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Book manufacturing giant Lakeside Book Company has acquired Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, the distribution arm of the soon-to-be closed library wholesaler Baker & Taylor. The distributor had been ...

A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul One book ...

A PSF proposal to address vulnerabilities in Python and PyPi was recommended for funding, but it was declined because the terms barred “any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory ...

Pablos Holman is a hacker, writ large. The first time he spoke for one of my events, in 2010, he captured an audience member’s credit card information during a break and started making a purchase on ...

Every evening around 10 p.m., I settle onto the couch, open up the New York Times crossword app on my phone, and complete the day’s puzzle. One moment I’m stumped; the next I’m struck by an epiphany.

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...

Reese Witherspoon‘s monthly book club — which just turned eight years old — is now getting a companion podcast. But while Witherspoon may make appearances on the show, she’s delegating hosting duties.