Performance Chat Summary: 23 July 2024 [24 Jul 24, 10:15am] Meeting agenda here and the full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Announcements Priority Items WordPress Performance Trac Tickets Performance Lab Plugin (and other Performance Plugins) Active Priority Projects Improving the calculation…
Agenda, Dev Chat, Wednesday July 24, 2024 [23 Jul 24, 6:08pm] 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 v…
Performance Chat Agenda: 23 July 2024 [23 Jul 24, 8:48am] Here is the agenda for this week’s performance team meeting scheduled for . If you have any topics you’d like to add to this agenda, please add them in the comments below. This meeting happens in the #core-performance channel. To join the meeting…
Proposal: Adjusting Dev Chat times for the 6.7 release [23 Jul 24, 12:43am] Background The weekly WordPress Dev Chat meeting is a tradition that dates back to the days when WordPress contributors primarily communicated via IRC. Since that time, these meetings have continued to serve as a regular time each week where contribu…
Aligning Committer-Level Access Across the Code Base [22 Jul 24, 3:46pm] At WCEU 2024 Contributor Day, several Core Committers and project leaders had an impromptu discussion about how to unify the permissions and capabilities for the project’s committer-level contributors between the two code bases (Gutenberg on GitHub…
The Crowdstrike disaster is good… [19 Jul 24, 6:48pm] The Crowdstrike disaster is a good opportunity for us to brainstorm and review our “defense in depth” around updates. If I committed a die(); to core, what happens? What if I modify the file on the server directly? What automated fail-stops can w…
Airbus and Boeing supremacy secure despite turbulence [26 Jul 24, 8:03pm] Boeing's safety troubles and the Airbus scramble to ramp up production should have left a gap for smaller rivals to challenge their domination of the commercial airliner market.
A deep dive into polyimides for high-frequency wireless telecommunications [26 Jul 24, 5:43pm] As 5G technologies continue to evolve, scientists and engineers are already exploring new ways to turn things up a notch for 6G. One of the biggest challenges to address in both 5G and 6G is the many detrimental effects that operating at extremely hi…
Generative AI creates personalized storybooks for the future of child language learning [26 Jul 24, 5:33pm] Researchers have created an innovative system for generating personalized storybooks. This system utilizes generative artificial intelligence and home IoT technology to assist children in language learning. The findings are published in the journal P…
Study explores win–win potential of grass-powered energy production [26 Jul 24, 5:10pm] Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse gas emissions.
Google brings Preferred Care for Pixel to UK and Japan [27 Jul 24, 12:20am] Ahead of the Pixel 9 launch next month, Google is expanding the availability of Preferred Care beyond the US and Canada to the UK and Japan. more…
Pixelated 019: It’s not leaking, it’s pouring Pixel 9 [26 Jul 24, 9:00pm] Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about the latest Pixel 9 series, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and Pixel Watch 3 leaks. SubscribeYouTube PodcastsPocket CastsSpotifyApple Podcasts…
Here’s how Galaxy Ring gestures work [26 Jul 24, 6:05pm] The Galaxy Ring is Samsung’s own option in the smart ring market. The new ring carries gesture controls, which gives it a one-up on other existing wearables in the form factor. Here’s how those gestures actually work. more…
Phish-Friendly Domain Registry “.top” Put on Notice [23 Jul 24, 7:41pm] The Chinese company in charge of handing out domain names ending in “.top” has been given until mid-August 2024 to show that it has put in place systems for managing phishing reports and suspending abusive domains, or else forfeit its license to…
Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update [19 Jul 24, 2:24pm] A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike…
Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks [15 Jul 24, 3:24pm] At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets of Google Domains a year ago, but many customers still haven't set up their new accounts. Exper…
Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers [12 Jul 24, 6:12pm] AT&T Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people -- nearly all of its customers. AT&T said it delayed disclosing the incident in response to "national securi…
'Dancing molecules' heal cartilage damage [26 Jul 24, 11:32pm] New therapy uses synthetic nanofibers to mimic the natural signaling of a protein that is crucial for cartilage formation and maintenance. Researchers found that intensifying the motion of molecules within the nanofibers led to more components needed…
Climate is most important factor in where mammals choose to live, study finds [26 Jul 24, 5:29pm] Using data from 6,645 camera traps across the United States, researchers mapped populations of 25 mammal species. They determined that climate, not human activity, was the primary factor in mammals deciding where to live.
