It is probably not that straightforward, according to the Ars Technica review (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/12/raspberry-pi-500-updates-sub-100-desktop-pc-with-more-speed-optional-monitor/): "simply soldering one down isn't enough to enable M.2 support"

The link to the HuggingFace project is in the TFA but missing from the TFS quote. Here it is: https://huggingface.co/spaces/...

Alain Damasio is another great author whose SF novels describe the possible drift of technologies in our society: surveillance, augmented reality, etc. Unfortunately it seems his works, originally in French, haven't been translated to English.