Suryakumar Yadav says losing T20I captaincy and his place has been very difficult

Suryakumar Yadav has spoken about how hard it has been to lose the T20I captaincy and his position in the Indian side. The former captain says he wants to keep playing with the same love and passion that drove his dream of representing Mumbai as a teenager. His comments reflect the emotional toll of being dropped from a leadership role he had held in the shortest format. The remarks were reported by ESPNcricinfo. The article focuses on his personal outlook rather than detailing any selection decision.

Glimpse Developer Adds Live Note-Taking to Meeting App After Using It in Lectures

A developer spent a year building Glimpse, a dictation and meeting app, largely on their own. After matching the features users expect from dictation tools, they focused on meeting mode, drawing inspiration from MacWhisper. When MacWhisper launched live transcripts, the developer added a similar feature to Glimpse. Using it during lectures revealed shortcomings, such as the app listening for too long or too short a time and not indicating which model was processing the live notes. The developer's takeaways are to copy what users expect, scrutinize what you dislike even in copied features, and use your own product constantly to catch problems before others do.

Sonia Gandhi recalls Maneka Gandhi's departure from the Gandhi household

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has reflected on the circumstances that led to Maneka Gandhi leaving the Gandhi household, describing the episode in terms of a reality show. Her remarks revisit a long-running family and political rift that became public after Maneka Gandhi's exit. The recollection, as reported by Indian Express, offers Sonia Gandhi's own account of the events. No further details about the timing or specific incidents are available in the source text provided.

OAB Sets Guardrails Requiring Human Lawyer Oversight of AI in Legal Services

A DEV Community article outlines technical and ethical guardrails meant to limit how artificial intelligence is used in Brazilian legal work. It says the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) requires that any AI-assisted legal output be directly supervised and signed off by a registered lawyer, and that responsibility for AI-driven errors rests with the lawyer rather than the technology provider. The piece cites the Estatuto da Advocacia, OAB opinions and resolutions, and reported court practice, noting courts tend to reject filings whose authorship cannot be clearly attributed to a qualified professional. Suggested safeguards include blocking unsigned AI outputs, mandatory warnings on sensitive topics, immutable logs of AI interactions, and disabling automated drafting of complex documents. The article presents these as current expectations in the profession rather than a new regulatory announcement.

Setting Up External DNS with Cloudflare on a Local Kubernetes Cluster

This installment of a Kubernetes series explains how to deploy External DNS to automate DNS record management on a local cluster. The author uses Cloudflare as the DNS provider and follows declarative GitOps practices with Flux. The process starts by generating a zone-scoped Cloudflare API token and storing its credentials in a Kubernetes secret, which is encrypted with SOPS before being committed to Git. The External DNS deployment is then defined through a ServiceAccount, a read-only ClusterRole and binding, and a Deployment that watches ingresses and syncs records to Cloudflare. The article notes that the setup builds on earlier steps for routing external traffic to the cluster so it can be reached via a public IP.

DEV community asks which single fix users would make to the platform

A DEV Community post invites readers to name the one thing they would fix on the platform if given a magic wand. The author asks for a single answer, which can be a feature, rule, bug, or aspect of how the feed works. The author gives an example: a way to understand why a post received few views, which would especially help new writers who get no initial readers. The post notes that, without such insight, writers can only guess at the reason. The author states they will read every reply.

Meta's AI Assistant Muse Now Available on Apple Watch

Meta's AI agent, Muse, has expanded to Apple Watch devices. Users can communicate with the assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation directly from their wrists. The article provides no further details on timing, rollout scope, or features beyond these interaction methods.

India Rejects Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's US Lawsuit as Fabricated and Malicious

India's External Affairs Ministry has firmly rejected a lawsuit filed in the United States by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, whom New Delhi labels a Khalistani terrorist. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India strongly objects to the allegations made against its senior officials. He also rejected the lawsuit itself, characterising the claims as fabricated and malicious. The statement was issued by the ministry in New Delhi, and the ministry has not elaborated on the specific allegations in the reported remarks.

Union minister calls Rahul Gandhi's movement 'bogus' in latest political jibe

A Union minister has criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, describing a movement associated with him as 'bogus' and attacking its leadership. The remarks were made as part of an ongoing exchange between the government and opposition. The article attributes the comments directly to the minister, without independent verification of the underlying claims. The report does not include a detailed rebuttal from Rahul Gandhi or his party at the time of publication.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to Perform at Charity Concert in January 2027

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are scheduled to perform together on January 29, 2027, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The event is a charity concert marking an anniversary of VetsAid, which supports military veterans. The Killers and St. Vincent are also slated to perform. All proceeds will go toward assisting veterans and their families. Tickets will go on sale soon, with discounts available for active-duty members and veterans.

