Issuing a debit or credit card tied to your business? Lucrative but tough. There are many technical and business decisions to make, and how do you even get started?
Adobe is acquiring Figma for around $20 billion in cash and stock. Figma will continue to run as normal and Adobe is committed to keeping Figma operating autonomously. Adobe has not announced its long-term vision or plans for Figma yet. It is likely that Figma products and services will be bundled into Adobe Creative Suite at some point in the future.
TikTok Now is a new feature inside TikTok's app that invites users to take a front and back camera photo at a random time every day. The BeReal clone is now available for TikTok users in the US. Users in other regions may be able to download TikTok Now as a standalone app. TikTok Now has some built-in privacy features, such as defaulting to only allowing friends to view posts. Screenshots of the feature are available in the article.
Ethereum has completed its switch to Proof-of-Stake. The upgrade reduces Ethereum's energy consumption by 99.95%. Ethereum is now secured using staked ETH and validators instead of mining. Users and developers are still able to use the blockchain in the same way as before the Merge.
Pico will announce a new product at an online event on September 22. The company's new VR headset will come in two configurations, with the Pro version offering face and eye tracking functionality. The devices will be powered by a Qualcomm processor and run Android Q. They will have an inside-out RGB camera for color pass-through. Pico's headsets are being positioned as a competitor to Meta's VR hardware.
GitHub Copilot in the terminal enables copilot suggestions in the terminal by treating neovim as a thin shell-around-a-shell. Copilot learns from commands and outputs, so users are advised to be careful of leaking secrets.
DFlex is a Javascript library for modern Drag and Drop apps. It implements an enhanced transformation mechanism to manipulate DOM elements. DFlex features its own scheduler and reconciler.
New virtual lab series! Learn how to optimize costs by reducing fleet size, configure your cluster autoscaler, and deploy workloads across clusters. By the end of the lab, you’ll deploy and scale an application using the Linode Kubenetes Engine - after gaining the relevant know-how from webinars, write-ups, and code examples.
The Great Resignation began last spring and there are no signs of it slowing down. This article discusses the results of a survey conducted on 581 tech founders and executives based in the US about the challenges they face when hiring talent. The recruitment process is broken and many employers are having trouble finding and keeping good employees. Many tech companies now have integrated teams of freelancers and full-time employees.
A new type of super-thin 'deep insert' skimming device is showing up inside ATMs around New York City. The devices are designed to steal magnetic strip data and personal identification numbers. One easy way to defeat these types of skimmers is to cover up the PIN pad with your hand when entering your PIN. Pictures of various skimming devices are available in the article.