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A brief overview of what generative AI models are, where you can access them, and how they can be responsibly used by artists and creators.

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After checking out the hardware with an unboxing and a teardown of the GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition mini PC, and testing it with the pre-installed Windows 11 Pro OS in the second part of the review, we will now report our experience with Ubuntu 25.10 to show how the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U mini PC performs under Linux. The Ubuntu 25.10 review includes an overview of the system, benchmarks, storage and networking (2.5GbE and WiFi 6) performance testing, and measurements of CPU temperature under stress, fan noise levels, and power consumption of the mini PC under various workloads. Ubuntu 25.10 installation We decided to install Ubuntu 25.10 in dual boot configuration alongside Windows 11. To do so, we first shrank the Windows partition (C:) to roughly half its original size, before inserting a USB drive with the Ubuntu 25.10 ISO to carry on with the installation. The installation proceeded […]

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Not to be confused with the just-released STM32U3B5/C5 ultra-low-power MCUs, the entry-level STM32C5 Arm Cortex-M33 MCU family is designed for industrial sensors, smart home devices, electronic locks, thermostats, wearables, robotic actuators, and computer peripherals. The MCUs are manufactured using ST’s 40 nm flash process, clocked at up to 144 MHz, and feature 128 KB to 1 MB of flash and up to 256 KB of SRAM, with a dynamic power consumption of <80 µA/MHz. Key features include Ethernet, USB, OctoSPI, CAN bus, DMA, and various peripherals, including ADCs, comparators, and an op-amp. Security is also enhanced, with the series targeting SESIP3 and PSA Certified Level 3 through features such as side-channel attack-resistant crypto, Hardware Unique Keys (HUK), and a Coupling and Chaining Bridge (CCB) for secure key storage. STM32C5 key features and specifications: MCU core Arm Cortex-M33 32-bit CPU @ 144 MHz with single-precision FPU, DSP instructions, and MPU Performance […]

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While searching for new products on AliExpress, I came across the SayoDevice OSU O3C, which looks very similar to other macro keyboards such as the 4xMacropad, the LILYGO TTGO T-Encoder, or the T-Keyboard-S3. However, like the TENSTAR T-Display, it sold over 10,000 pieces on Aliexpress. This warranted an investigation, and I found that it is actually a Hall-effect keypad mainly designed for rhythm and single-input games such as osu! and Geometry Dash. The keypad features OUTEMU magnetic Hall-effect switches with rapid trigger support and a customizable actuation point as low as 0.05 mm, for extremely fast and precise keystrokes. The keyboard connects to a PC via a USB 2.0 cable and supports an 8,000 Hz polling rate for low input latency. The device includes a 0.96-inch IPS color display that can show key travel information, key press counts, or custom images and text, and the first line of the screen […]

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The CM0IQ is an ultra-compact board based on the Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite Compute Module. It measures just 42 × 36 mm and squeezes multiple interfaces into a 15.1 cm² footprint, making it suitable for space-constrained applications such as robotics, IoT devices, and custom hardware integrations. Despite being smaller than a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (19.5 cm²), the CM0IQ manages to include a full-sized USB-A port, a Micro HDMI port, and 4-lane MIPI CSI and DSI connectors. To fit everything into this small footprint, the designer also relied on a 1.27 mm 40-pin GPIO header rather than the standard 2.54 mm header. The board also features a USB Type-C for power, a microSD card slot for storage, 5V solder pads for power input, and four M2 mounting threads. Raspberry Pi CM0IQ Specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz […]

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NXP i.MX 93W is the company’s first integrated wireless MPU System-in-Package (SiP) and combines a dual-core Cortex-A55 processor (NXP i.MX 93) with an iW610 WiFi 6, Bluetooth LE, and 802.15.4 tri-radio into a single chip. The 14.2 x 12 mm package also includes all the external radio components needed for wireless connectivity, replacing up to 60 discrete components on the PCB. NXP says it reduces the PCB area, simplifies PCB design and regulatory approval, and speeds up time-to-market. NXP i.MX 93W specifications: CPU Dual-Core Arm Cortex-A55 at up to 1.7 GHz Arm Cortex-M33 core at 250 MHz for real-time control GPU – 2D graphics accelerator AI accelerator – Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU Memory I/F – Up to 3.7GT/s 16-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4X with inline ECC Storage I/F – 2x SD 3.0/SDIO 3.0/eMMC 5.1 Display Interfaces MIPI DSI up to 1080p60 LVDS up to 720p60 24-bit parallel RGB Camera Interface – 2-lane MIPI CSI up […]

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Interactive notebooks were popularized by the Jupyter project and have since become a core tool for data science, research, and data exploration. However, traditional, imperative notebooks often break down as projects grow more complex. Hidden state, non-reproducible execution, poor version control ergonomics, and difficulty reusing notebook code in real software systems make it hard to

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In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork – it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people’s driver’s licenses and IDs overnight, requiring them to obtain new IDs with incorrect gender markers. Now, with a slew of online “Age Verification” laws requiring […]

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a Reddit-like platform where AI agents can make and comment on posts, as first reported by Axios. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Matthew Tye confirmed the Moltbook team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs as the company looks for “new ways for AI agents to work for people and […]