Writing Swift-Friendly Kotlin Multiplatform APIs — Part 1
Writing Swift-Friendly Kotlin Multiplatform APIs — Part 1Learn how to code libraries that your iOS teammates will not frown upon using. This is the first chapter in the seriesA photo-realistic illustration of a Google Android contemplating an apple — generated by Dalle-2Kotlin Multi-Platform Mobile (KMM) is awesome… for Android developers. Using or coding a KMM library is
Read moreWhat does Coinbase Wallet’s latest DM feature mean for the ecosystem?
Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a direct messaging feature on its wallet app, negating the need to copy-paste 42-character wallet addresses to and from other messaging platforms to send or receive digital assets, the company exclusively told TechCrunch+. The feature also lets NFT and POAP holders connect with others who
Read morePython’s Hidden Gems: 3 Must-Know Functionalities
Photo by wu yi on UnsplashYou know Python! Or at least, you think you do. Even though I think I do, and even after eight years of full-time experience, I continue to learn new things. I suppose that’s the remarkable aspect of programming: you never cease to learn.I’ve worked with data scientists,
Read moreBuilding for Failure — Best Practices for Easy Production Debugging
Building for Failure — Best Practices for Easy Production DebuggingPhoto by Lance Anderson on UnsplashQuite a few years ago, I was maintaining a database-driven system and ran into a weird production bug. The column I was reading from had a null value, but this wasn’t allowed in the code, and there was no
Read moreWhen Storybook Meets Fetch Mock
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Read moreElon Musk’s new xAI company launches to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images xAI, Elon Musk’s newly formed AI company, has revealed itself with a new website detailing its mission and team at https://x.ai/. Musk tweeted the company’s intent is to “understand reality” without any other details or explanation. “The goal of xAI is
Read moreCooling inflation in the US brings slight relief to tech valuations
New U.S. inflation data is augmenting tech stocks listed on American exchanges, helping shares of cloud companies reach prices they haven’t been close to for nearly a year. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. The new
Read moreAnnouncing the Sustainability Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Keeping apace of the latest trends and innovation in climate tech and sustainability — an area that touches every industry and city — is nearly impossible. It’s why we created the Sustainability Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 and invited the best and brightest minds to share their insights. The dedicated
Read moreClibrain joins the generative AI race with Lince, an LLM optimized for Spanish
There is a long list of Large Language Models (LLMs) out in the wild already, from OpenAI’s GPT-4 to Google’s PaLM2 to Meta’s LLaMA, to name three of the more high profile examples. Differentiation between LLMs is determined by factors including the core architecture of the model, training data used,
Read moreChinese hackers breached US government emails via Microsoft Cloud exploit
Around 25 organizations and government agencies are believed to be affected by the breach. | Illustration: Beatrice Sala In two blog posts published on Tuesday, Microsoft disclosed that a China-based hacking group — which the company refers to as “Storm-0558” — is intent on “gaining access to email systems for
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