🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #249

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#MetaWhistleblower - So, this former Facebook exec is spilling all the tea on Mark Zuckerberg and Meta's shady dealings with China. Apparently, they were trying to make nice with Beijing and even built censorship tools for the Chinese Communist Party.

New Aadhaar App Launched: Face ID Authentication, Physical Copies Not Needed
Aadhaar verification can now be done by simply scanning a QR code, much like making a UPI payment. The app was officially launched by Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Oneplus 13 Gets Android 16 Beta 2 Update Ahead Of Other OEMS
OnePlus became the first non-Google manufacturer to release the Android 16 Beta 2 update, beating other OEMs like Samsung, which is still rolling out Android 15-based updates. The update is available for the OnePlus 13, but it's meant for developers and advanced users as it may contain bugs and glitches.

WhatsApp - Adds voice message transcripts in channels, allowing users to read a written summary of voice updates when they can't listen.

Amazon Q Developer - You can now use Hindi language for your development

Canva - Visual Suite 2.0 with unified workspace, generative AI-powered tools, and new features including Canva Sheets, Canva Code, AI chatbot, and enhanced Photo Editor.

Figma - Introduced quick access to main components, hide and show variables, and copy and duplicate styles, along with various UI improvements and bug fixes.

YouTube - Introduces "Custom Instrumentals" feature, allowing creators to generate copyright-free background music using AI and simple text prompts.

ChatGPT - Enhanced Memory feature now allows referencing of all past conversations for more personalized interactions.

Google Docs - Added AI-powered audio overviews, allowing users to have their documents read aloud or converted into a podcast-style summary with two AI-generated hosts.

Fuzzball Js | Easy to use and powerful fuzzy string matching

Awesome LLM Apps | Collection of awesome LLM apps with AI Agents and RAG using OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and opensource models.

Ls Lint | An extremely fast directory and filename linter - Bring some structure to your project filesystem

Content Negotiation Via Forbidden Headers
The Accept header dictates how an application responds to a request. It can only contain the content types a client prefers. Some header values can be trusted more than others. They're called "forbidden request headers" and can be modified only by the browser.

Ask HN: Do you still use Search Engines
An interesting discussion around the dwindling role of search engines in the era of LLMs