I was really worried about this. 😔 With great sadness, I have now confirmed that several of my relatives (including Viola and Yara pictured here) were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering, when part of the complex was destroyed as the result of an Israeli airstrike. Give rest, O Lord, to their souls, and may their memories be eternal.
The Palestinian Christian community has endured so much. Our family is hurting badly. May God watch over all Christians in Gaza—and all Israelis and Palestinians who are suffering, whatever their religion or creed.
WATCH: Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui has declared Mr Tharman Shanmugaratam as Singapore's 9th President, winning 70.4% of the vote. https://t.co/Tnu8rtR1ne
My brother’s girlfriend’s cousin and his family were caught in their vehicle in Maui while the wildfires suddenly erupted around them.
No cell service, so Apple Emergency SOS was the only way they could get in contact with first responders. Literally saved their lives.
Back in March, CT began searching for Southeast Asian freelancers to bolster our coverage in the region. We selected 16 of them to work with and train. It's been so cool to see the variety and depth of the stories they've produced so far (a thread):
One year ago today I found out I had cancer.
I was chairing a conference in Bilbao, Spain and was set to fly home early the next morning.
Traveling back to Bilbao on a dark highway, the driver of our car hit a boar going 70mph.
That boar may have saved my life.
“I want you to defect, to come and join me in the south”
How two North Koreans fell in love, were separated and tried to find each other again, by @edwardwhitenz & Kang Buseong
https://t.co/z5uAB5Mj4c
🧵: 40 years ago today, the most incredible television programme ever created first aired.
"Searching For Separated Families" (이산가족을 찾습니다) started as a one-off broadcast to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. But once it started they couldn't stop...
And in the first half of it, @mactyler intros some best practices and tips for designing Live Activities in general. So if you’re interested in learning more about Live Activities and the Dynamic Island, check it out!
I did a short WWDC presentation where I share some of the thinking behind the design of the Dynamic Island, as well as a bunch of examples and pointers on how to design for it.
Check it out in the second half of this talk: https://t.co/c1g0Txeoz4
I put together some considerations around designing for Live Activities alongside a beautiful deep dive from @chan_k in the second half on the Dynamic Island.
https://t.co/Aql8d9EVxP
Under 1,350 square miles of jungle in Guatemala, scientists discovered 417 cities dating back to circa 1,000 B.C. and that are connected by nearly 110 miles of “superhighways” — a network of what researchers called “the first freeway system in the world.” https://t.co/QWdwJPtaN3
.@iamfujimura’s 2023 Kuyper Prize lecture. In the Q&A, a pastor asks, “how can I support an artist in my congregation?” Fujimura answers, “visit her in her studio… and then buy a piece of her art.”