Hackaday

Different Algorithms Sort Christmas Lights

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming ...
CNET

I Was Tired of My LED Bulbs Dying, So I Hunted Down an Expert for the Cold, Hard Truth

I've completely swapped my home over to LED lights, and for the most part, I love it. The energy savings are real, and I'm a sucker for all the smart color changing tes. But my biggest grievance is ...
Hackaday

Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, And Other AC Surprises

While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier ...
CoinDesk

Traders split over whether Lighter’s LIT clears $3 billion FDV after launch

Prediction markets show traders clustering around a $2–3 billion range, with odds for $4 billion and $6 billion outcomes ...
eWeek

The Robot Olympics Are Here: PI’s π0.6 Robot Takes on Doors, Keys, and a Greasy Pan

Physical Intelligence’s Robot Olympics puts robots to the test with real household chores, revealing how close ...
MusicRadar

“If we had stuck together we could have been as big as Led Zeppelin – or at the very least, Deep Purple. We had the stuff!”: The heavy rock innovators whose hard-hitting ...

BEST OF 2025: Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar's charts in 2025. In the late ’60s, American rockers Vanilla Fudge were labelled as psych-rock, but ...

This 17-year-old wrote the ultimate ELI5 for coding

Aryan Poduri's book, "GOAT Coder," teaches children how to code through hands-on exercises and uncomplicated explanations.