Retro Apple emulator ported to $60 ESP32 microcontroller-powered touchscreen tablet — supports Mac OS8.1 and a virtual MC68040 CPU in major emulation leap

A new emulator makes running classic Apple Macintosh 68K software a breeze on a cheap, portable, IoT development kit. Developer amcchord has ported the popular Basilisk II Mac emulator to the ESP32-P4 / M5Stack Tab5 ($60). The device name gives away that this is a small (5-inch) tablet that relies on an ESP32-P4 SoC for […]

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Microsoft CEO Laments Criticism Of “AI Slop,” Causing The Whole Internet To Double Down On Criticism Of “Microslop”

from the have-you-considered-no-longer-being-terrible dept We’ve noted more than a few times how Microsoft’s use of AI in journalism has been an embarrassing mess. Microsoft’s steadily deteriorating MSN websites have been criticized for years for the lazy use of AI slop, resulting in numerous false headlines, fake stories, and low-quality engagement trash. Like Google and others, […]

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The best laptop power banks for 2026

Laptop power banks come in handy if you often travel or work away from your desk. These larger batteries have enough capacity to refill your computer to around 75 percent, giving you many more productive hours. Of course, they can also charge smaller devices like your phone, camera or tablet a few times over. Nearly […]

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What new legal challenges mean for the future of US offshore wind

Previous government reports, including one 2024 report from the Department of Energy and a 2025 report from the Government Accountability Office (an independent government watchdog), have pointed out this issue in the past. “To date, no mitigation technology has been able to fully restore the technical performance of impacted radars,” as the DOE report puts […]

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Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations

Jan 09, 2026Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Threat Intelligence Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been linked to a fresh set of credential harvesting attacks targeting individuals associated with a Turkish energy and nuclear research agency, as well as staff affiliated with a European think tank and organizations in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan. The activity has been […]

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