Chrome 102, DigitalOcean Functions, Safari Technology Preview 146, TypeScript 4.7, WordPress 6, and more | Front End News #066
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Published: 2022-05-30 04:22:29

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Chrome 102 shipped out, once more without release notes. DigitalOcean launched their serverless computing solution called DigitalOcean Functions. You can now browse the web with Vivaldi in any Renault car running the OpenR Link system. Safari Technology Preview 146 is now available for download. Wolvic, the WebXR browser developed by Ingalia, has reached version 0.9.6. And the software updates section has a number of big names this week, such as TypeScript 4.7, WordPress 6, and more.

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## Chrome 102 is here

Chrome 102 shipped out last week. However, the release notes are still not published yet. One thing we know for sure though is that there is a new mechanism, called **Capture Handle**, that can facilitate better tab sharing. We can glimpse more of the new features from the Chrome Platform page.

The DevTools updates have been available since version 102 has been in Beta. There is a new **Performance Insights** panel. We now have shortcuts to toggle light and dark theme emulation. There is also one experimental feature that highlights any CSS changes you do in the **Styles** pane and a button to copy those changes for later use.

- [Chrome Platform Status](https://chromestatus.com/roadmap)
- [Better Tab Sharing with Capture Handle](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/capture-handle/)
- [What's New In DevTools (Chrome 102)]()
- [Deprecations and removals in Chrome 102](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/deps-rems-102/)

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## Introducing DigitalOcean Functions

DigitalOcean is launching its own serverless computing solution. DigitalOcean Functions has support for many languages and runtimes, such as Node.js, Python, Go, and PHP.

- [Introducing DigitalOcean Functions: A powerful serverless computing solution](https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/introducing-digitalocean-functions-serverless-computing)

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## Browser news

### Vivaldi

You can now browse the web from your Renault car with Vivaldi. The browser can be installed on all their current and future cars running the OpenR Link system, such as the Megane E-Tech Electric, or the new Austral.

- [Tour de force: Vivaldi and Renault team up for the best on-road experience](https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-and-renault-team-up-for-the-best-on-road-experience/)

### WebKit

Safari Technology Preview 146 is now available to all Mac users running Big Sur and Monterey 12.3 or later. This update brings a long list of fixes, which you can check in the release notes below.

- [Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 146](https://webkit.org/blog/12745/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-146/)

### Wolvic

Wolvic, the WebXR browser developed by Ingalia, has reached version 0.9.6. This update brings MultiSample AntiAliasing (MSAA), adds support for Firefox accounts in China, and zaps some of the bugs found in previous versions.

- [Wolvic 0.9.6 Released](https://wolvic.com/blog/release_0.9.6/)

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## Software updates and releases

- **[Cypress v9.7.0](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/releases/tag/v9.7.0)** - fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
- **[Electron 19.0.0](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron-19-0)** - build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- **[fast-check v3.0.0](https://github.com/dubzzz/fast-check/releases/tag/v3.0.0)** - testing framework for JavaScript written in TypeScript
- **[Ghost 5.0](https://ghost.org/changelog/5/)** - a Node.js-built CMS and blogging platform
- **[Kea 3.0](https://keajs.org/blog/kea-3.0)** - additive state management for React
- **[Neutralinojs v4.6.0](https://github.com/neutralinojs/neutralinojs/releases/tag/v4.6.0)** - cross-platform desktop application development framework
- **[Nuxt Content v2](https://content.nuxtjs.org/blog/announcing-v2/)** - a file-based CMS for your Nuxt application
- **[React-Toastify v9.0.0](https://github.com/fkhadra/react-toastify/releases/tag/v9.0.0)** - React notification made easy
- **[React-Uploady v1.0.0](https://github.com/rpldy/react-uploady/releases/tag/v1.0.0)** - modern file uploading for React
- **[Storybook 6.5](https://storybook.js.org/blog/storybook-6-5/)** - a development environment for UI components
- **[TypeScript 4.7](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-4-7/)** - a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
- **[WordPress 6.0](https://wordpress.org/news/2022/05/arturo/)** - the most popular website platform in the world

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## Wrapping things up

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