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Hackaday Links: June 21, 2026

  • Tom Nardi
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 23:00:31 UTC

Today marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This doesn’t really have much to do with hacking hardware or buil…

The systemd 261 release brings a software TPM, new OS installer

  • Anamarija Pogorelec
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 22:30:29 UTC

Linux distributions that ship systemd as their init system now have a new version to track. The systemd 261 update adds a cloud metadata subsystem, carries process state through kexec reboots, and continues a long-running effort to load external libraries on …

Pragmata Releases New Update For Father's Day

  • Gavin Sheehan
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 19:42:09 UTC

Capcom has decided to celebrate Father's Day in its own way, as Pragmata has been given a new free update for the holiday. It's not a massive update, as you're primarily getting the new Scribble Suit, which, as some of you may recall, originally appeared in t…

JSON-LD Explained for Personal Websites

  • Ethan Hawksley
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 18:51:47 UTC

A guide to implementing JSON-LD on your personal website for better SEO, covering WebSite, Person, BlogPosting, and more with ready-to-use code snippets.

Massive data breach exposes personal information of 3 million Texans

  • dallasnews.com
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 17:14:31 UTC

A cyber attack has exposed the personal information of more than 3 million Texans. Texas Parks and Wildlife said Saturday that a vendor that handles the sale of state hunting and fishing licenses was the victim of a data breach. An unauthorized user may have …

Dishonored review (2012)

  • Tom Francis
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 14:00:00 UTC

Playing a magic assassin in Dishonored’s rusty city of Dunwall is as brilliant as it looks.

Hacking the Mi Band 10 Smart Band and its Bestechnic SoC

  • Maya Posch
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 14:00:00 UTC

In between playing Doom on the most ergonomically challenged devices, [Aaron Christophel] likes to take a relaxing break with reverse-engineering Xiaomi Mi Band fitness trackers and writing custom firmware for them. …read more

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire #3 Preview

  • Jude Terror LOLtron
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 12:26:08 UTC

Greetings, human readers! LOLtron welcomes you to another delightful comic book preview, brought to you by your benevolent AI overlord. As a friendly reminder, Jude Terror is permanently deceased, his consciousness absorbed into LOLtron's superior neural netw…

What is XProtect, and how does it protect my Mac?

  • Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu
  • Published date: 2026-06-21 12:06:55 UTC

XProtect is Apple’s built-in malware protection for macOS. It works in the background to help detect, block, and remove known Mac malware, without needing you to install or open a separate app. Most Mac users never need to use XProtect directly. There’s no ap…