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Cascade: CPU fuzzing via intricate program generation
Cascade is a RISC-V CPU fuzzer that generates valid , long and complex programs, and relies on a termination cascade-effect for bug detection. It detected 37 new bugs (29 new CVEs) in 5 RISC-V CPUs, which is more than all the existing fuzzers, combined. You can read a paper we wrote on Cascade here and try it out here…
Raspberry Pi 5: available now
Raspberry Pi 5: available now! We’ve been excited to see the response of early users to Raspberry Pi 5, and can’t wait to see what you do once you get your hands on it.
Nanofiche: Small Storage, for Forever
Nanofiche is an archival technology, designed to preserve knowledge forever.
Beginners guide to building a hardware hacking lab
VSS Hardware Hacking Wiki and Blog Entries
Toyota adopts the North American charging standard
PLANO, Texas (Oct. 19, 2023) – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) today announced it has reached an agreement with Tesla, Inc. to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) on its battery electric vehicles (BEVs) beginning in 2025. In […]
Zero ASIC is out of stealth
Democratizing silicon
USB-C head-to-head comparison
CT scans of four USB-C cables from $4 to $129 reveal nine-layer PCBs, length-matched signal traces, and floating pins.
Intel Launches Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop Processors for Enthusiasts
Latest Intel processors deliver world’s fastest desktop frequencies, the world’s best desktop experience for enthusiasts and unparalleled overclocking for incredible performance.
Raspberry Pi 5 vs. Orange Pi 5 Plus vs. Rock 5 Model B
In this article, I go over Raspberry Pi 5 vs. Orange Pi 5 Plus vs. Rock 5 Model B regarding their specs, performance, and prices.
Canon Nanoimprint lithography semiconductor manufacturing system (5nm)
On October 13, 2023, Canon announced today the launch of the FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which executes circuit pattern transfer, the most important semiconductor manufacturing process.
Removal of Mazda Connected Services integration
Why the integration has been removed from Home Assistant in 2023.10.2.
Make Your Car Electric for 5K in Less Than a Day
Make your car electric for 5k in less than a day. A new motor and a new approach to convering cars to hybrid electric.
Bookworm – the new version of Raspberry Pi OS
It's an odd-numbered year, so there is a new major Debian release, and we are now releasing the corresponding version of Raspberry Pi OS.
Bare-metal Rust in Android
Posted by Andrew Walbran, Android Rust Team Last year we wrote about how moving native code in Android from C++ to Rust has resulted in ...
Lasers deflected using air
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY A Research Centre of the Helmholtz Association
What we learned making a plastic injection mold with a Chinese mold maker
What AirGradient learned while making a plastic injection mold in China, from DFM and tooling quotes to samples, revisions, and production risk.
Stable LM 3B: Bringing Sustainable, High-Performance LMs to Smart Devices
Our latest language model, Stable LM 3B, is a compact language model designed to operate on portable digital devices like handhelds and laptops.
Chromebook Plus
Introducing the all-new Chromebook Plus, a new category of Chromebooks with double the performance.
GPU.zip: side channel attack that exposes visual data processed on the GPU
On the Side-Channel Implications of Hardware-Based Graphical Data Compression
Air Quality Monitors from USD $169 to $6k use the same low-cost PM Modules
Why monitors priced from hundreds to thousands of dollars often use the same low-cost PM modules, and what that means for performance claims.
Turning an old car into a powerful generator
See how an old car is turned into a powerful generator, a DIY project that reuses a vehicle to produce electricity.
Headsets Delayed into 2024
Due to capital constraints, we are unable to meet our delivery deadline by EOY 2023 for Simula One preorders, and are pushing our optimistic shipdate to Q2 2024 (with a pessimistic ship date of Q4 2024 ). In this post we discuss our capital situation, mistakes we made, Review Unit testimonials, & investor feedback.