AI On Every Machine: The LLM You Probably Didn’t Want
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/ai-on-every-machine-the-llm-you-didnt-know-about-and-probably-didnt-want/

It’s been a story of the last week or so if you follow the kind of news channels a Hackaday scribe does, that Google have quietly installed an LLM as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/ai-on-every-machine-the-llm-you-didnt-know-about-and-probably-didnt-want/)

Taking Polyphony to a New Level
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/taking-polyphony-to-a-new-level/

There are all manner of musical synthesis techniques, from the early electromechanical instruments through analogue tape systhesis, the all-electronic waveform synthesisers of the 1960s onwards, and Yamaha’s FM systhesis of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/taking-polyphony-to-a-new-level/)

Direct FDM Printing with Granules
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/direct-fdm-printing-with-granules/

The idea of FDM 3D printing using granules rather than filament is an appealing one: rather than having to wrangle spools of filament that need to adhere to strict dimensions …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/direct-fdm-printing-with-granules/)

A 1947 Radio Gets A Face Lift
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/a-1947-radio-gets-a-face-lift/

We’ve all done it. We spy an old radio at a garage sale or resale shop. We know someone should bring it back to life, but it looks like a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/a-1947-radio-gets-a-face-lift/)

Learn Programming Without a Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/learn-programming-without-a-computer/

Presumably aimed at children, NHK World’s Texico program teaches the main ideas about programming without actually using a computer. Instead, it uses items like a toy train, playing cards, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/06/learn-programming-without-a-computer/)

University of Utah’s TRIGA Research Reactor Set to Produce Electricity
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/university-of-utahs-triga-research-reactor-set-to-produce-electricity/

University of Utah’s TRIGA reactor during a tour.
" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Reactor-Tour-CROP-768x572-1.jpg?w=768">Research reactors come in many forms and sizes, with the TRIGA class being commonly found at universities. The TRIGA reactor at the University of Utah was installed in 1975, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/university-of-utahs-triga-research-reactor-set-to-produce-electricity/)

There’s More to Global Positioning than Just GPS
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/theres-more-to-global-positioning-than-just-gps/

The Global Positioning System (GPS) was developed by the United States military in the 1970s, but it wasn’t long before civilians all over the planet started using it. By the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/theres-more-to-global-positioning-than-just-gps/)