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#SupportBot - Cursor, an AI-powered IDE, started kicking users off when they logged in from multiple machines. Users thought this was a new policy, so they asked support. The support peson told everyone this was “expected behavior” under their new login policy. Except - There was NO support team! It was actually an AI designed to 'mimic human responses'. And there was no such policy either… Many users cancelled their subscription due to this “policy”.

#AIEthics - Some cash-strapped actors are regretting selling their likenesses to be used in AI videos that they consider embarrassing, damaging, or harmful. Some actors are having major regrets about selling their likenesses to AI companies, now they're popping up in cringeworthy vids and scams, and they can't do anything about it, apparently they didn't read the fine print… Millennials, does this remind you of Joe from F.R.I.E.N.D.S showing up on the wrong adverts?!

Infosys Reports 11.7% Decline In Net Profit For Q4 Fy25
Infosys is India's 2nd-largest tech services exporter. Today, they reported a 11.7% decline in net profit, below market expectations, due to uncertain business environment & tariff wars. Net profit was Rs 7,033 crore, with revenue at Rs 40,925 crore, a 7.9% year-on-year increase.

Finance Ministry Clarifies On UPI Transaction GST Claims
The Indian government just clarified that there's no plan to levy Goods and Services Tax (GST) on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000. They even removed the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on person-to-merchant UPI transactions in 2020, so no GST applies. They're actually promoting digital payments via UPI with an incentive scheme that's benefited small merchants.

India Unveils First Fully Designed AI Server
VVDN Technologies, an Indian tech company, designed Adipoli, India's first fully designed AI server with 8 GPUs, showcasing the country's growing capabilities in electronics design under the 'Make in India' initiative.

Indian Teenagers Win $12,500 For Salt-powered Refrigerator To Transport Vaccines
Three Indian teenagers, Dhruv Chaudhary, Mithran Ladhania, and Mridul Jain, created a mini refrigerator that cools itself with salt and doesn't require an outlet, winning the 2025 Earth Prize to bring medical supplies to rural areas without electricity.

Netflix - Introducing Interactive AI-Powered Search for Enhanced Discovery Experience

Microsoft Word - Added ability for Copilot to structure and format voice notes into documents, emails, and more.

Discord - Introduces face and ID scanning for one-time age verification to restrict access to sensitive content.

Cookbook | Examples and guides for using the Gemini API

Screen | A terminal renderer written in pure PHP.

Gh Signoff | Local CI. Sign off on your own work.

Leadership Lessons For Tech Professionals
Discover the top 8 leadership lessons learned from a Master's program in Psychology of Leadership, including the difference between leadership and management, the importance of followership, and the need to balance task-oriented and relationship-oriented behaviors. Learn how to develop technical, human, and conceptual skills to become a more effective leader.

AWS Route Tables
Here’s an illustrated guide to learning about route tables. Route tables are set up so given a destination, the route table tells you the next step to take. The route table doesn't tell the packet how to get to its final destination. It just tells the NEXT STEP to take for a subnet to an internet gateway.

React Memoization
Memoization is an optimization technique that stores the results of expensive calls and returns the same result for the same input. React optimization technique, useMemo offers more control and transparency than React.memo for memoizing components, especially when dealing with complex props and local optimization needs.