The mobile health market looks set to grow substantially over the next few years. After a welcome boost during the global COVID-19 pandemic, there’s demand for novel and innovative healthcare apps. Because most mobile health solutions handle sensitive patient data, …
India’s Razorpay raises funds at $3 billion valuation ahead of Southeast Asia launch
Six-year-old Bangalore-based fintech Razorpay topped a $1 billion valuation late last year, becoming the first Y Combinator-backed Indian startup to reach the much sought after unicorn status. In less than six months since, the Indian startup has tripled its valuation …
Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products
Facebook wants you to start talking, and listening, on Facebook. Sources say the social network is planning to announce a series of products — some of which won’t appear for some time — under the umbrella of “social audio” on …
What is Vitejs? An Overview of the New Front-end Build Tool
Vite is a build tool that significantly improves the front-end development experience. You can use Vite to set up a development environment for frameworks like Vue and React, and even for a vanilla JavaScript app with a dev server and …
Consumer agency warns against Peloton Tread+ use, as company pushes back
Almost exactly a month ago, Peloton CEO John Foley wrote an open letter about the the company’s treadmill. “I’m reaching out to you today because I recently learned about a tragic accident involving a child and the Tread+, resulting in, …
Andrew Cuomo and Google’s former CEO push to cap internet prices for low-income New Yorkers
At the beginning of the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo tapped former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to help him pivot New York to the digital age. A year later, Cuomo and Schmidt have unveiled the first major change to state policy: …
AI-driven audio cloning startup gives voice to Einstein chatbot
You’ll need to prick up your ears up for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology …
Creating an Editable Textarea That Supports Syntax-Highlighted Code
When I was working on a project that needed an editor component for source code, I really wanted a way to have that editor highlight the syntax its typed. There are projects like this, like CodeMirror, Ace, and Monaco, but …
Platform News: Using :focus-visible, BBC’s New Typeface, Declarative Shadow DOMs, A11Y and Placeholders
There’s a whole lot of accessibility in this week’s news, from the nuances of using :focus-visible and input placeholders, to accessible typefaces and a Safari bug with :display: contents. Plus, a snippet for a bare-bones web component that supports style …
Not Your Typical Horizontal Rules
The HTML <hr> element adds a horizontal rule (or line) wherever you place it. A horizontal rule is used to provide a visual break and divide content. Like other HTML elements, horizontal rules can be styled using CSS (and SVG). …