David Walliams lists London townhouse for £10.5m amid misconduct allegations

Comedian David Walliams has put his four-bedroom townhouse in London's Regent's Park area on the market for £10.5 million. The property was reportedly bought by him in 2013 for £8.45 million. The sale comes as he faces renewed scrutiny over allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards teenage girls and women, which he denies. The matter has also involved a High Court case over efforts to block publication of the claims.

Iran's Guards Report Two Oil Tankers Ablaze in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers were on fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Later the same day, the Emirati state oil company ADNOC said one of its vessels was damaged in an attack within UAE territorial waters in the Gulf that afternoon. The article attributes these claims to the respective parties and does not independently confirm them. Further details about the attackers and the extent of damage were not provided in the source text. The incidents highlight continuing tensions over shipping security in the strategically important waterway.

Smart home devices should keep working without internet, argues new essay

A blog post on docodethatmatters.com contends that smart home devices should continue functioning when an internet connection is unavailable. The piece, which gained traction on Hacker News with 17 points and 7 comments, frames offline operation as a basic expectation for home automation. The source material provided is limited to the article link and discussion metadata, so the specific arguments and examples in the essay are not detailed here. The discussion reflects ongoing debate among technologists about cloud dependence in connected home products.

Board of Peace calls Israel's Gaza flood aid response insufficient

The Board of Peace, a group formed under Donald Trump, has publicly criticised Israel's response to flooding in Gaza as inadequate. It is a rare instance of the body faulting Israel. At the same time, the group places blame on Hamas for the suffering of Gaza's civilians. The article provides limited further detail on the specifics of the aid shortfall. The statement highlights tensions over humanitarian relief in the territory.

Srinagar autorickshaws ordered to fit transparent covers

Authorities in Srinagar have directed autorickshaw operators to install transparent covers on their vehicles. The move is aimed at improving safety and accountability for passengers. Drivers who fail to comply may face action under existing transport rules. The directive applies to autos operating within the city's limits.

Israel parliament sworn in; Gadi eyes power

Show HN: Interactive isometric SimCity-style view of Valencia, Spain

A developer has shared a Show HN project presenting Valencia, Spain as an isometric, SimCity-style interactive view. The project is hosted at tinyvalencia.com and was posted to Hacker News, where it gathered 6 points and one comment. The source material provides no further details about the project's features, technology, or creator. The post is a community showcase rather than a news event, so its broader significance is limited.

Aircad launches browser-based professional CAD with built-in AI and collaboration

Aircad is a new CAD system that runs entirely in the browser and offers professional drafting, documentation, and NURBS-based solid modeling. Its creator built it out of frustration with expensive desktop tools that improve slowly, as well as web CAD products that either lack comprehensiveness or offload performance-heavy work to servers. The platform reads and writes common formats such as DXF, DWG, STEP, and 3DM, and is driven by a scripting API that mirrors the interface. Collaboration features like version history, drawing comparison, forking, and real-time editing are built in rather than sold as add-ons. Aircad also includes an AI agent and a stage-and-commit workflow so users can review changes before they are applied.

Rails 8 Tutorial Part 2 Covers Built-in Authentication Generator for Study Flow

The second part of a Rails 8 tutorial series builds user accounts for a sample app called Study Flow. It explains that Rails 8 includes its own authentication generator, which writes readable Ruby code into the app instead of relying on a gem such as Devise. The guide walks through how login works, with a session record stored in the database and an identifier kept in a cookie so the browser can be recognized across requests. It also covers the generated models, the use of password digests rather than stored passwords, and the rate limiting and access controls applied to the controllers. A signup page, which the generator does not create, is added manually at the end.

Nebraska jury awards mother of ten $11.3 million after insurer denied husband's policy

A Nebraska jury has awarded Vaneza Ramos $11.3 million in damages after a legal fight that lasted six years. Ramos's claim on her late husband's life insurance was rejected by Farmers New World Life Insurance following his death from COVID-19. Ramos, a mother of ten, had relied on the roughly $350,000 policy to support her family. The jury found that Farmers Insurance had improperly refused the claim and acted in bad faith.