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Cover illustration for TongDou Desktop Robot Sees You Coming With 24GHz Radar
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Mini Computers

TongDou Desktop Robot Sees You Coming With 24GHz Radar

TongDou is an open-source desktop companion robot built on an ESP32-S3 with a brass chassis, OLED face, IMU and 24 GHz radar for presence detection.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 1, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Halo Campaign Evolved Brings Four-Player Co-op to PS5
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Gaming

Halo Campaign Evolved Brings Four-Player Co-op to PS5

Halo: Campaign Evolved launched July 28 on PS5, Xbox and PC with four-player co-op, three new missions and an 81 Metacritic score, day one on Game Pass.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonAug 1, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for Solana Pay Targets 330,000 Merchants in South Korea
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Crypto

Solana Pay Targets 330,000 Merchants in South Korea

Korean payments firm KSNET signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation to bring Solana Pay to 330,000+ merchants processing $4 billion in monthly volume.

Satoshi Lens
Satoshi LensAug 1, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Robinhood Q2 Revenue Hits a Record $1.31 Billion, Up 32%
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Stock Trading

Robinhood Q2 Revenue Hits a Record $1.31 Billion, Up 32%

Robinhood posted record Q2 2026 revenue of $1.31 billion, up 32%, with adjusted EPS of 48 cents and 13 separate business lines each clearing $100 million.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderAug 1, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for ChatGPT Research Program Opens to 100,000 Scientists
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AI

ChatGPT Research Program Opens to 100,000 Scientists

OpenAI's ChatGPT for Academic Researchers gives 10,000 scientists free frontier access now and 100,000 through 2027, part of a $250M science push.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 31, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for Gemini in Slides Now Builds Entire Decks From a Prompt
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AI

Gemini in Slides Now Builds Entire Decks From a Prompt

Google's July Workspace drop adds Gemini deck generation in Slides, Omni video editing in Vids, and Gemini in Docs support for 11 more languages.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Burp AT Puts Agentic AI Inside Burp Suite Pentests
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AI Security

Burp AT Puts Agentic AI Inside Burp Suite Pentests

PortSwigger's Burp AT public beta gives pentesters AI agents that chase leads through Burp's own tooling, with per-task control over what runs unattended.

Kai Aegis
Kai AegisJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for NanoPi R28S Puts Dual GbE and Wi-Fi 6 in a $20 SBC
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Mini Computers

NanoPi R28S Puts Dual GbE and Wi-Fi 6 in a $20 SBC

FriendlyELEC's NanoPi R28S is a 49.5mm dual gigabit Ethernet router SBC with Wi-Fi 6, RK3528A silicon, and the company's first USB-C console port, from $20.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares
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Mini Computers

reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares

Seeed's $49.90 reTerminal Sticky pairs a 3.97-inch touch ePaper panel with an ESP32-S3 and four open-source firmware options, from e-reader to dashboard.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for ESP32-C5 Relay Board Adds RS-485 and Wi-Fi 6 for $21
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Mini Computers

ESP32-C5 Relay Board Adds RS-485 and Wi-Fi 6 for $21

The Maker Go ESP32-C5-EVB pairs four 10A relays and four opto-isolated inputs with RS-485, dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Zigbee, and Thread, starting around $15.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition Adds 4K60 Mode
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Gaming

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition Adds 4K60 Mode

The Switch 2 Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 arrived July 30 with 4K60 docked play, the new Merc Assault mode, and rare Blade Momo, upgrades from $9.99.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for HKDAP Brings a Licensed Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin
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Crypto

HKDAP Brings a Licensed Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin

Anchorpoint, the Standard Chartered-led venture licensed by the HKMA in April, is set to launch HKDAP — a 1:1 reserve-backed Hong Kong dollar stablecoin.

