An AI Chatbot for the Apocalypse
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-ai-chatbot-for-the-apocalypse/

You don’t have to be a full-on “prepper” to at least occasionally wonder what would happen if civilization collapsed. One thing you probably couldn’t do is go on the Internet …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-ai-chatbot-for-the-apocalypse/)

Exploring What’s Left of Google’s VR Dreams
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/exploring-whats-left-of-googles-vr-dreams/

You’re likely familiar with Google’s Cardboard, and the legions of cheap virtual reality headsets it spawned. By sticking a smartphone to the wearer’s head, all these headsets needed were some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/exploring-whats-left-of-googles-vr-dreams/)

Robot Picks up Othello
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/robot-picks-up-othello/

Experience is a great teacher. Ask [Jeneus], who, in high school, tried to make a program that played Othello. It didn’t go well. But years later, the idea produced an impressive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/robot-picks-up-othello/)

2026 Hackaday Supercon: All the Speakers!
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/2026-hackaday-supercon-all-the-speakers/

We announced our first round of speakers, and then the workshops, and we were going to dribble out updates on the rest of the speakers as they came in, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/2026-hackaday-supercon-all-the-speakers/)

An Attempt at a Useful Desktop OS For Microcontrollers
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-attempt-at-a-useful-desktop-os-for-microcontrollers/

We’re living at an interesting time here in 2026, when microcontrollers are becoming powerful enough to surpass the capabilities of “real” computers from a time when those real computers were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/an-attempt-at-a-useful-desktop-os-for-microcontrollers/)

Replicating the Color-Changing Effect of the Lycurgus Cup
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/replicating-the-color-changing-effect-of-the-lycurgus-cup/

Although most archaeological finds from ancient civilizations aren’t quite as exciting as what you might expect from the movies, occasionally you come across something that’s truly special. The Lycurgus Cup …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/replicating-the-color-changing-effect-of-the-lycurgus-cup/)

Putting a MiSTer Marquee on a Better Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/29/putting-a-mister-marquee-on-a-better-display/