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I built my own Wi-Fi router with a Raspberry Pi for Starlink and solar control - here's how

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Why buy a wireless router when you can build one?
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I needed a Wi-Fi router. I'm in the UK, so I'm not caught up in all that US FCC Wi-Fi router ban nonsense, but I needed a specific kind of router, one that I could use off-grid and act as a hub for my Starlink, control my solar power station, and such.

It needed to be small, draw a low amount of energy, and be customizable to my heart's content.

Also: This is the power backup setup I trust after years of testing - solar panels included

So I decided to build one. Not from scratch, mind you (I didn't...

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It's looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns

It's going to be a "messy" summer for security folks, especially when it comes to fixing the open source code that underpins their organizations. That's according to Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of Chainguard, a software supply-chain security company leading Athena, a newly formed

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Halo Campaign Evolved creative director says the remake will have 'all the original content' and new features to bring it into more of a modern shooter'

* Halo Campaign Evolved will feature original content and new features, too * Creative director Max Szlagor says the remake was a process of "crafting it piece by piece" * The game will be "more accessible" than the original Halo Campaign Evolved isn't just a simple remake

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A look at advanced chip packaging, now more reliant on TSMC and its partners in Taiwan than ever, and the efforts to address this bottleneck in the US

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Sources: Meituan, Baidu, Xiaomi, and other Chinese tech giants have been trimming their workforces, fueling Chinese workers' concerns of being replaced by AI

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It's looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns

Halo Campaign Evolved creative director says the remake will have 'all the original content' and new features to bring it into more of a modern shooter'

A look at advanced chip packaging, now more reliant on TSMC and its partners in Taiwan than ever, and the efforts to address this bottleneck in the US

Sources: Meituan, Baidu, Xiaomi, and other Chinese tech giants have been trimming their workforces, fueling Chinese workers' concerns of being replaced by AI