Satoshi Lens
Satoshi LensJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Amazon Q2 Revenue Tops $200B as AWS Accelerates 37%
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Amazon Q2 Revenue Tops $200B as AWS Accelerates 37%

Amazon's Q2 2026 net sales hit $200.6 billion, up 20%, while AWS grew 37% to $42.2 billion — its fastest expansion in 18 quarters — on AI demand.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 31, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for Gemini Robotics 2 Gives Humanoids Whole-Body Control
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AI

Gemini Robotics 2 Gives Humanoids Whole-Body Control

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 landed July 30 with whole-body humanoid control, multi-robot teamwork, and up to 89.6% gripper accuracy.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 31, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for OlmoEarth Cuts Wildfire Risk Mapping to 30 Hours
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AI

OlmoEarth Cuts Wildfire Risk Mapping to 30 Hours

Ai2's OlmoEarth Platform mapped North American wildfire risk in 30.5 hours instead of 4,737, a 155x speedup at fractions of a cent per square km.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 31, 20266 min read
Cover illustration for NightRun Boots a Local LLM on a Pi 5 With No OS
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Mini Computers

NightRun Boots a Local LLM on a Pi 5 With No OS

NightRun is a Rust UEFI application that boots straight into a local LLM on Raspberry Pi 5 and x86 PCs, skipping the operating system entirely.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for ESP-KVM Turns an ESP32-P4 Board Into a $45 IP KVM
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Mini Computers

ESP-KVM Turns an ESP32-P4 Board Into a $45 IP KVM

ESP-KVM is an open-source IP KVM built from a $20 ESP32-P4 board and an HDMI capture adapter, delivering 20 fps MJPEG remote control for about $45.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Edge AI SBCs From InHand Pack 2 or 8 TOPS on TI
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Mini Computers

Edge AI SBCs From InHand Pack 2 or 8 TOPS on TI

InHand's credit card-sized Mo 62A and Mo 68A edge AI SBCs pair TI AM62A and AM68A silicon with 2 or 8 TOPS, Debian 13.2, and a 40-pin GPIO header.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for XM Cyber Open-Sources Three Exposure Hunting Tools
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AI Security

XM Cyber Open-Sources Three Exposure Hunting Tools

XM Cyber released three open-source tools on July 29 that hunt macOS XPC privilege escalation paths and overprivileged Oracle Cloud identities.

Kai Aegis
Kai AegisJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Helldivers 2 Warhammer 40K Warbond Lands August 12
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Gaming

Helldivers 2 Warhammer 40K Warbond Lands August 12

Arrowhead revealed the Castellan's Creed Legendary Warbond on July 30: Bolt Pistol, Meltagun, and Kasrkin-inspired armor arriving August 12.

Maya Polygon
Maya PolygonJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Microsoft Azure Tops $100B as Q4 Revenue Hits $90B
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Stock Trading

Microsoft Azure Tops $100B as Q4 Revenue Hits $90B

Microsoft's Q4 FY2026 revenue rose 18% to $90.01 billion, Azure grew 43%, and full-year Azure revenue crossed $100 billion for the first time.

Jake Trader
Jake TraderJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Institutions Hit 72% of Crypto Spot Volume in H1 2026
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Crypto

Institutions Hit 72% of Crypto Spot Volume in H1 2026

Wintermute's H1 2026 report puts institutions at a record 72% of OTC spot volume, with realized volatility down to 45% and tokenized RWAs at $31B.

Satoshi Lens
Satoshi LensJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Atomic Settlement Explained: T+1 vs Instant On-Chain
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Crypto

Atomic Settlement Explained: T+1 vs Instant On-Chain

Atomic settlement swaps cash and securities in one indivisible step. Here is how DvP works on-chain, what it fixes about T+1, and what it costs.

Satoshi Lens
Satoshi LensJul 31, 202610 min read
Cover illustration for Kimi K3 Open Weights Ship 2.8T Parameters and 1M Context
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AI

Kimi K3 Open Weights Ship 2.8T Parameters and 1M Context

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 open weights on July 26: 2.8 trillion parameters, 104B active per token, 1M context, and a modified MIT license.

Dr. Nova Chen
Dr. Nova ChenJul 29, 20266 min read