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

Maix4-HAT is a compact AI inference module developed by Sipeed for edge-side deployment of large models. According to Sipeed, it is powered by AXera’s AX650 vision chip, integrating an NPU capable of up to 72 TOPS at INT4 or 18 TOPS at INT8 precision. The module is designed to handle vision, speech, and language tasks in compact edge environments.

Luckfox Lyra Pi with Core3506 SoC Provides Optional 4G and PoE in a Raspberry Pi-Sized Form Factor

Luckfox has introduced the Lyra Pi, a compact single-board computer with a Raspberry Pi-like form factor, built around the Core3506 module and a triple-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. It targets embedded and IoT applications, offering dual Ethernet, USB OTG, MIPI DSI, flexible Rockchip Matrix IO, and optional Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and 4G LTE.

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

The weekly Calibre releases continue with Calibre 8.7, a version that updates the Kindle driver with support for generating page number files (APNX) on 2024 and newer MTP-based Kindle devices, as well as the ability to ignore the “et al.” suffix on author names when finding similar e-books by author.

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Garuda Linux Retires MHWD and Settings Manager

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025

Quoting: Garuda Linux Retires MHWD and Settings Manager —

Some interesting news just came out of the Garuda camp—a rolling-release distro based on Arch Linux, known for its focus on performance, eye-catching visuals, and user-friendly features.

The team is implementing some significant changes under the hood, and more specifically, they revealed that modern hardware profiles will soon replace the old mhwd-powered ones automatically during the next system update. If you’re running Garuda, here’s what you need to know.

The new hardware profiles—essentially metapackages that handle driver installations and system tweaks—will seamlessly replace their legacy counterparts for most users. The switch will happen on its own, with the following automatic replacements...

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