🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #126

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#Microsoft - Microsoft is warning enterprise customers that, for almost a month, a bug caused critical logs to be partially lost. The lost logs include security data commonly used to monitor for suspicious traffic, behavior, and login attempts on a network. Microsoft says the logging failure was caused by a bug introduced when fixing a different issue in the company's log collection service. That’s a BIG **** up if you ask us.

#NorthKoreanHackers - North Korean hackers apparently are attending interviews, getting hired and then stealing confidential data from their employers to extort them later. New business model in the works?!

#iPhone16 - Potential issues are being reported with the new iPhone 16 Pro? Apparently it's freezing and restarting randomly for some users. They even upgraded to the latest iOS and it didn't fix the problem! Some people are reporting it crashes up to 20 times a day.

#AI - Apple Intelligence is just a wrapper around OpenAI. Apple’s own employees believe that the company is at least two years behind in AI development

#Rumors - Third Apple gossip of the day - Dummy units of the iPhone SE 4 have been shared by Japanese Apple blog Macotakara. The dummy units have a single rear camera, a mute switch rather than an action button, and a smaller notch with Face ID at the top. The blog also highlights compatibility with existing iPhone 14 cases, and an alleged larger size option – which is unlikely to come to fruition.

Groww Pays Big For Defecting From Us, Returns To India
Groww is a popular Indian startup that provides stock trading and mutual fund services. It paid a whopping $159.4 million in taxes to shift its headquarters from the US to India to comply with Indian laws and facilitate an IPO.

Zomato Co-founder's New Venture Continue Aims To Track Health And Mental Wellness
Zomato's co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has started a new personal venture called Continue, focusing on health tracking and mental wellness, with no involvement from Zomato. The company's initial capital was Rs 50 lakhs, with Goyal holding 99.9% shares.

Google Play Store Monopoly Ruling Delayed
Google Play Store, Google's main mobile application distribution platform, allowing users to browse and download apps for their Android devices. Last week, Judge James Donato granted a temporary administrative stay on the ruling that would have forced Google to open up its Android operating system to third-party app stores. This means a delay in the implementation of the ruling, potentially pushing it back by months or even years.

Gnu Boot Found With Non-free Code Again
The GNU Boot project, a key component of many Linux distributions, has been found to contain non-free code, prompting calls for volunteers to help contact affected distributions to fix the issue. This is not the first time non-free code has been found in GNU Boot, but the project has already cleaned up the code and re-released affected packages.

Stripe Acquires Bridge
Stripe, a fintech company, has acquired stablecoin platform Bridge in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. Bridge provides software tools for companies to accept payments in stablecoins, and Stripe has been expanding its crypto payment products recently. This is Stripe's largest acquisition to date, and the crypto industry's largest acquisition deal.

Shadcn - New Collapsible Sidebar component introduced

MacOS Sequoia - Window Tiling is now available

GPT-ME | Your agent in your terminal, equipped with local tools: writes code, uses the terminal, browses the web.

Jazz | Build your next app with sync.

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Graphql's Hype Deflated
GraphQL's promise of saving time, money, and bandwidth creates new issues, overwhelming its benefits. Complex queries slow down backend performance, and navigating rate limits and schema complexity becomes painful. Meanwhile, REST APIs offer standardized error codes, easier integration, and a mature open-source ecosystem, making it the better choice for now.

BSOS: Be Suspicious Of Success
Successful code isn't enough; it must work for the right reasons. Model-checking and verification provide confidence, but even successes can be a red flag. The article highlights "make it work, make it break" techniques, testing code in sad paths, and being suspicious of success, especially in error handling.

The Struggle Is Real For Perfectionists In Tech
Perfectionism can be a curse for creatives in the tech industry, as it can lead to obsession and mental health issues. The key personality trait that aligns between perfectionists and creatives is a strong imagination, which can drive success but also hold them back.