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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Cat Feeder Ensures Fed Cats

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By Bryan Cockfield | November 3, 2026

Automatic cat feeders are a dime a dozen, largely because this is an easy problem to solve. Dry cat food is easy for machines to manipulate, and the electronics needed …read more
Etching Press Aims To Impress

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By Tyler August | November 3, 2026

There’s an old joke about inviting a girl up to your dorm room to ‘look at your etchings’– but if you’re going to do that, you’d best have some etchings, …read more
Toddler Phone Calls Family And No One Else

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By Tyler August | November 3, 2026

The great thing about the modern world is how connected we are. It’s also the worst thing about the modern world, to be honest. [Allan Binder] wanted to give his …read more
Detecting An Eight Magnetic Pole State Using Chiral Phonons

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By Maya Posch | November 3, 2026

The idea that magnetism doesn’t necessarily always have a dipolar configuration is not a new one, but it’s not an easy theory to find evidence for. Most recently a team …read more
2026 Hackaday Supercon: Bruce Potter’s Keynote Explores The Hacker Mind

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By Tom Nardi | November 3, 2026

What is hacking? Many, especially in the mainstream, view it through the lens of computer security. Others consider it synonymous with making or creating. Even for those of us immersed …read more
ToothPaste Goes Where Your Password Manager Doesn’t

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By Bryan Cockfield | November 3, 2026

One of the easiest ways of improving security and privacy when using the Internet, and computers in general, is to use strong passwords unique to each site or service. A …read more
The Depiction Of Amateur Radio In The Movies And TV

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By Jenny List | November 3, 2026

A constant in film and TV if you work with technology is to continually see wildly inappropriate depictions of it on screen. Whether it’s all those hacking scenes in which …read more

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