Love him or hate him, Duckbill Group chief economist and AWS snarkologist Corey Quinn is often right in his assessments of AWS product strategy—but not always.Sometimes Quinn is completely wrong, like last week when he claimed “AWS is just a fundamentally unserious company when it comes to genAI.” This after the successful launches and customer adoption of Amazon CodeWhisperer (coding … [Read more...]
Tech leaders sound off on new AI regulations
Last month, the Biden administration issued a sweeping executive order focusing on artificial intelligence. The edict particularly focused on privacy concerns and the potential for bias in AI-aided decision-making. Either could potentially violate citizens' civil rights. The executive order was a tangible indication that AI is on the government's regulatory radar.We spoke to AI practitioners about … [Read more...]
Magic of Template Literals in JavaScript
If you've been working with JavaScript, you've probably encountered situations where you need to concatenate strings or include variables within strings. Traditionally, this was done using the + operator or string concatenation methods. Enter template literals, a powerful feature introduced in ECMAScript 6 (ES6) that simplifies string manipulation and makes your code more readable.What are … [Read more...]
Bending Spoons lays off entire staff of Flimic
Milan-based creative app studio Bending Spoons has laid off the entire staff of Filmic, which made popular video and photo editing apps such as Filmic Pro, per a report by PetaPixel. Bending Spoons acquired Filmic last July and the move was announced in September. In the past few days, several Filmic employees have posted about their departure on LinkedIn and X including CTO Christopher Cohen and … [Read more...]
Tecno Spark Go (2024) With 5,000mAh Battery, Unisoc T606 SoC Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Tecno Spark Go (2024) was launched in India on Monday (December 4) as the latest entrant in the company's affordable Spark series of phones. The new offering by the Transsion Holdings owned company comes in two distinct colour options and features a 90Hz refresh rate display. The Tecno Spark Go (2024) includes a new software feature known as Dynamic Port that displays alerts and other … [Read more...]
Crypto Experts Weigh-In on Factors that Propelled BTC to Trade Above $40,000, a First Since May 2022
For the first time in nineteen months, the value of Bitcoin exceeded the crucial mark of $40,000 (roughly Rs. 33.7 lakh) in terms of its pricing on Monday, December 4. The oldest cryptocurrency, that created its last all-time high of over $68,000 (roughly Rs. 56.6 lakh) in November 2021, had traded within the range of $26,000 (roughly Rs. 21.6 lakh) and $27,500 (roughly Rs. 22.9 lakh) for most … [Read more...]
iPhone Li-Ion Battery Cells to Be Made in India by Japan’s TDK, Says MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple iPhone models in India, a minister said on Monday.Apple has been touting India as its next big growth driver as it looks to move some production away from China.It began assembling iPhone models in the country in 2017 through Wistron and later Foxconn, and has a total of 14 suppliers in India.TDK … [Read more...]
The Art Of Web Design: Creating a Website that Users Love
In the ever-evolving realm of web development, most developers often focus on the functionality of their websites. They get caught up in making websites do amazing things, overlooking the foundational element that often determines a user's first and lasting impression of a website—the design. While a website's functionality is undeniably important, its visual appeal is what elevates it to a … [Read more...]
Important Things to Consider in Website Development
Since the first website launched in 1991, the field of website design and development has seen rapid growth. A robust website is essential for every company to flourish in the modern world. Let’s discuss the key factors of web development.Information Gathering: Intention, Principal Objectives, and Target Population The phase of investigation and learning defines the course of the next steps. … [Read more...]
Best Raspberry Pi kit
If you're interested in tinkering around with computers and want to build something of your own, you may want to start off small. Rather than putting together an entire PC by yourself, you may want to learn the basics, especially when it comes to the motherboard. That's where the Raspberry Pi comes in. Raspberry Pi are single-board computers that hold the memory, IO ports, and CPU all on … [Read more...]
Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce in latest round of job cuts
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WhatsApp Update to Bring Telegram-Style Search by Username Feature on Android: Report
WhatsApp was said to be working to bring usernames to the app earlier this year. The beta version of the popular messaging platform on Android was spotted with a feature that would allow users to set a username for their profile. The Meta-owned app is now working on a new feature that will allow searching for other users on the app by their username. The feature is reportedly under development for … [Read more...]
Redmi Note 13 Pro, Redmi Note 13 Pro+ European Pricing Surfaces Online
Redmi Note 13 series was launched in China in September. The Chinese smartphone brand is expected to unveil the Redmi Note 13, Redmi Note 13 Pro, and Redmi Note 13 Pro+ in the global markets soon. Ahead of their official unveiling, the European pricing of the Pro models has leaked online. All three phones in the lineup feature a 6.67-inch 1.5K full-HD+ AMOLED display. The regular Redmi Note 13 and … [Read more...]
How to clear form after submit in Remix
Clearing a form in React after submission is typically accomplished by setting the states containing the input values to an empty string.In the case of a simple TodoList component, this means something like this: const TodoList = () => { const [title, setTitle] = useState(''); async function handleSubmit(e) { e.preventDefault(); await fetch('/todo', { method: 'POST', … [Read more...]
Vivo S18 Series Confirmed to Launch on December 14, Key Specifications Teased, Vivo TWS 3e to Follow
Vivo S18 series is confirmed to launch in China soon as a successor to the Vivo S17 lineup, which was unveiled in May this year. The upcoming series will include three models - the base Vivo S18, Vivo S18 Pro, and the Vivo S18e. The company has now confirmed the launch date of the smartphones and has further teased some key specifications of the models. Meanwhile, the Vivo TWS 3e earbuds will also … [Read more...]
House of the Dragon Season 2 Trailer Promises More Bloodshed and Dragons
House of the Dragon is returning for its sophomore run, and HBO has dropped its first trailer. Debuted at this year's Comic-Con Experience (CCXP) in Brazil, the footage teases a broken Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) preparing for the long-promised Dance of the Dragons, the civil war amongst the family that would decide who succeeds over the Iron Throne and mould the history of the Seven … [Read more...]
Spotify laying off 17 percent of employees across the company
In a pre-holiday shocker, Spotify is laying off 17 percent of its workforce across the company, CEO Daniel Ek announced in a company press release. The cuts are being made due to what Ek called "the challenges ahead" and he elected to make them immediately instead of doing smaller reductions over time."I realize that for many, a reduction of this size will feel surprisingly large given the recent … [Read more...]
Spotify is laying off 1,500 employees, who will be notified later today
Spotify is cutting jobs for the third time this year. In a pre-holiday shocker, Spotify is laying off 1,500 workers, or 17 percent of its workforce, CEO Daniel Ek announced in a press release on Monday. The cuts are being made due to what Ek called "the challenges ahead" and he elected to make them immediately instead of doing smaller reductions over time. Affected employees will be notified later … [Read more...]
Working in a startup as a Software Developer
It's been a while since I wrote a blog. I usually cover topics related to the things I know in tech. I should share my developer's journey in a startup this time.TL;DR This blog contains my journey in a startup company. Everything I share here is entirely my beliefs and thoughts. I've been working as a software developer in a startup iDream Education for 2 years now. Therefore, I am sharing my … [Read more...]
TF #26 | Your weekly frontend digest
🗞 Article of the week : Prompt Structure in Conversations with Generative AI Frontend 🎨 Head Toward the Light DOM Track Frontend JavaScript exceptions with Playwright fixtures Using on-demand resources for securely storing API keys in iOS apps... Source: hashnode.com … [Read more...]