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CircuitPython Libraries Slither Into MicroPython on the Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Adafruit has shared a new guide detailing the process for using CircuitPython libraries with MicroPython using our favorite microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico. The layer between CircuitPython and MicroPython is known as Blinka. It’s a compatibility library designed to work with Linux SBCs like the Raspberry Pi Pico and… Read more

Intel Confirms Sapphire Rapids Uses Golden Cove

Home News (Image credit: Intel) When Intel announced its public CPU and CPU microarchitecture roadmap last August, it did not formally confirm that its upcoming Sapphire Rapids processor will use its upcoming Golden Cove microarchitecture. For some reason, Intel was publicly quiet about this fact for months and only this week announced it publicly. “Sapphire… Read more

Slack had some problems on Thursday for more than an hour

Slack experienced frustrating issues for many on Thursday, including for some of us here at The Verge. For me, some messages just wouldn’t send. But a little more than an hour after Slack first reported the outage, the company said that the issues were resolved. “We’ve released a fix for this issue, and Slack is… Read more

Chrome OS’s Linux app support is leaving beta

Three years after Chrome OS first started offering support for Linux apps, the feature is leaving beta, the search giant announced during a Google I/O 2021 developer session. It’s happening in Chrome OS’s “next release,” which Android Central notes is version 91, due to enter the stable channel in the next couple of weeks. Chrome… Read more

AMD Goes Fishing for Navi 24, Catches a ‘Beige Goby’

Home News (Image credit: AMD) AMD has begun to enable support of its smallest GPU in the RDNA2 family (aka Navi 20-series) in Linux, which revealed its internal codename, the Beige Goby, reports Phoronix. Not the most exciting of fish names, but let’s continue. The enablement means that the entry-level RDNA2 graphics processor is on track… Read more

A security researcher found Wi-Fi vulnerabilities that have existed since the beginning

The security researcher who discovered the Krack Wi-Fi vulnerability has discovered a slew of other flaws with the wireless protocol most of us use to power our online lives (via Gizmodo). The vulnerabilities relate to how Wi-Fi handles large chunks of data, with some being related to the Wi-Fi standard itself, and some being related… Read more

Valve Head Gabe Newell Hints at Upcoming Console News

Home News (Image credit: Valve) Gabe Newell, the head of Valve Software, hinted to students in New Zealand that the company might expand its Steam platform, or at least some games, to the console space later this year. The comment is vague at best, but at least it shows that the owner of one of… Read more

Preliminary Apple M1 Support Added To Latest Linux Kernel

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Linux Torvalds has announced availability of Linux kernel 5.13 release candidate that adds preliminary support for Apple’s M1 system-on-chip along with a number of improvements to the operating system itself, reports 9to5Linux.com. The most interesting addition to Linux kernel 5.13 is preliminary support for Apple’s M1 SoC, something that developers have been working on… Read more

Nvidia’s Marbles at Night RTX demo is now free to download

João Silva 3 hours ago Featured Tech News, Graphics, Software & Gaming During the Nvidia RTX 30 series announcement in September 2020, Nvidia showcased the ray-tracing capabilities of its newly announced graphics cards using the Marbles at Night demo. Now, the demanding demo is freely available for all to test out first hand. Marbles at… Read more

How To Change Linux Terminal Colors on the Fly

As wonderful as the Linux command-line is, it can sometimes need a little customization to make it truly our own. While most terminal emulators ship with a few different theme options such as Solorized, Orchid, etc. out of the box, you might on occasion feel the need for different color schemes. While you could manually… Read more

How to Farm Chia Coin, the New Storage-Based Cryptocurrency

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The new Chia cryptocurrency has already started making waves in the storage industry, as we’ve reported back in April. With Chia trading now live, it looks set to become even more interesting in the coming months. The total netspace for Chia has already eclipsed 2 exabytes, and it’s well… Read more

How To Wirelessly Transfer Files With a QR Code

There are a number of different options available to move files between your desktop and mobile devices. The most common method is to use a USB cable, but this only works if you have access to the correct cable. What if we could send files between devices on the same network using nothing more than… Read more

Linux Foundation Issues Frosty Final Judgment in UMN Scandal

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) The Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board has released its findings regarding the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) contributions to the Linux kernel—including those related to the research projects that got the university banned from working on that kernel. The group also explained how the school might be able to earn some… Read more

Maker Squeezes Linux SBC Into Cell Phone Charger

Home News (Image credit: Ryan Walker) In the ongoing contest to find the world’s smallest booting computer, we might have found a new contender. In a post via Hackaday, prolific builder of things Ryan Walker has posted on Medium about his project to squeeze a fully functional Wi-Fi router into the casing of a phone… Read more

How To Use Playstation and Xbox Controllers With Raspberry Pi

Playing games on your Raspberry Pi is far easier with a good game controller. Many different game controllers can be connected to your Raspberry Pi using USB. Furthermore, some well-known console controllers can also be linked up using Bluetooth. In theory, all controllers should work with any Raspberry Pi projects. This covers everything from generic… Read more