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The development team at Swift announced the availability of Swift 5.6. The latest version comes with the ability to run plugin commands with SwiftPM, enhancements to the type system, improved interaction with pointers, etc. More: - Apple has introduced a new keyword any that annotates that a given type is existential.
- Swift 5.6 improves interaction with pointers through temporary uninitialized buffers, relax diagnostics for pointer arguments to C functions, and removes sendable conformance from unsafe pointer types.
- SwiftPM’s extensibility features include the ability to define build tool plugins, command plugins, improvements to the Package Manager Binary Target, and more.
- Separate but related: The Swift Core Team announced that the swift.org website is now open-source to better support the entire community of Swift users.
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The developer of npm package node-ipc deliberately sabotaged it with a critical security vulnerability in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The package created by RIAEvangelist is downloaded more than 1 million times every week. More: - The node-ipc package adds remote interprocess communication and neural networking capabilities to other open-source libraries and is used as a dependency by Vue.js.
- On March 8, RIAEvangelist published an npm package called peacenotwar. Last week, this module was added to node-ipc to wipe out files from machines of developers from Russia and Belarus based on their IP addresses.
- RIAEvangelist maintains over 40 different libraries with hundreds of millions of weekly downloads.
- Snyk recommends avoiding the package entirely or using the npm package managers feature to override the sabotaged versions.
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Android announced changes to Google Play that will allow users to find apps and games more easily on tablets, foldable devices, and other large screens. Android rolled out 12L for Pixel phones earlier this month. More: - Android is introducing three major updates:
- ranking and promotability changes will prioritize apps that adhere to large-screen app quality guidelines;
- updated alerts will inform users how low-quality apps will look and function post-installation;
- displaying ratings and reviews split by device type to help users make better decisions.
- Developers can view their apps' device-type ratings here.
- Android recommends developers use resources available, such as large screen quality guidelines, documentation for building responsive layouts, and supporting different screens, to optimize their apps for large screens.
- Android will roll out the announced changes in the coming months.
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A new feature in Microsoft Edge will provide screen readers with an automatically generated description of images for which alt text is missing. The feature leverages machine learning algorithms to describe the image in words and capture any text. More: - The service will send the image to Azure Computer Vision API, which will process, analyze and create descriptive summaries in five different languages.
- Microsoft cautions that the algorithms are not perfect and that the quality of descriptions will vary.
- Images that are marked descriptive, smaller than 50x50, excessively large, or categorized as pornographic will not be sent to the auto-image caption service.
- This service is available to all Edge customers on Windows, Mac, or Linux but is unavailable on Android and iOS.
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Google's annual developer conference I/O 2022 will be on May 11 and 12. Before the announcement, Google had published its traditional I/O puzzle for people to decode the event dates. More: - Held at its traditional venue, Shoreline Amphitheater, the event's in-person attendance is restricted to employees and partners. Others can join the event virtually, just like last year.
- Learning Lab sessions will allow developers to grow their knowledge and skills through workshops, tutorials, codelabs, etc.
- Developers will have the chance to network with other developers and Google experts.
- At last year's event, Google shared updates about Android 12, Material You, Wear OS3, Maps, Search, and Workspaces.
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 |  | Sudarshan lives in Toronto, Canada, and is an engineering graduate. He is passionate about business, tech, entrepreneurship, and politics. FUN FACT: Sudarshan worked for the election campaign teams of two heads of state in India. When he is not busy with work, he enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and cooking. | | | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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