🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #138

Good morning! Thursday is a great day to keep hustling!

#Android16Leaked - Get this - Android 16 is coming out on June 3rd! They're pushing AI features and getting OEMs on board. And the new Pixel 10 series will come with Android 16 out-of-the-box!

#SmartDeviceSurveillance - “Smart” devices are being “SmartA**” devices. A UK based consumer group determined that smart devices are “spying” on their owners - they are collecting personal data, including audio, and sharing them with marketing companies (or even shady companies).

#AmazonKindleIssues - The new Amazon Kindle appears to be having an issue with regards to color display. Amazon are working on a solution.

Astrotalk's Stellar Growth In Fy24
AstroTalk, a digital astrology consultancy platform, has achieved phenomenal growth in FY24, with a 2.3X surge in revenue to Rs 651.12 crore and a 12-fold increase in profit to Rs 99.99 crore. The company's income from India and overseas markets has seen significant growth, and its expenses have increased across various sectors. AstroTalk's strong financial performance is expected to continue, and an IPO or private buyout may be a possibility in the future.

New App Alert - Amazon Clinic
No, April Fools day has not arrived early. Amazon India has launched an app - Amazon Clinic. Users can register themselves and take appointments for tele-consultation with multiple doctors.

WhatsApp Rolls Out Reverse Image Search Feature
WhatsApp is working on a feature that allows users to reverse-search the images they receive in group chats and one-to-one conversations. The feature could be helpful to users when they come across an image that appears out of context, altered in some way, or misleading. The Search on Web feature can cut down some steps and make the process shorter.

Mozilla Foundation Lays Off 30% Of Staff
The Mozilla Foundation has made steep cuts to its team. The 30 percent staff reduction will completely eliminate the nonprofit's advocacy and global programs divisions.

Nvidia Surpasses Apple's Market Cap
Nvidia was valued at $3.43 trillion at the close of market, topping Apple’s $ 3.38 trillion. This isn’t the first time the two have swapped places; Nvidia also pushed past Apple in June.

Steam Game Recording Goes Live
Steam Game Recording is out of beta and available to all users. It's a built-in way to record and share audio and video from gaming sessions. It works with any game, including non-Steam games that allow Steam Overlay to run.

Google Makes Mfa Mandatory For Cloud Users By End Of 2025
Google says multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be mandatory on all Cloud accounts by the end of 2025 to enhance security. The change will unfold through three phases to ease the transition for impacted users.

Instagram Surpasses Facebook's Active User Count In EU, A Shift That May Only Be Regional
Meta recently reported its quarterly performance and EU user numbers for Facebook and Instagram as part of its Digital Services Act obligations. The numbers show that Instagram now has 269.1 million monthly active users in EU, surpassing Facebook's 260.6 million. Facebook's growth has been slower and its usage has been declining in the region.

iPhone - iPhone battery charging time estimation feature coming soon.

Pylon | Enables TypeScript developers to easily build GraphQL APIs

Cash | An absurdly small jQuery alternative for modern browsers.

Web Performance Optimization Techniques For Real-world Impact
This guide focuses on web performance optimizations that have the largest real-world impact, are relevant and applicable to most sites, and are realistic for most developers to implement. It will help you improve your Core Web Vitals metrics, specifically Interaction to Next Paint (INP), with techniques to yield more often to break up long tasks, use async/await to create yield points, and other best practices.

Stripe Engineer Quits Without Job Lined Up
Jon, a 4-year Stripe engineer, shares his unexpected departure story, admitting to pressuring himself to appear competent during an interview, and ultimately deciding to share his honesty about the experience.

Quality Code Metrics
New developers often focus on writing "good" code, but Ben Nadal and Dave Farley highlight simplicity and changeability as key indicators of high-quality code. Easy to adapt and modify code lowers friction and makes mistakes less costly, just like short feedback loops in life.