Hashtag Trending Aug.23-Canadians optimistic about AI and ignoring risks; Meta pushes convergence of AI and its Metaverse dreams; Twitter sees a significant drop in users after rebranding to X
Canadians are optimistic about AI and likely to ignore warnings of possible risks. Meta/Facebook is emerging as a champion of open source in AI with a number of key papers published at the Interspeech conference this year. And the return of the X files – the Musk is out there.
Read moreCrypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity
Maple Finance, an on-chain, institutional credit marketplace that’s aspiring to fill a gap left behind by the collapses of crypto lending heavyweights like BlockFi and Celcius, has its sight set on Asia as financial hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore provide more regulatory clarity around digital assets. Maple, which falls
Read moreEssential Things to Know Before You Go to the UAE
The United Arab Emirates is a top destination in the Middle East. It offers a rich and luxurious experience while maintaining its simplicity in non-metropolitan areas. If you plan to visit soon, here are some essential things to know to enjoy your time in the UAE fully! You can enjoy
Read moreJobs platform CakeResume gets $5 million in fresh funding
CakeResume, used by tech companies like Google, L’Oreal and TSMC to find new talent, announced today it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by returning investor Mynavi, one of Japan’s largest human resources companies, and will be used to expand in countries like Indonesia,
Read moreDice books $65M for its event discovery and ticketing platform
Live, in-person activity has come back with force in the wake of years of living with Covid-19, and a London startup that built an events tech business is today announcing funding to capitalise on that. Dice, an events discovery and ticketing platform, has raised $65 million, funding that it will
Read moreSAP GROW Launch: Fueling Cloud Adoption for SMBs Across SA
SAP Africa announced the South African launch of GROW with SAP, a new offering to help midsize customers adopt cloud ERP that enables speed, predictability and continuous innovation. Together with GROW – SAP customers get the same best practices powering the world’s industry leaders, while benefiting from rapid deployment and
Read more$8.3 Million Fine Issued to Airtel from Chad for QoS
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily East Africa and Central and West Africa, was recently issued a fine of $8.3 million by the Chadian government for failing to meet quality of service requirements. According to Developing
Read moreMeta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption for Messenger by the end of the year
Meta said today that the company plans to enable end-to-end encryption by default for Messenger by the end of this year. The tech giant is also expanding its test of end-to-end encryption features to “millions more people’s chats.” The company has been building end-to-end encryption features in Messenger for years
Read moreSwiftUI and Metal
Distortion effect and offsets explainedImage by authorWith iOS 17, Apple introduced new view modifiers to connect SwiftUI views and Metal Shaders. We can now manipulate colors, shapes, and much more, with the process running on the GPU with Metal.Metal and SwiftUIThere are three different effects that you can now apply to SwiftUI views
Read moreUnderstanding Modules and Packages in Python
Learn how to structure Python code by creating modules, defining functions and classes, creating packages, importing modules, and more. Continue reading Understanding Modules and Packages in Python on SitePoint.
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