This Week in Security: Bitchat, CitrixBleed Part 2, Opossum, and TSAs
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/this-week-in-security-bitchat-citrixbleed-part-2-opossum-and-tsas/

@jack is back with a weekend project. Yes, that Jack. [Jack Dorsey] spent last weekend learning about Bluetooth meshing, and built Bitchat, a BLE mesh encrypted messaging application. It uses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/this-week-in-security-bitchat-citrixbleed-part-2-opossum-and-tsas/)

PlayStation Case Mod Hides Gamer Shame
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/playstation-case-mod-hides-gamer-shame/

[Zac] of Zac Builds has a shameful secret: he, a fully grown man, plays video games. Shocking, we know, but such people do exist in our society. After being rightfully …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/playstation-case-mod-hides-gamer-shame/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 328: Benchies, Beanies, and Back to the Future
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/hackaday-podcast-episode-328-benchies-beanies-and-back-to-the-future/

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos joined forces to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/hackaday-podcast-episode-328-benchies-beanies-and-back-to-the-future/)

Dearest C++, Let Me Count the Ways I Love/Hate Thee
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/dearest-c-let-me-count-the-ways-i-love-hate-thee/

My first encounter with C++ was way back in the 1990s, when it was one of the Real Programming Languages™ that I sometimes heard about as I was still splashing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/dearest-c-let-me-count-the-ways-i-love-hate-thee/)

An Induction Lamp Made on the Same Principle as Ordinary Fluorescent Lamp
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/an-induction-lamp-made-on-the-same-principle-as-ordinary-fluorescent-lamp/

Over on YouTube, [Technology Connections] has a new video: Induction lamps: fluorescent lighting’s final form. This video is about a wireless fluorescent light which uses induction to transfer power from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/an-induction-lamp-made-on-the-same-principle-as-ordinary-fluorescent-lamp/)

Designing a CPU with only Memory Chips
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/designing-a-cpu-with-only-memory-chips/

Building a simple 8-bit computer is a great way to understand computing fundamentals, but there’s only so much you can learn by building a system around an existing processor. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/designing-a-cpu-with-only-memory-chips/)

DIY X-Rays Made Easy
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/diy-x-rays-made-easy/

Who doesn’t want an X-ray machine? But you need a special tube and super high voltage, right? [Project 326] says no, and produces a USB-powered device that uses a tube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/diy-x-rays-made-easy/)