Google Brings Optimized Resource Shrinking in Latest Android Gradle Plugin
The latest version of the Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) introduces an optimized resource-shrinking approach that unifies code optimization and resource shrinking, achieving up to 50% reduction in app size for apps that share significant resources and code across different form factor, says Google.
Swift 6.2 Released with Improved Concurrency, Safer Raw-Memory Access, Wasm Support and More
The most significant new feature in Swift 6.2 is approachable concurrency, a default, low-complexity approach to writing safe concurrent applications. Swift 6.2 also introduces new features to simplify low-level programming, including the InlineArray and Span types, and adds support for WebAssembly.
Pixnapping: Side-Channel Vulnerability Allows Android Apps to Capture Sensitive Screen Data
A newly discovered class of attacks targets Android devices, allowing malicious apps to steal on-screen information from other apps using a technique known as pixel stealing. Dubbed Pixnapping, the attack leverages previously known side-channel vulnerabilities and affects virtually all apps, including Signal, Google Authenticator, Venmo, and many others.
Google Research Open-Sources the Coral NPU Platform to Help Build AI into Wearables and Edge Devices
Coral NPU is an open-source full-stack platform designed to help hardware engineers and AI developers overcome the limitations that prevent integrating AI in wearables and edge devices, including performance, fragmentation, and user trust.