API

Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users' devices in order to track them (aka "fingerprinting"), according to an article on its developer site spotted by 9to5Mac. Starting with the release of iOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma, developers will be required to explain why they're using so-called required reason APIs. Apps failing to provide a valid reason will be rejected started in spring of 2024.   "Some APIs... have the potential of being misused to access device signals to try to…

With each day passing, we are seeing more generative AI platforms being introduced. As these tools are made easily accessible the competition within the market has grown with competitors like Midjourney and Adobe. Keeping the ever-growing user demand in mind, Stability AI has launched its improved version of the image generation model, Stable Diffusion XL 1.0. The company claims that the current model is its most advanced offering in the segment. However, there are some ethical issues still persistent in the…

The linked list concept is used quite commonly in the real world. When we use Spotify to play the next song in the queue, the concept of a single linked list that we learned comes into action. But what exactly can one do to play the previous song in the queue?  In this blog, we shall understand another concept associated with data structures, which is a Doubly Linked List. We shall also discuss its implementation using C and real-time applications. What Is a Doubly Linked List? A linked list is a type of linear data…

Google keeps dropping Android support from Play Store from time to time, especially for the versions that are now much older with a relatively less user base. Starting August, Google is dropping Play Store support from Android 4.4 KitKat.KitKat was launched back in 2013 and that makes it an almost 10 years old operating system. Google has mentioned that not more than 1% of Android smartphones or tablets today are running on Android 4.4 KitKat. And, that’s why it will “no longer support KitKat in future releases of Google…

Improve Article Save Article Like Article Improve Article Save Article Like Article The Bootstrap Utilities are generated with the Bootstrap utility API. It can be used to modify or add to the default set of utility classes via Sass.For generating new families of classes with various options it uses Sass maps and functions. The utility API helps to quickly apply styles to HTML elements without writing custom CSS.The $utilities contains all the utilities or the classes that are merged with  $utilities map, if…

Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Today I’m looking at a recent acquisition that shows the drive toward more resilient APIs. Also this week, a recent round that adds nuance to the market for substance abuse therapy startups. — Anna Resilient APIs Creating and distributing APIs might soon be easier: Speakeasy, an early-stage startup, is working on it.…

, Reddit has been taking over control of subreddits that shut down to protest changes to the platform's API. The admin account u/ModCodeofConduct has taken sole charge of r/malefashionadvice, a community with more than 5.4 million subscribers. The subreddit in closing shop in mid-June to show opposition to . Other subreddits started allowing users to in protest. Third-party developers used the API to build thousands of apps that hook into Reddit. Many of their apps helped with moderation or accessibility. However,…

Too Long; Didn't ReadDeck of Cards API handles everything imaginable related to working with decks of cards. It handles creating a shuffled set of cards (containing one or more decks), dealing out a card (or cards), and even reshuffling. It's an incredibly feature-filled API, and best of all, it's completely free. Too Long; Didn't ReadDeck of Cards API handles everything imaginable related to working with decks of cards. It handles creating a shuffled set of cards (containing one or more decks), dealing out a card (or…

Access to the API is free, but applicants must meet stipulated criteria such as academic experience or expertise in the specified research area, employment in a non-profit academic institution, and a clearly defined research proposal. A new feature, Lab Access, also will be added to the API, enabling up to 10 researchers to collaborate on a shared research project. All researchers must have their own TikTok for Developers account and be based in either Europe or the US to access it. TikTok said it plans to further…

TikTok has finally launched an ads transparency library — starting with data on ads and other commercial content running in Europe but with plans to expand that. Also today it’s announced expanded access to its research API to Europe. Both moves look intended to help the company comply with incoming requirements under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Back in April, the video-sharing social network was confirmed as one of 19 so-called very large online platforms (VLOPs) under the DSA — a designation…