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Geek Gossip
#Supabase - It’s official. Indian government has blocked access to Supabase, the Firebase alternative citing security risks. Last week Supabase had reported how users on the Jio network could not access their services - but now it seems all ISPs will eventually block it with the government directive.
#Tesla-In-India - Here’s a video of an inside view of driving a Tesla on Indian roads. The dashboard appears to get overwhelmed with the amount of objects - vehicles and humans alike - and mistakenly also identifies Autorickshaws as Two Wheel bikes.
Latest Updates
Temple Raises $54m In First Round Funding
Zomato founder’s new startup Temple has secured $54 million in its first round of funding - from investors that are internal to its own team.
Tech Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Wants Social Media Platforms To Share Revenue Fairly With Content Creators
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said social media platforms must introduce fair revenue sharing with all categories of content creators. Vaishnaw says platforms must ensure fair revenue sharing with news outlets, independent creators, and experts who generate content.
Microsoft Announces CoPilot Tasks - It’s Answer To Claude Code and OpenAI Codex
Copilot Tasks breaks down your ask, moves through it step by step, and checks in when it needs your go‑ahead. Go ahead and sign up for the Waitlist.
Openai Secures Record-breaking $110 Billion Funding Round
OpenAI has closed another round of funding totalling $110 billion. Amazon is investing $50 billion and striking a deal with the maker of ChatGPT. Nvidia and SoftBank are each contributing $30 billion.
Changelog
Spotify - Adds Audiobook Charts, featuring weekly top audiobooks and genre-specific rankings.
Perplexity Computer - A General-Purpose AI System that Unifies Current AI Capabilities into a Single, Highly Capable Workflow Orchestrator.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Goey Toast | A gooey, morphing toast component built on Sonner with Framer Motion animations
Gogcli | Google and its services in your terminal
Frontend Slides | Create beautiful slides on the web using Claude's frontend skills
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Miscellaneous
The Logo Soup Problem
When marketing sends over a messy collection of logos in different formats and sizes, it's time to break out the math to keep them proportional and visually balanced.
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