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Geek Gossip
#iPhone17E - Apple is preparing to launch the iPhone 17E. Apple is planning to pitch the phone aggressively in emerging markets and to enterprises. Apple is also expected to launch an updated iPad and iPad Air around the same time, alongside the spec-bumped MacBook Pros.
#DomainName - AI[dot]com is the most expensive domain purchase in history, eclipsing the previous record – $49.7 million for CarInsurance[dot]com. Buyer Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto[dot]com, reportedly paid $70M entirely in cryptocurrency.
Latest Updates
India Takes A Giant Leap In Semiconductor Production
Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a cutting-edge, high-tech 2-nanometre chip manufactured by Qualcomm on Saturday, February 7. He said the latest development marks a transformation in the country's earlier role as a back-office destination to a hub for end-to-end semiconductor product development.
ChatGPT Now Shows Ads To Select Users
ChatGPT has started to test ads. The test will be for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers. They claim the ads will not influence the answers ChatGPT gives you.
Changelog
Discord - All users are now teens by default, and cannot access content deemed adult in nature without verifying their age.
YouTube Music - Introduces Premium paywall for lyrics, requiring a YouTube Premium or Music Premium subscription for full access.
Snapchat - Expanded Arrival Notifications with Timed Alerts and Location Sharing on Snap Map
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Server Survival | Tower defense game that teaches cloud architecture. Build infrastructure, survive traffic, learn scaling.
Minimal | A collection of production-ready container images with minimal CVEs
Apptron | Local-first development platform
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The GitLab AI Hackathon invites developers worldwide to build AI agents that automate and enhance software workflows like testing, security, planning and deployments using the GitLab Duo Agent Platform. Projects must react to events and take action rather than just chat. Total prize pool is USD 65,000 in cash across multiple awards. More details here.
The Zerve AI 2026 Hackathon on HackerEarth challenges participants to analyze real data and build AI-driven models and solutions using the Zerve platform, focusing on predictive modeling and practical insights. The top winners share a USD 10,000 cash prize pool. More details here.
Miscellaneous
Stop Generating, Start Thinking
As more and more people generate code instead of writing it, the author wonder why engineers are so ready and willing to do away with one of the good bits of our jobs (coding) and leave themselves with the boring bit (reviews)
A Developer Does Analysis of Baby Names in Kerala
A very good insight into the names of babies in the state of Kerala. A nice write up of data analysis of popular baby names and reasons for their popularity. Even if you are not into data analysis, this is a fun read.
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