New understanding of fly behavior has potential application in robotics, public safety [26 Jul 24, 3:34pm] Scientists have identified an automatic behavior in flies that helps them assess wind conditions -- its presence and direction -- before deploying a strategy to follow a scent to its source. The fact that they can do this is surprising -- can you tel…
Building bridges between cells for brain health [26 Jul 24, 3:33pm] The brain contains many cell types, from the prominent neurons to the lesser-known microglia. The latter are integral to the brain's immune system and play a crucial role as the brain's cleanup crew. A recent study highlights that microglia…
A rare form of ice at the center of a cool new discovery about how water droplets freeze [26 Jul 24, 3:33pm] Researchers explain a new mechanism for ice formation. Ice can form near the free surface of a water droplet via small precursors with a structure resembling ice 0. These are readily formed by negative pressure effects due to surface tension, creatin…
Does Nissan Still Make A Cummins Powered Diesel Truck? [26 Jul 24, 11:15pm] Truck fans were initially thrilled when Nissan introduced the Cummins diesel-powered Titan XD in 2016. But that excitement did not last long.
Which Cars Have A Turbocharged 6.5 Diesel Under The Hood? [26 Jul 24, 9:15pm] Back in the 1990s and 2000s, a number of General Motors vehicles were powered by Detroit Diesel's turbocharged 6.5-liter engine. Let's take a look at them.
Oil Posts Biggest Weekly Drop Since Early May [26 Jul 24, 7:32pm] Oil dipped as algorithmic traders took advantage of market uncertainty, while traders weighed Chinese demand against falling US stockpiles.
Henry Hub Prices Crash Back Toward $2 [26 Jul 24, 3:00pm] Henry Hub natural gas prices have crashed back toward $2 on storage concerns, BofA analysts noted in a BofA Global Research report sent to Rigzone.
Republican States Ask US Supreme Court to Save Fossil Fuel Power Plants [26 Jul 24, 1:36pm] Twenty-five Republican attorneys-general lodged a joint plea before the Supreme Court for an emergency stay of new power emission rules that they fear may shut down generation plants running on fossil fuels.
Shell Makes FID on Hydrogen Electrolyzer in Germany [26 Jul 24, 12:53pm] Using renewable electricity, REFHYNE II is expected to produce up to 44,000 kilograms per day of renewable hydrogen to partially decarbonize site operations.
Huge! The Colossal Temples Built for Ancient Egypt’s God-King [27 Jul 24, 5:00am] The monuments to Ramses II have weathered centuries—and a major relocation.The post Huge! The Colossal Temples Built for Ancient Egypt’s God-King appeared first on Artnet News.
Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List [26 Jul 24, 7:47pm] The tablet bears "records regarding a large amount of furniture shopping," said the researchers.The post Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List appeared first on Artnet News.
#129 – Eneko Garrido on How WordPress Transformed His Life [24 Jul 24, 2:00pm] On the podcast today we have Eneko Garrido, a full-stack developer who became an active WordPress contributor after attending his first WordCamp in Bilbao in 2019. Eneko's involvement in WordPress began during a challenging period marked by anxi…
#128 – Fernando Tellado on AI Tools and Rehumanising the Web [17 Jul 24, 2:00pm] On the podcast today we have Fernando Tellado a prominent figure in the Spanish WordPress community. Fernando discusses the emerging capabilities of AI tools which can generate massive amounts of content quickly. He questions the implications for con…
#126 – Aaron Jorbin on Navigating WordPress Major and Minor Releases [3 Jul 24, 2:00pm] On the podcast today we have Aaron Jorbin. Aaron has led teams responsible for some of the largest and most prominent WordPress sites in the world including Rolling Stone, Variety, WIRED, The New Yorker, and The White House. He is also a WordPress Co…
#125 – Davinder Singh Kainth on Content Creation and Business Strategy in WordPress [26 Jun 24, 2:00pm] On the podcast today we have Davinder Singh Kainth, a veteran in the WordPress community. We discuss navigating the WordPress ecosystem, highlighting opportunities in plugin and theme development, SEO, and hosting. Key topics include building trust,…
Hailey Schoelkopf: Voices of the Open Source AI Definition [25 Jul 24, 11:45am] The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is running a series of stories about a few of the people involved in the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) co-design process. Today, we are featuring Hailey Schoelkopf, one of the volunteers who has helped to shape an…
OSI at the United Nations OSPOs for Good [24 Jul 24, 10:57pm] Earlier this month the Open Source Initiative participated in the “OSPOs for Good” event promoted by the United Nations in NYC.
