Like so many large and popular open source projects these days, the Godot game engine struggles with an influx of pull requests. The situation has become increasingly dire due to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/godots-new-contributing-policy-adds-barriers-for-ai-slop/)

This Week in Security: Windows 10 Gets Another Year, SmartTV Botnets, Hiding Payloads, and LastPass Customer Leak
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-week-in-security-windows-10-gets-another-year-smarttv-botnets-hiding-payloads-and-lastpass-customer-leak/

Unsurprisingly to many of us, app stores for smart televisions are also trash. Perhaps even more full of trash than other app stores due to the smaller ecosystem and fewer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-week-in-security-windows-10-gets-another-year-smarttv-botnets-hiding-payloads-and-lastpass-customer-leak/)

The Organ That Forgot To Use Transistors
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/the-organ-that-forgot-to-use-transistors/

When we think of 1960s synthesizers it’s usual to imagine instruments with vast arrays of controls and patch cables for configuring their many filters, oscillators, and other parameters. They created …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/the-organ-that-forgot-to-use-transistors/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 376: Modern Retro Projects, Retro Modern Projects, and the Teen Years for 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-printing/

Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-printing/)

Settling the Debate on Soldered versus Crimped High-Current Connectors
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/settling-the-debate-on-soldered-versus-crimped-high-current-connectors/

For some reason there’s heated debate around the topic of whether high current carrying wiring ought to use crimped or soldered connections, even though the industry standard is to crimp …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/settling-the-debate-on-soldered-versus-crimped-high-current-connectors/)

This KVM runs a P4 instead of a Pi.
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-kvm-runs-a-p4-instead-of-a-pi/

If you asked us to build you a KVM last week, we’d likely have reached for a Raspberry Pi. Now, thanks to [JonathanRowny], we’d seriously consider an ESP32-P4, because his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/this-kvm-runs-a-p4-instead-of-a-pi/)

A New Twist on the To Do List
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/a-new-twist-on-the-to-do-list/

Humans are odd creatures, and no two are exactly alike, which is likely why so many different methods exist for tracking the progress of tasks that must be accomplished. [Simone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/a-new-twist-on-the-to-do-list/)

Microdistillery for Microchemistry
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/microdistillery-for-microchemistry/