Tuesday is the perfect day to refocus and recharge!
Geek Gossip
#Sudarshan - That’s the name of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)’s in house AI tool - that apparently took down over 12 lakh fin-influencer posts for misleading content.
#Microsoft - Increasingly being called as Microslop for their AI integrations, Microsoft seems to be getting tired of that word - and has banned that word from their Discord channel - only for users trying to get around it by using alternative spellings.
#CryptoHeist - South Korean police recently confiscated millions in seized cryptocurrency - but in their attempt to brag about it, they shared a photograph that contained the key to move the seized assets to a new wallet without any additional PIN - and they now seemed to have lost $5m in the process!
Latest Updates
Apple Unveils iPhone 17E, Its Latest Entry-level Smartphone
Apple has introduced the iPhone 17E, a new entry-level smartphone with a 6.1-inch display, upgraded A19 processor, and improved camera capabilities, including a 48-megapixel "fusion" camera and advanced portrait feature.
UPI Sees 27% Yoy Growth, Hits New Daily Transaction Record
The average daily transaction count touched an all-time high of 728 million during the month. In value terms, transactions rose 22% YoY but declined 5.2% month-on-month (MoM) to Rs 26.84 lakh crore.
Airtel and Google Collaborate to Advance Spam Protection in India With Secure RCS Messaging
Bharti Airtel, one of India's biggest phone companies, just teamed up with Google to create a super safe and fun way to send messages. They're using AI to block spam and protect users from financial fraud.
Motorola Partners With Grapheneos Foundation For Enhanced Security
Motorola, a Lenovo company, is teaming up with the GrapheneOS Foundation to bring cutting-edge security to everyday users. They're introducing a new Moto Secure feature and Moto Analytics to expand their B2B ecosystem with advanced security and deeper operational insights.
Changelog
X - Introduces Paid Partnership Labels on Posts
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Superpowers | An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
React Logo Soup | normalizes and harmonizes logo visuals
In Case You Missed It
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Miscellaneous
Never Buy A [dot]online Domain
A small project's [dot]online domain was flagged by Google's Safe Search, causing it to vanish from the internet, highlighting the risks of non-[dot]com TLDs and the importance of Google Search Console verification.
Resolving Extension Issues With Bisect
A new tool for troubleshooting "bad" extensions in Visual Studio Code, reducing the time to find the culprit from O(N) to O(log N) steps.
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