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The Asahi Linux 7.1 progress report details fixes for boot picker compatibility with macOS 27, including a new flag for APFS containers, and addresses a firmware change in macOS 27's SMC that affects battery management.

DSPi is an open-source firmware that turns a Raspberry Pi Pico into a fully featured digital audio processor, offering room correction, parametric EQ, matrix mixing, and more.

The article covers the upcoming expiration of a Microsoft Secure Boot certificate that Linux distributions rely on for booting via shim, and the complexities involved in updating system firmware to accommodate the replacement key.

A critical deadline is approaching for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect against UEFI bootkits, as three Microsoft-signed certificates for Secure Boot will expire on June 24.

AMD has quietly removed Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) from consumer Ryzen CPUs via newer AGESA firmware, potentially leaving users vulnerable to physical attacks, while AMD engineers have gone silent on the matter.

An upcoming deadline requires Windows and Linux users to update Secure Boot keys to protect against UEFI-based bootkits. The expiration of Microsoft-signed certificates on June 24 could leave systems vulnerable if not updated.

AMD removed Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) from its consumer Ryzen CPUs without notice, causing user backlash. The change was detected through firmware updates and appears to be a deliberate restriction to differentiate Pro chips.

A blog post detailing the process of porting the ThinkPad X61 to the coreboot open-source firmware, using AI-assisted reverse engineering with Claude Opus 4.6.

ESP32 Bit Pirate is an open-source firmware that turns an ESP32 into a multi-protocol hacking tool, supporting sniffing and interaction with various digital and radio protocols via serial or web-based CLI.

A security researcher reverse-engineers the Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2X firmware, uncovering vulnerabilities that allow attackers within 15 meters to turn the speaker into a covert spying tool and Rubber Ducky without physical access.

A detailed guide on connecting a JLink JTAG probe to the Pinecil soldering iron via its breakout board to enable hardware debugging of the Bouffalo Lab BL706 MCU (SiFive E24 core) using JLinkGDBServer and GDB, particularly useful for Zephyr RTOS development.

The author reverse engineers a Yamaha THR10c guitar amp firmware via UART and JTAG, dumps and patches it to fix bypass gain, and builds an API.

Third-party OmniDrive firmware enables modern Blu-ray drives with the MediaTek MT1959 chipset to rip game discs from GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360, and other retro consoles to PC, simplifying game preservation and emulation.

Firmware code in recent Starlink update suggests SpaceX is preparing a version of its Starlink Mini satellite dish with an integrated battery, enabling untethered portable internet for users.

A firmware update adds save states to the Analogue 3D console, allowing players to save progress at any point.

This article details how researchers bypassed the firmware downgrade protection in the Tesla Wall Connector's bootloader, allowing installation of older firmware versions despite the security ratchet.