🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #113

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#AugmentedReality - Have you heard about Mark Zukerberg’s new smart glasses? He's been predicting they'll replace phones by 2030 and we think he might be right! The new AR glasses, Orion, are insane - they have holograms, eye-tracking, and even a neural interface! It's like having a supercomputer in your specs!

#Juno - So this guy Christian Selig made this YouTube app Juno for his VisionOS tinkering project, but Google complained it violated their trademark and logo stuff, so Apple removed it from the App Store!

#NewiPhoneSE - We heard that Apple's working on a new low-end iPhone, the iPhone SE, with a sleek new design and no home button! And, you know, they're also upgrading their iPads and keyboards.

#ProductHunt - There’s speculation that like 60% of people on Product Hunt are just bots?! Like, they're talking about their own products and stuff, but really they're just AI generated comments!

Indian Government Unveils BharatGen: A Revolutionary AI Initiative For India's Development
The Indian government has unveiled BharatGen, the first government-funded initiative for developing multimodal LLMs. The project aims to revolutionise public service delivery and enhance citizen engagement through AI. The Bharat Data-sagar will cover the vast linguistic diversity of India.

Facebook Unveils Simplified Content Monetization Program
Facebook announced a new monetization program that will allow creators to earn money on the platform. This new program merges existing programs, including In-stream ads, Ads on Reels, and Performance Bonus, into one.

Microsoft Won't Force Return To Office
Microsoft won't impose a new return-to-office mandate unless management concludes that productivity has dropped, a high-level exec has reportedly told workers. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s bombshell decree has roiled tech employees across the sector.

Another Microsoft News: It Revamps Microsoft Office To A One-time Purchase Option
Microsoft is releasing a new standalone version of Office 2024, allowing consumers and small businesses to purchase the suite without a subscription. This new release includes many of the same updates as Microsoft 365, and features improvements to core apps, accessibility, and UI.

Threads Allows users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse to view followers and likes from other servers, including Mastodon and Pixelfed, and increases post editing window to 15 minutes.

WhatsApp Filters and Backgrounds for Video Calls

Gmail Revamped "Summary Cards" for Better Inbox Organization and Action-taking

React Chrono | Modern Timeline Component for React

React Loading Skeleton | Create skeleton screens that automatically adapt to your app!

Durable Functions For Resilient Long-running Tasks In Javascript
Durable Functions offer a simpler, more streamlined solution for managing long-running tasks. They provide a powerful framework for building resilient, stateful applications. JavaScript developers can get started with Durable Functions through Inngest's Javascript SDK.

Tech Startup's Dark Side
Perfectionism can hinder creativity, consuming time and energy. Narcissistic social media feeds mislead us into believing "good enough" isn't enough. Break free from perfectionist paralysis by completing projects, embracing "done for now," and cultivating prolificacy.

Designing Massive Services
Engineer's Codex introduces principles for designing massive services, including referencing shared state, deriving values rather than storing, and avoiding abstraction failures.