What if you find yourself as an iPhone owner, desiring a local backup solution — no wireless tech involved, no sending off data to someone else’s server, just an automatic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/consider-this-pocket-machine-for-your-iphone-backups/)

NASA May Have Lost the MAVEN Mars Orbiter
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/nasa-may-have-lost-the-maven-mars-orbiter/

When the orbit of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft took it behind the Red Planet on December 6th, ground controllers expected a temporary loss of signal (LoS). …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/nasa-may-have-lost-the-maven-mars-orbiter/)

This Week in Security: Hornet, Gogs, and Blinkenlights
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/this-week-in-security-hornet-gogs-and-blinkenlights/

Microsoft has published a patch-set for the Linux kernel, proposing the Hornet Linux Security Module (LSM). If you haven’t been keeping up with the kernel contributor scoreboard, Microsoft is #11 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/this-week-in-security-hornet-gogs-and-blinkenlights/)

Weird Email Appliance Becomes AI Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/weird-email-appliance-becomes-ai-terminal/

The Landel Mailbug was a weird little thing. It combined a keyboard and a simple text display, and was intended to be a low-distraction method for checking your email. [CiferTech] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/weird-email-appliance-becomes-ai-terminal/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 349: Clocks, AI, and a New 3D Printer Guy
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-349-clocks-ai-and-a-new-3d-printer-guy/

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams met up to cover the best of Hackaday this week, and they want you to listen in. There were a hodgepodge of hacks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-349-clocks-ai-and-a-new-3d-printer-guy/)

Review: Cherry G84-4100 Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/review-cherry-g84-4100-keyboard/

The choice of a good keyboard is something which consumes a lot of time for many Hackaday readers, judging by the number of custom input device projects which make it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/review-cherry-g84-4100-keyboard/)

Rats Get even Better at Playing DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/rats-get-even-better-at-playing-doom/

We all know that you can play DOOM on nearly anything, but what about the lesser known work being done to let other species get in on the action? For …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/rats-get-even-better-at-playing-doom/)

Hidden Camera Build Proves You Can’t Trust Walnuts
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hidden-camera-build-proves-you-cant-trust-walnuts/