Hello there! It's been a while since I wrote here - all of a sudden, 2024 became way busier than I planned it to be. But hey, it's good to be back!Similar to my previous post, Understanding CORS, this one has the same backstory: lately, I have had to explain a few times to different people about such concepts as JSON Web Tokens (JWT), their structure, types, use cases, etc., so I realized that it … [Read more...]
A $3 app shoots better spatial videos than the iPhone’s native camera
A $3 iOS app now records higher-resolution spatial videos than Apple’s native camera app. Spatialify, available on the App Store, lets iPhone 15 Pro owners record 3D videos for Apple’s Vision Pro in either 1080p at 60fps or 4K at 30fps — with HDR. Apple’s native recording only supports 1080p / 30fps without HDR, so your immersive clips will be noticeably sharper using Spatialify than the camera … [Read more...]
Understanding Cookie Sizing and Chunking: A Supabase Dilemma
While working on our app (at Nexel), we encountered a peculiar bug with Supabase where it was generating duplicate auth cookies - one chunked and the other not. This bug led me to explore cookie sizing and chunking in order to understand why one cookie was chunked and the other not. Although I won't delve into the bug's specifics here, those curious about it can find more information in the Github … [Read more...]
SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. This is the last edition of this newsletter. I want to personally thank each of you for reading this and if you would like to stay in touch, you can follow me on X here for future updates. With that said, the show goes on. This week, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO who was found guilty on seven counts related to money laundering … [Read more...]
On this day 8 years ago, Oculus Rift CV1 was released
If you're in the market for a new VR headset, there are a ton of options available today. However, the situation was radically different a few years ago, when the computing space was filled with clunky, underpowered, and overpriced headsets. All that changed in the mid-2010s, when Oculus began crafting modern VR head-mounted displays, or HMDs. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
You can now use your phone to get started with Amazon’s palm-reading tech
Amazon just launched an app that lets people sign up for its palm recognition service without having to head to an in-store kiosk. The Amazon One app uses a smartphone’s camera to take a photo of a palm print to set up an account. Once signed up, you can pay for stuff by using just your hand, ending the tyranny of having to carry a smartphone, cash or a burdensome plastic card.The tech uses … [Read more...]
YouTube now lets creators share exclusive Shorts with their paying subscribers
YouTube is launching a version of Shorts that’s only for members, allowing creators to share short-form videos exclusively with their paying viewers. The new feature gives paying subscribers access to additional content, on top of their current membership perks, which include things like custom emojis, badges, livestreams and more. Members-only Shorts on YouTube could entice viewers to sign up for … [Read more...]
Hulu with Live TV adds MLB Network just as baseball season gets underway
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SteelSeries’ multi-platform Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset is nearly $70 off
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Skyflow raises $30M more as AI spikes demand for its privacy business
This morning Skyflow announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B extension led by Khosla Ventures. The deal is interesting on a number of fronts including the round’s structure and how Skyflow has been impacted by growth of AI. The new capital comes after Skyflow expanded its data privacy business to support new AI technologies last year. In an interview with TechCrunch, Skyflow cofounder … [Read more...]
Microsoft .NET 7 support ends in May
.NET 7, a version Microsoft’s open-source, cross-platform application framework that was released in November 2022, will reach its end of support on May 14, 2024, Microsoft said on March 27.After May 14, Microsoft will no longer provide servicing updates including technical support or security fixes. Developers will need to update to .NET 8, released in November 2023, to continue to receive … [Read more...]
Day 2 of react
What is hook and why we need hooks in react ?Hooks Imagine you're building a house with LEGO bricks. Each LEGO piece represents a part of your website or app. Before, if you wanted to add moving parts or special features to a LEGO house, you had to use big, complicated LEGO pieces (like classes in React). But now, with Hooks, you have smaller, simpler LEGO pieces that can do the same job (like … [Read more...]
Malware Upload Attack Hits PyPI Repository
Maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository were forced to suspend new project creation and new user registration on Thursday to mitigate a worrisome malware upload campaign. The confirmation of the PyPI incident, which has since been resolved, comes as security researchers at Checkmarx warn that multiple malicious Python packages are being pushed via typo-squatting techniques. “This … [Read more...]
Learning Cyber Security For Programmers Day 3 — Essential Cybersecurity Tools
Greetings, security-conscious coders! We’ve delved into the dark side of cybersecurity, meeting the malicious actors and their tactics. Now, it’s time to build our arsenal! Today, we’ll explore some essential tools that every programmer-turned-cybersecurity warrior should have in their toolkit.The Essential Cybersecurity Toolbox: Static Code Analysis (SCA) Tools: These tools scan your code for … [Read more...]
US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers
The U.S. government said it is extending its reward seeking information on key leadership of the ALPHV/BlackCat cybercrime gang to its affiliate members, one of which last month took credit for a massive ransomware attack on a U.S. health tech giant. In a statement Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said it will offer a reward of up to $10 million for information that identifies or locates any … [Read more...]
Next.js Runtimes: Unpacking the Engine Behind Your Web App
Next.js provides two runtime environments for executing your web application code: Node.js runtime and Edge Runtime. Here's a breakdown of their technical functionalities:1. Node.js Runtime: The Familiar Powerhouse Execution Environment: This is the default runtime in Next.js. It leverages the full power of Node.js, granting your application access to the vast Node.js library (collection of … [Read more...]
GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats
GoPlus Labs, the leading Web3 security infrastructure provider, has unveiled a groundbreaking report that highlights the growing, widespread use and potential of Web3 user security data to aid in risk management. The findings of the report reveal a clear and growing demand for more advanced security tools that can effectively safeguard digital assets, verify the authenticity of nonfungible tokens … [Read more...]
Ollama and Friends' Local and Open Source AI Developer Meetup at KubeCon Paris
After an amazing week of conferences, panels, and catching up with friends from all over the world, KubeCon and CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 has come to a close! Today, we would like to provide a recap for the meetup we threw during KubeCon Europe.Last Thursday night, we co-organized a Local and Open Source AI developer meetup with Ollama and Dagger at Station F. Over 450 developers attended, both … [Read more...]
Preparing to be the Citizen Developer of Tomorrow
The Citizen Developer Preparing to be the Citizen Developer of Tomorrow By Howard M. CohenMarch 28, 2024 The world of the citizen development continues to evolve at an ever increasing pace. Yesterday we were talking about the possibility of creating useful applications with low- or no-code (LCNC) tools, and about how this approach would … [Read more...]
Microsoft rolls out improved Personal Vault, ransomware detection, and more for premium OneDrive customers
Microsoft 365 Basic is a very useful subscription for consumers who prefer the Redmond tech firm's cloud services. For $1.99/month, you get 100GB of OneDrive, access to Office apps on the web and mobile, and an ad-free Outlook experience, among many other things. Now, Microsoft has sweetened the pot even further by announcing new features for OneDrive. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]