Better identifying conda packages with ClearlyDefined [23 Jul 24, 11:17pm] ClearlyDefined now provides a new harvester implementation for conda, a popular package manager with a large collection of pre-built packages for various domains, including data science, machine learning, scientific computing and more.
Cailean Osborne: voices of the Open Source AI Definition [18 Jul 24, 5:09pm] The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is running a series of stories about a few of the people involved in the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) co-design process. Today, we are featuring Cailean Osborne, one of the volunteers who has helped to shape an…
Mer Joyce: voices of the Open Source AI Definition [10 Jul 24, 1:36pm] Meet Mer Joyce, founder and principal of Do Big Good, independent consultant hired by the OSI to lead the OSAID co-design process.
Beyond SPDX: expanding licenses identified by ClearlyDefined [9 Jul 24, 6:26pm] ClearlyDefined now supports non-SPDX licenses. Scancode already provides this functionality and it offers mapping from these non-SPDX licenses to the SPDX LicenseRef. Organizations using ClearlyDefined now have the option to decide how to handle non-…
War journalism should be rooted in empathy — not violence | Bel Trew [26 Jul 24, 2:45pm] We need journalism that moves beyond a constant focus on violence and honestly depicts the full impact of war, in and out of the trenches, says conflict journalist Bel Trew. She makes a passionate call for war reporting to be rooted in compassion and…
The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it | Jonathan Foley [25 Jul 24, 2:59pm] Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to build a better food system world-wide, starting…
How buildings can improve life — inside and out | Doris Sung [25 Jul 24, 2:57pm] Architect and building tech innovator Doris Sung presents a compelling vision for reimagining building facades as active contributors to urban life and public health. Showcasing innovative technologies — like buildings that filter particulates out…
The satellite helping slow climate change — right now | Millie Chu Baird [24 Jul 24, 2:37pm] Meet MethaneSAT: the satellite circling Earth right now to track global emissions from methane: a highly potent, short-term greenhouse gas. Environmental advocate Millie Chu Baird details the heat-trapping side effects of a planet full of methane —…
“Cant de la Sibil·la” / "Quien Más Me Ama" | Maria Arnal [19 Jul 24, 5:57pm] Barcelona-based singer-songwriter Maria Arnal performs two songs blending her passions for technology and art with folk and techno-pop soundscapes. Using Holly+ (a digital twin of musician Holly Herndon's voice), alongside AI-generated voices an…
New study disputes Hunga Tonga volcano's role in 2023–24 global warm-up [26 Jul 24, 6:14pm] New research from a collaborative team featuring Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist Dr. Andrew Dessler is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects in the…
Exploring cadmium-induced alterations in the expression profile of microRNAs [26 Jul 24, 6:07pm] Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, has been identified as a significant environmental pollutant due to its widespread industrial use and persistence in the environment. Chronic exposure to Cd poses a considerable threat to human health, as it accumul…
New self-powered electrostatic tweezer enhances object manipulation and microfluidics [26 Jul 24, 5:43pm] In a study published in Device has reported a new self-powered electrostatic tweezer that offers superior accumulation and tunability of triboelectric charges, enabling unprecedented flexibility and adaptability for manipulating objects in various wo…
Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy [26 Jul 24, 8:55pm] Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products,…
Legal tech, VC brawls and saying no to big offers [26 Jul 24, 7:03pm] Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. To get Startups Weekly in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. This week we are talking about Wiz’s bold decision, VC’s public feud, le…
Paraplegic Athlete Kevin Piette Walks With Robot Exoskeleton To Carry the Olympic Torch [26 Jul 24, 8:15pm] Paraplegic Athlete Kevin Piette Walks With Robot Exoskeleton To Carry the Olympic Torch Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por SPORTRICOLORE (@sportricolore) The Olympic torch relay is one of the most exciting events…
