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🤫 Geek Goss 🤭

#EmployeesGoneRogue - Youtube apparently has a loyalty problem - a BIG ONE. It’s own employees are viewing videos scheduled to get public beforehand. The result? Amazon giveway gift cards already being redeemed. Playstation’s event lineup leaking before it launched. Trailer screenshots shared before the actual trailer is released. Google swears they're on top of it, but honey, we know better. They're like kids in a candy store with no self-control!

#EvenMicrosoftIsNotImmune - Microsoft India's X account got hijacked by some crypto scoundrels pretending to be Roaring Kitty! With a fancy gold checkmark, they tricked followers into a shady website promising GameStop crypto. Spoiler: it's a trap to drain wallets. Who knew Microsoft's account could be such a playground for scammers? Even the SEC and Hyundai weren't safe.

#AINeedsABreakToo - AI apocalypse much? ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity all decided to take a coffee break at the same time. While Google’s Gemini managed to stay awake, it might have dozed off briefly too. Looks like our trusty AI friends couldn't handle the early morning rush.

⌛ The Past 24 hours

Entry Level Tech Jobs are becoming scarce - No end in sight

Entry-level tech job creation in India remains low, with IT firms and startups scaling back post-pandemic hiring. The market faces an oversupply of tech talent and decreased attrition rates. While traditional sectors show some hiring activity, it may not fully compensate for the tech sector's slowdown.

BYJU is now having a valuation of $24 million

Once evaluated at $22 billion, BYJU’s evaluation has dropped by 99.85%! This drastic cut follows the company's recent $200 million rights issue and ongoing legal disputes with investors.

What is Amazon’s Project PI?

The project looks for product defects before they ship. Amazon's Project PI leverages generative AI and computer vision to detect product defects, such as damage or incorrect color/size, before shipping. Active in several North American warehouses, the system scans items, isolates defects, and tracks root causes. Human employees review flagged items to decide if they should be discounted or donated. Additionally, Amazon uses AI to analyze customer feedback to improve product quality and labeling accuracy.

Layoffs continue - this time in Microsoft’s HoloLens and Azure Teams

Microsoft announced layoffs affecting around 1,000 employees, including those in the HoloLens 2 and Azure 'moonshots' teams. This restructuring follows a previous reduction of over 10,000 employees. Microsoft remains committed to the IVAS program and supporting HoloLens 2 customers. The company continues to prioritize strategic growth areas, including investments in AI and new Surface devices.

👩🏾‍💻 Bit Boutique

drizzle-orm | Headless TypeScript ORM with a head. Runs on Node, Bun and Deno. Lives on the Edge and yes, it's a JavaScript ORM too.

tlbrowse | Generate imagined websites on an infinite canvas

📢 In case you missed it

• Microsoft has launched a challenge to teach you how Github CoPilot works and how you can leverage Github and Azure to improve your productivity.

• (Belated) Happy Birthday Nodejs. The popular javascript runtime turned 15 years old last week.

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🎲 Miscellaneous

Don’t DRY Your Code Prematurely

Do Not Repeat Yourself (DRY). In this post, Dan Maksimovich discusses the pitfalls of applying the "Don't Repeat Yourself" (DRY) principle too early. Premature abstractions can lead to complex code changes. Instead, consider if the code duplication is truly redundant or just superficially similar. It's often better to keep behaviors separate until clear patterns emerge, avoiding unnecessary coupling of potentially divergent logic.

CSS Grid Garden

A game that teaches your about the CSS Grid classes. Think Flexbox Froggy but for CSS Grids.

How Does AI Impact My Job as a Programmer?

Chelsea Troy explores the impact of AI on programming jobs, noting that while AI can automate repetitive coding tasks, it also opens opportunities for programmers to engage in more creative and complex problem-solving. AI tools can enhance productivity, but programmers will need to adapt by learning to work alongside these technologies.

UI Animation Trends - Stand out from your competition with these designs

Ever wanted to create cool websites that not only look good for your client but also look good on your resume? Think you didn’t have good mentors or guidance? Think again. This website showcases some really cool animations that you can immediately implement for your website(s).