Show HN: Printercow – Turn any thermal printer into an API endpoint(printercow.com) Turn AI conversations into tangible moments with thermal printing. Let your AI assistant create physical art, daily poems, todo lists, recipes, or custom receipts that spark joy. Skip the screen fatigue – get AI-generated content in a format you can touch, share, and stick to your wall.
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Xerox to acquire Lexmark(lexmark.com) NORWALK, Conn., and LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 23, 2024 – Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) today announced it has agreed to acquire Lexmark International, Inc., from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, inclusive of assumed liabilities.
Why is printer ink so expensive?(digitalrightsbytes.org) Few liquids are more precious than printer ink, but that's not because ink is expensive to make. How can HP— and its handful of competitors in the highly concentrated printer market—get away with charging these kinds of markups?
Bugs Found in CUPS(thestack.technology) Details of several critical Linux vulnerabilities that the security community has been awaiting have landed – they involve bugs in CUPS, the Common UNIX Printing System.