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Geek Gossip
#Cursor - SpaceX said it has struck a deal with Cursor to develop a next generation “coding and knowledge work AI,” which includes a surprising provision - an option to buy the popular software development platform for $60 billion later this year.
Latest Updates
US Charges Two Indian-Origin Techies In $421M AI Scam Built On Fabricated Revenue And Contracts
Two Indian-origin technology executives have been charged in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a multi-year scam involving fabricated revenues and fictitious business deals. The accused, Puthugramam “Harish” Chidambaran and Sayyed Farhan Ali “Farhan” Naqvi, are said to have run an elaborate scheme through their company, iLearningEngines Inc.
Changelog
LinkedIn - Introduces Crosscheck, a platform to test and improve AI content generation models with user feedback.
Gemini CLI - Introduces Subagents, a feature that allows delegation of complex tasks to specialized expert agents for faster and more efficient work.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 - By far the coolest changelog we have come across. Instead of a blog, OpenAI decided the best way to showcase their latest update to image generation - by using images itself to showcase the updates. There’s no text here, only images for you to comprehend how cool the update is.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Ggsql | A SQL extension for declarative data visualisation based on the Grammar of Graphics.
Thunderbolt | AI You Control: Choose your models. Own your data. Eliminate vendor lock-in.
Claude Context | Code search MCP for Claude Code. Make entire codebase the context for any coding agent.
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Miscellaneous
Six Levels Of Dark Mode
This article explores the various ways to implement dark mode on websites, ranging from simple to advanced techniques. Learn about the six levels of color scheme switching, including the use of meta tags, CSS declarations, and JavaScript.
The API Tooling Crisis: Why Developers Are Abandoning Postman And Its Clones?
Postman, once the darling of developers everywhere, has become the poster child for this transformation. The breaking point for many was the removal of the Scratchpad (offline mode) After that, degraded performance due to bloating and cloud lock-in.
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