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#XPSIsBack - Dell had its awesome XPS series of laptops that were very popular, until it decided to kill them off. It thought it knew better I guess. Or maybe not. Dell’s finally bringing back its XPS series with 2 new laptops.

iPhone 17e Details Emerge
Apple is preparing to launch its budget-friendly iPhone 17e in the spring, likely in late February or early March, following the release of the iPhone 16e last year. The new iPhone is expected to feature a 6.1-inch OLED display, a downclocked A19 chip, and may use the same OLED panels as the iPhone 16e with slimmer bezels, or possibly Dynamic Island to bridge the gap between the budget and premium iPhone lines.

Vietnam's Bans Unskippable Ads and Requires Skip Button To Appear After 5 Seconds
Vietnam has announced new advertising regulations that could make YouTube's unskippable ads a thing of the past, forcing platforms to limit ad duration and provide clear ways for users to opt-out.

Meta Ray Ban Display - Send messages on WhatsApp and Messenger by writing with your finger on any surface

iLovePDF - An all-in-one online suite for managing PDF files. It provides easy-to-use tools to merge, split, compress, convert, and edit documents. Features include e-signatures, OCR for scanned text, and cloud integration. Accessible via web, mobile, and desktop, it ensures security through end-to-end encryption and automatic file deletion, making it a go-to for document productivity.

CodingFont - Obsessed over chosing the correct font for your editor? An interactive tool that helps developers find their ideal monospaced typeface through a tournament-style game. By comparing fonts side-by-side using real code snippets and custom themes, users can identify which font best suits their eyes. It provides a practical and engaging way to explore high-quality coding fonts and optimize your development environment for legibility.

FumaDocs - A flexible React.js documentation framework built for performance and deep customizability. Optimized for Next.js, it offers headless components, MDX support, and a server-first approach. With beautiful UI primitives, built-in search, and automation like OpenAPI integration, it helps teams create high-quality documentation sites while avoiding the need to reinvent basic infrastructure.

CSS Grid Lanes: Revolutionizing Masonry Layouts
Learn how to create classic Pinterest / masonry-style layouts with CSS Grid Lanes, a new feature that makes it possible to create flexible and responsive layouts with ease. This technology is the result of collaboration between Mozilla and Apple's WebKit team, and it's now available in Safari Technology Preview 234. With CSS Grid Lanes, you can create layouts with flexible columns, varying lane sizes, and spanning items, all without the need for media queries or container queries.

Leadership Lessons For The Modern Tech Pro: 5 Tiny Gems
A VP of Engineering shares their leadership lessons for the year 2025

Coding Agents And The Risk Of Unattended Yolo Mode
Coding agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code can now directly exercise the code they are writing, correct errors, dig through existing implementation details, and even run experiments to find effective code solutions. The art of using them well is to carefully design the tools and loop for them to use.