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Geek Gossip
#Meta - Meta themselves found in a research they conducted that people that stopped using their products and services experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness. But Meta decided to hide these findings.
Latest Updates
NIT Rourkela Secures Patent For India’s First Autonomous Land-mapping Drone System
Developed by NIT Rourkela researchers, the BHU-MANACHITRA system uses AI and UAV tech to create real-time land maps without internet, computers, or manual input, ideal for disaster-hit or remote areas.
Malaysia To Ban Social Media For Under 16s
Malaysia is the latest country with plans to limit social media use by age. The ban will reportedly go into affect in 2026. Australia will enact the world's first blanket social media ban for anyone under 16-years-old.
Changelog
Facebook - Just like Reddit, users can now post under custom nicknames in select groups.
WhatsApp - Bring Apple Watch companion app with essential messaging functions, including chat navigation, message reading, and quick replies.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Smartcommit | Enforce the habit of self-documenting code through better commit messages.
Travels | A fast, framework-agnostic undo/redo core powered by Mutative JSON Patch
Gitlogue | A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story.
In Case You Missed It
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The “ERNIE AI Developer Challenge” is a global online hackathon where participants build solutions using the ERNIE and PaddlePaddle platforms, spanning tasks like fine-tuning models, creating multimodal applications, and developing robotics or agent systems. The total prize pool is over USD 10,000 in cash plus additional non-cash rewards. Register here.
Job Board
Dot Net Lead @ Ivy Mobility (Onsite - Gurugram)
✨Experience : 8+ years (Javascript | HTML5 & CSS3 | Microsoft SQL Server | DOT NET)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹25L / year
ML Engineer @ Tericsoft Technology (Remote)
✨Experience : 4+ years (TensorFlow | PyTorch)
💰Expected Salary : ₹30L – ₹35L / year
Senior GCP Devops Engineer @ Emplay (Remote)
✨Experience : 5+ years (Linux | Docker | CICD | Google GCP)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹25L / year
Miscellaneous
Building A Custom Search Engine From Scratch
Learn how to create a simple search engine that works with your existing database, respects your architecture, and gives you full control over its functionality.
Incremental Architectures For Saas
Growing software systems with small, incremental changes, not big-bang rewrites, by implementing code, using cross-functional teams and event-driven approaches to reduce coupling and enable easy evolution.
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