Kenton Varda and Jade Wang designed and built a custom Austin house optimized for LAN parties and family life, finished in late 2023, with integrated game stations, DDR pads, cat-friendly features, and guest/office spaces. The build includes 12 built-in wall PCs plus additional netbooted machines in an “engine room,” extensive Cat6/UniFi PoE networking, and PC hardware (e.g., i5-13600, RTX 4070) powering the setup.

Video investigates privacy and security concerns around LG smart TVs, highlighting claims that up to 216 million devices may be collecting user data or acting as 'spy' TVs and discussing telemetry, permissions, and mitigation steps.

The Switched To Linux podcast criticizes GrapheneOS's new partnership with Motorola to produce phones, expressing skepticism and raising questions about the privacy, security, and strategic implications of the collaboration. The episode is presented by Teh AnKorage and links to related Switched To Linux channels and support pages.

Law enforcement agencies across the US have warned that Meta’s Ray‑Ban smart glasses could be used to covertly record officers and detention facilities or to aid reconnaissance for attacks, prompting memos, workplace bans and inspections. Meta says the glasses have a visible blinking LED when recording, but privacy advocates warn the devices enable surveillance of police and raise broader AI-driven privacy and security concerns.