/ No more waitlist: you can try Artifact right now if you want. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: ArtifactInstagram’s co-founders are throwing open the doors to their … [Read more...]
Mercedes adding Luminar lidar to more vehicles in multibillion-dollar deal
Mercedes-Benz has agreed to a “multibillion-dollar” deal with Luminar to integrate lidar technology and software into the German automaker’s next-generation of vehicles set to go into production by the middle of the decade. The deal announced Wednesday during an event at the Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America facility in Sunnyvale, California is an expansion of an existing … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz will add Luminar lidar to ‘a broad range’ of vehicles by mid-decade
/ The two companies are expanding their partnership to include a lot more vehicles sporting the laser sensor that has quickly become an essential ingredient in autonomous driving. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd … [Read more...]
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is getting a giant touchscreen, TikTok, and a selfie camera
/ The next-generation version of the automaker’s best-selling model is packed full of high-tech features, including a new Superscreen, improved voice recognition, integrated TikTok and Zoom, and smart lighting. p>span:first-child]:text-black [&_.duet--article-byline-and]:text-black">By Daniel Golson a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black … [Read more...]
O-Auth 2.0 vs SSO Practical Explanation
The practical explanation about O-Auth 2.0 & SSO.The basic web application security protocols & workflow.Hi, if you are a junior or mid-senior level backend developer you may hear about a term called 0-Auth 2.0 & SSO (Single Sign On) & some other terms like JWT, SAML, Breaer tokens & XML, etc. Do you ever think about what these different terms mean? it may sound like a lot of … [Read more...]
The $100M venture round is going extinct
Startups hoping to raise a nine-figure round in the future had best temper their ambition; venture funding events worth $100 million or more are going extinct — quickly. A few years back, nine-figure venture funding events were common. So much so that during my Crunchbase News days, we started to call them “supergiant” rounds to avoid having to spell out their size. Hell, we actually ran regular … [Read more...]
Best 4G LTE laptops in 2023
Nowadays, the market is flooded with fantastic laptops that can do everything you want and then some. There are lots of devices out there, and you're usually spoiled for choice. However, if you want a laptop that can stay connected on the road, your options are a bit more limited. Laptops with 4G have become more prominent, but they're still not that common. That doesn't mean you … [Read more...]
SmartBear announces SwaggerHub Explore for better API understanding
SmartBear, provider of software development and visibility tools, today introduced the new SwaggerHub Explore in order to provide developers with instant access to RESTful and Apache Kafka endpoints. SwaggerHub Explore is a part of the SmartBear API Developer Lifecycle platform and an integrated part of SwaggerHub that enables developers to learn more about API behaviors, allowing them … [Read more...]
Galaxies Spotted by Webb Space Telescope Rewrite Prior Understanding of Universe
Observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably compact galaxies teeming with stars far sooner than scientists had considered possible.Astronomers said data obtained by the telescope reveals what appear to be six big galaxies as mature as our Milky Way existing about 540 million to … [Read more...]
The best smartwatches for Android users
WearOS is much better than it used to be, so there’s never been a better time to consider a smartwatch.After a long stretch of slim pickings, 2022 was a huge year for Android smartwatches. The Google Pixel Watch finally launched after what felt like a decade. Samsung released its second-gen Wear OS smartwatches. And Fossil announced its first native Wear OS 3 watch and started updating its myriad … [Read more...]
Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news app Artifact launches to the public with new features
Artifact, the personalized news reader built by Instagram’s co-founders is now open to the public, no sign-up required. Last month, Instagram’s creators Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, unveiled their latest venture as an invite-only experience, promising their news app would later evolve to include social elements, like being able to discuss the news with friends. With today’s launch, Artifact is … [Read more...]
Samsung's Bixby Text Call feature converts text to speech using an AI-generated copy of your voice
Samsung's Bixby has been around for nearly six years and although it hasn't always been loved by the community, the company has still managed to put effort behind its product. With this, it's brought numerous improvements to the digital assistant over the years, introducing better language compatibility, stability improvements, and more. Now, the company has announced its latest … [Read more...]
Microsoft brings its Bing AI chatbot to mobile apps and Skype
Since it started opening up its generative AI-powered chatbot in Bing earlier this month, Microsoft has granted more than a million people access to a preview of the tool, while millions more are on the waitlist. Until now, the only way to access the chatbot has been through the Edge desktop browser. But Microsoft is already bringing it to more products, services and devices. Starting today, those … [Read more...]
Keeping tests valuable: Avoiding Leaking Domain Knowledge to Tests
One of the key principles of effective software testing is to ensure that testing remains valuable and sustainable over time. It permits developers to verify specific code units and ensure they comply with the specifications. However, in the process of writing tests, it is easy to accidentally leak domain knowledge into the tests. We'll explore this topic in greater depth by answering the … [Read more...]
‘No Man’s Sky’ Fractal update overhauls VR gameplay in time for its PS VR2 release
In 2019, No Man’s Sky reinvented itself for virtual reality. Now, nearly four years later, it’s doing so again. With the release of PlayStation VR2, Hello Games has announced Fractal, a free update for No Man’s Sky that overhauls the game’s virtual reality experience on all platforms. In a blog post published Wednesday, the studio said it redesigned the HUD and user interface in No Man’s Sky to … [Read more...]
Razer launches a new Blade 15 with 13th-gen Intel processors and RTX 40 series graphics
Razer has launched a new model of its iconic Blade 15 laptop, refreshed with new specs for 2023, including 13th-generation Intel processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics. The launch follows that of the more powerful Razer Blade 16 and Blade 18 earlier this month. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Facebook Parent Meta Plans Another Round of Job Cuts, May Lay Off Over 1,000 Employees: Report
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning a fresh round of job cuts in a reorganisation and downsizing effort that could affect thousands of workers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.Last year, the social media company let go 13 percent of its workforce — more than 11,000 employees — as it grappled with soaring costs and a weak advertising market.Meta now plans to push some … [Read more...]
Nintendo is creating an entertainment empire, and it all starts with Mario
With theme parks and a movie, the company is pushing outside of its traditional console gaming comfort zone.Over the last few years, video games have penetrated pop culture in a big way. Everyone seems to want a piece: the most popular franchises, like Halo, The Last of Us, and League of Legends, all have hit TV shows, while Netflix is trying to make gaming a pillar of its future. So many gaming … [Read more...]
Google Paid Out $12 Million via Bug Bounty Programs in 2022
Google paid out a total of $12 million through its bug bounty programs in 2022. This includes a $605,000 payout that represents the company’s highest reward ever. More than 700 researchers from 68 countries were rewarded in 2022 for helping Google make its products and services more secure, roughly the same as in 2021. However, the total bug bounties paid out in 2022 were significantly higher than … [Read more...]
Getting Started With WunderGraph: An API Gateway That Turns GraphQL Into RPC on the Fly
A comprehensive guide to WunderGraph, the API Gateway that turns GraphQL into RPC on the fly, with a focus on its TypeScript Operations.I’ve been using WunderGraph a lot lately for my NextJS projects. I really dig it. It lets me define all my data sources as dependencies in config — and NOT hardcoded in my app code — which it then introspects into a virtual graph that I can write GraphQL queries … [Read more...]