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Geek Gossip
#Meta - Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues. Meta's morale plummets as employees struggle with layoffs, forced AI training, and increased workload. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's attempts to boost spirits with an AI hackathon were met with disdain.
#GoogleChrome - Google Chrome is ending support for Manifest V2 extensions, effectively disabling popular ad blockers like uBlock Origin. The change is part of the browser's move to Manifest V3 and will be implemented in Chrome 150, with the final removal of leftover bits in Chrome 151.
#Microsoft - Microsoft's certificate for a critical domain used by sysadmins to test connectivity to Microsoft 365 expired on June 14, prompting untrusted connection warnings, with the company yet to renew it despite community outcry.
Latest Updates
India Blocks Telegram Until June 22
India has temporarily blocked Telegram until June 22 citing concerns over exam paper leaks and misinformation ahead of a re-test of the National Eligibility Entrance Test. The National Testing Agency wants Telegram to disable its message-editing feature until June 30, sparking criticism from Telegram's CEO and digital rights advocates.
Apple Supplier Tata Avoids Shutdown Over iPhone Component Plant Pollution Concerns
Apple supplier Tata reports Indian pollution regulator has dropped scrutiny of its iPhone component plant in India, following the company's response to concerns over possible wastewater contamination.
SpaceX Acquires Ai Startup Cursor In $60 Billion Deal
SpaceX acquires AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion stock deal, aiming to boost its AI division following a restructuring after controversies over deepfakes and a tie-up announced in April.
ChatGPT's Market Share Dips Below 50%
The AI assistant market is shifting rapidly, with ChatGPT's market share dipping below 50% for the first time due to increased competition from Gemini, Claude, and Grok. Users are increasingly willing to switch between assistants, with brand trust and values alignment playing a significant role in their decisions. The industry is shifting its focus from pure growth toward monetization, with in-app
Changelog
Android 17 - Android 17 starts rolling out to devices.
iOS
- Messages app now automatically retries sending failed messages in the background.
- Enables continuous sending of photos, videos, and texts with individual progress bars.
- Improves Messages syncing across devices for more reliable conversations.
Threads
- Communities Hub added to main menu for easier access
- Community Icons for distinct visual identities - Community Progress feature to track topic growth
- Community Champions status for community leaders
- Expanded Live Chats with co-hosting and quote feature
- Your Algo for private control over conversations in feed
Apple Photos
- Extended editing tools powered by Apple Intelligence, including Extend, Reframe, and a revamped Clean Up feature.
- iCloud Shared Albums get major upgrades with full resolution photos and videos, shared albums with Windows and Android, and more.
Microsoft Copilot Cowork - Is now generally available. Executes complex, long-running, multi-tool tasks with native Work IQ support, enterprise-grade security, and lower cost.
Website Wednesday
Pi Dev - Stop wrestling with bloated AI tools! Pi[dot]dev is a minimalist, open-source terminal coding harness that lets you adapt the agent to your workflow, not the other way around. By stripping away heavy sub-agents in favor of a lean, self-extensible core, it gives you full control via TypeScript extensions and custom skills. It’s the ultimate, modular way to orchestrate LLMs for real-world software engineering.
SQL To ER Diagram - Instantly visualize your database structure with SQLtoERDiagram. This tool takes your SQL DDL statements and generates clean, professional Entity-Relationship diagrams in seconds. By simplifying the shift from raw code to visual architecture, it helps you document schemas, debug relationships, and communicate database designs effectively. Simplify your data modeling workflow and get clear documentation today!
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Miscellaneous
How I AI: Ankur Goyal's Playbook for Agent-Driven Benchmarking and AI Evals
Learn how to use AI evals and coding agents to tackle complex infrastructure work and improve product quality, featuring a live demo and a step-by-step guide to creating evals and setting up coding agents - from the CEO of Braintrust.
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