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ESP32-S31: Specs, Architecture and ESP32-S3/C3 Comparison
The ESP32-S31 is Espressif’s new dual-core RISC-V chip with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Thread, Zigbee and Gigabit Ethernet all on one die. It’s another chip you didn’t ask for, but will probably buy anyway. Below: what the ESP32-S31 is, its architecture, what it’s good and bad at, and whether it replaces the ESP32-C3 and ESP32-S3…
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E-Paper Handheld Plays AI-Generated Text Adventures
A maker has built a battery-powered handheld that runs choose-your-own-adventure stories on an e-paper screen. The device uses Google’s Gemini to generate its stories.
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systemd Adds Rust Support, But Only for Leaf Binaries For Now
The systemd project has merged support for writing components in Rust alongside C. Its maintainers say Rust is acceptable for individual binaries but not yet for core shared code.
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Running Bare-Metal Code on ST’s STM32MP2 Without Linux or Vendor SDKs
A developer describes an experiment to run ST’s STM32MP2 applications processor as a simple, fast microcontroller, without Linux or vendor SDKs.
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SkyeBrowse Adds Roof Damage Analysis to Its Drone Mapping Platform
SkyeBrowse has released a Roof Damage Analysis tool that turns footage from one drone flight into roof measurements and a damage screening report. The update also expands GIS and CAD exports and adds new ground control point correction options.
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Full Linux Comes to the ESP32-S31 Microcontroller
Espressif’s new ESP32-S31 is a dual-core RISC-V chip with WiFi 6 that can run full-featured Linux thanks to its memory management unit.
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Sharing One GPU in Kubernetes: MIG, Time-Slicing, MPS and DRA Explained
GPU sharing in Kubernetes is often framed as a cost problem, since small models can leave a whole card mostly idle. Here is how the main options differ.
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Raspberry Pi Pico Revives Old Cash Register Display With a Modern Panel
A hobbyist replaced a failed monochrome STN display in an old Samsung cash register using a low-cost microcontroller instead of expensive parts.
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Bryan Cantrill Reflects on Rust in the Age of LLMs
A Rust NYC talk by Bryan Cantrill, titled “Reflections on Rust in the LLM Age,” is available on YouTube. The page we reviewed did not include the talk’s content.
