🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #98

Hope your Thursday is as bright and inspiring as you are!

#CyberCommandos - Did you hear about the plan to train 5000 "Cyber Commandos" in India? Apparently, they're going to be the country's new cyber security force and will be deployed to counter cyber threats and secure digital space. And get this, they're already working on a registry of suspected cyber criminals!

#WolfGupta - Coding bootcamps have often been hailed as fast-track solutions to lucrative tech careers. They claim that their students can expect average salaries of INR 10 LPA, with some graduates already being placed in well-known startups. But the reality is quite the opposite.

#CustomerRetention - Apple is giving devs a way to lure back old subscribers with discounted rates. Like, they can create offers with reduced prices for a few months and then hike the price back up. It's genius, really. Apple will even show the offers in various places in the App Store.

#Meta - Apparently, Meta's been collecting Aussies' data without consent, and when asked about it, they just kinda... admitted to it. Sounds like they're just scraping all the photos and texts from Facebook and Instagram, unless you made them private. And no, there's no opt-out option for Aussies, unlike in the EU

Google Blocks Sideloaded Apps with Latest Play Integrity Update
Google is blocking sideloading on Android after the latest Google Play Integrity API update. The recent Play Integrity update can determine if an app is sideloaded instead of getting it from the Play Store. It will then redirect users to the original app on the Play store.

Polaris Dawn Mission Successfully Launches to Space, Reaching Unprecedented Heights
SpaceX, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded by Elon Musk, has successfully launched the Polaris Dawn mission, a groundbreaking crewed spaceflight that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and reach higher altitudes than any crewed mission in 50 years. The mission carries a four-person crew, including billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and three SpaceX employees, who will conduct research on the effects of radiation on the human body and test SpaceX's new extravehicular activity suits designed for future Mars missions.

Mem0 | The Memory layer for your AI apps

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HTML Attributes You Should Know: Optimization Techniques for Web Development
This article will teach you about seven lesser-known HTML attributes that can enhance your web development projects. By exploring these attributes, you will gain a deeper understanding of the nuances of HTML and how to use them to optimize your web development projects.

Platform Values Disalignment
A recently concluded talk highlights the importance of understanding the values that drive individual team members' priorities, as differing core values can lead to frustrating disagreements and conflicts. New engineers should learn to recognize and respect the values of their colleagues, even if they conflict, to foster a more harmonious team environment.

LLMs Taking Over Programming? Not So Fast
A software engineer argues that while LLMS have improved coding efficiency, they can't replace the art of programming. Automating code writing is like asking an artist to paint for you, they say. They're not alone in their concern, as some programmers are starting to feel that the joy is being lost in coding, replaced by a black box that can't even count letters.