🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #210

Monday's calling - let's answer with enthusiasm!

#IITMadras - The Chennai-based deep-tech startup incubated at IIT-M built the nation’s first 3-D printed. villa. Spanning 2,200 sq. ft., it was constructed entirely on-site using a concrete 3-D printer. The revolutionary project, which was created in partnership with Godrej Properties, symbolises a major advancement in economical, sustainable and efficient construction practices.

#Siri - Apple's Siri overhaul has faced engineering problems and bugs, “threatening” Apple’s plans to issue a Siri overhaul this April with iOS 18.4. The new Siri may not arrive until May or later with the iOS 18.5 update.

#CorporateCulture - Andrew Bosworth basically told unhappy Meta employees to quit if they can't handle the new policies, and honestly, it sounds like a messy breakup, the company's cutting DEI programs and loosening moderation standards, and employees are feeling disrespected.

#DataPrivacy - Meta is about to start processing your private DMs through its AI tools. Users have reported seeing a new pop-up in the app which alerts them to its last chat AI features. Any information within that chat could then be fed into Meta’s AI black box.

Jiocinema And Hotstar Merge To Form JioHotstar
Hotstar just merged with another popular streaming app - JioCinema. JioCinema is owned by Reliance and has a huge library of content, while Hotstar is owned by Disney and has a lot of international content. The new merged app, JioHotstar, will have over 100 TV channels, movies, and TV shows from big studios like Disney and HBO.

Microsoft Expands In Hyderabad
Microsoft inaugurated a new 1.2 million-square-foot engineering facility in Hyderabad on Thursday. It will house 3,000 engineers. IT and industries minister Sridhar Babu highlighted Hyderabad’s rapid growth as a global technology hub.

Upstox Hit By SEBI For Non-compliance
Upstox is a popular Indian fintech company that offers online trading and investment services. Today, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) took action against Upstox for non-compliance with regulatory requirements, including failure to settle trades and not maintaining adequate net worth. The company has been ordered to pay a penalty and take corrective action to ensure compliance with SEBI regulations.

Reddit May Introduce Paid Subreddits
Reddit is a social news and discussion website where users can share and discuss content on thousands of topics. Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman confirmed that the company is working on introducing paid subreddits, which could be a new way for the company to monetize its user-generated content. Details are scarce, but it's likely that only Reddit Premium subscribers will have access to these paid subreddits.

Instagram - Added a private "dislike" button for comments on posts and Reels, allowing users to downvote content without publicly displaying the number of dislikes.

Windows 11 - Deprecation and removal of Location History feature, which stored device location data for the last 24 hours.

Outlook - Added a minimize button to quickly save and switch between draft emails on mobile devices.

Databricks - Introduces SAP Databricks, a unified data and analytics platform integrated with SAP Business Data Cloud, enabling seamless merging of SAP data with Databricks' data intelligence capabilities for warehousing, engineering, and AI.

Page Assist | Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing

Sniffnet | Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic

Jscanify | The Javascript document scanning library.

View Transitions API: Revolutionizing Web Animations
This article introduces the new View Transitions API, a game-changer for web animations. Learn how to create seamless transitions between DOM states using JavaScript and take your web development skills to the next level. Discover how to use this API to animate between different website views, and explore its potential for single-page and multi-page applications.

Realtime Data Patterns
Realtime features make apps feel modern, collaborative, and up-to-date. The features predominantly require sharing changes triggered by one user to other users, as the changes are happening. These patterns rely on a connection between the client and the server.

React Native Core Contributor Summit 2024 Recap
React Native Summit was held in Wrocław, Poland. The Summit is a gathering of the React Native community. The React Native team and core contributors discuss release process, New Architecture, and web compatibility, aiming to improve scalability, attract web developers, and standardize on Web API specifications for better code portability and developer experience.