Artist Raises the (Sand) Bar With Her Creative Beach Sculptures [26 Jul 24, 7:20pm] Artist Raises the (Sand) Bar With Her Creative Beach SculpturesMany of us spend summers on the beach, creating sand castles with our families as children. But did you know that it could also be a career? For sculptor Janel Hawkins, it's been a…
Striking Animal Portraits Capture “Humanlike” Poses Full of Personality [26 Jul 24, 2:45pm] Striking Animal Portraits Capture “Humanlike” Poses Full of PersonalityPhotographer Vincent Lagrange doesn't take your standard animal portrait. His remarkable images don't just capture the details of each animal's anatomy, but al…
Digital Apartheid in Gaza: Unjust Content Moderation at the Request of Israel’s Cyber Unit [26 Jul 24, 2:50pm] This is part one of an ongoing series. Government involvement in content moderation raises serious human rights concerns in every context. Since October 7, social media platforms have been challenged for the unjustified takedowns of pro-Palestinian…
Journalists Sue Massachusetts TV Corporation Over Bogus YouTube Takedown Demands [25 Jul 24, 12:17am] Posting Video Clips of Government Meetings Is Fair Use That Doesn’t Violate the DMCA, EFF’s Clients ArgueBOSTON—A citizen journalists’ group represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a federal lawsuit today against a Massa…
GitHub Accelerator Showcase: Celebrating our second cohort and what’s next [25 Jul 24, 3:00pm] Meet each maintainer, watch their project demos, and discover the unique story of each open source AI project.The post GitHub Accelerator Showcase: Celebrating our second cohort and what’s next appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How we improved availability through iterative simplification [23 Jul 24, 5:00pm] Solving and staying ahead of problems when scaling up a system of GitHub’s size is a delicate process. Here's a look at some of the tools in GitHub's toolbox, and how we’ve used them to solve problems.The post How we improved availabil…
How to review code effectively: A GitHub staff engineer’s philosophy [23 Jul 24, 4:00pm] GitHub Staff Engineer Sarah Vessels discusses her philosophy of code review, what separates good code review from bad, her strategy for finding and reviewing code, and how to get the most from reviews of her own code.The post How to review code effe…
3 ways to get Remote Code Execution in Kafka UI [22 Jul 24, 3:00pm] In this blog post, we'll explain how we discovered three critical vulnerabilities in Kafka UI and how they can be exploited.The post 3 ways to get Remote Code Execution in Kafka UI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How researchers are using GitHub Innovation Graph data to estimate the impact of ChatGPT [17 Jul 24, 4:00pm] An interview with economic researchers who are applying causal inference techniques to analyze the effect of generative AI tools on software development activity.The post How researchers are using GitHub Innovation Graph data to estimate the impact…
Google Cautions On Blocking GoogleOther Bot via @sejournal, @martinibuster [26 Jul 24, 8:19pm] Google's Gary Illyes cautioned that blocking the GoogleOther crawler may have an effect on a wide range of things across GoogleThe post Google Cautions On Blocking GoogleOther Bot appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
What Can AI Do For Healthcare Marketing In 2024? via @sejournal, @CallRail [26 Jul 24, 3:58pm] How can you use AI to enhance your your marketing efforts while prioritizing privacy, compliance, trust, and service?The post What Can AI Do For Healthcare Marketing In 2024? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Draft A Social Media Policy via @sejournal, @lorenbaker [26 Jul 24, 9:00am] A social media policy helps to set expectations and reduce risk. Here's how to get it right.The post How To Draft A Social Media Policy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Gassypedia – Apps Script developer ecosystem over time [25 Jul 24, 9:32pm] The Apps Script developer ecosystem is an exciting and growing space. Bruce McPherson recently published a blog post that analyzes trends in this ecosystem using publicly available GitHub data which has been added to a BigQuery dataset.Key findin…
Harnessing the power of Puppeteer, Cloud Run, and GraphQL with Google Apps Script [22 Jul 24, 9:36pm] One of Apps Scripts superpowers is the ability to make HTTP requests to external services. These can be requests to other product APIs, or as in the following example, your own services. In this post from Bruce Mcpherson you can learn how you can use…
