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AlphaTheta’s CDJ-3000 gets an X upgrade that allows DJs to access their libraries with the tap of a smartphone

The CDJ-3000X promises “expanded connectivity, extraordinary reliability and sound quality that surpasses the CDJ-3000”

MusicRadar

Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones

Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war

The Guardian - UK

Anthropic reaches $1.5 Billion settlement with authors in landmark copyright case

Anthropic’s deal with authors may accelerate a shift toward licensing copyrighted material needed to train AI models, legal experts say

Fortune

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'Public book burnings': Margaret Atwood comments on 'The Handmaid's Tale' Alberta book ban

Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s new rules on school libraries and has even posted a new short story which satirizes the censorship at play.

Euronews

Four west coast libraries saved after closure plans scrapped

FOUR closure-threatened libraries in Argyll and Bute have been saved after a council official confirmed that proposals had been withdrawn

The National (Scotland)

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on violence against women presented to them.

The Conversation

The Cochrane library is a global source of independent health evidence for everyone – why is NZ restricting access?

For almost two decades, all New Zealanders had free access to one of the world’s most trusted libraries on medical information.

The Conversation

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AMD accidentally released the source code for FSR 4 before swapping back to the normal SDK, and a glimpse at the libraries suggests it might support older graphics cards in the near future

Butterfingers, perhaps?

PC Gamer

Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries

The Independent UK

Pro-trans activists' protest forces Scottish city's chambers to close

GLASGOW’S City Chambers were forced to close after activists staged a protest over proposed cuts to school libraries, which they say…

The National (Scotland)

5 Services You Can Get for Free Once You Hit Retirement Age

Reaching retirement age changes a lot about daily life. Suddenly, you have more time, but you might worry about money. The good news? There are...

Saving Advice

Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

Footage on social media shows protesters demonstrating their opposition to the two drag queens reading stories to children at the library.

Evening Standard

Libraries postpone storytime events over protest concerns

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The Independent UK

Pantomime dame hits out at council’s ‘attack’ after library storytime events cancelled

Mama G devastated after performances in Suffolk libraries this summer postponed over protest concerns

The Independent UK

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Ex-Dyson engineer to launch LTO tape holographic rival that uses cheap $5 laser diode, promises 200TB cartridges on 100m reels — but read/write speeds are unknown

Former Dyson engineer builds low-cost holographic storage with polymer ribbon which works seamlessly inside existing LTO libraries.

Bored Panda

Before Amazon, We Had Bookmobiles: 72 Rare Photos Of Libraries-On-Wheels

Long before Amazon, Audible, and other digital book distributors, bookmobiles were bringing literature to peoples' doorsteps. Their mission was to provide the written word to remote villages and city suburbs that had no libraries. We invite you to remember these forgotten four-wheelers of the past.

Saving Advice

8 Public Services That Are Quietly Becoming Paid-Only

Public services have long been a cornerstone of American civic life, offering essential resources—from libraries and transit to parks and senior programs—at little or no...

The Guardian - UK

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail

Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’

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The Guardian - UK

Reform councillor’s boast about removing ‘trans-ideological’ books from children’s library sections falls flat

Paul Webb said he ensured books and material were pulled from children’s section of Kent libraries, but it emerges they were never there

The Independent UK

Reform UK run council removes all trans books from children’s library section

Kent County Council leader claims removing ‘trans material’ from shelves is ‘victory for common sense in Kent’

MusicRadar

“Don't construct a chord that uses eight notes - it’s unplayable on a guitar!”: How to humanise your virtual acoustic instruments in your DAW projects

Duff notes, timing errors and quirky performance choices are often the elements that underline the humanity of acoustic performances.

Evening Standard

Camilla laments library closures in visit to Edinburgh community hub

The Queen met authors Sir Ian Rankin and Gillian Flynn at the newly-launched Ratho Library.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

The Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

Player One

Xbox June Update Brings Unified Libraries, Cloud Keyboard Support, and Smarter Wi-Fi

The Xbox June Update brings smarter Wi-Fi, cross-platform libraries, keyboard support for cloud gaming, and subscription tools for seamless gaming.

Player One

Xbox PC App Tests Integrating Game Libraries Into Just One Platform

The latest tests by Microsoft on the Xbox PC app involves the possible integration of all game libraries into one platform.

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