice and Gmail/Calendar integrations for Pro users.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Langextract | A Python library for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization.
Traceroot | Find the Root Cause in Your Code's Trace
Sidequest | Sidequest is a modern, scalable background job processor for Node.js applications.
In Case You Missed It
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Chhalaang 4.0, hosted by MetaMorph, is a women-focused hackathon in Bengaluru (Sep 13, 2025) with prizes worth ā¹7 lakh. Open to women with 1+ years experience, it features 12-hour innovation challenges tackling real-world problems, aiming to boost diversity in tech and support women returning to the workforce. More details here.
Miscellaneous
Web Workers In React: Improving Responsiveness With Parallel Processing
This guide explores how Web Workers can help keep React interfaces responsive by moving heavy computational tasks to a separate thread. We'll cover a practical example, starting with a common problem and evolving to more robust solutions, including queueing and shared workers.
The Hidden Cost of Distractions in Software Development
Researchers at Duke and Vanderbilt analyzed how interruptions influence three common engineering tasks: code writing, code comprehension, and code review. It takes 10-15 minutes for a developer to return to editing code after an interruption, and as much as 30-45 minutes to recover the full context.
OpenAI's Mxfp4 Revolution
OpenAI's new LLMs use a 4-bit floating point data type that promises massive compute savings, allowing cloud providers or enterprises to run them using just a quarter of the hardware.
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