Cheers to Wednesday! The weekend is just around the corner!
Geek Gossip
Unusual gossip for the day - maybe we should have moved this to the jobs section - but it’s a BIG ONE. Cloudflare is hiring interns. And it is a BIG company - by last count, it serves 20% of all websites!! For those unaware, it provides internet infrastructure services like content delivery, security, and performance optimization by operating a globally distributed network.
Well, they just announced that they will be hiring 1111 interns across their offices worldwide - including the one in Bengaluru!! Read more about it here.
(Side note - why exactly 1111 and not 1000 or 1234? Well, Cloudflare offers a popular DNS service 1.1.1.1 and it’s a reference to that).
Latest Updates
Zoho Gains IT Minister's Endorsement
Indian Government’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said he is moving to Zoho’s suite of productivity tools. He called on others to adopt Indian products in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s appeal for “swadeshi”. Zoho is a popular Indian software firm that offers a suite of productivity tools rivaling Microsoft and Google, with over $1 billion in annual revenue.
NVIDIA And OpenAI Announce Landmark Strategic Partnership
NVIDIA and OpenAI are teaming up to build a massive AI infrastructure that will be powered by NVIDIA's technology. They're investing $100 billion to deploy 10 gigawatts of data centers, which will help OpenAI train and run its next suite of models.
Changelog
WhatsApp - Message translations now available for 1:1 chats, groups, and Channel updates, with support for multiple languages and automatic translation on Android.
Google Play - Google Play’s Sept 2025 update adds a personalized You Tab with subscriptions, rewards, and gamer profiles, expands Play Games with cross-game stats, leagues, and Play Points, introduces Sidekick with Gemini Live for in-game help, and enhances the Apps tab with seasonal spaces and guided search.
Website Wednesday
Dyad - A free, open-source local AI app builder that lets you create full-stack apps by chatting, no coding needed. It integrates UI and backend via Supabase, supports any AI model with your own API keys or local models like Ollama, and runs on macOS and Windows with all code staying on your device.
Tunnel Mole - A free, open-source tunneling tool that gives your local HTTP/HTTPS server a public URL via a single command, bypassing firewalls and NAT without extra config. Works on Linux, macOS, Windows, supports HTTPS out of the box, custom subdomains for paid/self-hosted, ideal for webhooks, demos, and cross-device testing.
OpenDataBay - A global AI-powered data marketplace to buy, sell, or download datasets in seconds. Offers free/open, synthetic, and premium datasets that are curated and verified, and supports researchers, startups, and enterprises. Ideal for anyone who needs high-quality data fast.
In Case You Missed It
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Job Board
In case you missed it, check out the Gossip section - Cloudflare is hiring interns for their Bengaluru office!
Lead Backend Developer @ Ripik AI (Onsite - Noida)
✨Experience : 5+ years (Python | Java | noSQL | MongoDB | AWS)
💰Expected Salary : ₹50L – ₹60L / year
Senior / Staff Frontend Engineer @ Easyship (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 6+ years (TypeScript | React.js)
💰Expected Salary : ₹35L – ₹40L / year
Senior Machine Learning Engineer @ Sphota (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 5+ years (Machine Learning | Data Science | Python)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹32L / year
Miscellaneous
Rules For Creating Good-Looking User Interfaces, From A Developer
Struggled with designing user interfaces? Here’s a blog from a developer that had to redesign their app and their learnings from it.
Operating Principles That Guided Me to Staff Engineer
The author shares the guiding principles that help him build influence to make a multiplicative impact across teams. These principles help you build relationships, strengthen your communication, and be seen as a leader.
Why Local-First Apps Haven’t Become Popular?
Building offline-first apps is challenging due to syncing issues, but solutions like Hybrid Logical Clocks (HLCs) and Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) can help resolve ordering and conflicts, ensuring seamless data convergence.
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