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Geek Gossip
#Rapido - Ripley’s Believe It Or Not moment - Rapido in India now has more monthly active users than both Uber and Ola combined!
#Alexa - Amazon Alexa is about to get a new personality - Sassy. This NSFW character can swear and be mean.
Latest Updates
Google Maps Gets Its Biggest Navigation Redesign In A Decade
Google Maps is getting its biggest update in more than a decade. Called Immersive Navigation, it will begin its rollout today. The new 3D view will more accurately reflect what you’ll see in real life.
Netflix Expands Global Vfx Studios To India With New Hyderabad Facility
Netflix has established a new branch of its global production and innovation studio, Eyeline Studio, in Hyderabad. The new studios cover an area of 32000 sqft and boast state-of-the-art technology for advanced visual effects and generative virtual effects.
Changelog
Perplexity - Announces a new agent specific for use with Mac Mini named the “Personal Computer”.
Claude - Interactive Chart and Diagram Creation in Chat Now Available in Beta
WordPress - Runs entirely and persistently in your browser, eliminating the need for sign-up, hosting, and domain decisions.
Bumble - Introduces AI-powered matchmaker "Bee" to learn users' values, relationship goals, and preferences for more personalized matches.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Skillkit | Supercharge AI coding agents with portable skills. Install, translate & share skills across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot & 40 more
Open Terminal | A computer you can curl
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Miscellaneous
Animating State Machines With CSS
Learn how CSS animations can be used as state machines by advancing the animation time to the desired state and using animation-fill-mode: forwards to retain the end state.
Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity
Companies reward over-engineering, perpetuating the myth that complexity is a virtue. Simple solutions are often overlooked, while elaborate designs get the promotion.
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