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#GlobalCapabilityCenter - GCC’s or Global Capability Centers are cropping up across the country. What are they? Think of them as back office support for large companies. Where previously they were shunted, they are now becoming the most sought after places to work. Besides the learning opportunities, flexible work environment, and vibrant company culture, the GCCs are offering 25-30% higher salaries than IT services companies!

#Meta - Meta will resume scraping UK public feeds of Facebook and Instagram users for training AI. The social network has been cleared by regulators to resume harvesting UK adults' comments and posts. The first notifications to users explaining how their data will be used should be arriving next week.

#FlappyBird - So, you know how that guy Dong Nguien created Flappy Bird and then pulled it down, right? Anyway, he's denying involvement in a new game and casting aside all those rumors, saying he didn't profit from it and never sold anything or supported crypto. Typical him, always trying to keep it real.

#VisionPro - Researchers used eye tracking to work out the passwords and PINs people typed with their avatars. The attack, dubbed GAZEploit, allowed the researchers to successfully reconstruct passwords, PINs, and messages people type with their eyes.

Swiggy Launches 'Cafe' to Deliver Quick Bites in Just 15 Min
Swiggy has launched ‘Cafe’ to deliver beverages and snacks in just 15 minutes. This service is currently in its pilot stage, available in a few localities in Bengaluru. This is Swiggy’s second attempt at quick deliveries of snacks after it launched Instacafe in early 2023.

Zomato Partners With Indian Railways To Delivery Food At Over 100 Train Stations
Zomato Partners With Indian Railways To Delivery Food At Over 100 Train Stations. 10 lakh orders have been delivered to customers across 100 stations.

EaseMyTrip Revolutionizes Travel Industry with ONDC Integration
EaseMyTrip[dot]com has announced the launch of ScanMyTrip dot com, the country’s first marketplace to offer travel services on the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) Network. This innovative platform aims to empower OTAs, MSMEs, travel agents, and homestays by enabling them to list their services.

OpenAI Unveils AI Model That Can Fact-Check Itself
OpenAI has developed a new AI model, called OpenAI o1, also known as Strawberry, which can reason through math and science more effectively and fact-check itself. The model is available in ChatGPT and via OpenAI's API, and is planned to be made available to all free users of ChatGPT at some point.

Microsoft Lays Off 650 Employees from Gaming Division
Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal memo shared online by IGN. The latest cuts come eight months after the company laid off 1,900. The cuts follow the company's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

• Google Gemini: Live Voice Mode Now Available for Android Users - Hold Real-Time Voice Conversations with AI for Free

• Apple Genmoji: Create new emoji with a description, leveraging Apple Intelligence and on-device processing.

• Safari: Introduces Distraction Control, allowing users to manually remove distracting elements from web pages.

• WhatsApp: Transfer community ownership control enables easy leadership role transfer for community owners.

• Meta: Facebook will no longer display a prominent label on AI-edited images, requiring users to access the "AI Info" option in the post's three-dot menu instead.

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Explicit Code Practices
Author Trevor Lasn argues that relying on implicit behavior in code can lead to higher WTF per Minute (WTFPM) and make codebases difficult to maintain. He suggests using explicit code practices, such as defining clear variables and permissions, to improve readability and maintainability.

Tech Titan's Pay Problem
Ethena's VP of Engineering discusses the disconnect between talent and compensation, highlighting the graph showing impact rises while salaries often don't, and proposes a solution to encourage long tenures and pay engineers generously in proportion to their impact.

GitHub Projects: 10 Tips to Optimize Your Workflow
GitHub Projects is a game-changer for developers, but to get the most out of it, check out these 10 tips to manage issues, pull requests, and more. This includes CLI tools for project management, exporting project data, creating reusable templates, and more!