It feels like every big company has its own AI model these days, and Microsoft is no different. However, in a small twist, it turns out that the Redmond giant is reportedly working on another AI model to directly compete with ChatGPT. If this is true, it may mean a big shakeup for the tech giant’s plans for Copilot moving forward.
Source: xda-developers.com
How your router affects your online gaming
Online gaming is much more than simply connecting to a matchmade game and shooting a few bad guys, or perhaps also choosing to chat and stream while gaming. An online match is mostly affected by ping with network speed playing a much smaller role. But when it comes to streaming your gameplay, that requirement flips. If you want to play online with the option to stream and chat, you'll need to have … [Read More...]
Web3 Job Salaries: A Deep Dive into the Future of Employment
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, Web3 is emerging as a transformative force, revolutionizing how we interact with the internet and redefining various career paths. Web3, characterized by decentralized applications (dApps), blockchain technology, and digital currencies, offers a plethora of job opportunities. But what about the salaries? How lucrative are careers in this cutting-edge … [Read More...]
[DAY 30-32] I Built A Spam Filter, Number Sorter, And Statistics Calculator
Hi everyone! Welcome back to another blog where I document the things I learned in web development. I do this because it helps retain the information and concepts as it is some sort of an active recall.On days 30-32, I built a spam filter, a number sorter, a statistics calculator, and solved 9 leetcode challenges which are: Score Of A String Display The First Three Rows (Python) Return Length … [Read More...]
Chinese Nationals Arrested for Laundering $73 Million in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, 38, were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles on April 12 and May 16, respectively. The foreign nationals have been "charged for leading a scheme … [Read More...]
How To Boost React Performance with Memoization Techniques
Memoization, not memorization, is a technique commonly used in functional programming to enhance application performance. In simple terms, memoization involves caching the result of a function. When the function is called again with the same inputs, the cached result is returned instead of re-executing the function. It is important to note that the memoized function would need to be a pure … [Read More...]
How to change background color on scroll with Tailwind CSS and JavaScript
Today Sunday we are doing a short tutorial on how to change the background color of a header and sections based on the user's scroll position, enhancing the overall user experience and engagement.See it live and get the code Why would we use this approach? More engaging websites: Using parts of your site that react, like a header that shifts color when you scroll, makes your site feel more … [Read More...]
Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Targeting Over 1,500 Banks Worldwide
May 19, 2024NewsroomBanking Troja / Email Security The threat actors behind the Windows-based Grandoreiro banking trojan have returned in a global campaign since March 2024 following a law enforcement takedown in January. The large-scale phishing attacks, likely facilitated by other cybercriminals via a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, target over 1,500 banks across the world, spanning more … [Read More...]
Overview of Performance Metrics
In this post, I wanna dive into Core Web Vitals and other performance metrics that are useful to measure the performance of a website. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) LCP measures the time it takes for the largest content element to be rendered on the screen. It's a core user-centric metric that helps to measure the perceived loading speed of a page. It's one of Google's core web vitals and … [Read More...]
More of my notes on Web Performance
CSS links should be placed in the <head> of the document, while JavaScript links should be placed at the end of the document, just before the closing </body> tag. This is because CSS is render blocking, while JavaScript is not. Meaning, the browser will not render until it has loaded the CSS. This is why it's important to load CSS first, so the browser can start rendering the page as … [Read More...]
Proxies in JavaScript give your objects superpower
Proxies are a way for you to customize the behavior of objects in JavaScript. For example, let's say you always wanna log when a property is accessed on an object. You can use a proxy for that. It's a way to create a more "powerful" version of an object. Or to be fair, an accurate description would be that it's a way to create a "wrapper" around an object. You create a proxy by calling new … [Read More...]