When the UK’s Telephone Network Went Digital With System X
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-the-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/

The switch from analog telephone exchanges to a purely digital network meant a revolution in just about any way imaginable. Gone were the bulky physical switches and associated system limitations. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-the-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/)

Not Repairing an Old Tape Recorder
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-repairing-an-old-tape-recorder/

When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-repairing-an-old-tape-recorder/)

Reachy The Robot Gets a Mini (Kit) Version
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/

Reachy Mini is a kit for a compact, open-source robot designed explicitly for AI experimentation and human interaction. The kit is available from Hugging Face, which is itself a repository …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/)

Transparent PCBs Trigger 90s Nostalgia
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/

What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or black? Sadly, all of those are about to look old hat. Why? Well, as shared by [JLCPCB], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/)

This Week in Security: Sharepoint, Initramfs, and More
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/

There was a disturbance in the enterprise security world, and it started with a Pwn2Own Berlin. [Khoa Dinh] and the team at Viettel Cyber Security discovered a pair of vulnerabilities …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/)

Human in the Loop: Compass CNC Redefines Workspace Limits
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/human-in-the-loop-compass-cnc-redefines-workspace-limits/

CNCs come in many forms, including mills, 3D printers, lasers, and plotters, but one challenge seems universal: there’s always a project slightly too large for your machine’s work envelope. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/human-in-the-loop-compass-cnc-redefines-workspace-limits/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers/