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The Video Game Module, powered by Raspberry Pi, adds entertainment and development options to your Flipper Zero. This module is compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico projects, allows for standalone use, features video out capabilities to show the Flipper Zero screen on your TV, includes a motion sensor with open API for adding motion input to […]
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In a recent incident, a Bitcoin investor was scammed out of 9 Bitcoin (worth $490k) through a fake “Exodus wallet” application on the Canonical Snap Store. This post details how the scam occurred, highlighting the lack of stringent processes at Canonical that allowed such malicious software to be published. The scam application appeared legitimate to […]
Picat is a research language that blends logic programming, imperative programming, and constraint solving. It offers a unique planner module that can handle various tasks like vacation scheduling and pathfinding. The language uses atoms and variables to build equations and find solutions dynamically. By combining planning and constraint solving, Picat can tackle complex problems efficiently. […]
Japan is investing billions in a major chip-making project in Hokkaido, aiming to revive its semiconductor industry in the face of US-China tensions. The government is betting on Rapidus Corp., a new venture looking to produce cutting-edge 2nm chips by 2027. Japan is offering generous subsidies to attract foreign chipmakers and support domestic production. Despite […]
In recent years, flash-based SSDs have become the preferred storage solution over disks, offering faster performance and increased capacity. The transition from SATA to PCIe 3.0, 4.0, and now 5.0 has led to a significant boost in SSD throughput. Data center SSDs like the Kioxia CM7-R or Samsung PM1743 now achieve up to 13 GB/s […]
The LED Industrial Piercing project aimed to incorporate 0201 LEDs onto stud earrings, replacing the existing single LED setup. By using precision techniques, such as creating a custom circuit board sandwich and utilizing a pick and place machine, the LEDs were successfully placed on the earrings. Challenges included ensuring proper power draw and maintaining a […]
The author, possibly an architect, sarcastically describes a client’s unrealistic and contradictory requirements for designing and building a house. The client asks for two to forty-five bedrooms, easy bedroom modifications, cost breakdowns for random selections, and excessive requirements while also demanding low costs and advanced features. The author emphasizes the absurdity of the client’s demands […]
Signal is all about private communication, and now they’re making it even more private by changing the default setting so your phone number is no longer visible to everyone in the app. You can now create a unique username to connect with others without sharing your phone number. There are also new privacy settings to […]
Kagi Sidekick (alpha) offers fast search with Kagi smarts and AI for personal or documentation websites. Integrating with just a couple lines of code, it handles indexing, embeddings, vector search, and AI chat. Use Web Components or plugins for Docusaurus, Hugo, or VitePress. The big idea is to provide Sidekick as a free service for […]
Researchers have proposed a new attack on fingerprint authentication technology that leverages the sound of a user’s finger swiping on a touchscreen to extract fingerprint patterns. The attack can successfully compromise a significant percentage of partial and complete fingerprints within a few attempts. This is the first work to utilize swiping sounds to gain fingerprint […]