Alva’s TorqStudio Aims to Revolutionize Motor Design
Alva Industries is launching TorqStudio, its new online platform for custom motor design and analysis. The platform will make its debut at SPS 2025 in Hall 3, Booth 259 before official release.
Category: Software
RIB Software Is Digitizing South Africa’s Construction Sites
RIB Software is bringing digital transformation to South Africa’s construction sector with tools that provide real-time project visibility. Their software helps prevent cost overruns and reduces environmental waste by integrating estimating, planning, and financial controls. The company emphasizes t
Perplexity’s Government Deal and Shopping Push Raise Questions
Perplexity is making two major moves – securing a government contract for AI access at just 25 cents per agency and launching agentic shopping with 5,000 merchants. The company joins Google and xAI in offering heavily discounted AI to federal agencies while expanding into commerce.
WhatsApp’s Phone Number Leak Exposed 3.5 Billion Accounts
Researchers exploited WhatsApp’s contact discovery feature to confirm 3.5 billion active phone numbers linked to accounts. The vulnerability allowed checking 7,000 numbers per second without triggering security measures. Meta has since applied stricter rate limiting but privacy concerns remain about
Perplexity launches free AI shopping tool to rival OpenAI
Perplexity AI is rolling out a free shopping product for US users just in time for holiday spending. The company has partnered with PayPal and will connect users with over 5,000 merchants directly through its search engine.
Fallout Creator Says Modern Games Have Lost Their Focus
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain believes modern games are suffering from an identity crisis. In a new 13-minute YouTube video, he argues that early development constraints produced clearer, more efficient design compared to today’s “everything to everyone” approach.
Apple’s 2025 App Store Awards Finalists Are Here
Apple has revealed the finalists for its 2025 App Store Awards, recognizing 45 standout apps and games. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks across multiple platform categories.
Linus Torvalds on AI’s Linux impact and why vibe coding isn’t all bad
At Open Source Summit Korea 2025, Linus Torvalds discussed Linux’s evolution, Rust integration, and AI’s mixed impact. He revealed surprising optimism about vibe coding for beginners while calling out AI’s infrastructure headaches.
Unity Games Are Coming to Fortnite Next Year
Unity and Epic Games announced a partnership that will allow Unity developers to publish games directly within Fortnite starting next year. The move comes as Fortnite’s creator ecosystem exploded with 198,000 islands published in 2024, doubling the previous year’s count. Unity also revealed its cros
WhatsApp’s 3.5 Billion User Data Leak Is Staggering
Austrian researchers discovered a massive WhatsApp vulnerability that allowed them to scrape data from 3.5 billion users. The flaw enabled collection of phone numbers, names, profile pictures, and sensitive personal information at a rate of 100 million accounts per hour. Meta has since implemented p