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Geek Gossip
#Truecaller - TRAI seeks powers to crack down on Truecaller for marking legitimate business calls as spam, citing disruptions to business communication and potential shift to regular mobile numbers.
#Valve - Developer publicly criticizes Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy after over 55,000 players refund his game, leaving 21% refund rate despite 90% positive reviews.
Latest Updates
Picsee Shut Down
PicSee, an AI-powered photo-sharing platform, is shutting down after failing to achieve scale and user adoption despite early interest from users worldwide. Founded by Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawatka, the app used facial recognition and encryption for mutual photo exchanges.
Google Prepares For Made By Google Launch Event
Google prepares for its Made by Google launch event on August 12 in New York City, following last year's criticism. Rumors suggest design upgrades for the Pixel 11 lineup, including a gold color variant and slimmer bezels, but may skip the 128GB storage option.
Changelog
Meta - Muse Image is now available in Meta AI, allowing users to generate high-quality visuals with simple conversational language prompts.
Notion - The Notion Agents iOS app now allows users to capture and manage tasks and ideas on-the-go.
Claude Cowork - Your work now follows you across devices, and scheduled tasks can run in the background with no device online.
Shadcn - Shadncn will now default to use Base UI for its components from the earlier Radix UI.
Microsoft Edge - IT administrators can now configure which websites Copilot can access in the Edge for Business version of the browser.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Nub | The fast all-in-one Node.js toolkit. One tool to run your files and scripts, install dependencies, and manage Node itself. No new runtime, no vendor-specific API surface, no lock-in.
Local Clicky | Control your Mac with your voice. Completely offline.
Open Seo | Open source alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs
Persona | Create agentic front-end experiences for the web in VanillaJS. Lightweight, extensible, and WebMCP-native.
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Miscellaneous
Optimizing Server-side Rendering For Interactive And Seo-friendly Web Pages
This article explains the concept of Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and its limitations, particularly in terms of Content Security Policy (CSP) and SEO implications. It also discusses the benefits and drawbacks of traditional hydration and introduces alternative methods such as streaming SSR and progressive hydration.
The Art Of Not Arguing: Why Being Right Isn't Always Good
A former software engineer shares their shift in perspective on arguing and correcting others, realizing that being correct isn't always good, most arguments are about ego, people are not rational, and correcting others rarely helps. They now only discuss with smart people who seek knowledge, and offer help only when asked.
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