🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #73

Cheers to a great Thursday! May your day be productive and joyful.

#ThanosSnap - Check this video out - the latest Apple iOS (beta) has a feature that allows you to hide distractions in Safari - and the animation resembles that of Avenger movies’ Thanos Snap.

#MuskVsAdverts - Twitter (read Elon Musk) last year told advertisers to go f*ck themselves, and is now suing them for f*cking the f*ck off. The CEO claims 'illegal boycott' was attack on his version of free speech. SMH.

#RedditRumors - You know how slow and basic Reddit's search is? Well, the CEO just dropped a major hint that AI-powered search results are coming! And apparently, these "new" search results will be so exclusive, they might even be paywalled! Watch out - your favourite subreddit might just need you to shell out some cash!

#TipJarTech - Did you know Google's about to let website owners rake in the cash just for being awesome?! Chrome's getting a new feature where users can tip 'em while they're browsing! This will only make things better, amirite?

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Crosses 500 Million Daily Transaction Mark
UPI has crossed the milestone of processing 500 million transactions on a daily basis for a couple of times in August. The Indian government has set the ambitious target of clocking 1 billion transactions per day by 2026-27.

Zepto Relocation Madness
Zepto, a 10-minute grocery delivery unicorn, is leaving its headquarters in Mumbai's Powai to move to Bengaluru's Sarjapur. The reason: consolidation and cost savings. Zepto will cover relocation expenses of around Rs 4 crore, but will cut monthly rent costs by Rs 40-50 lakh.

JioFinance Goes International With Paris Launch
Jio Financial Services Ltd. has launched its JioFinance app in Paris, enabling Indian travelers to make digital payments at key tourist attractions. Coinciding with the Paris Olympics, the app supports transactions at sites like the Eiffel Tower and Galeries Lafayette. The app offers UPI payments, digital banking, and more, with Visa as a partner. The launch was highlighted at India House, a cultural hub for Indian athletes and visitors during the Olympics.

Grapesjs | Free and Open source Web Builder Framework. Next generation tool for building templates without coding

Toolong | A terminal application to view, tail, merge, and search log files (plus JSONL).

Should The Daily Stand-up Die?
The daily stand-up was intended to quickly help developers remove any blockers to commitments before starting their working day. But at many companies, stand-ups have devolved into tedious one-sided status reports. This article talks about ten engineering leaders and coaches who have sat – and sometimes stood – through hundreds of these rituals.

Infinite Scroll Tips
Infinite scrolling loads content continuously as users scroll down, eliminating pagination. While popular on social media and e-commerce sites, it also has drawbacks, including difficulty finding specific content, illusion of completeness, and increased page load.

Rust: From Side Project To Programming Phenomenon
Frustrated by software crashes, Graydon Hoare created Rust, a language designed to write fast, small code without memory bugs. Seventeen years later, Rust boasts 2.8 million users, including companies like Microsoft and Amazon. It has been the most loved language on Stack Overflow for seven years, emphasizing secure and efficient memory management.