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The Right Tools for the Job

We’re knee-deep in new microcontrollers over here, from the new Raspberry Pi Pico to an engineering sample from Espressif that’s right now on our desk. (Spoiler alert, review coming out Monday.) And microcontroller peripherals are a little bit like Pokemon — you’ve just got to catch them all. If a microcontroller doesn’t have 23 UARTS,

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Research finds most Zoom-bombing incidents, especially in high schools and colleges, originate with participants who post the link publicly to invite trolls in (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Research finds most Zoom-bombing incidents, especially in high schools and colleges, originate with participants who post the link publicly to invite trolls in  —  Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges. Research finds most Zoom-bombing incidents, especially in high

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A skeptical look at Clubhouse, where most conversations are boring and whose audio-centric, synchronous content may be far less compelling after the pandemic (Mark Stenberg/Medialyte)

Mark Stenberg / Medialyte: A skeptical look at Clubhouse, where most conversations are boring and whose audio-centric, synchronous content may be far less compelling after the pandemic  —  I feel like I’m taking crazy pills! … Share Medialyte  —  Clubhouse in the dog house  —  On Sunday night … A skeptical look at Clubhouse, where

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Leaked cellphone data from the siege at the Capitol demonstrates how advertising IDs can be used to identify and track the movement of specific individuals (New York Times)

New York Times: Leaked cellphone data from the siege at the Capitol demonstrates how advertising IDs can be used to identify and track the movement of specific individuals  —  Times Opinion was able to identify individuals from a trove of leaked smartphone location data.  —  Mr. Warzel and Mr. Thompson are writers in Opinion. Leaked

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Hawkfish, the Mike Bloomberg-funded tech company that helped his and later Joe Biden's 2020 election campaigns, is shutting down in May (Theodore Schleifer/Vox)

Theodore Schleifer / Vox: Hawkfish, the Mike Bloomberg-funded tech company that helped his and later Joe Biden’s 2020 election campaigns, is shutting down in May  —  It’s the latest retrenchment from major Democratic donors in the aftermath of the 2020 election.  —  SHARE All sharing options Hawkfish, the Mike Bloomberg-funded tech company that helped his

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