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Category: Technology News
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Digital Product Passports & RFID, SML s InfuseRFID wins 2026 SEAL award, and more.
Digital Product Passports & RFID Compliance this week: SML Group’s InfuseRFID technology, which embeds durable RFID tags into garments before wet processing, has won a; and The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) mandate, enacted via the…
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“TotalRecall Reloaded” tool finds a side entrance to Windows 11’s Recall database
Hacker Community this week: This matters for Hacker Community because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Two years ago, Microsoft; and This matters for Hacker Community because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Your…
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Roundup: VFX artistry under the hood, the science of creature animation, and more.
Industry insights and VFX artist spotlights this week: Senior animation directors from DNEG and Framestore detail the practical constraints and creative compromises in; and A retrospective on three landmark VFX achievements—Terminator 2’s…
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Roundup: VFX & 3D Tools, Maxon ships C4D 2026.2 with iPad beta, and more.
New software and tools for 3D and VFX artists this week: Maxon has released Cinema 4D 2026.
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Roundup: VFX Breakdowns, How One Piece’s CG Chopper Sailed In, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns for films and shows this week: The second season of Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ expands the visual effects scope with 3,800 shots, up from 2,300 in; and The Third Floor has released a previs and postvis reel for…
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Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more
FashionTech this week: MIT engineers have developed a soft, flexible gel that becomes 400 times more conductive when exposed to light; and MIT faculty and alumni received American Physical Society honors for 2025-26.
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Roundup: Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology, Smart Clothing Technology 2026, and more.
Smart Textiles & Wearable Technology this week: The smart clothing market in 2026 is not a unified field but a collection of five distinct competitive arenas; and A conference hosted by NC State’s Fashion and Textile Business Excellence…
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Roundup: Circular Fashion & Textile Recycling, Circular Economy – Fashion Pact, and more.
Circular Fashion & Textile Recycling this week: The Circular Fibre Collective, a new initiative from The Fashion Pact and Fashion for Good, aims to break the; and A consortium of Axens, IFPEN, and JEPLAN has successfully validated their…
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Roundup: Digital Product Passports & Supply, 2026 rules tighten fashion, and more.
Digital Product Passports & Supply Chain Tech this week: The apparel sector’s pivot to circularity is now driven by imminent EU regulations, notably the Ecodesign for; and Trimco outlines practical steps for fashion brands to prepare for…
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Flipper Zero Transmits APRS With No Extra Parts – Hackaday
Hacker Community this week: A developer has modified the Flipper Zero, a popular RF hacking tool, to transmit APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting; and The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) has shifted its public-facing strategy…