Promova’s new feature helps people with dyslexia learn a new language

October 3, 2023
Promova, the language learning app with over 11 million users, today launched “Dyslexia Mode,” which uses a specialized typeface called Dysfont so people with dyslexia can learn a new language more easily. In addition, the new mode reduces color brightness and implements multi-sensory teaching techniques. Dysfont was developed by designer Martin Pysny, who was diagnosed […]

Gmail to enforce harsher rules in 2024 to keep spam from users’ inboxes

October 3, 2023
Google today is announcing a series of significant changes to how it handles email from bulk senders in an effort to cut down on spam and other unwanted emails. The company says that starting next year, bulk senders will need to authenticate their emails, offer an easy way to unsubscribe, and stay under a reported […]

PlanetScale forks MySQL to add vector support

October 3, 2023
It seems like everyone in the database business is thinking about how to capitalize on the growth of AI by adding support for vectors to their products. That, after all, remains to be the easiest way to feed up-to-date data to foundation models. Almost 28 years after its launch, MySQL may not have much hype […]