"I was told Rockchip no longer considers RK3588 to be an “open source” chip. In practice, that means Rockchip no longer contributes RK3588 code to open-source projects and they also decided not to sell RK3588 directly to SBC vendors."

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Rockchip RK3588 mainline Linux support - Current status and future work for 2025 - CNX Software

The Rockchip RK3588 is one of the most popular Arm SoCs for single board computers, and while good progress has been made with regards to mainline ...

This, paired with Joshua Riek stepping away from ubuntu-rockchip, doesn't bode well for RK3588's SBC futures. Maybe why Radxa is going with a different vendor for their next flagship board, the Orion 6?

Modder successfully hacks missing M.2 slot into Pi 500:

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Pi modder successfully adds M.2 slot to Pi 500

As I briefly mentioned yesterday, someone mentioned in this blog

The suspense is killing me... the @npub1mjjw...a2m6 Thelio Astra is here, and I've already run a _lot_ of tests (GLaDOS would be proud!):

Raspberry Pi launched the Pi 500 today, a keyboard that's actually a computer. It's $90 with 8GB of RAM and an included 32GB A2 microSD card—but no M.2 slot! They also released a new monitor, and if you want to learn EVERYTHING #Pi500, check out today's video:

192 cores in a single CPU socket. 128 lanes of PCI Express Gen 5. DDR5 ECC RAM. I'd say Arm is all grown up. Video on this bonkers AmpereOne server:

Many viewers asked after my CM5 video whether Home Assistant Yellow (a local/private smart home hub I love!) works with CM5. The answer: emphatically YES! Another drop-in upgrade giving an instant 2-3x speed boost. More on my blog:

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Home Assistant Yellow - instant 2x IoT speedup with CM5

In a win for modular, private, local IoT, I just upgraded my Home Assistant Yellow from a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 to a Compute Module 5 this ...

The Raspberry Pi CM5 changes EVERYTHING—except the form factor. I tested 4K eGPU gaming, upgrading my better-than-a-smart TV from a CM4, and even built a better Pi 5. Check out the video:

Arm is all grown up... ECC DDR5, PCIe Gen 5, socketed CPU, full UEFI, install Linux or Windows without any special images.

You know it's serious business when btop needs to fullscreen just to display all cores...

The M4 Mac mini's *RIDICULOUS* efficiency: