Raspberry Pi's Upgraded Keyboard Computer Gets RGB Lighting, Mechanical Switches and SSD Storage
Raspberry Pi has launched the Raspberry Pi 500 Plus for $200, more than doubling the $90 price of the standard model. The keyboard computer now includes an M.2 2280 SSD socket alongside the SD card slot, 256GB of storage and 16GB of LPDDR4x-4267 RAM instead of 8GB. The company added Gateron KS-33 Blue mechanical switches, replaceable low-profile keycaps finished to allow RGB lighting to shine through and an RP2040 microcontroller running QMK firmware.
The 500 Plus retains Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth, gigabit Ethernet, two micro HDMI ports, three USB-A ports, and USB-C power from the base model. A $220 Desktop Kit bundles necessary cables, power supply, and mouse.
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'We know who's in charge!' Alison Hammond jokes with Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty as she reveals it's 'exhausting' having him home all the time after he left politics
The former Prime Minister and his wife were on the show to promote their new charity designed to make Maths less intimidating, named The Richmond Project.
People can't believe I'm not Margot Robbie after I lost 12 stone
When Ellie Jeffries lost nearly half her bodyweight, she never imagined she would gain a celebrity lookalike.
Astonishing moment Ryder Cup volunteer saves Justin Thomas from disaster at Bethpage
A volunteer at the Ryder Cup inadvertently prevented a disastrous shot from Justin Thomas in the Friday morning foursome action from Bethpage Black.
Google fuses SQL, Python, and Spark in Colab Enterprise push
Move comes as Snowflake and Databricks chase the same all-in-one analytics dream
Google is promising a single notebook environment for machine learning and data analytics, integrating SQL, Python, and Apache Spark in one place.…
Ilford school 'deeply saddened' after death of former pupil who went missing in Bali
The school has said their thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends
Europe prepares for war with Putin: EU plans 'drone wall' to stop Russian attacks as Poland vows to shoot down UAVs over Ukraine and Kremlin threatens direct conflict with NATO
Nations including Denmark, Finland, and Poland will join Ukraine at a summit to thrash out plans for what EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has described as 'the bedrock of credible defence.'
FIVE HUNDRED drone sightings are reported in Denmark as Scandinavia battles to contain 'Russian incursions'
The population is full of fear following the drone incursions that shut down two of its airports on Wednesday night.
Maya Jama WILL present Love Island in 2026 as host confirms her return for All Stars and the summer series
Maya Jama has quashed reports she's leaving Love Island confirming she'll return to host the hit ITV2 dating show next year.
Meta Launches Vibes, an Endless Feed of AI Slop for Your Viewing Displeasure
Meta has rolled out Vibes, an endless feed of AI-generated videos within its Meta AI app and meta.ai website. Users can create short-form synthetic videos from scratch or remix existing AI content from the feed, adding music and adjusting styles before redistributing the artificial output to Instagram, Facebook Stories and Reels. The feed promises to become "more personalized over time" as it learns user preferences for machine-generated content. Meta positioned the feature as part of its broader AI video strategy, adding another stream of synthetic media to platforms already saturated with algorithmic content. The company says additional AI creation tools are coming.
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Police name man accused of rape and knife assault at Essex park
Officers rushed to the scene and made an arrest
Nonbinary academic tried to 'Free Palestine' with woke protest... instead he was sentenced to 19 years for domestic terrorism
Casey Robert Goonan, 35, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of firebombings at UC Berkley as part of an anti-Israel protest.
Ex-Mossad chief backs 'wonderful' Tony Blair to run interim Gaza government if there is a ceasefire - with Trump aides 'on board'
In an extraordinary turn of events, the ex-PM is being touted for the job if a ceasefire is struck between Israel and Hamas.
‘An attacker's playground:’ Crims exploit GoAnywhere perfect-10 bug
Researchers say tens of thousands of instances remain publicly reachable
Security researchers have confirmed that threat actors have exploited the maximum-severity vulnerability affecting Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT), and chastised the vendor for a lack of transparency.…
What went wrong for Emma Bridgewater? After massive losses and staff cuts, experts reveal how pottery brand 'lost its freshness' as Britain's middle class turned to cheap online knock-offs
Dubbed Britain's 'queen of pottery', the Stoke-on-Trent-based eponymous brand, with its trademark lettering and polka dot designs, carved out a niche of twee and quirky homewares.
LockBit's new variant is 'most dangerous yet,' hitting Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi
Operation Cronos didn’t kill LockBit – it just came back meaner
Trend Micro has sounded the alarm over the new LockBit 5.0 ransomware strain, which it warns is "significantly more dangerous" than past versions due to its newfound ability to simultaneously target Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi environments. …
Princess Leonor of Spain, 19, makes her first official visit to parliament building (while following in her mother's very stylish footsteps!)
Princess Leonor of Spain made her first official visit to the Palacio del Gobierno de Navarra on Friday.
A Year at Highclere by The Countess of Carnovan: Hexes and high jinks at the real Downton
Missing Downton Abbey? Take a tour around Highclere Castle - the family home made famous by the iconic TV show.
Hugh Bonneville and vegan influencer girlfriend Heidi Kadlecová put on loved-up display as they make rare public appearance together
The British actor, 61, cosied up to his glamorous partner as the pair enjoyed an evening out together at the Yard O Led British Historic Pen Revival in Piccadilly Arcade.
Hollyoaks star Nikki Sanderson is rushed to hospital after treadmill accident rips 'several layers of skin' from her body
Nikki Sanderson was rushed to the hospital after a horror treadmill accident ripped 'several layers of skin' from her body and left her with a 'glued chin'.