Dulan Dias
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How I Built My Startup – Chapter 3
In the previous chapters, I shared how EchonLabs was born in a small boarding room and how we made our first big splash by winning HackX 2017. Now it’s time to share what came next: the highs, the hits, and some secrets I’ve never spoken out loud—until now.
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New PAYE Tax Calculator for Sri Lanka – Instantly Estimate Your 2025 Monthly Tax
A simple, free PAYE tax calculator for Sri Lankan employees. Estimate your monthly tax based on the latest APIT tables from April 2025, published by the Inland Revenue Department.
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OpenAI’s New AI Engineer Can Code and QA Without You — Should You Be Worried?
OpenAI’s CFO has revealed plans for an AI agent capable of building, testing, and documenting software all on its own. What does this mean for developers — especially students and juniors just starting out? Here’s what you need to know.
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.1: A Quantum Leap in AI Performance and Efficiency
OpenAI’s latest release, GPT-4.1, redefines AI capabilities with a massive 1 million-token context window, enhanced coding and instruction-following skills, and cost-effective performance. Discover how GPT-4.1 and its Mini and Nano variants are set to transform AI applications across industries.
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This Shopify Memo is Going Viral—8 AI Truths That Will Reshape Every Company
Shopify’s leaked AI memo isn’t just a company directive—it’s a call to arms for every business leader. If you’re not thinking AI-first in how you hire, build, and scale, you’re already falling behind. Here’s a breakdown of the memo’s most urgent insights and how to act on them today.
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How I Built My Startup – Chapter 2
In the last chapter, I shared how a humble conversation in a university boarding room sparked the idea that would become EchonLabs. But what happened next? Some secrets are finally being revealed in this chapter—including things I’ve never shared before.
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How I Built My Startup – Chapter 1
It didn’t start in a boardroom. There were no pitch decks, no business plans. Just two students, a shared passion, and a tiny boarding room near university. This is where the EchonLabs story begins—from curiosity to creation.
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Ghibli-Style: How One Magical Look Captured the Internet’s Imagination
With soft brushstrokes, dreamy colors, and heart-tugging nostalgia, Ghibli-style art has taken the internet by storm. But what exactly is “Ghibli-style,” and why did it melt OpenAI’s servers? Here’s a look into the origins, the viral trend, and the whimsical magic behind it all.
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DeepSeek: The Quiet Math Tweak That Might Redefine the AI Future
It didn’t arrive with fireworks or fanfare. DeepSeek slipped into the scene with a simple mathematical change—and suddenly, it was the name on everyone’s lips. But what’s really behind the hype? Let’s unpack how a humble paper sparked global buzz, and what it means for the future of AI, geopolitics, and the race for smarter,…
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Attention is All You Need – The Paper That Changed AI Forever
Before 2017, AI models were powerful but painfully slow and complicated. Then came a research paper titled “Attention is All You Need”—a game-changer that flipped everything we knew about AI on its head. Here’s how it reshaped the future in the simplest way possible.
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