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The new guest calling feature lets anyone join WhatsApp calls through a shared link, no account or app needed. It works for voice and video calls, which remain end-to-end encrypted, and support up to 32 participants. Hosts can controll who enters the call, similar to Zoom and Meet.
Cinema 4D 2027 introduces a new procedural scattering system for creating detailed environments with vegetation, rocks, and other objects. The update also brings Liquid FX, which automatically generates foam, spray, and bubbles for more realistic fluid simulations, alongside Redshift performance improvements, expanded CAD support, and new node-based tools.
Three configurations are planned, with the most extreme featuring perimeter-mounted thrusters and room for just one person.
First look: Tesla has introduced a next-generation Roadster that it says can fly, with a single-seat Rocket configuration designed to lift off the ground and maneuver in the air. The Rocket is the most ambitious of three versions, with a claimed zero-to-60 mph time below 0.59 seconds. The engineering pushes the Roadster beyond conventional sports-car performance, though it remains unclear whether owners will be allowed to use its full capabilities.
Four major resale platforms argue the price cap will do more harm than good while giving Ticketmaster an unfair advantage
Winners & losers: It's a depressingly common sight to see tickets for concerts, shows, and other events getting snapped up en masse before appearing on reseller sites with huge markups. It's why Washington DC introduced a bill limiting how much resellers can raise the price of tickets, but the marketplaces are now suing the District of Columbia to block this law.
Stop Killing Games lost in Brussels and Sacramento. A federal bill picks up where they left off
Why it matters: Two years after Ubisoft's The Crew went dark and took 12 million copies with it, the question of whether you own the games you buy has finally reached Congress. A proposed bill by Representative Ritchie Torres is short on detail and long on obstacles, but it is the first federal attempt to answer a question the industry would rather leave alone.
Memtest86+ 9.0 brings the popular open-source memory testing utility to ARM64 devices, including Snapdragon X laptops and Raspberry Pi boards. The update also introduces new RowHammer and memory bus stress tests.
Nvidia Broadcast has received a major upgrade, bringing AI-powered 4K video upscaling and frame generation to webcams. The update also moves beyond live streaming, allowing users to enhance previously recorded videos and audio files. The features require compatible RTX GPUs.
Holy Patch: Microsoft is increasingly relying on AI tools to uncover security vulnerabilities in Windows and its other software products. Yet this month's Patch Tuesday brings an unprecedented number of bug fixes, with Windows bearing the brunt of the latest security cleanup.
Company says merged code changes went from 2,500 a day to 30,000 in four months
First look: Anthropic has replaced Git in its main code repository as AI-generated changes outpaced the infrastructure built to manage them. The new system, called "Scion," moves most source-control operations to servers, reducing the amount of data that agents and automated jobs must download.
Meta says the issue has been fixed, but hasn't explained what caused the unwanted recordings
A hot potato: If there's one product that really doesn't need any more negative stories, it's Meta's smart glasses, but here we are. Some users discovered that the wearables were recording their voices without the wake phrase, an issue the company says has now been resolved.