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More success for children’s author Jo Dabrowski

Before she even had kids, AWC graduate Jo Dabrowski loved buying and reading picture books and dreamed of one day being a published author herself. Today, those dreams are firmly a reality! Since completing Writing Picture Books at the Australian Writers' Centre, Jo has been on a…
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Uma breve carta de agradecimento à cidade de Toronto, em Yonge Street, em North York, por me permitir anunciar dckim.com/hdub/w_web/pt/articl… #opensource #toronto #news #technology #meta #art #FOSS


Shannon-class lifeboat launched from Eastbourne, East Sussex at 11:06 - rnli.org/Eastbourne


Even Jared Kushner thinks the Paramount WB bid sucks.

He’s withdrawn financial backing from the bid, which may leave it floundering, and the Warner Bros. board has recommended shareholders reject the hostile offer. It looks like everyone involved is beginning to realize what The Verge’s own Liz Lopatto pointed out yesterday: “What Paramount is doing doesn’t make any fucking sense.”

Update: The Warner Bros. board has recommended rejecting the Paramount bid.

Kushner’s Affinity Withdraws From Warner Bros. Takeover

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AMD Zen 6 Compiler Support Merged For GCC 16

Ahead of AMD releasing their Zen 6 EPYC and Ryzen processors in 2026, AMD today saw their Zen 6 "znver6" support land into the GCC 16 open-source compiler...
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Joanna Nell: From GP to bestselling author

An unexpected incident led Joanna Nell to the Australian Writers' Centre and the subsequent publishing of her feel-good debut novel The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village (Hachette Australia).
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Intel Compute Runtime 25.48.36300.8 Brings More Performance Optimizations & Xe3 Fixes

Intel this week released their last planned feature update to their open-source Compute Runtime for 2025. The Intel Compute Runtime 25.48.36300.8 delivers the latest OpenCL and Level Zero performance optimizations, Xe3 workarounds, and other fixes for those on Intel integrated and discrete graphics hardware...
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Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting | Eleanor Margolis theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Unemployment #Work&careers #Technology #Society #UKnews


AI toys are suddenly everywhere - but I suggest you don't give them to your children | Arwa Mahdawi theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Children'stech #Lifeandstyle #Technology #Children #Toys



Appalachian Poetry For People Who Don’t Usually Read Poetry

This collection, by the first openly gay poet Laureate for Kentucky, is a balm for those who are homesick for a better time.
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Libcom: **Antifa England (2000s)**

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EU moves to soften its ban on gas cars.

Following mounting pressure, European officials have recommended the bloc drop its 2035 ban on new gas cars, instead aiming for a 90 percent reduction in emissions from new vehicles, leaving room for a few hybrids to still hit the market. The change will still have to pass the EU parliament.

EU moves to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry faces headwinds




Next Fed Chair in 'No-Win Scenario' as Selection Process Draws to a Close (Colby Smith/New York Times)

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Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter (Ivan Penn/New York Times)

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From Project Gutenberg:

Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish Capital

by Hannah Lynch

Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/46301