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Makepad creator Rik Arends built a 3D navigable tool that renders up to 2.5 million lines of source code at over 120 frames per second, initially requiring 21GB of RAM before optimizations to indexing and streaming compression brought usage down to 3.5GB. He also tested loading Chromium's 51-million-line codebase, which took about 60 seconds.
The latest Apple @ Work podcast episode features Parallels' Dmitry Geynisman discussing the new features and improvements included in Parallels Desktop 27. The episode, sponsored by Mosyle, covers how the virtualization software has evolved for Mac users running Windows and other operating systems.
AMD's Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE, a 12GB RDNA 4 graphics card, has dropped to $499 at Newegg through a promotional email code, matching its lowest price ever recorded and undercutting its $569.99 list price by $70. The card uses a cut-down Navi 48 chip with 48 compute units and 220W power draw, delivering strong 1080p and solid 1440p gaming performance in prior benchmarks.
Swedish company Flow Neuroscience has launched a prescription-only wearable device in the US designed to treat depression through daily brain stimulation at home. Worn on the forehead for 30 minutes a day and paired with a companion app, the headset delivers low-intensity electrical current to the brain's left frontal lobe, an area linked to mood regulation. The device received FDA approval in December and joins a growing category of consumer neurotech products that read or stimulate brain activity.
Voicemod has released the Key Pocket, a USB-C hardware dongle that lets Android and iOS users apply real-time voice changing and sound effects during calls, streaming, or mobile gaming. It works as an external audio bridge, routing microphone input through Voicemod's app before passing it to other apps like Fortnite, Discord, or calling apps, sidestepping mobile OS restrictions on altering live mic audio. It costs $99.90 alone or $129.90 bundled with a lifetime Voicemod Pro license.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works unveiled a full-scale model of Vectis, its uncrewed combat aircraft meant to fly alongside the F-35, at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The company is growing the program from one to five prototype vehicles and aims to fly the first one by the end of 2027.
Lingo.dev, a localization engineering platform that graduated from Y Combinator and secured venture funding, is hiring a senior content engineer to work remotely from anywhere. The role covers writing, publishing and distributing content daily across blogs, newsletters, social platforms and ad channels, while also owning SEO and AI-visibility metrics. Candidates are expected to automate repetitive tasks using AI tools and scripting to maintain a consistent publishing pace.
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to correct problems introduced by its September Patch Tuesday release, which fixed nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities but broke folder sharing on Hyper-V Linux virtual machines, disrupted Remote Desktop Services sessions, and caused issues with some USB audio devices. The new fix covers Windows 11 versions 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2, along with Windows Server 2025, 2022, and 2012 R2, plus LTSC editions of Windows 10.
The US Space Force has confirmed publicly for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, marking a shift from its previous focus on defensive and monitoring roles. The branch, established in 2019 as the first new US military service in over 70 years, was originally created to safeguard American satellites used for communication and surveillance.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly acknowledged for the first time that the US now has 'space control weapons' already stationed in orbit, capable of defending military forces from hostile action. He declined to specify what the weapons are, when they were deployed, or whether they've been tested, citing deterrence concerns.
Sam Altman reportedly sought a one-on-one meeting with Donald Trump last week, while Jensen Huang publicly praised Trump by phone during an on-stage appearance. The overtures come as industry leaders and policymakers argue over whether to pause or accelerate AI development.
A new brain-computer interface has for the first time simultaneously decoded a paralyzed user's intended speech and movement, converting brain signals into on-screen text while animating a personalized avatar within seconds, according to a Nature Neuroscience study. Separately, a review published in Psychological Medicine finds that reading for pleasure correlates with structural brain changes, better mental health, and lower risk of cognitive decline, with benefits strongest when reading starts young and is enjoyable rather than obligatory.