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frank-xt8086: RP2350B firmware acts as the chipset for a real Intel 8086

rh1tech (Mikhail Matveev) has published the first release of frank-xt8086 on GitHub. It’s firmware for the xt8086 board, where a Raspberry Pi RP2350B microcontroller acts as the whole chipset around a real Intel 8086 or NEC V20 processor. That means the RP2350B handles the support hardware an early PC needed, while the original CPU does […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

The Partner-N64PC dev kit for Nintendo 64

Gerry at Behind The Code has a look at the Partner-N64PC, a Nintendo 64 development kit built for Nintendo by Kyoto Microcomputer. It’s a large cartridge that connects to a PC through a ribbon cable and an ISA or PCI interface card, with debugger software running on Windows 95/98. A second version, the Partner-N64NW, worked […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

How to build an air purifier in 6 simple steps

John Alexander built a DIY air purifier for Popular Science and wrote up how it went. The design is a Corsi-Rosenthal box, or CR box: four square furnace filters taped into a cube, a cardboard bottom cut from the fan’s shipping box, and a box fan on top. The fan pulls air in through the […]

Adafruit Blog · EN

Brightspeed swaps CEOs as it reportedly nears bankruptcy

Shawn O'Donnell has succeeded Michel Combes as CEO of Brightspeed amid a report that the company is on the cusp of bankruptcy. Combes, who was acting CEO, will remain as chairman. New Street Research views Verizon as a logical buyer of Brightspeed.

Light Reading · EN

Your keyboard can take a hike: VoiceType AI is just $40

TL;DR: Give your fingers a break with VoiceType AI , a dictation tool that turns speech into polished text at up to 360 words per minute. Get unlimited monthly transcription for $39.97 (reg. $419) through November 8. Your brain has already written the email, mapped out the project, and composed a devastatingly clever response to that one coworker. — Read the rest The post Your keyboard can take a hike: VoiceType AI is just $40 appeared first on Boing Boing .

Boing Boing · EN

Industrial degreaser-rimmed margaritas send five to urgent care

My local Chili's burned down three years ago, but the Chili's in Forest City, North Carolina, burned three customers and two staff members with its specialty margaritas Thursday. The drinks were reportedly made using cleaning chemicals that "a worker mistook for sugar," writes Corky Siemaszko for NBC News . — Read the rest The post Industrial degreaser-rimmed margaritas send five to urgent care appeared first on Boing Boing .

Boing Boing · EN

Intel stock "collapses" amid broader tech retreat

Intel's stock price fell 9% today after a bad week that saw the company lose more than a third of its value. It's lost more than half of its value since the summer highs, in what Jared Blikre describes as "tech wreckage" and Intel's worst day since 1974 . — Read the rest The post Intel stock "collapses" amid broader tech retreat appeared first on Boing Boing .

Boing Boing · EN

Anthropic clamps down on using Claude to make copycat games—or reverse-engineer code

The flood of AI-generated slop games has set the thoroughly-troubled gaming industry reeling , but for indies it's even worse: success can depend on building a social media following by showing off clever and innovative gameplay concepts early in development. And that's just the sort of thing sleazy copycats can use frontier models to slop up and sell . — Read the rest The post Anthropic clamps down on using Claude to make copycat games—or reverse-engineer code appeared first on Boing Boing .

Boing Boing · EN

Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster!

It is the birthday of Sid "Cookie" Monster , who debuted in the premiere episode of Sesame Street on November 10, 1969, having already appeared as The Wheel Stealer in an unaired General Foods advertising spot and in an IBM training film titled " Coffee Break Machine . — Read the rest The post Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster! appeared first on Boing Boing .

Boing Boing · EN

Turning Product Info into Video Ads: Our Experience with Vizard Agent

Explore how Vizard Agent turns Amazon product listings into promotional videos, UGC-style ads, and creative variations for ecommerce campaigns.

Hacker Noon · EN

I Put My Country's Entire Legal Code in Git: 300,000+ Documents Since 1810

Building a Git repo from the Chilean law: more than 300,000 legal documents in a corpus that reaches back to 1810. Lots of interesting engineering challenges.

Hacker Noon · EN

How Timefolk Is Turning Individual Expertise Into Small Group Sessions

Timefolk expands its skills marketplace with small group Events, letting local Experts teach practical skills through structured, in-person sessions.

Hacker Noon · EN

115 Blog Posts To Learn About Movies

Learn everything you need to know about Movies via these 115 free HackerNoon blog posts.

Hacker Noon · EN

Educational Byte: What Are Synthetic Tokens in Crypto Networks?

Synthetic assets in crypto can track gold, stocks, currencies, and more. Discover how they work and what they make possible on-chain.

Hacker Noon · EN

Your AI Assistant Is Waiting Around - An AI Agent Goes to Work

A chatbot waits for instructions. An AI agent takes a goal and does the work. A founder who built and exited an AI company explains the difference.

Hacker Noon · EN

Your AI Agent's Memory Needs Two Clocks

Agent memory goes stale because it tracks when a fact was stored and not when it happened. A practical guide to bitemporal memory: event time and write time.

Hacker Noon · EN

Music Through Your Cheekbones: How Bone-Conduction Headphones Work and Why They Sound Different

Learn how bone-conduction headphones work, how vibrations transmit sound through the skull, and why their audio quality differs from traditional headphones.

Hacker Noon · EN

Hello, everyone, it’s John: Apple’s Q4 2026 earnings call transcript

For the first time as CEO, John Ternus joined CFO Kevan Parekh (and a surprise guest, COO Sabih Khan!) for the company’s quarterly earnings call, where they bent the ear of a bunch of financial-industry analysts to detail the quarter gone by and give a peek at what’s to come.…

Six Colors · EN

He admit it!: Notes from another record Apple quarter

Another fiscal year, another load of record quarters. Apple wrapped fiscal 2026 on Monday with a record fourth quarter and some banner sales for the iPhone and Mac.…

Six Colors · EN

Apple Reports Q4 2026 Revenue of $114.5 Billion

Source: Apple. Today, Apple reported its 2026 Q4 earnings, posting quarterly revenue of $114.5 billion. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $114.5B, up 11.7% from Q4 FY25. iPhone revenue was $57.6B, up 17.5%, and represented 50.3% of Apple’s total revenue. Services revenue was $31.6B, up 9.8%, and represented 27.6% of Apple’s total revenue. Gross margin […]

MacStories · EN

The Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro are receiving their last OS updates soon. Here’s what you need to know

The best-selling VR headset of all time (and its Pro-level cousin) will no longer receive OS updates after March 2027. more…

9to5Google · EN

What’s new in Android Nov. 2026 Google System Updates: Android photo backup with Quick Share for Windows

The monthly “ Google System Release Notes ” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers. more…

9to5Google · EN

Google Home Speaker gets first discount since June launch

In addition to the Pixel deals that started last week , Google is discounting the Home Speaker for the first time. more…

9to5Google · EN

Android gaming is having a renaissance

Good morning! Today I’m mourning the loss of Patrick Stewart by rewatching First Contact , my favorite Trek movie; beginning a marathon listen of at least one great Star Trek podcast ; and replaying Elite Force and Armada , both wonderful Trek games released in 2000. Inbox is the tech newsletter that goes beyond the news cycle. We cover the most important 9to5Google stories from the last couple of days along with a few highlights from around the web. We publish every Tuesday and Thursday, and if you like what you read, please subscribe . more…

9to5Google · EN