Day: January 5, 2026

The US Army is now mounting defense contractor AeroVironment's second-generation Locust Laser Weapon System on some of its vehicles. The advanced system marks a shift from static, bulky directed-energy defenses to mobile, battle-tested protection against unmanned aerial threats. The Army's Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is the first to......

Two separate research teams have observed a previously unseen microlensing event, confirming the existence of a particular type of rogue planet. The event – designated KMT-2024-BLG-0792 by the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMT) and OGLE-2024-BLG-0516 by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) – was likely caused by a wandering exoplanet......

The new Power Keyboard builds on the foundation of the original, which was a basic keyboard case for the iPhone, Motorola Razer, and Google Pixel. According to co-founder Kevin Michaluk, the company shipped more than 100,000 first-gen models. Read Entire Article

Starting January 1, 2026, Californians can submit requests for data brokers to erase their sensitive information through the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). The new web-based tool is designed to give residents of the nation's most populous state greater control over their personal data, according to the California Privacy......

Blockbench is a free 3D modeling tool focused on voxel and low-poly assets, widely used for Minecraft models, game development, and simple animations. It offers a simple interface, real-time previews, and support for multiple export formats, making it useful for game models and basic animations. Read Entire Article

Developer Bertrand Quenin recently released an open-source project called "Interpreter" that aims to provide real-time translation for Japanese retro games. The tool can capture Japanese text from virtually any on-screen window, perform live optical character recognition, and render an English translation directly over the game as it runs. Read Entire...

For many of these uses, the scientific backing is far weaker than that for GLP-1 drugs. Yet many users extrapolate from the proven success of GLP-1s to dozens of untested, unrelated peptides – often without randomized, placebo-controlled trials or independent, peer-reviewed publications. This dynamic blurs the line between legitimate pharmacology......

The official Nvidia GeForce X account posted that the GeForce On community update will be streamed on Nvidia's Twitch channel tonight (January 5) at 9pm PT/12am ET. You can also watch it on the YouTube embed below. Read Entire Article