Automate Google Drive test data creation with Google Apps Script [17 Jul 24, 10:11pm] This post describes a Google Apps Script function to create a dummy folder structure in Google Drive, including nested folders and files (Documents, Sheets, Slides). It highlights some useful features beginners might find useful such as recursion, ra…
Analyzing Google Drive files and folder structures with Google Apps Script [16 Jul 24, 9:21pm] We've shared a couple of approaches to Google Drive reporting using Apps Script in Pulse, this latest comes from Kanshi Tanaike. There are actually two approaches covered in the post one using DriveApp and the other using the Drive API.Hopef…
OpenAI taking on Google Search with prototype of SearchGPT [26 Jul 24, 4:51pm] OpenAI has announced a prototype for its upcoming AI search features that are intended to rival existing search engines. “Getting answers on the web can take a lot of effort, often requiring multiple attempts to get relevant results. We believe tha…
Hoppscotch – SD Times Open Source Project of the Week [26 Jul 24, 3:47pm] Hoppscotch is an open source API development platform intended as an alternative to tools like Postman and Insomnia. It features a minimalistic UI design with customizable theming, such as a distraction-free mode. Hoppscotch can be used as a clou…
Q&A: Solving the issue of stale feature flags [25 Jul 24, 8:15pm] As we saw last week with what happened as a result of a bad update from CrowdStrike, it’s more clear than ever that companies releasing software need a way to roll back updates if things go wrong. In the most recent episode of our podcast, What t…
CAST simplifies SBOM creation with new free tool [25 Jul 24, 3:14pm] The software intelligence company CAST is trying to make it easier for development teams to create and manage Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) with the launch of the CAST SBOM Manager. This new free tool automates the process of creating SBOMs. Dev…
Eight Draft Notes published by the Internationalization Working Group [23 Jul 24, 7:31am] The Internationalization Working Group has published the Mongolian, Korean, Georgian, Ethiopic, Devanagari, Bengali, and Cyrillic Script Resources, as well as the Cyrillic Gap Analysis, as group Draft Notes.
Diversity report 2024 [16 Jul 24, 4:10pm] W3C released the 2024 diversity report, as part of our commitment and continued focus on diversity and inclusion since 2018.
Cancer drug may help clear HIV from the brain [26 Jul 24, 5:55pm] New research marks a step toward eliminating HIV from hard-to-reach reservoirs where the virus evades otherwise effective treatment.
Can the Olympics ever really be green? [26 Jul 24, 2:36pm] Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are committed to creating the most sustainable Games ever. But can the event ever truly be green?
The Kids Online Safety Act And The Tyranny Of Laziness [26 Jul 24, 8:38pm] There is some confusion about whether the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) regulates content or design on digital platforms like Instagram or TikTok. It’s easy to see why that is, because the bill’s authors claim they are attempting to make the bill…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Live At TrustCon 2024 [26 Jul 24, 7:10pm] Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice —…
timber screens envelop martin gomez arquitectos’ boji beach house in uruguay [27 Jul 24, 12:30am] martin gomez arquitectos brings japanese design influences to coastal uruguay with this boji beach house.The post timber screens envelop martin gomez arquitectos’ boji beach house in uruguay appeared first on designboom | architecture & design…
iconic sydney buildings come to life as brass-clad tactile maps by axolotl [26 Jul 24, 8:45pm] to mark the 50th anniversary of the sydney opera house, axolotl applies aged brass to 3D printed touch maps of iconic buildings.The post iconic sydney buildings come to life as brass-clad tactile maps by axolotl appeared first on designboom | arch…
rooydaad architects wraps 5+1 residence with tapestry of greenery in tehran [26 Jul 24, 5:30pm] the architects looked to the historical symbiosis of architecture and landscape — namely the persian bagh — to envisage a verdant oasis.The post rooydaad architects wraps 5+1 residence with tapestry of greenery in tehran appeared first on design…
TAPER sculpts tessellated turquoise roofscape for kids playground in zierbena, spain [26 Jul 24, 2:00pm] the new series of turquoise coverage is capable of hosting activities 365 days a year regardless of weather conditions.The post TAPER sculpts tessellated turquoise roofscape for kids playground in zierbena, spain appeared first on designboom | archi…
