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ISSUE #16 - June 11th

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#READ

Apple to delist apps that haven’t been updated recently from App Store

Apple plans to remove apps that haven't been recently updated from its App Store. Developers have 30 days to submit an update for approval. The policy is intended to make it easier for customers to find apps that fit their needs.

This printer is made of 600 strands of DNA!

Researchers have developed a printer based on self-assembling DNA strands. DNA components are attracted to one another and if joined properly, produce complex results. The approach may eventually lead to new methods of producing complex molecules in the future.

Meta to open its first retail store next month

On May 9th, Meta will launch its first hardware retail store at its Burlingame, California campus. Visitors will be able to test out Portal gadgets, Quest virtual reality headsets, and Ray-Ban Stories smart spectacles in the store.

#Aviyel Podcast

Docz Community Call with Maintainers

Pedro & Renato, the maintainers of Docz, talks about the roadmap for the Docz v3 and answer questions from the community.

Developing Technology with a Focus on Inclusion & Diversity

Chinmayi SK from The Bachchao Project walks you through everything you need to create technology that is conscious of diversity and inclusion!

#WATCH

React is the most popular JS framework ever, but some web developers out there say it sucks. Let's take a look at the criticisms and hate directed towards React.js.

This is a full-stack web development course for complete beginners for absoluetely free. A 22-hour video that covers important web development subjects. Learn all you need to know to become a full-stack web developer in 2022 with this comprehensive course.

You'll learn how to teach an AI to play Snake in this Python Reinforcement Learning course! Pygame and PyTorch will be used to build everything from the ground up.

Watch this video to find out how one scientist became responsible for two environmental disasters that resulted in the lives of millions of people.

#CODE

Hush - a new shell scripting language

Hush is a scripting language for the shell. Its goal is to make it easier to create reliable and maintainable shell scripts.

Zed - Tooling for super-structured data: A new way to manipulate data

Zed offers a new approach to data that makes it easier to manipulate and manage your data.

FortuneSheet - javascript spreadsheet library that provides rich features like Excel and Google Sheets

FortuneSheet is a Luckysheet-based JavaScript spreadsheet library. It contains features that make it comparable to Excel and Google Sheets and uses a data format that is compatible with Luckysheet.

#NEWS

Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn

The board of Twitter has agreed to a 44 billion dollar offer from the billionaire Elon Musk.

Japanese Railroad Builds Giant Gundam-Style Robot to Fix Power Lines

To repair remote railway power lines, West Japan Rail Company is utilizing a massive Gundam-style robot. A virtual reality headset is used by a human to pilot the robot.

Transparent solar panels could replace windows in the future.

Transparent solar panels have the ability to transform cities from big energy consumers to big energy producers in an instant. Almost any glass sheet or window can be converted into a transparent solar panel.Scientists still need to improve the effectiveness of the technology before it can be scaled.

Reddit officially launches its Community Funds program with a $1 million investment

Reddit will put $1 million into its Community Funds initiative. The program offers financial assistance to Reddit users who want to put their event and project ideas into action.

#LEARN

Say Hello to Eddy: A whole new project-based experience for learning 🌀

Guided at-home projects, created by expert teachers. Project-based learning for you and your preschooler, made easy.

Noise in Creative Coding

An introduction to the noise function and its many applications in creative coding, with a variety of examples that you can interact with.

Vanta.js: 3D & WebGL Background Animations For Your Website

A Gallery of customizable plug & play animated backgrounds using three.js. Create Animate website backgrounds in a few lines of code.

#OSSSpotlight

ToolJet: an open source low code platform to build and deploy internal tools quickly without much effort

ToolJet is an open-source low-code platform that allows engineering teams to quickly design and deploy internal tools. One can utilize their pre-built UI widgets to construct internal tools by connecting the data sources, such as databases, API endpoints, and external services.

Fleet- A blazing fast build tool for Rust

Fleet is a Rust build tool. It has the ability to compile five times faster than cargo. Fleet works by optimizing builds utilizing the Rust ecosystem's existing tooling.

Magic-trace: magically trace your program

Magic-trace gathers and shows high-resolution traces of a process's activities. It may be used to troubleshoot apps and gain insight into how any process works.

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