Welcome to Monday - let's tackle those goals!
P.S. Our edition numbers from 428 and 439 are non existent. We took a New Year’s vacation break after edition 427 - and if we didn’t, today’s edition would be 440. We are sticking with 440 since our internal systems didn’t account for a break in our editions and rather than fix them, we decided it would be easier to continue the numbering.
Geek Gossip
#NadellaBlogs - Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has penned their first ever blog (they did write in the past, but this one’s a more casual blog and not a robotic narration) - admitting that Microsoft and other AI companies still need to get a bunch of stuff right about AI.
#TechWhistleblower - A developer that is working for a popular food delivery platform has revealed some interesting behaviour about their app - that the “priority delivery” feature is just a sham and instead of speeding up your delivery, it’s just slowing down the non priority ones - and that they have a “desperation score” to determine wages of their delivery partners.
#IndianArmy - Indian Army has a new digital policy now - to allow their personnel to use Instagram - in read only mode. So they can now doom scroll but they cannot post content or comment.
Latest Updates
IIT Madras Launches Global Research And Innovation Platform
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is expanding its global presence with IITM Global, a research and innovation platform that aims to collaborate with international markets, startups, and talent mobility, while channeling global projects back into India.
Infosys Boosts Entry-level Salaries To ₹21 Lakh Per Annum
Infosys has increased starting salaries for fresh graduates in tech roles to ₹21 lakh per annum, the highest in the industry.
Changelog
Gmail - Users can now change their primary email address and retain their old address as an alias.
Telegram - Adds Liquid Glass design to iOS/iPadOS 26 and AI-powered summaries for long posts in channels and Instant View.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Metacode | A standard language for machine-readable code comments
Edgeai For Beginners | By Microsoft, this course is designed to guide beginners through the exciting world of Edge AI, covering fundamental concepts, popular models, inference techniques, device-specific applications, model optimization, and the development of intelligent Edge AI agents.
The Art Of Command Line | Master the command line, in one page
In Case You Missed It
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The Cine AI Hackfest by Lorven AI Studio is a 24-hour on-ground AI and filmmaking hackathon where teams build practical AI-driven solutions for cinema-related challenges, blending creative and technical skills to innovate in film tech and media. The total prize pool is INR 2,00,000. More details here.
The Gemini 3 Hackathon is a global online competition hosted by Google DeepMind and Devpost where builders create innovative AI applications using the Gemini 3 API, focusing on high-fidelity multimodal and autonomous experiences. The total prize pool is USD 100,000 in cash, with top winners receiving up to $50,000 plus project promotion and interviews with the AI Futures Fund team. Register Here.
Build Your Flutter Butler with Serverpod is a global online hackathon celebrating the release of Serverpod 3 where developers build digital assistant or automation apps by combining Flutter front-ends with Serverpod backends, showcasing productivity, AI helpers, or creative tools. The total cash prize pool is USD 10,000. More details here.
The NCFE Hackathon 2025 (Innovate4FinLit Game Challenge) is a national innovation hackathon where participants design interactive digital games that make financial literacy engaging and accessible, tackling topics like savings, budgeting, investing, digital payments, insurance, and retirement planning. The total cash prize pool is ₹5,00,000. More details here.
Miscellaneous
Building Your Intuition For Agents
Learn about the challenges and approaches to developing internal agent workflows, including creating a company-public prompt library, building intuition for agents, and the importance of learning Large Language Models. You will also explore a step-by-step guide on how to build and extend agent systems, from implementing basic LLM APIs to supporting code-driven agents.
Challenging Software Development Norms
Reconsidering 5 Common Software Engineering Practices: Code reviews, dependencies, sprints, feature flags, and complex code.
GraphQL's Honeymoon Wear Offs
GraphQL's main problem-solving niche in enterprise setups is overfetching, but BFFs already address it, making GraphQL a net negative in many cases, with higher implementation time and observability issues.
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