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Botkins, a charity robotics project, is building a telepresence tool that lets people bedridden by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis or Long Covid take part in social life again. The device, built with FPV and Raspberry Pi technology, allows users to remotely attend gatherings and stay connected. Supporters highlight it as an empowerment tool for the millions missing from public life due to these disabling illnesses.

A developer has released TinyWorldFormer, a compact world model small enough to run interactive game-like simulations directly on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W microcontroller. The open-source project demonstrates that generative world models can operate on hardware with minimal memory and processing power, rather than GPUs or cloud servers. Hacker News readers are discussing the technical achievement and its implications for low-cost embedded AI.

The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 16.0, adding official support for Linux computers running on 64-bit ARM/AArch64 processors, including devices like the Raspberry Pi. The privacy-focused browser's latest version was announced via the project's official blog. Users are sharing the update, with privacy-conscious owners of low-cost ARM hardware welcoming the ability to run the anonymity browser natively.

A new open source hardware UEXT module brings 100MB wired Ethernet to Raspberry Pi Pico, Pico 2 and ESP32 boards that lack built-in Ethernet. The add-on gives makers and embedded developers a low-cost way to add reliable wired networking to small microcontroller projects, and Adafruit has highlighted the release for the hobbyist community.

An electronics enthusiast has started learning microcontroller programming as a new hobby, buying a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W and a Pi Debug Probe to study C and basic electronic engineering. They describe the combination as ideal for hands-on, creative learning, and note they are working through beginner projects while building both coding and hardware skills at the same time.

A new compute module, the SCINTIX P4, brings Espressif's ESP32-P4 chip to carrier boards designed for Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5 modules. Unlike those modules, which typically run Linux, it runs bare-metal code or an RTOS firmware, with its dual board-to-board connectors matching the Raspberry Pi mechanical layout. The announcement is drawing attention from embedded systems hobbyists interested in RISC-V development on existing hardware.

A technology commentator has praised the impressive small computing projects being built by children in Britain using Raspberry Pi devices running Linux and open-source software. The remark highlights how the low-cost single-board computer, made in the UK, has become a popular tool for teaching young people programming and electronics skills.

A new ExplainingComputers video shows AROS, an open-source reimplementation of AmigaOS, running on the Raspberry Pi. The demonstration highlights how classic Amiga software and its distinctive Workbench interface can be revived on cheap modern ARM hardware. Enthusiasts in open-source and retro-computing circles are sharing the clip, praising the preservation of legacy platforms on current hardware.

Banana Pi has introduced the BPI-M8, a new single-board computer aimed at developers and hobbyists. The board offers open expansion options, allowing users to add hardware modules and customise their setups. Tech writers highlight its open-source-friendly design as a draw for makers building embedded projects or experimenting with alternative boards to the Raspberry Pi.

RISC OS Open has announced that new music-making software, letting users lay down audio tracks with instruments like guitar, microphone and keyboard, is now available for testing. The release targets the open-source RISC OS platform, which runs on Raspberry Pi hardware, and the community is being invited to try it out and report feedback via the project's forum.

The moOde project has released version 10.3.7, codenamed Trixie, of its open-source music player operating system for Raspberry Pi. Users can install it directly through the Media Player OS section of the official Raspberry Pi Imager, or download it from the release archive at moodeaudio.org. Further details and support are available on the project's forum.

A French parent says they used AI tools to create a small video game featuring a flying unicorn, made together with their children. The kids drew characters and worked out how the game should function before it was built. The game was developed for Linux and the Raspberry Pi 5, then ported to other platforms. The creator describes the experience of making a playable game this way as remarkable.

A detailed step-by-step tutorial on installing and configuring Pi-hole, the network-wide ad blocker, on a Raspberry Pi together with a Fritzbox router has been published on the Kuketz Blog, a German site focused on IT security and privacy. The guide is being shared and thanked for by readers in the German-speaking privacy community, where interest in self-hosted ad blocking and data protection tools remains strong.