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Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will happen this year after all

If you’re looking for an e-reader that allows you to buy expensive bestsellers from your local independent bookshops, your research will inevitably point you to Rakuten’s Kobo eReader. But, as it turns out, this reputation is largely based on outdated methods for buying Kobo books, involving signing up for a Kobo account from bookshops’ websites.

While there are a handful of indie bookshops nationwide still supporting Kobo through this website method, most of that kind of support ended years ago. I’ve found it impossible to buy e-books for my recently purchased Kobo from any of my local, beloved bookshops.

I want to support these bookshops, and I don’t want to own a physical copy of every book I read. I also want to use an e-reader rather than an Android or iOS app on a phone or tablet because e-readers offer long battery life, digital ink, and low-glare screens....

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Valve Patches SteamOS To Fix Slow Wireless Speeds On Some Routers

Amid the chaos of a new product launch, Valve has remained hard at work on SteamOS. Not only has SteamOS received a long-promised update to support standard PCs, but tailored SteamOS support for the Steam Deck and other handhelds has continued post-Steam Machine launch. Most recently, the SteamOS 3.8.

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Researchers Uncover First Fully Agentic AI Ransomware Attack

Nefarious actors are becoming adept at deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) in their malware campaigns. Case in point, the threat research team at security firm Sysdig has discovered what looks to be the first instance of an attack using agentic ransomware. The researchers say it’s a “complete extortion operation

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America’s greatest idea is still under threat

The United States of America recently turned 250 years old. What a spectacle! The fireworks were amazing, and millions of proud people celebrated across the nation — even around the world. France lit up the Eiffel Tower; Japan had fireworks. French fighter jets flew above New York City with trails of

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Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams

Xbox chief says company can't afford to mistake longevity for inevitability Hard times have come to Microsoft employees. Thousands of Microsoft team members reported to work following the US holiday weekend to learn their jobs no longer exist, with Redmond gutting its Commercial business and Xbox team, and

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Valve Patches SteamOS To Fix Slow Wireless Speeds On Some Routers

Researchers Uncover First Fully Agentic AI Ransomware Attack

America’s greatest idea is still under threat

Microsoft says the world is changing faster than it can keep up as it guts commercial, Xbox teams