Drive times app ETA brings its handy location dashboard to CarPlay
Nearly a decade after its launch, ETA’s simple drive times app is finally making its way to Apple’s CarPlay. The newly updated app, which offers an alternative first step to planning a trip, isn’t meant to directly compete with mobile maps or other navigation apps. Instead, it serves as more
Read MoreMeet me at the dog run
You’ll have to forgive me, I spent most of the morning thinking and writing about VR. In the lead-up to Apple’s expected headset announcement at WWDC next week, I did a one-person crash course into the world of extended reality, from its birth in the laboratories in the ’50s and
Read MoreMore SpaceX Starlink terminals will go to Ukraine following new order from Pentagon
The Department of Defense said Thursday it is buying more Starlink terminals from SpaceX for use in Ukraine, as the conflict between that country and Russia wages well into its second year. The Pentagon provided little other details about the order, however, including the number of terminals it would purchase
Read MoreTech investment portfolios suffer write-downs amid global economic slowdown
Some high-profile venture capital and private equity firms are slashing the valuation of their holdings, causing billions in apparent profits to evaporate as the economic downturn undermines the sustained growth of the last 13 years. The California Pension System, the largest pension system in the U.S. whose investments are sprinkled
Read MoreOvercoming Styling Frustrations Caused by Astro Islands and Slots
Photo by Claudio Testa on UnsplashAfter using Astro for a while, I realized that Astro’s biggest features — islands and slots — both delight and frustrate me.Most people know the delights, so I won’t bother writing about them in this article. I’ll focus on what frustrates me and how I resolve those frustrations.First, we need
Read MoreOpen Source Photogrammetry Pipeline
An Open Source Photogrammetry PipelineIn this article, I’m gonna teach you how to transform your drone photos into 3d models and put the result on a mapPhoto by Jonathan Lampel on UnsplashIntroductionAccording to Wikipedia:Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process
Read MoreUsing Render Log Streams to Log to Papertrail
How to get your app up and running — and logging — in no timeContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreDeep Dive Into ast-grep’s Pattern
The missing guide for tree-sitterPhoto by niko photos on UnsplashIf you are interested in code refactoring tools, you may have heard of ast-grep, a Tree-sitter-based tool for structural search and replacement. ast-grep allows you to write code patterns for finding and modifying code based on its structure, not just text. But
Read MoreStartups may have room to innovate as enterprise providers puzzle out how to price AI tools
Nearly every tech company seems to be working on AI tooling, and everyone is at least talking about using it. But how the heck are companies going to charge for it? There’s little clarity on the business model front, which contrasts with the clear optimism on the part of corporate
Read MoreEA Sports is teaming up with Nike’s NFT sneaker project
Future EA Sports releases like EA FC (which is set to replace the FIFA brand name) is a likely candidate for Nike’s collectible NFT “wearables.” | Image: Electronic Arts EA and Nike have just announced a partnership that will bring select virtual assets created by .Swoosh, Nike’s Web3 marketplace platform,
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