🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #128

Cheers to Thursday! The weekend is almost here!

#AmazonMobileApp - You know what's getting a makeover? Amazon's shopping app homepage! It's all about bigger graphics, dynamic product curations, and scroll-based browsing. And let's not forget those ads... at least they're trying to make recommendations less random, right?

#WhatsApp - WhatsApp is testing out a new feature that will allow users to create sticker packs and also share them with others. The feature is currently available to beta testers via the Google Play Store beta program. Users will be able to share the created WhatsApp sticker packs within WhatsApp with anyone in their contacts list.

#LinkedInFiasco - Lots of LinkedIn “influencers” had a shock yesterday when they saw their follower count drop - rapidly. At first they suspected LI purging the platform off fake users and bots but LI clarifies later that it was just a regular bug.

#NewApplAppStore? - Apple is reportedly working on a dedicated iOS game store for iPhones. The iOS gameStore is expected to debut with an iOS 18 or iOS 19 update. The store is not expected to replace the already available Game Center.

#AdobeMax - Attendees of Adobe’s new event appear to have got AI fatigue - it’s like they were trying to cram AI down everyone’s throats.

#Redactachat - Creators of Wordle have come with a new game app - Redact A Chat. Very simple to play - you chat with users around the world. But each time you (and others) enter a word, that word becomes blacklisted - and you cannot use that anymore in your conversation.

#VisionPro - Not having a future vision I guess - the sales of Apple’s Vision Pro headsets are apparently not satisfactory. Understatement probably - they are just not selling.

Paytm Gets Regulatory Approval To Resume UPI User Onboarding
Paytm has received regulatory approval to resume onboarding new UPI users. The Indian central bank had earlier imposed restrictions on the company’s operations due to lack of regulatory compliance.

Deepinder Goyal-led Food Delivery Giant Zomato Reports 388.9% Profit Increase In Q2fy25
Zomato reported a 388.9% increase in profit for the second quarter of FY25, posting Rs 176 crore, a sharp rise from Rs 36 crore in the same period last year. The company’s key revenue contributors include its core food delivery business, quick commerce (Blinkit), and the B2B Hyperpure segment.

Facebook’s New Anti-scam Measure
Facebook, a social media giant, is testing the use of facial recognition technology to help prevent scams and make it easier for users to regain access to their compromised accounts.

Boeing Satellite Breaks Apart In Orbit
Boeing, a major tech company, has had some trouble recently, including an issue with a satellite they built called Intelsat 33e. The satellite stopped working and then broke apart in space, leaving behind a bunch of pieces.

Google Introduces Enterprise Web Store For Chrome And ChromeOS
Google will soon allow organizations to create their own curated "Enterprise Web Store" of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS. The new store, planned to enter preview later this year, aims to provide businesses with a dedicated, curated environment for browser extensions.

Canary | Canary is a modern Algolia DocSearch replacement

Kaiban JS | KaibanJS is a JavaScript-native framework for building and managing multi-agent systems with a Kanban-inspired approach.

Inquirer JS | A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces.

Software Engineer Titles Have Almost Lost Their Meaning
In a era of rampant title inflation, the term "senior" engineer has been devalued, with developers being crowned "senior" after just three to four years. This explosion of grandiose titles erodes the meaning of career milestones in tech, confusing job seekers and hiring managers alike.

Headless Abstractions: Teasing The Trends
Did you know that UI abstractions continue to evolve, with new terms like "headless," "boneless," and "skinless" gaining popularity? We're exploring these strategies and what they mean for front-end development. Here’s a breakdown of headless, boneless, skinless, and lifeless UI abstractions, and how they're changing the way we build design systems.

State of CSS 2024 Survey Results Are In!
The State of CSS annual developer survey has been running since 2019. It gives a nice insight into habits of people working with CSS. For example, as per the survey, USA workforce as the highest salary, with an average salary of $125k. Outside the US, the most common salary is $40k-60k.