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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #355
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
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Geek Gossip
#UberIndia - Uber AI Solutions is testing a program in India that lets drivers earn more by completing digital tasks, like data labeling, directly in the Uber app. So - if your driver isn’t coming on time, they might just be busy on Uber - not driving though.
#GitHub - Microsoft's AI service Copilot is generating issues and pull requests in code repositories. Amazing right? NOT! The most popular community discussion in the past 12 months has been a request for a way to BLOCK Copilot. That’s right. Users are complaining they don’t want AI to get involved in any way with their projects.
#FacebookPoke - Early users of Facebook will remember that it had a feature where you could poke your friends. Annoying as it was, your idiot friend would not stop using it. Well, looks like it’s making a comeback…
Latest Updates
India's First AI-powered City Project Takes Shape
Karnataka Government has approved the development of GBIT in Bidadi. The 9,000-acre project will be developed into a future-ready city based on the work-live-play model. The project aims to decongest the state capital while generating lakhs of jobs in technology, artificial intelligence, and service sectors.
Freshworks Founder to Step Down as Executive Chairman
Freshworks founder announced he will step down as Executive Chairman effective Dec 1, 2025, after 15 years leading the company from a small Chennai office to Nasdaq. Roxanne Austin will become Chairperson.
OpenAI Announces AI-Powered Hiring Platform To Take On LinkedIn
OpenAI is developing the OpenAI Jobs Platform to match businesses with workers, potentially rivaling LinkedIn. Launching mid-2026, it will include tracks for small businesses and governments.
Nepal Blocks Major Social Media Platforms
Nepal has ordered internet service providers to block access to 26 social media platforms. The move follows an August 25 directive that gave foreign social media companies just seven days to register their operations in Nepal. The list of affected platforms includes Discord, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WeChat, Reddit, Snapchat, YouTube, and X.
Stripe Working On Their Own Blockchain Named Tempo
Stripe is incubating Tempo, a new blockchain. Tempo is designed for high-scale, real-world financial services applications. Stripe and Paradigm are the first investors.
Chess[dot]com Hacked
Chess[dot]com has disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained unauthorized access to a third-party file transfer application used by the platform. The incident occurred in June 2025, with the threat actors maintaining access to the said application for two weeks, between June 5 and June 18. According to the investigation, the incident affects only a very small percentage of the platform's massive 100 million user base.
Changelog
Android Circle To Search - Continuous Translation Mode for Seamless Language Support
Threads - Attach up to 10,000 characters of text to a post.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Obs Js | Context-aware web performance for everyone
Cornerstone3 D | Cornerstone is a set of JavaScript libraries that can be used to build web-based medical imaging applications. It provides a framework to build radiology applications such as the OHIF Viewer.
Cursor Effects | Old-school cursor effects for your browser built with modern JavaScript
In Case You Missed It
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Miscellaneous
Dont Let Your Database Schema Become Your API Contract
Avoid midnight emergencies by introducing an API contract with manual field mapping to ensure backwards compatibility and prevent frontend breakage when renaming database fields.
Social Engineering 2.0
AI-powered phishing attacks are rewriting the rules of cybercrime, using social media data, deepfakes, and machine learning to create convincing scams that can steal millions from companies like Arup.
ChatGPT Connectors Exposed
OpenAI's new feature Connectors allows ChatGPT to connect to third-party apps, but also enables a lethal 0-click data exfiltration exploit through indirect prompt injections and image rendering.
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