Happy Wednesday! The weekend is within reach!
Geek Gossip
#SearchEngineWars - Bing search apparently is disguising itself as Google by replicating Google’s search page, misleading users to think they are doing a Google Search when it’s just a bing search.
#GitLab - While it plans to lay its employees off, Gitlab, the Github competitor is having a new approach - allowing employees to voluntarily quit. And promising to spend the gains on the employees leaving to be re-invested back into the company.
Latest Updates
Everything Google Announced At Its Android Show
At Google’s virtual Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday, the tech giant announced a series of upcoming updates and features, including improved Gemini Intelligence features; new hardware called Googlebook; and other Android improvements.
xAI To Be Absorbed Into SpaceX
Elon Musk has confirmed the end of xAI as an independent corporate entity. Musk announced that his artificial intelligence startup, which previously merged with X and then SpaceX, will be fully absorbed into SpaceX.
Coursera And Udemy Merge
Two major online learning platforms join forces to create a comprehensive skills development platform, aiming to help learners adapt to the rapidly changing job market and emerging technologies.
Changelog
Google - New 3D Emoji Collection, Noto 3D, Brings Physicality to Digital Communication
GitHub - Create repositories directly from the GitHub Mobile app.
Google Chrome - Multi-screen Progressive Web App installation dialog with native app-like setup experience.
Microsoft 365 - Copilot button and updated shortcuts.
Website Wednesday
Is It Agent Ready - Stop guessing if your site works for AI. Is It Agent Ready is a Cloudflare tool that scores your site for the 'agentic web.' It checks for MCP and Content Signals to optimize for LLMs. Make your docs machine-readable and lead the AI era.
Laws Of Software Engineering - Master the core principles of the industry with Laws of Software Engineering. This curated collection features 56 fundamental laws - from Conway’s Law to the CAP Theorem - covering architecture, team dynamics, and decision-making. These battle-tested mental models help build more resilient systems and navigate complex engineering challenges with clarity.
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Miscellaneous
Effective 1:1s: The Key To Unlocking Career Growth And Success
Great 1:1s focus on topics that only work synchronously, such as career growth and development, coaching and problem-solving, feedback and calibration, human connection, and clearing the air. These conversations require nuanced guidance, tone, and body language that can't be replicated in writing.
10 Lessons for Agentic Coding
A software engineer shares 10 tips for working with frontier models like Codex, Claude Code, and Pi, covering topics from implementing to learn and documenting intent.
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