I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes

Raspberry Pi boards have gotten expensive, so I've been looking for cheaper alternatives. I found one in a tiny ESP32-S3 board.
Automation World

How Two-in-One Encoders Deliver Robot Accuracy

In robotics, movements must be precise and well-controlled. As robots are asked to do more as industry becomes more familiar with the technology, there will be an increasing need for high accuracy ...
CNBC

Anthropic leaks part of Claude Code's internal source code

Anthropic accidentally leaked part of the internal source code for its coding assistant Claude Code, according to a spokesperson. The leak could help give software developers, and Anthropic's ...
Ars Technica

Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file

The entire source code for Anthropic’s Claude Code command line interface application (not the models themselves) has been leaked and disseminated, apparently due ...
Hackaday

Arduino Code? On My 8051? It’s More Likely Than You Think

The 8051 was an 8-bit Harvard-architecture microcontroller first put out by Intel in 1980. They’ve since discontinued that line, but it lives on in the low-cost STC8 family of chips, which is ...
IEEE

Enhancing Code Optimization in LLMs with Dual Encoder Architecture for Syntax and Semantic Refinement

The task of optimizing performance in coding has grown in importance. Performance problems severely impair user experience, system throughput, and resource efficiency, although they rarely result in ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
SiliconANGLE

Zencoder’s Zenflow gets LLMs to verify each other’s work and accelerate AI code automation

Artificial intelligence coding startup Zencoder today unveiled a new orchestration tool that it says will help enterprises move away from unproductive “vibe coding” to a more disciplined and ...
EDN

Understand quadrature encoders with a quick technical recap

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...
Electronic Design

Qualcomm’s Acquisition of Arduino Creates a New Vibe—AI and Signal Processing on the UNO Q

Arduino is being acquired by Qualcomm subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Qualcomm Arduino introduces a new UNO form factor board, the Arduino UNO Q, which features both a STM32 MCU ...
trains

Download the code files for Model Railroader’s Arduino Projects

Paul and David Bradt’s Ardiono Projects offers multiple ways to use Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers for your model railroading projects. Buy the book here. Code for Button/Blink Test (SN095) ...
IEEE

A Low-Power 8-bit Spintronic Rotary Encoder With Single-Track Gray Code Based on Spin-Hall Effect-Driven Domain Wall Motion

Abstract: This article introduces a low-power spintronic rotary encoder capable of 8-bit analog-to-digital conversion. The proposed encoder leverages spin-Hall effect-driven domain wall motion ...