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Geek Gossip
#WhatsApp - WhatsApp is A/B testing showing your status updates to folks that have your number saved, even if they are not on your contact list!
#Amazon - Amazon’s Rufus chatbot is getting axed. Amazon is instead making Alexa the centerpiece of its AI strategy.
#BrowserQuirks - Did you know that some browsers ship code that checks which domain you’re visiting and changes how the page renders based on it? That’s right - they have baked in If… Else… conditions in the code that explicitly check the domain - and inject code specific to websites because all of them have used on Chrome as their main testing browser, breaking some elements when displayed in other browsers.
Latest Updates
Uber To Open 2 Campuses In India To Support Operations
Uber is expanding its technology footprint in India with new engineering campuses and a data center partnership. The expansion comes as the company seeks new growth areas beyond ride-hailing and invests more heavily in AI, automation and autonomous vehicle technologies.
Cisco Announced Record Revenue - and 4000 Layoffs In The Same Day
To add salt to the wounds - Cisco has apparently promised the laid off employees free access to Cisco’s certification courses.
Changelog
OpenAI Codex - Now accessible from the ChatGPT mobile app for seamless collaboration and work management on-the-go.
Claude - Introduces Dedicated Monthly Credit for Programmatic Usage on Paid Plans.
Google - New Google Accounts that are not connected to a mobile number will only get 5 GB of free storage.
Windows - If a Windows Update breaks a driver, Windows can now automatically roll back the update.
Microsoft Edge - Copilot experiences now available directly in Edge on desktop and mobile, with capabilities like tab reasoning, voice and vision, and Journeys.
Meta Ray-Ban Display - You can now write messages using just your hand
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Ruflo | Orchestrate 100+ specialized AI agents across machines, teams, and trust boundaries. Ruflo adds coordinated swarms, self-learning memory, federated comms, and enterprise security to Claude Code - so agents don't just run, they collaborate.
Openhare | AI-powered desktop SQL client. Cross-platform. Built with Flutter.
Books | FREE AI and Machine Learning books.
In Case You Missed It
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The Google Cloud Rapid Agent Hackathon challenges developers to build functional AI agents using Gemini and Google Cloud Agent Builder that can reason, plan, and take action while integrating MCP servers from partners like GitLab, MongoDB, Elastic, and Fivetran. Projects focus on solving real-world workflows and automation problems. The total prize pool is USD 60,000 in cash. Register here.
Miscellaneous
What If The Browser Was The Server?
SaaS products are often not much more than a nice interface you use in order to interact with a database. The average computer has become increasingly capable. Why should we offload work to a remote computer? What if the browser was the server?
Programming Still Sucks
A software engineer's candid look at the chaotic state of the tech industry, where AI, unrealistic expectations, and lack of planning have created a burning ship with no clear destination.
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