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Geek Gossip
#ZohoCorporation - Reports emerged regarding the “unprecedented” court order issued by the Superior Court of California related to the ongoing divorce case between Sridhar Vembu, the Founder of Zoho Corporation, and his wife Pramila Srinivasan. He's in a huge divorce battle with a $1.7 billion bond order against him!
#AI In Devices - Dell executives have been disappointed by the response to AI PCs. Dell's head of product said AI features are likely confusing consumers.
#GrokChatbot - Elon Musk's startup xAI has put some restrictions on the image generation function of its Grok chatbot on social media platform X. The tool's use of AI to create and publish sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash.
#ElonMusk - Maybe a distraction from the GrokAI fiasco, but Elon Musk has tweeted that they will soon open source X / Twitter’s algorithm. They did open source it in the past, but it’s not received any updates since so it remains to be seen what update this brings.
Latest Updates
Skydo Gets RBI's Nod For Cross-border Payment Aggregator Licence
Skydo is a Bengaluru-based fintech firm that simplifies global collections for Indian MSMEs and exporters. The company has received the final nod from RBI to become a payment aggregator – cross-border, enabling it to process cross-border payments and expand its product offerings.
Instagram Data Leak Exposes 17.5m User Accounts
A significant security breach has compromised approximately 17.5 million Instagram user accounts. The data includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Malwarebytes has confirmed that the stolen database is actively being traded on dark web marketplaces. Latest news though is that Meta has denied any leaks. More details awaited.
Google Unveils Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is an open-source standard designed to power the next generation of agentic commerce. UCP is developed by Google in collaboration with industry leaders including Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, and Walmart endorsed by over 20 global partners.
Changelog
Microsoft Word - Simplified Hyperlinking with Instant Link Pasting
Google Maps - Redesigned settings with 7 high-level menus for easier navigation and organization.
Namma Yatri - Corporate Ride Benefits - Automates bookings, expense capture, policy enforcement, and invoicing for employers through integration with OneBanc's Employer Money Tracking System.
PayPal - Powers Microsoft's Launch of Copilot Checkout, Enabling Seamless Transactions within AI-Powered Shopping Experience
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Metal Buttons | A shadcn ui based button but it's made of metal
Ryot | A self hosted platform for tracking various facets of your life - media, fitness etc.
Taws | Terminal UI for AWS (taws) - A terminal-based AWS resource viewer and manager
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Miscellaneous
How to Code Claude Code in 200 Lines of Code
In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a basic coding agent using Python and a Large Language Model (LLM) like OpenAI's Claude. You will understand the mental model behind coding agents, learn to implement three essential tools: reading files, listing files, and editing files, and integrate them into a tool registry. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a functional coding agent that can perform basic tasks like creating, editing, and navigating files.
The Done List
AI transforms tasks to work already done, shifting focus to planning and evaluation, as developers like Linear's Karri Saarinen and Gergely Orosz point out, with AI completing more of the middle work.
How To Hack Discord, Vercel And More With One Easy Trick
An ethical hacker describes how they were able to find a security flaw with Discord, Vercel and other popular platforms and earn some real good $$ in the process.
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