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#SynthID - Google inserts a SynthID in its AI Generated images - to be able to easily tell if the image was generated by AI or not (besides the Gemini logo that you see at the bottom right corner of images). This developer reverse engineered their SynthID generation process - to remove them! Now, tools cannot distinguish between AI Generated images and regular images.

Cloud Gaming Arrives In India With Nvidia Geforce Now
NVIDIA's cloud gaming service GeForce NOW is finally launching in India on April 16, 2026. The service will be released in public beta. The service boasts NVIDIA Blackwell RTX with its Ultimate membership, upgrading servers to RTX 5080 SuperPODS.

Government Announces Startup India 2.0 With ₹10,000 Crore Corpus To Support Next Phase Of Startup Expansion
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has announced the second phase of the Startup India initiative, with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore to support the growth of startups in India.

Ola Electric Launches S1 X+ Electric Scooter With In-house Battery Cell
Ola Electric has launched the S1 X+ electric scooter with a 5.2 kWh battery pack. The new model is powered by the company’s in-house 4680 “Bharat Cell’ The launch comes at a challenging time for Ola Electric, which has seen a sharp decline in market share.

Google App for Desktop - AI-powered search with direct access to web, desktop files, apps, and Google Drive.

Chrome - Introducing Skills, a feature that allows users to save and reuse AI prompts with a single click, streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks.

Gemini - Connect your apps securely, choose what data to share, and control your personalization experience.

Google Search - Expanded spam policies to prohibit back button hijacking, a deceptive practice that interferes with user browser navigation.

Context7 - Stop fighting LLM hallucinations! Context7 delivers up-to-date, version-specific documentation directly to your AI coding assistant. Integrated with Cursor and Claude Code via MCP, it ensures your agent writes accurate code for the latest frameworks. Eliminate outdated training data and broken APIs with real-time, ground-truth code from the source.

Chess In Pure SQL
This article teaches students how to use SQL to create a fully playable chess board with pieces that can be moved around, using only SELECT, UPDATE, and creative thinking. They will learn how to represent the chess board with a table, use pivoting rows into a grid with conditional aggregation, and make moves with DELETE and INSERT statements. The article also includes a step-by-step guide to building a chess game in SQL.

A Guide to Context Engineering for LLMs
Context engineering involves optimizing LLM inputs through four core strategies: writing, selecting, compressing, and isolating information. It addresses issues like the "lost in the middle" problem, where models ignore data buried in long prompts. By prioritizing critical rules and using multi-agent delegation, users can improve accuracy and efficiency without overloading the context window.