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Advanced Android Data & Networking
Learn where the data behind your apps comes from! Youβll learn how to use multiple technologies to persist data, including SQLDelight, Android DataStore, and others. Youβll also learn about making network calls to retrieve data using techniques such as Retrofit and Coroutines, image wrangling with Picasso, OkHttp Interceptors, and more.
Published on: November 18, 2021 | Source:
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Announcing Grants for Advocacy Non-Profits
The Ethereum Foundation is allocating 1 million USD in grant funding to organizations that educate governments and policymakers about Ethereum and blockchain technology. We encourage others in the Ethereum community to support their important work....
Published on: November 16, 2021 | Source:Issue 533
Want to get involved with the Swift Package Index open-source project? We've made some changes that might help!
Published on: November 12, 2021 | Source:The Journey to Accessible Apps: Meaningful Content Ordering
Do your apps have meaningful content ordering? Learn more about accessible layouts and navigation and find out how you can ensure accessible ordering in your apps. The post The Journey to Accessible Apps: Meaningful Content Ordering appeared first on Xamarin Blog.
Published on: November 11, 2021 | Source:Arrow Glacier Upgrade Announcement
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 13,773,000, which is predicted to occur on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 5, 2021 to account for the...
Published on: November 10, 2021 | Source:Whatβs New in Xamarin and Visual Studio 2022
Xamarin has shipped support for the latest Android and iOS versions, and productivity features in Visual Studio 2022. What's next for Xamarin? The post Whatβs New in Xamarin and Visual Studio 2022 appeared first on Xamarin Blog.
Published on: November 08, 2021 | Source:Issue 532
Just how fast are the new M1 Max and Pro machines at running Xcode anyway?
Published on: November 05, 2021 | Source:Allocation Update: Q2 2021
It's that time again - our Q2 grantee lineup is coming right up. But before we get to that: ESP is hiring a Team Lead! We're looking for someone organized, innovative, and passionate about Ethereum. If you think you might be the right person to lead a small but...
Published on: November 04, 2021 | Source:Announcing Devcon Archive V2
Devcon is coming in 2022 (along with something new ), but ahead of our next event updates, we invite you to check out a completely refreshed Devcon archive....
Published on: November 03, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 31
This issue of Finalized is dedicated to the contextualization of a recently published paper describing three possible attacks on Ethereum's proof-of-stake algorithm. tl;dr These are serious attacks with a formally-analyzed, technically-simple mitigation. A fix will be rolled out prior to the Merge and will not delay Merge timelines....
Published on: November 02, 2021 | Source:Microsoft Teams vs Slack: Which video collaboration service is best?
Microsoft Teams or Slack? We put two of the collaboration services head-to-head.
Published on: October 29, 2021 | Source:Issue 531
We're not entirely done with betas for this year yet! What does Xcode 13.2 have in store for us?
Published on: October 29, 2021 | Source:Best Practices for Building the AI Development Platform in GovernmentΒ
By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor The AI stack defined by Carnegie Mellon University is fundamental to the approach being taken by the US Army for its AI development platform efforts, according to Isaac Faber, Chief Data Scientist at the US Army AI Integration Center, speaking at theAI World Governmentevent held in-person and virtually [β¦]
Published on: October 28, 2021 | Source:Advance Trustworthy AI and ML, and Identify Best Practices for Scaling AIΒ
By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor Advancing trustworthy AI and machine learning to mitigate agency risk is a priority for the US Department of Energy (DOE), and identifying best practices for implementing AI at scale is a priority for the US General Services Administration (GSA). Thatβs what attendees learned in two sessions at theAI [β¦]
Published on: October 28, 2021 | Source:Promise and Perils of Using AI for Hiring: Guard Against Data BiasΒ
By AI Trends Staff WhileAI in hiring is now widely used for writing job descriptions, screening candidates, and automating interviews, it poses a risk of wide discrimination if not implemented carefully. That was the message from Keith Sonderling, Commissioner with the US Equal Opportunity Commision, speaking at theAI World Governmentevent held live and virtually in [β¦]
Published on: October 28, 2021 | Source:Predictive Maintenance Proving Out as Successful AI Use CaseΒ
By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor More companies are successfully exploiting predictive maintenance systems that combine AI and IoT sensors to collect data that anticipates breakdowns and recommends preventive action before break or machines fail, in a demonstration of an AI use case with proven value. This growth is reflected in optimistic market forecasts. [β¦]
Published on: October 28, 2021 | Source:Novelty In The Game Of Go Provides Bright Insights For AI And Autonomous VehiclesΒ
By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider We alreadyexpect that humans to exhibit flashes of brilliance.It might not happen all the time, but the act itself is welcomed and not altogether disturbing whenit occurs. What about when Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to display an act of novelty?Any such instance is bound to get our attention; [β¦]
Published on: October 28, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: September 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by...
