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Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP

Coming a month after Calibre 9.11, the Calibre 9.12 release introduces a new option in the Edit Book feature to convert GIF images to JPEG/WebP, a new button in the ToC Editor to sort the entries in the Table of Contents, and support for the latest Tolino firmware.

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Highlights of Shelly 3.0 include a revamped codebase for the package management, CLI and GUI interfaces, and keyring tool from C#/.NET to Zig, for fast, ahead-of-time compiled native executables, more predictable memory and resource lifetimes, and better compile-time checking at the C library boundary.

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Defending the Open Internet: Why Italy’s Content Delivery Network Decision Matters

The Internet works remarkably well because its architecture has evolved through open technical standards, clearly defined roles, and decades of collaborative innovation.

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DFRobot seeMote Cube tracks motion and sends haptic feedback in visionOS

The DFRobot seeMote Cube is a handheld spatial input device for Apple Vision Pro application development. The 56mm cube combines six-degree-of-freedom tracking, six programmable buttons, Bluetooth connectivity, and app-controlled haptic feedback for interacting with virtual objects and tools in visionOS.

Espressif begins mass production of ESP32-S31 wireless RISC-V SoC

Espressif has moved the ESP32-S31 into mass production, expanding its wireless microcontroller lineup with a dual-core RISC-V processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity. The new SoC targets smart-home hubs, audio devices, industrial automation, edge AI systems, and other connected applications requiring higher processing and wireless performance.

Radxa previews Qualcomm-based CM-Q64 and VMARC-Q9075 compute modules

Radxa has published specifications for two upcoming compute modules based on Qualcomm Dragonwing processors. The compact CM-Q64 combines 12 TOPS of AI performance with multi-camera support, while the larger VMARC-Q9075 uses the SMARC form factor and scales to 200 sparse TOPS for industrial AI, robotics, and machine-vision systems.

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Whatever You Got Told, IBM is Not Our Friend

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 31, 2026

It seems possible if not plausible that Red Hat will join many companies that got bought by IBM to become mere "brands", not subsidiaries or anything remotely like that. IBM is already censoring people in secret and acting in a hostile fashion while former Red Hat staff tries to deplatform Tux Machines. They are willing to spend millions on that.

If you are still under the false impression that IBM is a friend, then you probably aren't paying close enough attention. █

Image source: thelayoff.com / It looks like it accelerates, I read the signs that in 27 RH will be integrated fully.

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