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Geek Gossip
#BotsVsHumans - For the first time in Internet history, bots have surpassed human traffic online - says Cloudflare’s CEO.
#BrowserChoice - The Browser Choice Alliance, a coalition that touts several browser vendors as its members, including Google Chrome, Midori, Opera, Vivaldi, BrowserWorks, and Wavebox, wrote an open letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasizes that "enough is enough" and that user choice on Windows should be respected. It claimed that the company is abusing its dominant position in the PC space to push customers to its first-party browser, even if they don't want to use it.
#MacBookNeo - The popularity of the laptop has been off the charts - so much so that Apple has reportedly doubled the production.
Latest Updates
WeWork India Sees 80% Surge In Profit
WeWork India reported a 29.1% year-on-year increase in operating revenue to Rs 696 crore in Q4 FY26. The company's profit for the year stood at Rs 75 crore. WeWork India is one of the country's leading premium flexible workspace operators.
Meesho Launches Project Shikhar
Meesho has partnered with BSE to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and online businesses seeking to access capital markets through public listings. The programme will identify high-performing independent sellers on Meesho and guide them through the process of becoming eligible for listing on the BSE SME platform.
Changelog
XBOX - XBOX Godot sample now available on GitHub as a public, source-only reference, integrating Microsoft GDK, XBOX Services, and PlayFab for building games on PC.
Perplexity Computer - Integrates Canva design and AI capabilities for seamless content creation and visual asset generation.
Gemma 4 - The 12B parameter model is now available to run locally on your Mac
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Skybridge | Skybridge is a full-stack TypeScript framework for MCP Apps and ChatGPT Apps. Type-safe. React-powered. Platform-agnostic.
Varlock | AI-safe .env files: Schemas for agents, Secrets for humans.
Rep Chrome | Burp-style HTTP Repeater for Chrome DevTools with built‑in AI to explain requests and suggest attacks
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Miscellaneous
Understanding Networking Basics
This article covers the fundamentals of networking, including IP addresses, DNS, ports, MAC addresses, and Network Address Translation (NAT). Students will learn how devices find each other, how traffic reaches the right machine and program, and how traffic is delivered inside a local network.
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