Bring On Supercon!

In just under a week from today, almost 700 hackers will be getting together in Pasadena, CA for three days of scheming, soldering, and socializing. If you’re able to join …read more

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore

This week’s podcast comes from Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, who wishes to apologies for the poor sound quality from her headset microphone. The news this …read more

This Week In Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, And A DHS Directory Dump

Last week brought us at least two broken embargoes: php2shell leaked onto Hacker News a day early, and a batch of Linux kernel bugs landed on the public kernel mailing …read more

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

You’re likely familiar with Google’s Cardboard, and the legions of cheap virtual reality headsets it spawned. By sticking a smartphone to the wearer’s head, all these headsets needed were some …read more

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

Many of the image formats we’re familiar with have been around for decades. We all know JPEG and PNG like the back of our hands, and GIF even had a …read more

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You Wouldn’t Download A Car…

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By Jenny List | November 9, 2026

For as long as there have been sports cars, there have been blokes in tin sheds making their own sports cars. It’s a pursuit that has birthed famous marques and …read more
Free Your Harley From The Dealer

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By Jenny List | November 9, 2026

Vehicles have come with diagnostic ports for many years now, and there are a host of easily available tools to interrogate them. Despite that, there are still proprietary aspects that …read more
From Phone, To SDR, No Extra Hardware

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By Jenny List | November 9, 2026

One of the more exciting recent developments has been the discovery that many radio chips used in common and cheap wireless network interfaces, microcontrollers, LoRa interfaces and others can be …read more
UDP Broadcasting Meets The More Focused Multicasting

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By Maya Posch | November 9, 2026

After previously exploring the basics of UDP broadcasting, why IPv4 subnets are an exciting feature that you really want to dive into, as well as the contentious topic of IPv6, …read more
Reverse Engineering A 1960s Diode-Transistor Logic IC

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By Maya Posch | November 9, 2026

Before transistor-transistor logic (TTL) took over, diode-transistor logic (DTL) was a common sight especially in pre-IC circuits where it was a major improvement over resistor-transistor logic (RTL). That said, it’s …read more
Radon Active

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By Al Williams | November 9, 2026

When you think about nuclear radiation, you often think about power plants, but it turns out there’s radioactive stuff all over the place: smoke detectors, granite counters, bananas, and potatoes …read more
Web Satellite Tracker Plays The Music Of The Spheres

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By Tom Nardi | November 9, 2026

There are a dizzying number of satellites in orbit around the Earth these days, and more are being added at an incredible rate. Those of us with an interest in …read more

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