Published on: October 22, 2021 | Source:Issue 530
Anyone interested in more WWDC before the year ends?
Published on: October 22, 2021 | Source:Getting Government AI Engineers to Tune into AI Ethics Seen as ChallengeΒ
By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor Engineers tend to see things in unambiguous terms, which some may call Black and White terms, such as a choice between right or wrong and good and bad.The consideration of ethics in AI is highly nuanced, with vast gray areas, making it challenging for AI software engineers to [β¦]
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:Digital Natives Seen Having Advantages as Part of Government AI Engineering TeamsΒ
By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor AI is more accessible to young people in the workforce who grew up as βdigital nativesβ with Alexa and self-driving cars as part of the landscape, giving them expectations grounded in their experience of what is possible. That idea set the foundation for a panel discussion atAI World [β¦]
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:How Accountability PracticesΒ AreΒ Pursued by AI Engineers in the Federal GovernmentΒ Β
ByJohn P. Desmond,AI TrendsEditor Two experiences of how AI developers within the federal government are pursuing AI accountability practices were outlined at theAI World Governmentevent held virtually and in-person this week in Alexandria, Va. Taka Ariga, chief data scientist and director at the USGovernment Accountability Office,described an AI accountability framework he uses within his agency [β¦]
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:Startup:Β AssemblyAIΒ Represents New Generation Speech RecognitionΒ
By AI Trends Staff Advances in the AI behind speech recognition are driving growth in the market, attracting venture capital and funding startups, posing challenges to established players. The growing acceptance and use of speech recognition devices are driving the market, which according to an estimate by Meticulous Research is expected to reach $26.8 billion [β¦]
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:Pursuit of Autonomous Cars May Pose Risk of AI Tapping Forbidden Knowledge
By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider Are there things that we must not know? This is an age-old question.Some assert that there is the potential for knowledge that ought to not be known. In other words, there are ideas, concepts, or mental formulations that should we become aware of that knowledge it could be [β¦]
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:How to Sell UX Research with Two Simple Questions
Do you find yourself designing screens with only a vague idea of how the things on the screen relate to the things elsewhere in the system? Do you leave stakeholder meetings with unclear directives that often seem to contradict previous conversations? You know a better understanding of user needs would help the team get clear on what you are actually trying to accomplish, but time and budget for research is tight. When...
Published on: October 21, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 30
tl;dr Altair is fast approaching. Upgrade your nodes! Now!...
Published on: October 19, 2021 | Source:Issue 529
Is it time for new Apple silicon laptops? Most likely
Published on: October 15, 2021 | Source:Amphora: A Major Merge Milestone
Earlier this year, the Rayonism hackathon kicked off to protoype the architecture for Ethereum's transition to proof of stake. The transition, often refered to as The Merge, will keep the existing beacon chain (eth2) and execution layer (eth1) clients, and "merge" both chains by making the beacon chain drive the...
Published on: October 15, 2021 | Source:Hostinger vs SiteGround: which is the more reliable web hosting provider?
We've put two of the top European web hosting providers, Hostinger and SiteGround, back to back to see which is better.
Published on: October 07, 2021 | Source:Altair Mainnet Announcement
The Altair beacon chain upgrade is ready to be activated on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade will go live at epoch 74240 (Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC)....
Published on: October 05, 2021 | Source:Issue 527
What's your primary resource for solving development problems?
Published on: October 01, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 29
Altair is here; the Merge is coming. tl;dr Altair upgrade epoch set, mainnet client releases in progress Merge interop spec released. Devnets to follow ...
Published on: September 28, 2021 | Source:Issue 526
Can we draw any conclusions from the results of last week's remote work mini-survey?
Published on: September 24, 2021 | Source:A Content Model Is Not a Design System
Do you remember when having a great website was enough? Now, people are getting answers from Siri, Google search snippets, and mobile apps, not just our websites. Forward-thinking organizations have adopted an omnichannel content strategy, whose mission is to reach audiences across multiple digital channels and platforms. But how do you set up a content management system (CMS) to reach your audience now and in the...
Published on: September 23, 2021 | Source: