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Weekly Platform News: Tracking via Web Storage, First Input Delay, Navigating by Headings
4.10.2019
In this week's roundup, Safari takes on cross-site tracking, the delay between load and user interaction is greater on mobile, and a new survey says headings are a popular way for screen readers to navigate a webpage.
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Safari’s tracking prevention limits web storage
Some...
Bitcoin Approaching Biggest Weekly Price Loss of 2019
27.9.2019
Bitcoin is on track to post its biggest weekly loss so far this year, having found acceptance below key long-term support
Weekly Platform News: Layout Shifts, Stalled High-Bitrate Videos, Screenshots in Firefox
26.9.2019
In this week's roundup: fighting shifty layouts, some videos might be a bit stalled, and a new way to take screenshots in Firefox.
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Identifying the causes of layout shifts during page load
You can now use WebPageTest to capture any layout shifts that occur on your website...
Weekly Platform News: Emoji String Length, Issues with Rounded Buttons, Bundled Exchanges
19.9.2019
In this week's roundup, the string length of two emojis is not always equal, something to consider before making that rounded button, and we may have a new way to share web apps between devices, even when they are offline.
The JavaScript string length of emoji characters
A single rendered emoji...
Litecoin Falls by $4 Below from its Weekly High of $72
14.9.2019
Litecoin loses 0.62% in one day and falls to 68 USD. The next resistance may fall at 70 USD. Litecoin has lost 0.62% over the last one day and it is now 2 USD below 70 USD. The four price changes have given it a range of 70 USD to 67 USD. However, the volatility …
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Weekly Platform News: Apple Deploys Web Components, Progressive HTML Rendering, Self-Hosting Critical Resources
13.9.2019
In this week's roundup, Apple gets into web components, how Instagram is insta-loading scripts, and some food for thought for self-hosting critical resources.
Apple deploys web components built using Stencil
The new Apple Music web app (beta) uses a JavaScript framework (Ember.js) but also...
Bitcoin (BTC) Registers Heavy Loss in Weekly Trading Duration; Hovers Around $10,000
12.9.2019
Bitcoin price falls by 4% in the 7-day chart. It seems to be a temporary downtrend, as it maintains the trading price range above $10,000. Bitcoin (BTC) has booked a bearish trend in the market. The coin is not indicating any improvement since a few days now, and it seems that the same will...
Stablecoins and Exchange Coins – What’s the Difference From the Ol’ Corporate Bond?
9.9.2019
A new weekly record was set last week in global corporate bond sales, with investors grabbing hold of around $140 billion in new bonds according to data from Dealogic. This occurs against a backdrop of negative yielding debt, and the meteoric rise in popularity of stablecoins and exchange-native...
Bitcoin Price May Break Longest Weekly Losing Run Since November
6.9.2019
Bitcoin is flashing double-digit gains on a week-to-date basis putting it on track to end its longest weekly losing run in nine months
Weekly Platform News: Text Spacing Bookmarklet, Top-Level Await, New AMP Loading Indicator
5.9.2019
In this week's roundup, a handy bookmarklet for inspecting typography, using await to tinker with how JavaScript modules import one another, plus Facebook's in-app browser is only posing as one. Let's get into the news!
Check if your content breaks after increasing text spacing
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Litecoin Price Suffers Worst Weekly Losing Streak in a Year
4.9.2019
Litecoin has charted a four-week losing streak for the first time in 12 months and is currently trading around a historically strong support level
Bitcoin Gains New Weekly High Beyond $10,000; But is This a Momentary Illusion?
3.9.2019
Bitcoin price trades above $10,000 yesterday, the sizeable walk takes a leap. BTC price trades beyond the selling pressure it was encircled with throughout the previous week. Bitcoin now trades above the short-term moving averages. Bitcoin price after having a ferocious week, seems to be on its...
Venezuela Smashes Weekly Bitcoin Trading Record With 114B Bolivars
2.9.2019
New record for Bitcoin exchange in Venezuela
Cryptocurrency News from the UK: CryptoNewsZ’s Weekly Update
31.8.2019
There is a lot going on in the crypto land, but what shines the brightest, is what we offer you, for you to stay abreast with the latest crypto affairs. Here are a few handpicked crypto stories that are shaping the crypto sphere in the land where they say the ‘sun never sets’- the United...
Bitcoin Price Drops Sharply Below $10K, Marking New Weekly Low
28.8.2019
The price of Bitcoin has sunk below $10,000, sending the currency’s price back to where it started the 30-day period
Cryptocurrency News from the US: CryptoNewsZ’s Weekly Update
28.8.2019
Crypto industry buzzes with new trends, innovations, the launch of exciting projects, challenges to the traditional financial systems and so much more, on almost every day basis. When so much goes on, it is always good to sit back have an all-round view of the crypto-sphere. To give that all-round...
Korea Blockchain Week 2019, Asia’s Largest Blockchain Weekly Event to Take Place on September 27th to October 4th
27.8.2019
Nick Szabo, who invented the phrase and concept of “smart contracts” in 1994, along with Dr. Adam Back, who invented the “PoW” algorithm, applied in the cryptocurrency mining system, will present themselves for the first time in Korea at Asia’s largest blockchain event, Korea Blockchain Week...
Ethereum (ETH) Books Loss on the Weekly Chart; Ripple (XRP) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Deals with the Bulls
26.8.2019
Ethereum Price Analysis: Ethereum is the second-largest coin in the crypto market. The coin is currently dealing at $189. The market is noted as $20,540,720,094. Let’s have a look at the weekly chart. Starting from 20th August, the price of the coin slipped from $201.5 to $195.2 by 3.27%. On 21st...
Weekly Bitcoin Price Indicator Shows ‘Bear Cross’ in First Since February
26.8.2019
A widely-tracked lagging bitcoin price indicator is reporting bearish conditions for the first time since February
Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...