Chris’ Corner: Things I Totally Didn’t Know About That I Learned From Taking the State of HTML 2023 Survey
Lea Verou helped craft the State of HTML 2023 Survey — the first of it’s kind! HTML, you say? What is there to ask? HTML isn’t exactly what I’d think of as a fast-moving technology. I hear there is a <search> element now, so that’s new. It’s sugar for <div
Read MoreHot takes in IO: 3 potential pitfalls of NYC Local Law 144
Introduction If you have a job, you are no stranger to the use of technology in hiring. Chances are that you applied to a job on the internet, using a resume that you developed from an online template. The company you applied to likely used an applicant tracking system (ATS)
Read MoreJava Invokedynamic: Bootstrapping an Alternative Method
This experiment intends to demonstrate the power of invokedynamic instruction in JVM. Let’s redefine some bootstrapping logic!Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreSupereggs, squigonometry, and squircles
The Depths of Wikipedia twitter account posted a screenshot about supereggs that’s popular at the moment. It says there’s no way this is real. they must be making these words up above a screenshot from the Wikipedia article on supereggs saying The definition can be changed to have an equality
Read MoreFTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried is on trial for fraud and conspiracy
Photo illustration by Cath Virgina / The Verge The trial could have huge implications for the crypto industry. Stay up to date as The Verge covers the trial from the Manhattan court. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for eight counts of wire fraud
Read MoreEyeing vision-based autonomy for farm equipment, Bonsai Robotics raises $10.5M
One can’t accuse Bonsai Robotics of lacking focus. The Bay Area-based firm is starting with trees — specifically nut trees. Like most labor-intensive sectors these days, farms have suffered from a profound lack of available workers, so the startup began striking deals with OEMs to outfit heavy farming equipment with
Read MoreGoogle Pixel Event 2023: How to stream the Pixel 8 reveal
The biggest question at this point is whether Google has any more surprises up its sleeve. The company appears to have announced everything about the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2 but the price. And even that appears to have been revealed amid a torrent of leaks.
Read MoreRivian Q3 deliveries beat expectations, jump 23% from previous quarter
Rivian reported Monday it produced 16,304 vehicles at its Normal, Illinois factory and delivered 15,564 to customers, a higher-than-expected result that puts the company on track to beat its estimates for the year. Shares of Rivian fell 3% before gaining back some ground to settle at $24.13. Rivian expects to
Read MoreCustomer Centric Car Wash App Awarded for Creative use of AI
Innovative wash app that builds customer loyalty by automatically detecting a vehicle’s number plate using number plate recognition algorithms and triggering messages to people who have signed up for a loyalty programme, offering them awards for repeat visits takes home silver. The app developed for CarSpa, a car-washing business in
Read MoreSpotify spotted developing AI-generated playlists created with prompts
Following the successful launch of Spotify’s AI-powered DJ feature and, more recently, added support for AI-translated podcasts, Spotify now appears to be developing another means of using AI in its app: AI-powered playlists. References discovered in the app’s code indicate the company may be developing generative AI playlists users could
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