🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #88

It's Thursday—almost there! Let's stay focused and positive.

Oh My God - I think today’s newsletter has the most content ever. Too much news (read drama) in the past day!! We hope you enjoy it! XOXO.

#QuickCom - Amazon is now eyeing India’s quick commerce market. The e-commerce giant plans to enter the space, currently dominated by the likes of BlinkIt and Zepto, in the first quarter of 2025.

#iPhoneIsNotTheOne - Apple's iPhone sales in India dropped 20% YoY, and their market share is at an all-time low! How the mighty have fallen, amirite?

#IndianCryptoTroubles - CoinSwitch, a prominent Indian cryptocurrency exchange, is suing rival platform WazirX to recover trapped funds. The move comes more than a month after WazIRX reported the security breach.

#NewMenuMashup - Windows 11's Start menu is making news - for its new design! It's like a catwalk for apps, with a new layout that groups them by category and numbers them like it's a fashion show!

#SassAlert - Instagram will now let you add text to your photos right from the post editor. A bit of text might help your post stand out from the rest of the photos on your feed. You’ll also be able to layer another photo on top of a photo as a sticker.

#XtraSecrets - X (Twitter) is testing its own version of Zoom called X Conference. The company is testing the tool internally. It sounds like it's a fairly basic version of multi-person video chat.

#MeetTheNewBae - Google Meet’s newest AI-powered feature, “take notes for me,” has started rolling out today. It’ll automatically take notes in a Google Doc and will attach that file to the calendar event after the meeting is over. Google expects to complete the rollout to all Google Workspace customers by September 10th, 2024.

#SpotifyOnInstagram - Instagram and Spotify are teaming up! They're testing a new feature that lets you share your music listening history CONTINUOUSLY! No more picking just one song, you can go on and on and on!

Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder, Released from Custody but Faces Indictment in French Court
Pavel Durov, the top executive at Telegram, has been released from police custody in France. He’s not off the hook yet, however, as he will soon appear in court to answer for a number of alleged crimes related to his popular messaging platform. The government has said that his platform is being used to facilitate criminal activity.

OpenAI, Adobe and Microsoft Back California Bill Requiring AI-Generated Content Labels
Adobe and Microsoft, along with OpenAI, have switched sides and now back a California bill requiring tech companies to label AI-generated content. The bill aims to add watermarks to AI-produced photos, videos, and audio files, as well as have online platforms clearly mark AI-generated content.

OpenSea Receives Wells Notice from SEC
OpenSea is a marketplace for unique digital assets known as NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. They're like digital collectibles or art, and are stored on a blockchain, kind of like a digital receipt that proves ownership. The SEC is complaining that some of these NFTs are basically digital stocks and should be registered as securities. The CEO is saying they're not and he's willing to fight for the industry.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Loses Control on Landing Pad, Ignites in Flames
Falcon 9 is a reusable launch vehicle used by SpaceX for satellite missions, commercial resupply services to the International Space Station, and other space-related endeavors. Despite being a reliable workhorse, the rocket experienced a rare mishap, losing control on the droneship and going up in flames.

Legend Motion | Legend Motion is a declarative animations library for React Native, to make it easy to transition between styles without needing to manage animations.

Instant | The realtime client-side database

Publishing to npm: A Step-by-Step Guide
This guide will go through every step you need to publish a package to npm. We'll create a new git repository, set up a .gitignore, create an initial commit, and create a repository on GitHub.

Code Health Best Practices
Google's Code Health series continues with simple coding tips. David Bendory discusses the importance of concise comments and avoiding unnecessary implementation details. Follow these Googler-approved guidelines to improve your code's readability and maintainability.

IEEE Programming Language Rankings
Python leads the pack again, followed by SQL in employers' preferences. TypeScript climbs to 4th in Jobs ranking, praised for its static typing. Rust gains popularity, favored for its memory safety.