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Apple Execs Explain iPhone Duo's Display Design, Secrecy, and Price

In a joint interview with Tom's Guide and TechRadar , new Apple CEO John Ternus and marketing chief Greg Joswiak explained why the company waited until now to release a foldable, its design…

  • Apple CEO John Ternus and Marketing Chief Greg Joswiak explained the iPhone Duo's design philosophy.
  • The device's wider 1:1.4 aspect ratio avoids awkward appearance of foldable devices.
  • Apple's secrecy involved a unique code name and maintaining confidentiality throughout development.

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Logging Like a Jedi: Spotting Problems Before Users Do

The Quest Begins (The "Why") Honestly, I still remember the first time a user pinged me at 2 a.m. saying, “The checkout button just spun forever.” I dug through logs, found a cryptic Undefined is not…

  • Structured logging treats logs as events with consistent fields
  • Correlation IDs trace requests across services
  • Sampling and rate-limiting prevent overwhelming storage

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Next.js 16's Turbopack is 2.5x faster, but the bundler is only 4% of your build

Next.js 16 makes Turbopack the default bundler and puts a number on it: builds 2 to 5 times faster than webpack. I wanted to know whether that holds on something bigger than the starter template, and…

  • Next.js 16 introduces Turbopack as default bundler, 2.5-5x faster than webpack
  • Bundler only 4% of total build time, other phases consume majority
  • Turbopack's caching accelerates compiling step 19x, but total build time only 4x faster

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Dubai Municipality deploys smart robot for geospatial surveys

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has deployed a smart robot to carry out geospatial surveys, using LiDAR technology and smart cameras to collect accurate location data with limited human intervention. The system can continuously gather field information, including precise coordinates, panoramic images, video and three-dimensional data.

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