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There are two types of apps on the visionOS App Store. Will you create an app that makes people reach for the headset?
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Effortless Content Publishing: A Developer’s Guide to Adobe Experience Manager
Empower Your Web Development: Leveraging Adobe’s New Experience Manager for Streamlined SharePoint Content Publishing and Enhanced Workflow Efficiency Continue reading Effortless Content Publishing: A Developer’s Guide to Adobe Experience Manager on SitePoint.
AI achieves silver-medal standard solving International Mathematical Olympiad problems
Breakthrough models AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 solve advanced reasoning problems in mathematics
The ethereum.org Translatathon is back
The ethereum.org Translatathon is back this August! This is your chance to contribute to the Ethereum ecosystem by translating Ethereum.org from English into your native language. Not only will you be helping to make Ethereum more accessible, but you’ll also have the opportunity to compete for exciting prizes....
Integrating Image-To-Text And Text-To-Speech Models (Part 1)
Joas Pambou built an app that integrates vision language models (VLMs) and text-to-speech (TTS) AI technologies to describe images audibly with speech. This audio description tool can be a big help for people with sight challenges to understand what’s in an image. But how this does it even work? Joas explains how these AI systems work and their potential uses, including how he built the app and ways to further improve...
Building cyber-resilience: Lessons learned from the CrowdStrike incident
Organizations, including those that weren’t struck by the CrowdStrike incident, should resist the temptation to attribute the IT meltdown to exceptional circumstances
The tap-estry of threats targeting Hamster Kombat players
ESET researchers have discovered threats abusing the success of the Hamster Kombat clicker game
Cursed tapes: Exploiting the EvilVideo vulnerability on Telegram for Android
ESET researchers discovered a zero-day Telegram for Android exploit that allows sending malicious files disguised as videos
How a signed driver exposed users to kernel-level threats – Week in Security with Tony Anscombe
A purported ad blocker marketed as a security solution leverages a Microsoft-signed driver that inadvertently exposes victims to dangerous threats
Beyond the blue screen of death: Why software updates matter
The widespread IT outages triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update have put software updates in the spotlight. Here’s why you shouldn’t dread them.
Getting To The Bottom Of Minimum WCAG-Conformant Interactive Element Size
WCAG provides guidance for making interactive elements more accessible by specifying minimum size requirements. In this article, Eric Bailey discusses the nuances of interactive element sizes and clarifies what it looks like to provide accessible interactive experiences using WCAG-compliant target sizes.
The complexities of cybersecurity update processes
If a software update process fails, it can lead to catastrophic consequences, as seen today with widespread blue screens of death blamed on a bad update by CrowdStrike
Queues and blank screens at airports as Microsoft IT outage disrupts travel – video
There has been disruption at airports around the world, as well as banks, supermarkets and media outlets, after Windows workstations were hit by a 'blue screen of death'. Long queues of passengers formed in airports in the UK, US, India and Spain as some airlines warned of delays and grounded flightsGlobal Microsoft IT outage: latest updates Continue reading...
Google DeepMind at ICML 2024
Exploring AGI, the challenges of scaling and the future of multimodal generative AI
EpicTopia AI
An AI personal pursuit manager to plan, journal, and grow Discussion | Link
Issue 670
Do you want to stay with Swift 5 language mode forever?
Build Design Systems With Penpot Components
In today’s turbulent landscape of design, Penpot stands out with its commitment to open-source, free unlimited access, and its unique, robust features. An example could be its new components system that takes another leap forward in aligning design with code. Let's dive into how it empowers both designers and developers to create more maintainable and scalable design systems.
HotPage: Story of a signed, vulnerable, ad-injecting driver
A study of a sophisticated Chinese browser injector that leaves more doors open!
Small but mighty: Top 5 pocket-sized gadgets to boost your ethical hacking skills
These five formidable bits of kit that can assist cyber-defenders in spotting chinks in corporate armors and help hobbyist hackers deepen their understanding of cybersecurity
Chris’ Corner: Design Shrinking
While I don’t think you should publish to Medium (at least not as the only place you publish something, you should write on your own site that you control), I get why other people do. You quickly sign up, write some words, hit publish, and the result is a pretty clean-looking presentation of your writing. […]
Hello, is it me you’re looking for? How scammers get your phone number
Your humble phone number is more valuable than you may think. Here’s how it could fall into the wrong hands – and how you can help keep it out of the reach of fraudsters.
How To Design Effective Conversational AI Experiences: A Comprehensive Guide
This in-depth guide takes you through the three crucial phases of conversational search, revealing how users express their needs, explore results, and refine their queries. Learn how AI agents can overcome communication barriers, personalize the search experience, and adapt to evolving user intent.
Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Blanket bans on ransomware payments are a much-debated topic in cybersecurity and policy circles. What are the implications of outlawing the payments, and would the ban be effective?
Issue 669
I am always going to use to reference Vision Pro until we get a VR headset emoji!
Taskia
Free project management tool focused on aligning goals Discussion | Link
From Idea to Prototype in Minutes: Claude Sonnet 3.5
Check out how easier it has become to go from doc to design and prototype with Claude's latest model: Sonnet 3.5 Continue reading From Idea to Prototype in Minutes: Claude Sonnet 3.5 on SitePoint.
Civilization 7 release date and everything we know so far
Civilization 7 has been revealed, with recent showings confirming the full release date. Here's everything we know so far.
Understanding IoT security risks and how to mitigate them | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 4)
As security challenges loom large on the IoT landscape, how can we effectively counter the risks of integrating our physical and digital worlds?
5 common Ticketmaster scams: How fraudsters steal the show
Scammers gonna scam scam scam, so before hunting for your tickets to a Taylor Swift gig or other in-demand events, learn how to stop fraudsters from leaving a blank space in your bank account
Devcon 2024 updates - Secure your tickets, apply to speak, and get involved!
Ethereum family, We have two major updates today, three smaller ones, and a bunch of reminders about Devcon SEA and how you can get involved ahead of getting together in Bangkok from November 12-15....
Chris’ Corner: Incremental Adoption
One of the reasons I can’t stop thinking about native Web Components is how you can use them anywhere. “Incremental adoption” is the fancy phrase, I suppose. We’ve even started using them on the new editor for CodePen we’re still hard at work on to solve some interesting issues I’m sure we’ll talk about someday. […]
Join us at Startup School 2024 in San Francisco - July 27
Applications for Startup School 2024 are now open!
Ethereum Protocol Attackathon in Collaboration with Immunefi
The Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) Research Team is pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon, hosted by Immunefi. This four-week event aims to enhance the security of the Ethereum protocol through a large-scale crowdsourced security audit competition. Our goal is to raise over 2 million USD...
Issue 668
Should we all move to CocoaPods to avoid security issues? It’s a bit more complicated than that.
Social media and teen mental health – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Social media sites are designed to make their users come back for more. Do laws restricting children's exposure to addictive social media feeds have teeth or are they a political gimmick?