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Welcome to Monday - let's tackle those goals!

#Swiggy - You won't believe who just bought a team in the new pickleball league! It's the food delivery kings, Swiggy! Swiggy has announced its ownership of the Mumbai team in the World Pickleball League (WPBL) The inaugural season will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, 2025, in Mumbai.

#ISRO - Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter has twice maneuvered to avoid potential collisions with similar craft. Indian craft raised its orbit on September 19 – two weeks before it would have made an uncomfortably close encounter with Korea's Danuri spacecraft. A second maneuver was necessary – and was made on October 1 – to avoid collision with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

#Siri - Apple's working on a super advanced version, and it's supposed to be like a real person you'd talk to! It's gonna be huge, and it's coming out in '26. For now, they're stuck relying on other AI players, but rumour has it they're in talks with Google and others.

PayTM Expands UPI Services To International Markets
Paytm users can now make seamless cashless payments in the UAE, Singapore, France, Mauritius, Bhutan, and Nepal using the UPI system. Users can activate the international UPI service directly through the Paytm app.

Ticket Scalping Crackdown By Maharashtra Cyber Police Forces BookMyShow To Implement Name-based Ticketing
BookMyShow is a popular online event ticketing platform in India. They allow users to buy tickets for various events, concerts, and shows. Today, the Maharashtra cyber police have instructed them to implement a name-based ticketing system to prevent ticket scalping and black marketing. The directive is aimed at preventing the resale of tickets for exorbitant amounts on the black market. Tickets are tied to the identity of the original ticket holder and verified against government-issued identity cards at the event.

Tailwind CSS - Version 4 is now in beta.

X - Simplified UI. Swipe to Reply, Like, and More with Enhanced Stream Design.

Amazon Web Services - Introduces Visual Update to AWS Management Console with Revised Typography, Improved Color Palette, and Simplified Design Elements.

YouTube - Create AI-Generated Video Backgrounds with Dream Screen

Khoj | Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI

Swup | Versatile and extensible page transition library for server-rendered websites

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