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Geek Gossip
#AmazonIndia - Amazon is expanding its Alexa+ conversational AI assistant to India, inviting users to test a Hindi-language version through a beta-testing program, with a launch date still unclear.
#Instagram - You will soon have more options to watch on TV other than Netflix and its likes. Instagram is expanding its TV app to more devices, including Samsung TVs, and introducing features like channels, casting, and support for horizontal videos and stories. The platform is also experimenting with longer-form content, episodic series, and Live TV, aiming to compete with streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
#Polymarket - Polymarket, the you-can-bet-on-anything app (that’s not accessible from India) was found paying creators to post misleading content promoting the prediction market using dummy sites and fabricated winning bets.
Latest Updates
CRED Co-Founder Is Now WhatsApp Head
Meta appoints Kunal Shah, Indian entrepreneur and CRED co-founder, to lead WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart, who steps down to lead a new product-building role. Meta also invests $900 million in CRED, a fintech giant, valuing the company at $4.5 billion.
Tata Electronics Hit By Cyber Breach Claiming Exposure Of Apple And Tesla Trade Secrets
Tata Electronics, a key supplier to Apple and Tesla, has confirmed a data breach exposing over 630GB of data, including files related to Apple supplier specifications and Tesla manufacturing documents.
Ubisoft Co-founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash
French video game company, known for Assassin's Creed and Far Cry franchises. Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, died in a plane crash at the age of 69. He was one of two people on board and was a key figure in the company's success, especially in the 80s when the company was founded with his four brothers.
Steam Machine Reservations Go Live
Steam Machine, a computer meant for gaming, was announced to go on sale in a week’s time. It’s priced at $1049 signalling a trend of increased prices thanks to RAM shortage.
Midjourney's Unlikely Shift To Medical Tech
Midjourney, the popular Image GenAI service announced its first hardware project - a full body ultrasound machine called the MidJourney Scanner.
Changelog
NPCI - The folks behind UPI have open-sourced Drunix, an enterprise-grade distributed ledger technology for building and scaling tokenization platforms, digital asset ecosystems, and multi-organization networks.
Firefox - Added AI-powered page summaries feature with option to enable or disable via Settings.
Getty Images - Integrates licensed content into OpenAI's ChatGPT search and discovery experiences.
Cloudflare - Temporary Cloudflare Accounts for Agents.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Asm | The universal skill manager for AI coding agents.
UI | A set of open-source components for document agents, user-facing document flows, and internal tools.
MD This Page | Convert any web page to clean, readable Markdown with just one click.
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Miscellaneous
Speak Up And Share Your Point Of View
This article emphasizes the importance of speaking up in the workplace, particularly for junior employees. The author shares 6 principles to help build confidence in sharing one's point of view, including providing evidence and using clear language. They also advises junior employees to interpret facts and hold back on summarizing data to share their unique insights.
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