🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #80

Rise and tackle the day! Wishing you a Monday full of success and happiness.

#TroubleInTechTown - What's going on with Saarthi[dot]ai?! They're literally not paying their employees and just laid off like 70% of their staff! And get this, they're still trying to raise capital and hire new people? Like, what even is that?!

#FoodForThought - Zomato is getting rid of those fake AI food pics! Apparently, they're worried about customers losing trust.

#DeliveryDash - Zepto has some crazy plans. They're adding lakhs of new products, making it an ecommerce experience in the app! They're opening huge dark stores, and aiming to deliver long-tail orders in just a few minutes! Can they really do it?

#MonopolyBulls - Google is giving an ultimatum to websites - they need to allow their scraper access to their content, so that they can give AI summaries for their search results, or risk not getting indexed at all by Google, even for regular search results.

#EmploymentEpicFail - A person rejected an offer from Deloitte for a management role in SnapChat… They quit their job and just before they were to be onboarded, SC rescinded their offer - they apparently didn’t have the required experience…!

#ReactMuch - A fresh WhatsApp update for Android is rolling out to a limited set of beta testers. This new update allows users to express their appreciation for the status updates with a heart emoji. Previously, users could only respond to someone's status update by sending a message to them.

Zomato and Swiggy Announce Group Ordering Feature
Zomato and Swiggy have recently announced a new feature, allowing users to order food together in a group through a shared link, reducing the time and hassle of noting down individual preferences.

Krutrim Cloud: Free for Developers Till Diwali, Integrates with Indian Startups
Ola, a ridesharing company, announced that its cloud platform, Krutrim Cloud, will be free for developers until Diwali this year. They're also working on building India's first AI cloud with its own chips, bodhi chips, and showed off its use with two startups.

Fortnite Returns to App Stores After 4-Year Absence
Fortnite is available again on iPhones in the European Union and worldwide on Google's Android devices. The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) law is allowing Epic to launch its game store in the bloc. Apple is still blocking users outside Europe from accessing Fortnite and its games store.

Microsoft Removes 32GB FAT32 Partition Size Limit in Windows 11
FAT32 is an old file system used by older devices, and for nearly 30 years, Windows had a 32GB limit on FAT32 partitions. The limit was originally set when Windows 95 was developed and now it's being removed, but only for the command line format tool, not the graphical interface.

San Francisco Sues AI-Powered "Undressing" Websites
The San Francisco City Attorney’s office is suing 16 of the most frequently visited AI-powered “undressing” websites. The websites are often used to create nude deepfakes of women and girls without their consent. The website operators are accused of violating state and federal laws banning revenge pornography, deepfake pornography, and child pornography.

Roundtable Js | Open-source research-grade programmatic survey software

Viking | Simple way to manage your remote machines and SSH keys

PostHog Hiring Insights
In an effort to become one of the 0.4% of successful engineering candidates, PostHog reveals the secrets to standing out in a competitive hiring process.

Meta's TLM Role: Is it Worth Your Time?
After the author got promoted to Staff, they tried out the Technical Lead Manager role because it was a good fit for their skills and they wanted to learn something new. In this post, they share what they learned to help you plan your career if you’re considering a switch to management.

Avoid Permission, Seek Advice
Software developers often ask for permission instead of advice, leading to conflict and lack of trust. Seeking advice shows respect and keeps the responsibility on the individual, fostering a collaborative environment.