Blog

Review: 7 Python IDEs compared

Of all the metrics you could use to gauge the popularity and success of a language, one surefire indicator is the number of development environments available for it. Python’s rise in popularity has brought with it a strong wave of IDE support, with tools aimed at both the general programmer and those who use Python

Read More
Intro to JSON-LD: JSON for the semantic web

JSON-LD looks to unite the promise of self-describing hypermedia with the simple familiarity of JSON. By incorporating data links, JSON-LD lets developers add semantic information to a typical JSON API. Let’s take a look at this powerful extension to JSON. What is JSON-LD? JSON-LD (JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data) extends the JSON format to include

Read More
ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts flat 2024 revenue growth (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts flat 2024 revenue growth  —  – ASML reported a profit decline in the third quarter, but beat estimates as it forecast 2024 revenue will be flat.

Read More
Filing: Invesco marked up Swiggy’s valuation to $7.85B on July 31, up 42% from ~$5.5B in January 2023 but down from a reported $10.7B valuation in January 2022 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filing: Invesco marked up Swiggy’s valuation to $7.85B on July 31, up 42% from ~$5.5B in January 2023 but down from a reported $10.7B valuation in January 2022  —  Conditions appear to be shifting favorably for India’s Swiggy.  The food delivery startup — backed by SoftBank, Prosus and Accel …

Read More
Document: the EU is considering a three-tiered approach to regulating generative AI under the AI Act and wants to finalize the legislation by the end of 2023 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Document: the EU is considering a three-tiered approach to regulating generative AI under the AI Act and wants to finalize the legislation by the end of 2023  —  – Regulations would place technology in three categories  — ‘Very capable’ AI systems would require more vetting

Read More
Alibaba announces S Plan, which offers “traffic flow, operations, and logistics” support to merchants affected by Indonesia’s ban of e-commerce on social media (Tracy Qu/South China Morning Post)

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post: Alibaba announces S Plan, which offers “traffic flow, operations, and logistics” support to merchants affected by Indonesia’s ban of e-commerce on social media  —  – Indonesia has imposed a ban on e-commerce transactions via social media apps to protect the country’s small businesses

Read More
Analysis: Israel has pushed dozens of ads, including graphic videos, on X and YouTube in the EU, the UK, and the US to drum up support for its actions in Gaza (Politico)

Politico: Analysis: Israel has pushed dozens of ads, including graphic videos, on X and YouTube in the EU, the UK, and the US to drum up support for its actions in Gaza  —  BRUSSELS — A photo with a bloody dead baby whose face is blurred has been circulating on X for the last four

Read More
Foxconn and Nvidia announce plans to build “AI factories”, a new class of data centers to accelerate the development of autonomous EVs and industrial robots (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Foxconn and Nvidia announce plans to build “AI factories”, a new class of data centers to accelerate the development of autonomous EVs and industrial robots  —  Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise …

Read More
Evident Vascular, which develops AI-enabled tech for more precise intravascular ultrasound images, exits stealth with a $35M Series A from Vensana Capital (Jessica Hagen/MobiHealthNews)

Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews: Evident Vascular, which develops AI-enabled tech for more precise intravascular ultrasound images, exits stealth with a $35M Series A from Vensana Capital  —  The company developed an AI-powered intravascular catheter-based ultrasound that allows providers to capture more precise images of the inside of one’s blood vessels.

Read More
Arm CEO Rene Haas says the US’ goal to cut off China’s access to sophisticated chips with military uses will be “a hard problem to solve” using export controls (Alex Barinka/Bloomberg)

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: Arm CEO Rene Haas says the US’ goal to cut off China’s access to sophisticated chips with military uses will be “a hard problem to solve” using export controls  —  The US government’s goal of cutting off Chinese access to sophisticated semiconductors with military uses will be difficult …

Read More
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is using AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak, raising ethical issues over making voters think he is fluent in many languages (Katie Honan/The City)

Katie Honan / The City: NYC Mayor Eric Adams is using AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak, raising ethical issues over making voters think he is fluent in many languages  —  New York City law requires public documents and announcements be made available in a wide range of languages …

Read More
Israel is in talks with SpaceX to set up Starlink internet, a first for the country, as a backup in case its other wartime communication systems are disrupted (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Israel is in talks with SpaceX to set up Starlink internet, a first for the country, as a backup in case its other wartime communication systems are disrupted  —  – Satellite internet to be used if other systems disrupted  — Israeli ministry also mulling disconnecting Gaza from internet

Read More