The Russian application Yandex Food has leaked a slew of secret defense information, the test of the Space Launch System rocket stopped due to a technical problem, a modder integrates ray tracing into DOOM, here is the recap!
A compromising data leak has unearthed intel about the Russian secret service and Putin’s hidden daughter. NASA had to suddenly stop filling its SLS-Orion rocket. A modder brings DOOM up to date thanks to ray tracing. It’s recap time!
Russia: Meal delivery app reveals too much
Russian food delivery app similar to Uber Eats, Yandex Food has suffered a major data breach. And among the users affected, some belonged to the upper strata of the state. Russian secret police, personalities… The Bellingcat media even found information on an individual involved in the poisoning of Alexeï Navalny, on the FSB or even on Putin’s hidden daughter.
Artemis: the test of the SLS-Orion rocket does not go as planned
Before launching a cosmic mission, NASA obviously makes a myriad of technical adjustments. As part of the Artemis project, the agency thus carried out a first filling test of its SLS-Orion rocket. But this one had to be interrupted hastily. The reason ? Lack of tank pressurization. A thorny technical problem which should not however jeopardize the project, a second attempt having been scheduled a day later.
To read > Artemis: NASA stops in extremis the test of its SLS-Orion rocket
When DOOM starts ray tracing
It’s an iconic video game from the 90s. And thanks to the contribution of a modder, it is possible to venture into DOOM with the added graphic value of ray tracing. Lighting, shadows… The renderings are more than stunning! To see the result on your machine, you must have the original DOOM.wad file and an NVIDIA graphics card. The source code is freely available on GitHub.
To read > DOOM: a modder has added ray tracing to the cult game
