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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #24
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Good morning! Let's dive into Friday with all the enthusiasm we've got.
If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.
🤫 Geek Goss đź¤
#WhoYouLookingAt - Guess what? Apple’s teaming up with OpenAI to make Siri smarter, and Microsoft is sweating bullets! They've been negotiating since last year, and now Siri might get a ChatGPT boost. Microsoft’s worried about server demand and competition.
#IDidNoSuchThing - Paul Graham sets the record straight: Sam Altman wasn't forced out of Y Combinator. Graham claims Altman chose OpenAI over YC when asked to pick one. But rumors and ex-board member Helen Toner suggest a more dramatic exit involving conflicts of interest and hidden stakes.
#WhoseChatIsItAnyway - Did you know Google Maps had a chat feature? Yes - a chat feature in maps. Neither did we. And looks like neither did the world, because Google seems to be pulling the plug on the feature.
⌛ The Past 24 hours
Cooler Master has experienced a data breach that compromised customer information. The breach exposed sensitive data, including customer names, contact details, and possibly payment information.
A new infographic reveals the top-earning celebrities on Instagram. Stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylie Jenner, and Lionel Messi lead the list, earning millions per sponsored post.
Microsoft's new AI-focused initiative for Windows, featuring Copilot Plus PCs with neural processing unit (NPU) chips, requires strong developer support to succeed. These advancements promise better performance and battery life, along with integrated AI features. For this to work, Microsoft needs developers to adapt their apps and generate user excitement.
WhatsApp is set to enhance user experience with a new AI-powered image-sharing feature. Spotted in the latest beta update, this feature allows users to generate personalized AI images by clicking the new "Imagine" button in the media sharing tray. Utilizing Meta AI, the feature aims to simplify communication and expression within chats. This update follows WhatsApp's integration of AI chatbots and AI-generated profile pictures
👩🏾‍💻 Bit Boutique
gh-dash | A CLI dashboard for Github
cult-ui | Beautiful components that you can copy and paste into Reactjs
📢 In case you missed it
The Onchain Summer Buildathon will launch tomorrow. 200 ETH is up for grabs!
Using just CSS and Javascript, see if you can create art in this Front end challenge.
Think you can create the next top blockchain? Head over to the Next Top Blockchain hackathon
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🎲 Miscellaneous
"Old Dogs, New CSS Tricks" discusses the slow adoption of new CSS features despite their potential benefits. It identifies barriers such as feature fatigue, the support excuse, invisible improvements, and established habits. The article encourages rethinking established patterns and experimenting with new techniques in smaller projects to gradually integrate modern CSS capabilities like container queries, CSS layers, and native nesting.
Vue.js offers a progressive approach to frontend development, starting with simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and allowing for incremental adoption of advanced features. Unlike React, which integrates complex JavaScript elements like JSX, Vue's syntax is more approachable, leveraging HTML templates. Vue remains focused on frontend development, providing a simpler, more flexible alternative to React's expanding scope, including server components.
Asana and Jira are leading project management tools supporting agile methodologies. Asana is user-friendly, versatile, and ideal for various industries with its visual task organization. Jira, developed for software development teams, offers advanced features like scrum and kanban boards. Asana excels in ease of use and Gantt charts, whereas Jira stands out in agile support and advanced reporting. Both tools have robust security features.