What 1,000 pages of documents tell us about DOGE

Months after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency were found in the Federal Communications Commission directory, the FCC is being accused of slow-walking demands for information about what they did there. On February 24th, advocacy group Frequency Forward and journalist Nina Burleigh filed a public records request to the FCC, seeking details about DOGE’s … Read more

Sony’s XM5 over-ear headphones are cheaper than ever — and they come with free wireless earbuds

The XM5 headphones come with a free pair of Sony WF-C700N earbuds, which you can gift to someone for the holidays. | Image: The Verge If you’re looking for a solid pair of noise-canceling headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 are a great option. While they’re not the latest version in Sony’s lineup — that’s the WH-1000XM6 … Read more

Meta rolls out AI glasses update with conversation boosting feature

Back at Meta Connect, Meta teased that its AI glasses would soon support a conversation boosting feature to help folks hear better in noisy environments. That feature is rolling out starting today for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN glasses owners who’ve opted into the company’s Early Access Program. The feature, dubbed Conversation Focus, is … Read more

Study Reviews 244 Papers to Assess the State of Modern Code Reviews

:::info Authors: DEEPIKA BADAMPUDI MICHAEL UNTERKALMSTEINER RICARDO BRITTO ::: Table Of Links 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND AND RELATED WORK 3 RESEARCH DESIGN 4 MAPPING STUDY RESULTS 5 SURVEY RESULTS 6 COMPARING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART AND THE PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTIONS 7 DISCUSSION 8 CONCLUSIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES 1 INTRODUCTION Software code review is the practice that involves the … Read more