Recently [Michael] over at the [Teaching Tech] YouTube channel got access to the X1Plus firmware, and takes us through what it may mean for Bambu Lab X1 owners. X1Plus is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/x1plus-open-source-bambu-lab-x1-firmware/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 765: That Ship Sailed… and Sank
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/floss-weekly-episode-765-that-ship-sailed-and-sank/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Aaron Newcomb talk with Randal Schwartz, the longest running host of FLOSS Weekly, Perl’s biggest cheerleader, and now Dart and Flutter expert. What’s new with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/floss-weekly-episode-765-that-ship-sailed-and-sank/)

AI Pet Door Rejects Dead Mice
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/ai-pet-door-rejects-dead-mice/

If you have pet with a little access door to the outside world, and that pet happens to be a cat, you’re likely on the receiving end of all kinds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/ai-pet-door-rejects-dead-mice/)

How To Build A Fully Offline Smart Home, Or Why You Should Not
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/how-to-build-a-fully-offline-smart-home-or-why-you-should-not/

So-called ‘smart home’ appliances and gadgets have become an ever-more present thing the past years, with nary a coffeemaker, AC unit or light bulb for sale today that doesn’t have …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/09/how-to-build-a-fully-offline-smart-home-or-why-you-should-not/)

Adding AI to NPCs is Easy, Doing it Well is Hard
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/adding-ai-to-npcs-is-easy-doing-it-well-is-hard/

Adding natural language interfaces to software is easier than ever, and that led [creikey] to prototype a game that hinges on communicating with NPCs. The prototype went through multiple iterations …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/adding-ai-to-npcs-is-easy-doing-it-well-is-hard/)

Not Dead Yet: Microsoft Peripherals Get Licensed To Onward Brands
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/not-dead-yet-microsoft-peripherals-get-licensed-to-onward-brands/

After Microsoft announced in April of 2023 that they’d cease selling branded peripherals – including keyboards and mice – as part of its refocusing on Surface computers and accessories, there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/not-dead-yet-microsoft-peripherals-get-licensed-to-onward-brands/)

Open Source Needs a New Mission: Protecting Users
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/open-source-needs-a-new-mission-protecting-users/

[Bruce Perens] isn’t very happy with the current state of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), and an article by [Rupert Goodwins] expounds on this to explain Open Source’s need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/open-source-needs-a-new-mission-protecting-users/)

Brand-New PCB Makes Replica TRS-80 Possible
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/10/brand-new-pcb-makes-replica-trs-80-possible/