🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #201

Happy Tuesday! Let's make today even better than yesterday!

#GoogleSummaries - Are you not satisfied with the summaries for your search results that Google generates by default? Google will not return an AI Overview, as they are called, at the top of the results page if you include any expletives in your search query. So, if you add something like F***ing in your query, you can see the results right away, instead of the overview first. (Seriously, who comes up with these things!)

#AI-In-Music - The Beatles just won a Grammy for that song "Now and Then" that they made with a little help from artificial intelligence. Apparently, it's the first song made with AI assistance to win a Grammy, and it's not like they created some fake vocals or anything, they just cleaned up some old recordings.

India Eases Restrictions On Aadhaar Authentication Service
In a move that has raised privacy concerns, India has updated its rules to allow businesses like e-commerce, travel, and healthcare to use Aadhaar authentication to verify customers, sparking debate among experts who fear misuse of individuals' biometric IDs.

Google Asks US Appeals Court To Overturn App Store Verdict
Epic Games, maker of Fortnite, is in a legal battle with Google over the Play Store policies, which led to Fortnite's removal from the store. After a jury ruled in favor of Epic Games in 2023, saying Google's Play Store is an illegal monopoly, Google is now appealing the verdict, arguing the judge was wrong in ordering the company to open up its stores to competitors.

ChatGPT - Launched Deep Research, an agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of online information and complete multi-step research tasks for you.

WWW Sacred | An open-source React component and style repository that helps you build web applications, desktop applications, and static websites with terminal aesthetics.

Bunster | Compile shell scripts to static binaries.

Superfile | Pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager

Lab | Experiment with code without friction.

Design Documents 101: Best Practices For Technical Writing
This will teach you the importance of design documents in technical writing, their goal, organization, and editing. You'll learn how to write a clear and convincing design document that effectively communicates your ideas, anticipating and addressing potential objections, and editing for length and clarity. Concrete tips and best practices are also provided to improve your technical writing skills.

Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
Tim investigated how in-app ads secretly track users' locations, sparked by a Gravy Analytics data leak. Using an old iPhone and traffic monitoring tools, he discovered that apps like Stack shared his IP, location, and personal data with third parties like Unity Ads and Facebook, even without consent. Despite attempts, buying his own data was costly. His findings highlight alarming privacy risks tied to mobile apps and ad networks