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Geek Gossip
#Apple - Apple’s upcoming event in March has tech circles buzzing. The goss is that at least five products would be announced, among which is a low cost Macbook and iPhone 17e.
#Google - Google customers paying $250 per month for AI Ultra subscriptions have been surprised to find their accounts suspended. Why? Because they used it with third party tools like OpenClaw.
Latest Updates
Nothing Unveils Glyph Bar Lighting On Phone 4a
After teasing the upcoming launch of its midrange Phone 4A last week, Nothing has now revealed what the rear of the device looks like. An official render of the Phone 4A shared on X shows off the brand’s familiar transparent-industrial stylings, alongside a new “Glyph Bar” lighting feature located to the right of the triple camera island.
Changelog
Samsung Galaxy - Perplexity AI assistant integrated into Galaxy AI, allowing users to summon and access various AI agents through voice commands.
Firefox - AI Controls section added for managing AI-powered features with a single click or customizable settings.
Steam - Steam Next Fest is now live, offering demos of various games across all genres until March 2.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Vouch | A community trust management system based on explicit vouches to participate.
Rari | High-performance React Server Components framework powered by a Rust runtime, delivering 9.1x faster response times (0.43ms vs 3.92ms) and 46.5x higher throughput (74,662 vs 1,605 req/sec) than Next.js with zero-config setup.
Gh Aw | GitHub Agentic Workflows
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Miscellaneous
How To Not Fight With Product Managers As A Developer
SLOs resolve the dev vs. PM tug-of-war by replacing opinions with data. By setting reliability targets (e.g., 99.9%), teams gain an "error budget." If the budget is healthy, they ship features fast; if exhausted, they prioritize stability. This shared framework aligns speed with quality, ensuring a stable user experience through clear, objective decision-making.
India’s AI Durbar
The author detailed their experience of visiting India’s AI Summit last week - get a true understanding of the scale of the event and a true account of the experience unlike the one portrayed by the Media that could not take its eyes off the Galgotiyas fiasco.
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