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  • Interactivity API best practices in 6.8
    [24 Mar 25, 9:04pm] WordPress 6.8 comes with a few new best practices and requirements in the Interactivity API that are part of a longer-term continuous-improvement effort. Some of the relevant changes in 6.8 are an intermediary step: They do not include these enhancem…
  • Editor Weekly Updates – March 10th – 23rd
    [24 Mar 25, 7:51pm] Last week, there were some exciting developments in the Gutenberg Editor. Below, you’ll find an overview of the key changes and improvements. Need Accessibility Feedback: Enhancements: Needs Design Feedback: Bugs: Thank you @benjamin_zekavica for…
  • New filter should_load_block_assets_on_demand in 6.8
    [24 Mar 25, 3:40pm] WordPress 6.8 introduces a new filter should_load_block_assets_on_demand, which runs as part of a new function wp_should_load_block_assets_on_demand(). The filter complements the existing should_load_separate_core_block_assets filter by more clearly…
  • Changes to the .screen-reader-text class in WordPress 6.8
    [20 Mar 25, 4:16pm] The screen-reader-text CSS class is a small bit of CSS used in WordPress to hide text visually but still make it available to assistive technologies, screen readers, and any other software reading a page. Given poor browser support for the clip-path…
  • Summary, Dev Chat, Mar 19, 2025
    [19 Mar 25, 8:48pm] Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @benjamin_zekavica. 🔗 Agenda post. Announcements 📢 WordPress 6.8 | Beta 3 is now available 🥳 The Beta 3 release of WordPress 6.8 is now available! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who join…
  • Agenda, Dev Chat, Mar 19, 2025
    [19 Mar 25, 8:23am] The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. Additional items will be referred to in the var…

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  • U.S.: Critical fire weather and Pacific storm through Saturday
    [21 Mar 25, 2:25pm] A low pressure wave forming along a cold front will track across the New England coast this morning, bringing a period of rain, heavy at times for much of New England, especially for Maine today. The relatively compact system is forecast…
  • Oil rig count increased to 593
    [21 Mar 25, 2:23pm] U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs, Baker Hughes said. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by one to 593 in the week to March 21. Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell by one to 486 thi…
  • Michigan sets new record for food, ag and forestry exports
    [21 Mar 25, 2:00pm] Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced that the state's ag-related exports set a new record in 2024, reaching $2.9 billion. The new benchmark was released to mark National Agricu…
  • USDA to allow increased pork and poultry processor line speeds
    [21 Mar 25, 1:59pm] U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced new actions to reduce burdens on the U.S. pork and poultry industries, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food safety standards. The directive instructs the Food Safety…
  • Australian airports report record aeronautical revenues despite slower growth in passenger numbers
    [21 Mar 25, 1:57pm] Australia’s four largest airports, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, each reported their highest ever aeronautical revenues in 2023-24, the ACCC’s latest Airport Monitoring Report shows. The 24.3 per cent increase in revenues to $2…

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  • A fresh approach to resolving conflicts | Darya Shaikh
    [24 Mar 25, 2:54pm] Conflict is an unavoidable part of any relationship. But what if the point of arguing isn't to win, but rather to grow from the experience? Facilitator Darya Shaikh presents a powerful framework for managing conflicts, showing how you can naviga…
  • The key to navigating change with confidence | Kristy Ellmer
    [24 Mar 25, 2:51pm] What if the change you fear most is actually the best thing for you? Change leader Kristy Ellmer shares a powerful lesson on how even the most difficult transitions, including layoffs and company-wide transformations, can open unexpected doors. She o…
  • Why are we sending critical metals to the dump? | Jeff More
    [21 Mar 25, 2:48pm] The world is heading toward a massive copper shortage that could derail the clean energy transition, says mining expert Jeff More. He shows how advanced sensing technology could get us back on the right track, drastically cutting down on the wasted m…
  • Is generosity the most underrated leadership skill? | Joe Davis
    [20 Mar 25, 2:47pm] Leadership isn’t about a title or position — it’s about generosity, says organizational expert Joe Davis. Drawing on his extensive experience as a people manager, he shares three essential tips for leaders to unlock the potential of their teams…
  • An ethicist's guide to living a good life | Ira Bedzow
    [19 Mar 25, 2:39pm] It's easy to say you have values — but how can you actually put them into action? Ethicist and rabbi Ira Bedzow helps people wrestle with this big question so they can navigate life with a sense of meaning and direction. He sits down with Shos…
  • An NBA champion's advice on being a top teammate | Shane Battier
    [18 Mar 25, 2:58pm] What if the secret to success isn’t being in the spotlight, but making everyone else around you shine? Former NBA player Shane Battier shares how his most impactful moments didn’t come from scoring points but rather from small, underrated actions…

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  • OpenAI says its AI voice assistant is now better to chat with
    [25 Mar 25, 1:10am] OpenAI released updates Monday for Advanced Voice Mode, its AI voice feature that enables real-time conversations in ChatGPT, to make the AI assistant more personable and interrupt users less frequently. Manuka Stratta, an OpenAI post-training resear…
  • A new, challenging AGI test stumps most AI models
    [25 Mar 25, 12:29am] The Arc Prize Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by prominent AI researcher François Chollet, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has created a new, challenging test to measure the general intelligence of leading AI models. So far, the new te…
  • A Chinese tech giant says it slashed AI costs using only Chinese chips
    [24 Mar 25, 11:39pm] Earlier this year, DeepSeek briefly crashed Nvidia’s stock because of speculation that its models require far fewer chips. Now, Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, which is backed by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, is claiming a major AI breakthrough. Ant wa…
  • a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn’t have
    [24 Mar 25, 11:03pm] Last year, AI-powered sales automation startup 11x appeared to be on an explosive growth trajectory. However, nearly two dozen sources — including investors and current and former employees — told TechCrunch that the company has experienced finan…
  • Vertical farming company Plenty files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $1B
    [24 Mar 25, 10:13pm] Vertical farming company Plenty has filed for bankruptcy, the company said in a press release on Monday. In its statement, Plenty said it has received a commitment for $20.7 million in debtor-in-possession financing as part of a proposed restructurin…

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  • 230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech
    [24 Mar 25, 7:22pm] Once again, several Senators appear poised to gut one of the most important laws protecting internet users - Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230). Don’t be fooled - many of Section 230’s detractors claim that this critical law only protects big tech.…
  • Podcast Episode Rerelease: Dr. Seuss Warned Us
    [23 Mar 25, 4:42pm] This episode was first released on May 2, 2023.We’re excited to announce that we’re working on a new season of How to Fix the Internet, coming in the next few months! But today we want to lift up an earlier episode that has particular significan…
  • A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate
    [21 Mar 25, 7:33pm] In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting d…
  • New USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder
    [21 Mar 25, 6:49pm] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just made a move that will protect bad patents at the expense of everyone else. In a memo released February 28, the USPTO further restricted access to inter partes review, or IPR—the process Congress cre…
  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like Google Search? Courts Must Enable Competition While Protecting Privacy.
    [20 Mar 25, 10:28pm] Can we get from a world where Google is synonymous with search to a world  where other search engines have a real chance to compete? The U.S. and state governments’ bipartisan antitrust suit, challenging the many ways that Google has maintained it…

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