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Building Offline-First iOS Applications with Local Data Storage
Offline-first behavior on iOS is not a cache toggle. It is a persistence decision that makes the device store the place where screens read, edits land, and state survives launch interruptions, suspension, and connectivity loss. Apple describes Core Data as a framework for saving permanent data for offline use on a single device, while SwiftData organizes persistent models around a ModelContainer and ModelContext that manage storage and lifecycle. Once that local layer becomes authoritative, the
Introducing open source Bulk Executor for Amazon DynamoDB
When using Amazon DynamoDB, you sometimes want to perform bulk operations against all the items in a table, which has historically required custom coding. The open source Bulk Executor for DynamoDB simplifies bulk tasks like these. You can use this feature to invoke commands like count, find, delete, or update. No coding is required, even when running at large scale. In this post, we explore the built-in capabilities of Bulk Executor and show you how to install and use it for common bulk operati
FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs
FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
TuxBot v3 Evolution Shows Signs of LLM-Assisted IoT Botnet Development
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unreported Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet framework dubbed TuxBot v3 Evolution that shows signs of being developed with assistance from a large language model (LLM), albeit with not so successful results. "While the AI complied with their request to generate botnet code, it included a safety disclaimer that the developer failed
Why I Left Google DeepMind
Article URL: https://turntrout.com/why-i-left-google-deepmind Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925271 Points: 283 # Comments: 152
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