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Geek Gossip
#ChatGPT - A beta version of ChatGPT's Android app includes lines of code that heavily reference ads. The 1.2025.329 beta version includes mentions of "ads feature," "search ad" and "bazaar content"
#Google - Google is facing backlash on X after a viral post for its NotebookLM appeared to use a food blogger’s work without credit. Google has been promoting that feature on X especially for recipe-related posts.
Latest Updates
Government Orders Preloading Smartphones With This App For Cyber Security
The telecom ministry ordered all new smartphones to preload the Sanchar Saathi app. The app aids recovery of lost phones and blocks stolen devices through a central registry. Manufacturers must push the app via updates to phones already in the supply chain.
Ola Electric Falls To 5th Place In Electric Two-wheeler Sales
Ola Electric, a leading Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has slipped to 5th place in November sales, behind Hero MotoCorp's Vida, TVS Motor, Bajaj Auto, and Ather Energy. The company faced regulatory scrutiny, operational setbacks, and increased competition, leading to a decline in market share from 25% to 7.4%.
Changelog
Netflix - No longer supports casting from mobile devices to most TVs and TV-streaming devices.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Spritefusion Pixel Snapper | A tool to snap pixels to a perfect grid. Designed to fix messy and inconsistent pixel art generated by AI.
Banrays | Glasses to detect smart-glasses that have cameras. Ray-BANNED
Runprompt | Tiny script to run dot prompt files
In Case You Missed It
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The LMA EDGE Hackathon challenges participants to design practical, commercial, and scalable solutions for the global loan market. Prize pool: US $25,000. Register here.
Miscellaneous
What Actually Makes Your A Senior
Developing effective feedback skills is crucial for any software professional looking to climb the corporate ladder. It's not just about criticizing others, but about providing constructive insights that help team members grow and improve. By mastering the art of feedback, you can become a more effective leader, build stronger relationships, and drive team success.
Writing A Good Claude Configuration File
Claude[dot]md (or Agents[dot]md) is the only file that by default goes into every single conversation you have with the agent. Coding agents know absolutely nothing about your codebase at the beginning of each session. The more information you have in the file that's not universally applicable to the tasks you have it working on, the more likely it is that Claude will ignore your instructions.
Addy Osmani - Farewell Chrome
A Chrome team member reflects on 14 years of shaping the web to be fast, simple, safe, and enjoyable for developers and users, highlighting key achievements like Service Workers, PWAs, Core Web Vitals, and Chrome DevTools.
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