Google Launches Gemma 3 1B For Mobile and Web Apps
Requiring a “mere” 529MB, Gemma 3 1B is a small language model (SLM) specifically meant for distribution across mobile and Web apps, where models must download quickly and be responsive to keep user engagement high.
TikTok's Native Cross-Platform UI Framework Lynx Goes Open Source
TitTok matrix ByteDance has open-sourced Lynx, a collection of frameworks and tools enabling the creation of native, cross-platform mobile apps using Web markup, CSS, and JavaScript. Lynx aims to deliver native performance thanks to its custom JavaScript engine and pixel-perfect UI rendering.
State of React Native 2024 Survey Highlights
Conducted between December 2024 and January 2025, the State of React Native 2024 Survey collected insights from around 3,500 React Native developers to capture the current state of key tools and technologies in the React Native ecosystem and help developers make better decisions, explains Software Mansion software engineer Bartłomiej Bukowski, who curated the survey.
Shopify's React Native Journey: An In-Flight Retrospective
Five years into their journey with React Native, Shopify’s mobile team has shared a wealth of insights from their experience, highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and what lies ahead.