Month: April 2024

Kickstarter launches pre-orders for completed campaigns

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Once a Kickstarter campaign is complete, you need to turn to a creator’s own page to pre-order the products — that is, until now. Today, Kickstarter announces that it is (finally!) including pre-order functionality once the campaign is over as part of its core platform. It calls the feature “Late pledges,” and the platform says … Read more

People are afraid of self-driving cars — can the industry change that?

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Self-driving cars have an image problem. They stumble into construction zones, block ambulances, run red lights, and even injure the occasional bicyclist or pedestrian. Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day safely, anonymously, and without fanfare. There are hundreds in operation today in California, Arizona, … Read more

Take it slow in this stop-motion sci-fi adventure

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Image: Slow Bros. Harold Halibut moves at its own pace. A point-and-click adventure built with real-world materials and then animated with stop-motion, Harold Halibut tells a story that’s at times slow and ponderous and, at others, cozy and heartwarming. It’s sort of like what would happen if Wes Anderson teamed up with Aardman Animations to … Read more

Intel and others commit to building open generative AI tools for the enterprise

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Can generative AI designed for the enterprise (e.g. AI that autocompletes reports, spreadsheet formulas and so on) ever be interoperable? Along with a coterie of organizations including Cloudera and Intel, the Linux Foundation — the nonprofit organization that supports and maintains a growing number of open source efforts — aim to find out. The Linux … Read more

A crypto wallet maker’s warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm

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A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit — but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not a downright scam. Trust Wallet’s official X (previously Twitter) account wrote that “we have credible intel regarding a high-risk zero-day exploit targeting iMessage on the Dark … Read more

Beyond the Smile: Decoding Emoji Lengths in JavaScript

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Emojis have become more than just a tool for expression; they are a language of their own. However, their implementation in software development brings unique challenges, particularly in accurately measuring their length. This article delves into the complexities of emoji lengths, using JavaScript to provide practical examples and solutions for navigating these challenges. The Curious … Read more