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Community Connection: Bedford Bibliophiles Book Club
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (226+ words) Community Connection is a space to feature local Bedford organizations and the work they do. If you would like to see your organization featured in Community Connection – whether an announcement of an event, information about the organization, links to a…...
20 Questions with Bayanda Nqunqa
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (362+ words) Favourite book. Of all time? Favourite film. Of all time? Not sure if it’s considered a film but it has to be Hamilton. Favourite series. Of all time? Hands down, Law & Order: SVU. What is the most random thing you’ve…...
New Book Thriving in the Age of AI Challenges Readers to Master the One Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Can Never Replace
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (364+ words) What does it truly mean to be human in an age when machines can think, learn, and create? Artificial Intelligence is no longer a glimpse into the future—it is transforming the way we work, learn, communicate, and make decisions…...
Can AI audiobooks narrate better than humans? This study says many listeners think so
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (441+ words) You might assume most listeners would pick a real human voice over a synthetic one, but a new study says otherwise. Edison Research at SSRS surveyed 1,005 fiction audiobook fans in May 2026 for a study commissioned by AI audio company Spoken....
An Abridged History of Mathematical Metaphor in Speculative Fiction - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (145+ words) Though Zamyatin uses mathematics to symbolize an excess of order, mathematical metaphor in dystopian fiction isn’t confined to rigid equations. Enter Jorge Luis Borges. In his short story “The Lottery in Babylon” (1941), a society governed by pure probability becomes authoritarian…...
Verifying Device
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (17+ words) My raunchy books are huge hits - but a fan's bedroom confession still shocked me The Irish Sun...
Book Review: The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1579+ words) Having previously read The Power Law, which I consider the best book written on venture capital, I approached Sebastian Mallaby’s latest book with unusually high expectations. The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence did not disappoint....
Happy 100th, Central Library: A free festival will fête the remarkable landmark
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (323+ words) It would be challenging to count all of the birthday references, and party scenes, and festive moments that exist within the books that line the numerous shelves inside Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. Are there millions of birthday cakes,…...
How AI helps researchers track down rare toxic books
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1251+ words) Why Should Delaware Care?The public is by now aware of the work productivity or creative uses for AI programs, but even an obscure humanities research team is finding ways of putting the new technology to work for them. While…...
Kindle Recaps now available via an internet browser
1+ week, 2+ day ago (179+ words) Good e-Reader Kindle Recaps now available via an internet browser Kindle Recaps is a feature that acts like the “Previously on…” segment of a TV show. It provides quick, spoiler-free summaries of previous books in a series or recaps of…...