Apple acquires startup specializing in AI-powered light and optics design tools

According to a new filing with the European Union, Apple has acquired the assets of invrs.io and hired its founder, who is the only employee.

Getting closer to the stars: Fink, a French tool for tracking transient phenomena across the observable universe

Thanks to Fink, a software package created by two CNRS engineers, it is now possible to track millions of transient celestial phenomena observed in the sky by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, ...

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...
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JDK 26: The new features in Java 26

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...