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Geek Gossip
#FirePhone - Amazon is reportedly planning to launch another smartphone, this time focused on Alexa. The phone, which is code-named “Transformer,” will center around Amazon’s AI assistant.
#OpenAI - OpenAI is reportedly developing a “super app” for desktop that unifies ChatGPT, its browser and its Codex app. The company is reportedly focusing on developing agentic AI capabilities for it.
#FitnessTracker - Unexpected tech fail? A highly secretive naval aircraft carrier’s location was given away by a a French Navy officer - when they went for a run on the deck of the carrier - and uploaded their workout to Strava!
Latest Updates
Windows 11 Update Highlights
Microsoft is making significant changes to Windows 11, including repositionable taskbars, improved AI integration, reduced Windows Update disruptions, faster File Explorer, and a revamped Feedback Hub. The update aims to improve performance, reliability, and user experience.
Changelog
Anthropic - Launches The Anthropic Institute to study and address challenges posed by powerful AI systems.
WordPress - Added write capabilities to AI agents, enabling them to draft and publish blog posts, build and update pages, manage comments, organize content, and update media metadata through natural conversation.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Impeccable | The vocabulary you didn't know you needed. 1 skill, 20 commands, and curated anti-patterns for impeccable frontend design.
Claude Hud | A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress
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Miscellaneous
Dropdowns Inside Scrollable Containers: Why They Break And How To Fix Them Properly
A common problem in web development where a dropdown menu is trapped by an overflow: hidden property on a parent container. The portal fix is applied to escape this issue, allowing the dropdown to appear outside the parent container.
Lessons from Building Claude Code: How We Use Skills
The Clause Code Engineering Team describes how they use Claude Code internally and the lessons they learned about using skills to accelerate their development.
I’m Ok Being Left Behind, Thanks!
Why rushing to adopt new tech is overrated. One can wait and see if AI tools and other emerging tech live up to the hype, rather than investing time and effort into something that may never deliver.
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