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Compact Maix4-HAT Delivers 18 TOPS INT8 On-Device Inference for Raspberry Pi SBC

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Calibre 8.7 Adds Support for Generating Page Number Files on MTP-Based Kindles

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 23, 2025

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  7. It's About So Much More Than 2 Microsofters, It's About Freedom to Speak About Crimes at Microsoft
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