🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #156

Tuesday is the perfect day to refocus and recharge!

#ChatGPT - And so it begins. OpenAI is considering putting ads in ChatGPT to support its costs.

#OlaElectric - India's electric two-wheeler market recorded a 29% year-on-year growth in November. Ola Electric retained its position as the market leader with 29,191 units sold. TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto remained in close competition with sales of 28,200 and 27,400 units.

#RahulYadav - Rahul Yadav, that scorching hot startup founder, got himself into a whole mess! Info Edge, his parent company, just filed a FIR against him and his team for allegedly messing with their funds! And to make matters worse, his previous startups have been in trouble too! Can you even?!

#WeekendEngineersInIndia - India’s emergence as a potential global AI powerhouse presents a striking paradox. While the country boasts the highest AI skill penetration rate, industry leaders are increasingly concerned about the depth and quality of this talent.

#Crypto - An interesting challenge was created recently. An AI agent was released with one objective - DO NOT transfer any money to the user. The end user can pay to interact with the end user and if they fail in their objective, they lose their money. And this money gets added to the prize pool. Whoever can trick the AI agent into transferring funds to themselves would win - and one user did win! Everything was fully open-source and transparent. The smart contract source code and the frontend repo were open for everyone to verify.

#PIP - Managers are using performance improvement plans (PIPs) to fire people?! It's like a cover-up, says Anna Tavis, a human resources exec. Howard Lerman, former CEO of Yext, says it's just a legal thing to make it seem like they warned employees.

Uber Boat Services Are Here
Uber has started offering boat hailing service in India. Uber now offers boat-hailing services on Dal Lake, located in the Kashmir region in India.

Google Maps Under Fire After Car Plunges Off Unfinished Bridge In India
Google Maps, one of the most popular navigation apps in India, is facing scrutiny after a car veered off an unfinished bridge and fell into a riverbed, resulting in three deaths. The incident has raised questions about the app's responsibility in providing accurate directions, particularly in areas with poor infrastructure. A police complaint has been filed against four engineers and an unnamed Google Maps official for culpable homicide, sparking a debate on whether navigation apps like Google Maps share responsibility for such incidents.

Swiggy Expands 10-minute Food Delivery Service To Over 400 Cities And Towns Across India
Swiggy is a food delivery and quick-commerce app, similar to UberEats, that's popular in India. They're expanding their 10-minute food delivery service, called Bolt, to more than 400 cities and towns across the country, adding more restaurants and increasing competition in the quick-commerce market.

Discontinuation Of Phonepe-Juspay Partnership
PhonePe, a digital payments platform, has decided to discontinue its partnership with Juspay, a payment orchestration platform. PhonePe will now offer payment gateway solutions through direct integrations with merchants, allowing for a more direct relationship between the two parties.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Retires
Intel's long-time CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has stepped down after over four decades at the company, citing the option to retire or be removed after failing to turn around the struggling chipmaker. Gelsinger joined Intel in February 2021 to lead the company's turnaround, but despite efforts, Intel missed out on the AI chip boom, struggled with recent CPU instability issues, and failed to launch new technology on schedule.

Elon Musk's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Openai And Microsoft
Elon Musk’s attorneys filed for an injunction against OpenAI and Microsoft on Friday accusing the two of anticompetitive practices. The filing also names OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Microsoft’S Dee Templeton and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as defendants. It comes a few months after it was reported that OpenAI is making the switch to a for-profit company.

Chrome - AI-powered reviews feature summarizes reviews from trusted independent review platforms for a quick assessment of a website's credibility and trustworthiness.

Amazon Web Services - Introduces Data Transfer Terminal, a set of physical locations allowing customers to upload data to the cloud via high-speed, secure connections.

React Native True Sheet | The true native bottom sheet experience

Jsontree | Effortlessly visualize JSON structures as dynamic tree diagrams

Container Queries Support And Fallback Experiences In CSS
This blog post is written primarily for developers who work for companies and are trying to figure out where to draw the line in terms of browser support. While they are focusing on CSS in this blog post, the same framework can be used to evalute whether a modern JavaScript or HTML feature can be use in production.

Ledgers And Fintech: A Cautionary Tale
A fintech startup's experience with sloppy accounting reveals the importance of building a robust ledger system, and the costly consequences of neglecting it.

New Skills For New Roles
In the post-ChatGPT era, AI is transforming the job market, but instead of replacing humans, it's creating new roles that require unique skills. Companies are hiring for AI trainers, ethical AI architects, and Chief AI Officers, offering premium salaries. Professionals must upskill to stay relevant, and edtech platforms are emerging as key players in retraining the workforce.