EventKitUI Framework in iOS 17
WWDC brings some changes to EventKit and EventKitUI framework. In iOS 17, one's app can add events to the Calendar without prompting the user to access using EKEventEditViewController.If the purpose of your app is to create, configure, and present calendar events in an editor UI, consider saving events to Calendar
Read MoreShell Recharge security lapse exposed EV drivers’ data
Oil giant Shell said it is investigating after a security researcher found an exposed internal database spilling the personal information of drivers who use the company’s electric vehicle charging stations. Security researcher Anurag Sen found a database online that contained close to a terabyte of logging data relating to Shell
Read MoreChatting with Apple at WWDC: Macros in Swift and the new visionOS
Today is a special episode recorded at Apple’s campus in Cupertino as part of this year’s WWDC. We got the chance to sit down with the folks who help to build Apple’s developer tools and discuss their newest releases, plus a hint of how they hope developers will create apps
Read MorePeakview, a U.S. LP once solely backed by a Chinese firm, further diversifies its investor base
In the aftermath of Sequoia Capital’s big reveal earlier this week that its China- and India-based affiliates are spinning off into independent entities, we reached out yesterday to someone who we thought might have an opinion on the development. Erik Lassila is a former VC whose Silicon Valley-based fund of
Read MoreCultured meat startup Higher Steaks nabs $30M and rebrands as Uncommon
U.K.-based cultivated meat startup Higher Steaks has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding and revealed that it’s changing its name to Uncommon. Founded out of Cambridge in 2017, Uncommon is one of countless companies pushing to make cultured “lab-grown” meat a reality in kitchens and restaurants
Read MoreHow curbside pickup caused Wing to rethink its approach to drone delivery
In many ways, drone delivery still feels very pie in the sky in terms of scalable e-commerce. In smaller, controlled pockets, however, the concept is going swimmingly. Among the spots is a small Google satellite campus in the Palo Alto foothills. The buildings, which neighbor larger Tesla and HP offices,
Read MoreHow well are SaaS, e-commerce, fintech and health tech startups doing in 2023?
Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. More posts by this contributor Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway The startup ecosystem has gone through some substantial changes over the last few months, and founders need to understand current conditions
Read MoreEntertaining Web Geometry: Building an Interactive 3D CSS Hexagon
An introduction to the 3D Hexagon and its React wrapperInteractive hexagons | Created by authorWe all are tired of boring enterprise projects where all web parts consist of React (Angular, Vue, whatever) forms, standard components, and state managers. Let’s bring some fun into our development life and build something non-trivial that can
Read MoreCarvana nirvana? Shorted stock surges 56% as company predicts record profits
On Thursday, online car retailer Carvana announced an especially rosy outlook (i.e., forecasted record profits) for the second quarter of 2023, and investors responded by driving the company’s stock price up 56% before the market closed. The company closed the day worth $4.58 billion, according to Google Finance data. The
Read MoreGM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers
General Motors will integrate Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard in its future EVs, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday during a Twitter Spaces with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The agreement between the erstwhile rivals comes less than two weeks after Ford announced a similar partnership, and signals that other automakers could
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