Mastering the SwiftUI task Modifier
With the introduction of the async/await feature in Swift 5.5, Apple has also added the task view modifier to SwiftUI, making it easier for developers to use asynchronous code based on async/await within views. This article will introduce the characteristics, usage, and precautions of the task view modifier, and provide
Read moreHow terrifying is giving a conference talk? (Ep. 589)
Connell, a UK-based .NET developer and senior software engineer at Stack Overflow, tells the home team about his path to software development via text-based RPGs, his work on Stack Overflow’s Community Enablement team, why Agile gets so much hate, and what he’s learned giving conference talks to developers. Episode notes:
Read moreCongress prepares to continue throwing money at NASA’s Space Launch System
Congress will pour billions more dollars into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its associated architecture, even as NASA science missions remain vulnerable to cuts. Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees recommend earmarking around $25 billion for NASA for the next fiscal year (FY 24), which is in
Read moreMaking sense of the latest climate tech funding trend stories
Last year, when venture capital’s fiery streak cooled, climate tech held strong with tens of billions in deals despite geopolitical instability, hiked-up interest rates and crypto chaos. Still, the state of the sprawling, tricky-to-define sector was never easy to pin down; that’s as true as ever today. So, where do
Read moreElon Musk sues four unknown individuals for scraping Twitter’s data
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge The Elon Musk-owned X Corp. is suing four unnamed individuals over allegations they illegally scraped user data from Twitter, as first reported by CNBC. The lawsuit was filed in a Dallas County, Texas, court on July 6th and seeks over $1 million in damages.
Read moreSuffolk Technologies looks to be more than a CVC by not really being one at all
Suffolk Technologies wants to have its cake and eat it, too. Corporate VCs and traditional investors help startups in different ways. While venture capitalists are better equipped to help startups land their next funding round or make their next hire, CVCs can ask their corporate overlords to serve as early
Read moreTwitter starts sharing ad revenue with verified creators
Twitter is now paying creators for a share of the ad revenue earned from ads served in the replies to their posts. Users who subscribe to Twitter Blue and have earned more than 5 million tweet impressions each month for the last 3 months are eligible to join. According to
Read moreTelly starts shipping its free ad-supported TVs to its first round of customers
Telly, the hardware startup that is giving U.S. consumers free dual-screen smart TVs that are supported by advertising, announced today that it has started shipping its TVs to its first round of customers. The company says the customers in this initial wave have been invited to participate in its beta
Read moreCelsius Network and its former CEO are probably not having a good day
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Earlier today, the now-bankrupt crypto lending firm Celsius Network and its former CEO and co-founder Alex Mashinsky faced several lawsuits from
Read moreWant your sales team to be more productive? Take a closer look at your ‘watermelons’
Robert Wahbe Contributor Share on Twitter Robert Wahbe is the co-founder and CEO of Highspot, a sales enablement platform. More posts by this contributor Reimagine inside sales to ramp up B2B customer acquisition In today’s era of data abundance, leaders have plenty of metrics to choose from to benchmark progress
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