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Cheers to a fantastic Tuesday! May it be as awesome as you are.

#DroneDeliveryIsAlmostHere - Delhivery’s latest move - It has received approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to establish its drone subsidiary. The new entity is named “Delhi very Robotics India Private Limited’ The subsidiary will conduct advanced R&D in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. It will also offer Drone as a Service (DaaS) to facilitate shipment movement and remote sensing operations.

#PlasticPerfect - To keep the prices down (read as to keep the profits up), the next-generation Apple Watch SE could ditch the aluminium casing for a rigid plastic design. What happened to the gimmick of the charger being sold separately to save the environment?

#NotepadGetsFresh - 40 years since it last launched, Microsoft’s Notepad is finally getting a spellcheck among other updates. Notepad first appeared back in 1983 and seemed like an app frozen in time for many years.

#TrustIssues - Did you know Google is trying to kick its Apple addiction?! They're paying Apple BILLIONS to be the default search engine, but now they want to make users switch to their own apps. Too bad they're having a hard time, though. Like, who wants to give up Safari, right? RIGHT?!

#WorkPlayBalance - The most unlikeliest of platforms have announced games. YouTube and LinkedIn. Huh?? So, YouTube and LinkedIn are getting in on the gaming action now! YouTube's new "Playables" feature is all about casual games to kill time, while LinkedIn's games are designed to "foster connections" (yeah, right!). Netflix and Sling TV are also spicing things up. Get ready for a gaming overload, darlings!

Nothing’s Affordability-Focused SubBrand CMF Launched The CMF Phone 1
Nothing, a fashion-oriented tech brand, has launched its first-ever smartphone, the CMF Phone 1, which features a unique design with a dial at the back and removable back covers. The phone has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, up to 8GB RAM, and 128GB storage. It also has a 50MP camera, 16MP front camera, and 5,000mAh battery. The phone is available in India starting at Rs 15,999

Google Simplifies Play Store App Ratings with Device-Specific Reviews
Google has made a lot of changes to the Play Store in the recent past. The Play Store currently shows app ratings for different apps on the app market, with dedicated icons highlighting different devices, including tablets and Chromebooks. The new feature was spotted inside the Google Play Store app version 41.7.16-31.

Microsoft Cracks Down on Security in China
Microsoft is reportedly asking its employees in China to make a change in their work smartphones for security reasons. The move is part of Microsoft's bigger emphasis on security, which it announced was its top priority above everything else in May. According to the report, all of its mainland China employees will have to turn in their Android-based work smartphones by a date in September and get an iPhone 15 instead.

Web Version Of Microsoft Excel Gets A Design Update
Microsoft is updating Excel for web users with a new interface, featuring a simpler, cleaner design with larger spreadsheets, streamlined menus, and a neutral color scheme. The goal is to make it easier to use and more visually appealing. You'll also get a new quick resize function, simplified row and column management, and improved drag-and-drop functionality.

Matcha | Drop-in semantic styling library in pure CSS. Highly customizable and perfect for simple websites and prototyping web apps!

Pongo | Mongo but on Postgres and with strong consistency benefits

Up Your Soft Skills Game: The Importance of Product Thinking
As a software professional, you may be exceptional at writing code, but to truly excel, you need to cultivate complementary skills such as product thinking. Learn how embracing product thinking can help you have more impact and become a world-class engineer. By dog-fooding your product, understanding the full picture, and more, you can elevate your skills and make a greater difference in your work.

Programming Advice I’d Give My Younger Self
The author finally has the feeling that they’are a decent programmer, so they thought it would be fun to write some advice with the idea of “what would have gotten me to this point faster?” They don’t claim this to be great advice for everyone, just that it would have been good advice for them. There’s always a trade-off between implementation speed and how confident you are about correctness.

Beautiful Charts with Recharts
Shadcn/ui has released a collection of beautiful charts using Recharts, a popular open-source library for creating charts. The charts are fully customizable and can be easily integrated into apps.

Cancelling Promises in JavaScript: A New JavaScript API and AbortController
In JavaScript, you can cancel XHR requests and fetch requests, but what about regular Promises? Learn how to cancel a regular Promise using the new Promise.withResolvers() API and AbortController.