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Geek Gossip
#Cloudflare - Another day, another outage. Cloudflare went down again on Thursday - and this time took down with it Zerodha and Angel One - trading platforms in India, much to the ire of “traders”.
#Apple - Apple’s thinnest iPhone removed the SIM tray entirely, launching as an eSIM-only model across all international markets. Now, the upcoming 2026 iPhone Fold is rumored to adopt the same approach. eSim could just become the norm in the coming years.
Latest Updates
Coinbase Re-enters Indian Market After 2-year Hiatus
Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has reopened its app for registration in India after a two-year pause, allowing users to make crypto-to-crypto trades and eventually, load money to buy cryptocurrencies with a fiat on-ramp expected in 2026.
PhonePe Shuts Down Their E-Commerce App Pincode
PhonePe launched Pincode in April 2023 as a major push into e-commerce. The hyperlocal app offered groceries, medicines, food, electronics, and home décor from neighborhood shops. PhonePe founder and group CEO Sameer Nigam said operating a consumer-facing quick-commerce app had become a distraction from the company's core focus on small retailers.
Dream11 Revamped
Dream Sports, on December 4, launched a revamped version of Dream11. The new app brings a space for users to follow matches through livestreams by prominent creators.
Netflix Acquires Warner Bros. For $82.7 Billion
Netflix has struck a deal to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion. The purchase will go through after Warner Bros’ planned split from Discovery, now expected to take place in Q3 2026. It will see the streamer acquire the Warner studio, both HBO and HBO Max, and access to IP, including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
European Union Fines X $140m For Deceptive Blue Checkmarks
The European Union has fined Elon Musk’s X $140 million for violating its digital service rulebook. X was found to have violated rules on advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and “dark patterns” The EU can charge companies up to 6 percent of their global revenue for DSA violations.
React Server Components Vulnerability Exploited By State-sponsored Hackers
We believe this is important enough to show up in News and not Gossip or Misc section. Amazon's threat intelligence teams detected China-nexus hacking crews exploiting the critical React "React2Shell" vulnerability, just hours after its disclosure, highlighting the urgency of patching the flaw, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code remotely. (Cloudflare outage earlier was related to this vulnerability).
Changelog
Windows - Added ability to download and install Windows 11 25H2 feature update for all supported systems.
Meta - New centralized support hub with AI-powered search and instant, personalized help, improved account recovery experience, and enhanced security features.
Google Chrome - Enhanced Autofill features for easier form filling, including auto-populating name, email, and address information, loyalty card numbers, travel details, and vehicle information.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Acontext | Context Data Platform for Self-learning Agents. One Place for Agents to Store, Observe, and Learn. Designed to simplify context engineering, improve agent reliability and task success rates.
Shunpo | Bookmark your directories
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Miscellaneous
SVG Clickjacking
A newly discovered technique enables complex interactive attacks and data exfiltration by exploiting SVG filters on iframes, allowing hackers to trick users into revealing sensitive information.
Improving Checkout UX
Up to 70% of carts are abandoned, and every 100ms of latency can cut conversion by ~1%. Customers aren’t abandoning payments, they’re actually abandoning poor payment form design. Get an exhaustive guide to practical frontend improvements that can boost conversion.
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