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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #14
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Let's make this Friday memorable with good deeds and great work!
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
🤫 Geek Goss 🤭
#DesperateMicrosoft - OMG, get this! Microsoft wants you to "repair" your PC by ditching Google for Bing. Apparently, using Google is now a tech "fault". Talk about desperate!
⌛ The Past 24 hours
Netflix is launching its own advertising technology platform, aiming to compete with industry leaders like Google and Amazon. This move follows its initial partnership with Microsoft and aims to enhance its ad capabilities by offering more targeted and personalized advertising to its 270 million subscribers. Netflix's in-house platform will focus on creating better user experiences and introducing innovative ad formats, such as "episodic" campaigns.
OpenAI has made its GPT Store accessible to all users for free, enabling access to millions of custom chatbots. Announced by CTO Mira Murati during a Spring update, this move follows the initial launch for paid subscribers in January. Free users can now use, but not create, custom GPTs.
Google Sheets now offers a one-click feature to create formatted tables, similar to a long-standing Excel capability. This update allows users to quickly convert data blocks into tables with filters, sorting rules, and visual separators. The rollout, ongoing until June 6th, also introduces a "group by view" option and pre-designed table templates for common tasks like project and inventory management
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Meta to determine if it has breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to protect children's mental and physical health on Facebook and Instagram. The probe will examine if Meta’s algorithms and content recommendation systems contribute to behavioral addictions in children and if its age-verification and privacy measures are adequate.
👩🏾💻 Bit Boutique
blurhash | A very compact representation of a placeholder for an image.
Cap | Open source Loom alternative. Effortless, instant screen sharing.
📢 In case you missed it
The AWS Amplify Fullstack TypeScript challenge is currently underway. Prizes worth $3000 are at play.
KaiCode, an annual open source festival has begun. Prizes worth $3500+ are to be won.
💼 Job Board
Title | Remote / On Site | Expected $$$ |
|---|---|---|
Founding Engineer @ Sage | Remote | $24,000 - $180,000 |
🎲 Miscellaneous
Josh W. Comeau's blog post explains how the useDeferredValue hook in React can improve UI performance by prioritizing high-priority updates and deferring less critical ones. This technique can prevent lag in interactive elements by optimizing render processes, especially for complex operations like syntax highlighting. The post also covers practical implementation details, including memoization requirements and handling multiple state variables, making it a valuable resource for React developers aiming to enhance user experience on low-end devices.
Bryan Braun shares his experience creating interactive animations and games using HTML checkboxes. Starting with simple effects like ripples and progressing to complex projects including image and video conversions, Braun explores the versatility of checkboxes in web development.
AJK Projects advises focusing on enjoying leisure activities rather than seeking fame. Emphasizing personal fulfillment over audience appeal, the post encourages experimenting with crafts, photography, coding, and blogging without worrying about perfection or monetization. The key message is to find joy in the process rather than optimizing for external validation.