The past years we have been seeing screens pop up in many new places, but seeing them in USB-C cables is still a bit of a novel thing. Out of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/teardown-of-an-usb-c-cable-with-integrated-lcd/)

This Week in Security: ShinyHunters Won’t Dox the FBI, Pentagon Data Stolen, and OBS Vulnerable
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/this-week-in-security-shinyhunters-wont-dox-the-fbi-pentagon-data-stolen-and-obs-vulnerable/

404 Media reports that the ShinyHunters group who stole multiple terabytes of FBI employee data say they do not plan to release the data. Known for ransomware and extortion of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/this-week-in-security-shinyhunters-wont-dox-the-fbi-pentagon-data-stolen-and-obs-vulnerable/)

Using Vibration to Make Stuff Stick Contact-Free to Ceilings
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/using-vibration-to-make-stuff-stick-contact-free-to-ceilings/

Generally making stuff stick to something like a ceiling requires resorting to suction cups, glue or something much more permanent, but [Steve Mould] starts his video featuring a playing card …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/using-vibration-to-make-stuff-stick-contact-free-to-ceilings/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 389: Spinning Lightfield Displays, and Jenny Visits a Blast Furnace
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/hackaday-podcast-episode-389-spinning-lightfield-displays-and-jenny-visits-a-blast-furnace/

Another all-European podcast for you this week, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for an evening looking at the past week in Hackaday. And this week there is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/hackaday-podcast-episode-389-spinning-lightfield-displays-and-jenny-visits-a-blast-furnace/)

2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: A Homebrew Computer In Only Three ICs
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-a-homebrew-computer-in-only-three-ics2026-retrocomputing-challenge-a-homebrew-computer-in-only-3-ics/

Homebrew computers don’t have to be retrocomputers, but [Just4Fun]’s all-through-hole, 68008-based “68k-MBC” certainly qualifies, so it is a worthy entry in our ongoing contest. While there are both “full” and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-a-homebrew-computer-in-only-three-ics2026-retrocomputing-challenge-a-homebrew-computer-in-only-3-ics/)

Electronic Busy Board is Fun for Kids and Hackers
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/electronic-busy-board-is-fun-for-kids-and-hackers/

While you may not be familiar with the term “busy board”, you’ve almost certainly seen one. It’s the sort of toy with a bunch of buttons, switches, and of course …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/electronic-busy-board-is-fun-for-kids-and-hackers/)

2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Lunar Lander on the PDP-1
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-lunar-lander-on-the-pdp-1/

A lot of the retrocomputing world is focused on the 1980s, and for good reason– the home computer revolution was in full swing in that decade, and there is a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-lunar-lander-on-the-pdp-1/)