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Stories that matter — mostly tech-focused. Real experiences, lessons learned, and moments worth sharing from the world of software and beyond.

Twitter Blue Wrecked Havoc On Wall Street, Billions Of Dollars Lost

Well, I have been getting my daily dose of entertainment on Twitter, which is literally on fire. Musk made certain that people were interested in Twitter. I have never been so indulgent on the platform. Every day, something, or other, keeps happening. Well, for those of you who don’t know, some days back, Musk took […]

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Elon Musk’s Plan To Monetize Twitter’s Blue Tick May LegitimiZe Real Voices

You’ll probably be reading, watching, or hearing all about Twitter being bought by Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, for a couple of days in every medium possible, no pun intended. You might have also heard that Musk fired most of the board of directors of the company. But even that’s not the primary news

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Success Is A Lousy Teacher

The other day, I was reading a story that reminded me of the quote from Bill Gates that said, “Success is a lousy teacher. It makes smart people think they can’t lose.” The story was about an Indian man, Karthik Rajaram, who grew up in Bangalore and completed his graduation from one of the premier colleges, IIT Madras,

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A Software Engineer “Hacks” An Airline Website To Find His Lost Luggage

What would you do when your luggage gets misplaced and you get no help from the airline or its customer service? I am sure this happens a lot, just that we don’t get to hear it frequently. Well, one incident happened to a 28-year-old software developer, Nandan Kumar, and a network engineer, Raj Shekhar, the

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Elon Musk Donated Nearly $6 Billion Making It One Of The Biggest Donations Ever

Can a billionaire end world hunger? Can a billionaire end world poverty? These questions have been asked endlessly and discussed heavily on multiple platforms. There has been a lot of debate about whether it will have any impact if a billionaire decides to donate a portion of his wealth to eradicate the problem. On October 30th, 2021, Dr

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