Monday magic is in the air, let's grab it!
Geek Gossip
#Counter-Strike - Steam came out with a minor update that seemed to have caused a major financial loss - for illegal character skin trades. Who knew that the counter strike and terrorist characters in popular Counter Strike game have skins (character accessories not restricted to just clothes) that are traded, sometimes fetching 1 million dollars??!! The update caused an industry valued at over $6 BILLION - to lose $3 BILLION overnight.
Latest Updates
ISRO Chief Reveals Development On Gaganyaan
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan on Thursday disclosed that 90 per cent of the work on Gaganyaan, India’s first human spaceflight mission, has been completed. He added that the crewed mission to launch the Indian astronauts into space will take place in 2027.
Bharat Taxi Aims At Revolutionizing India's Cab Industry
The central government has announced the launch of Bharat Taxi, the country’s first cooperative cab service. The service, backed by the Ministry of Cooperation and the National e-Governance Division, will start its pilot run in Delhi next month with around 650 cabs.
Tech Giants Face AI-generated Content Crackdown Ahead Of Bihar Elections
The Indian Election Commission has issued new guidelines to prevent the misuse of AI-generated content in election campaigning, requiring clear labels on synthetic content and strict accountability measures for political parties.
Kerala Startup Secures Rs 75 Lakh Grant For Carbon-negative Marine Hull Coating
Neiox Eco Cycle, a Kerala-based deep-tech startup, received a Rs 75 lakh prototyping grant from Cochin Shipyard Ltd to develop the world's first carbon-negative, non-toxic marine hull coating that transforms air pollutants into useful materials, reducing environmental damage and turning emissions into economic assets.
Changelog
ChatGPT - Company knowledge brings together context from connected tools for more accurate and comprehensive answers.
Firefox - New Extensions Must Specify Data Collection and Transmission Permissions
Instagram - You can now view a history of your viewed reels.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Amplifier | From Microsoft - Amplifier is a coordinated and accelerated development system that turns your expertise into reusable AI tools without requiring code.
Sandbox Sdk | Run sandboxed code environments on Cloudflare's edge network
Web Codegen Scorer | Web Codegen Scorer is a tool for evaluating the quality of web code generated by LLMs.
In Case You Missed It
🎁 We now have a dedicated page to list all events. We will be updating this page EVERY WEEK. We will of course be publishing new (and coming-soon) events in this section but for a comprehensive list of events, check the link(s) below:
This link is EXCLUSIVELY accessible by subscribers of Heap Heap Hurray!
Miscellaneous
Optimize Your Codebase For AI Coding Agents
GitHub Copilot's AI agent stumbles on codebase issues, revealing the importance of explicit knowledge and clear documentation for efficient AI coding.
What Happened To Apple’s Attention To Detail
Apple's latest iOS 26 update has introduced numerous UI/UX issues, including a poorly designed search bar, broken Files app, and malfunctioning third-party browsers like Vivaldi and Safari, leaving users frustrated with the new "liquid glass" effect.
Scripts I Wrote That I Use All The Time
Evan Hahn shares his favorite shell scripts for tasks like clipboard management, file organization, and web development.
Attention Subscribers
Every two weeks, on Friday at 7 PM IST, we distribute a “BONUS EDITION” featuring highly valuable links. These special editions are exclusively sent to our most dedicated and engaged subscribers. To ensure you receive these editions, please take the following actions:
1. Regularly open our emails. We track email open rates to identify our most active subscribers.
2. Engage with the links in our newsletter. While we provide concise summaries, your engagement is equally important.
Your active participation ensures you continue to receive these exclusive benefits. Thank you for your ongoing support and engagement.
If you are seeing the bonus edition posts in your SPAM folder, please do us a favour and mark it as NOT SPAM.
We believe in sharing great resources, and these newsletters are some good ones. They offer sharp, focused insights - especially around tech topics we might only touch on briefly.
If you're into cryptocurrency and blockchain, we recommend Cryptogram - it dives deep into the space, which we don’t often cover in detail.
For startup enthusiasts, Rustic Flute is a must-read, especially since we’ve noticed many of you love staying on top of the latest in the startup world.
