Runnable code examples are now live in the Code Reference [4 Sep 26, 9:49am] WordPress 7.1 shipped the first two runnable code examples in the Code Reference. They are powered by WordPress Playground, and more are coming in 7.2. On the WP_HTML_Processor::class_list() Code Reference page, select Run button in the code snippet…
Replacing Dashicons in the admin bar and menu [4 Sep 26, 7:03am] A patch has been in progress since June that replaces Dashicons in the admin bar and the sidebar with WordPress icons, using the wp_get_icon() function that was introduced in WordPress 7.1. Props to @fushar, @wildworks, and @lucasmdo for moving this…
WordCamp US 2026: PHP conversation [3 Sep 26, 7:56pm] At WordCamp US 2026, a group of contributors gathered for an informal conversation about the relationship between the WordPress project and the PHP language and community. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule, so notes below are not a…
Dev Chat summary: September 2, 2026 [2 Sep 26, 7:29pm] Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb 🔗 See the agenda post. Announcements 📢 7.2 We have a Proposal: Secrets API for WP 7.2 We are still waiting for a release squad to be published, probably early next week as per @jeffpaul…
What’s new in Gutenberg 23.9? (2 September) [2 Sep 26, 3:25pm] “What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways t…
Microsoft just made Windows 11’s Photo Viewer less annoying, and it’s noticeably faster [4 Sep 26, 1:00am] Windows 11’s built-in photo viewer, ‘Microsoft Photos,’ is getting a big update with a cleaner look that drops Copilot-related features and even removes shortcuts to other apps from the toolbar. This new version 2026.11080.24002.0 is rolling ou…
Pixelated 115: All wallets are designed badly [4 Sep 26, 8:30pm] Welcome to Pixelated episode 115. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will dig through Google’s latest Android Drop and discuss their most-wanted feature additions for Android.Enjoy the episode? You can listen to our brand new weekly members-only Pix…
What’s new in Android’s September 2026 Google System Updates [4 Sep 26, 4:52pm] The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others…
HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX [4 Sep 26, 4:11pm] Nearly two dozen issues, tracked collectively as CVE-2026-73749 (CVSS score of 9.8), were addressed with the updates.The post HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX appeared first on SecurityWeek.
OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders [4 Sep 26, 4:07pm] The Daybreak initiative will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about costs and eligibility.The post OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrast…
Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild [4 Sep 26, 1:23pm] Tracked as CVE-2026-9586, the unauthenticated SQL injection flaw can be exploited remotely for arbitrary code execution.The post Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek.
12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerability Enables Database, Server Takeover [4 Sep 26, 12:06pm] Dubbed PostGREShell, CVE-2026-6471 turns low-level replication access into code execution, permanent superuser privileges and a persistent database backdoor.The post 12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerability Enables Database, Server Takeover appeared fir…
TRISO fuel testing informs advanced reactor performance [5 Sep 26, 2:40am] Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have completed mechanical property measurements on irradiated HALEU TRISO fuel particles, marking another step in ORNL's development and qualification of n…
Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say [4 Sep 26, 6:26pm] Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears that the dangers of artificial intelligence are not being taken seriously.
Clean steels help reveal unique mechanisms of hydrogen induced cracking [4 Sep 26, 4:20pm] Steel pipelines used for oil and gas transportation remain the backbone of energy infrastructure. Hence, there is heavy focus on their integrity and resistance to degradation in corrosive conditions. Sour corrosion, a dangerous form of pipeline steel…
12 Of The Weirdest Ships Used By The US Navy [5 Sep 26, 2:30am] The U.S. Navy has fielded untold ship designs over the centuries, but more than a few of them have featured weird designs or have odd histories.
What Cylinder Engine Is Best For City Driving? [4 Sep 26, 11:45pm] City driving places a premium on vehicles of a smaller size, better affordability, and high fuel efficiency. Not car engine can deliver on those needs.
I refused to train the AI that could replace me [3 Sep 26, 10:00am] AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
Taiwan’s six-year hunt for China’s undercover chip labs [2 Sep 26, 10:00am] Previously unpublished government data reveals the scale of Taiwan’s crackdown on Chinese companies accused of hiding their ties while recruiting chip talent and pursuing sensitive technology.
As China Exits the Gwangju Biennale, Taiwan Plows Ahead [4 Sep 26, 11:36pm] Amid an escalating controversy, Taiwanese artists have been readying their installations.The post As China Exits the Gwangju Biennale, Taiwan Plows Ahead appeared first on Artnet News.
Did Renoir Actually Suck at Painting? [4 Sep 26, 7:48pm] A blockbuster touring exhibition is putting the spotlight on a legendary Impressionist who has long divided opinion. The post Did Renoir Actually Suck at Painting? appeared first on Artnet News.
Christie’s and Bonhams Hike Buyer’s Fees—and More Industry Intel [4 Sep 26, 4:09pm] Plus: China's artists officially drop out of the Gwangju Biennale, and two New York galleries relocate to Tribeca.The post Christie’s and Bonhams Hike Buyer’s Fees—and More Industry Intel appeared first on Artnet News.
A Tudor Masterpiece Goes Under the Microscope—and Anyone Can Watch [4 Sep 26, 2:48pm] Visitors to the the U.K.'s Nostell Priory can now observe experts studying the enigmatic copy of a Holbein portrait.The post A Tudor Masterpiece Goes Under the Microscope—and Anyone Can Watch appeared first on Artnet News.
React Now Rusted All The Way Out [4 Sep 26, 3:29pm] The transition to the Rust version of the React Compiler for the 1,036-file React Router codebase resulted in a significant speed increase, improving build times from 14.3 seconds to 0.81 seconds. The new compiler addresses previous limitations and e…
Two vs. Three-State Color Theme Toggles [3 Sep 26, 2:54pm] There was a fun and intellectual debate recently about UI controls for dark/light mode. I think the story starts with Modern Web Guidance skills from Google, which recommend using a two-state toggle, apparently written by Lea Verou, and Bramus Van Da…
Having Fun with Vercel’s AI SDK and AI Gateway [31 Aug 26, 1:31pm] The why and how to get it installed and use it with different models, then actually build something. Plus a little Zod type safety for good measure.
Background Image Refraction in CSS [28 Aug 26, 1:22pm] "Liquid glass" design is helped along by offsetting/scaling the background as if you're looking through real glass. But that gets tricky with arbitrary CSS background positioning.
Hover Proximity Using Modern CSS [26 Aug 26, 12:54pm] You can always easily style :hover, but what if you want the NEXT item to have styling too? Or, just a smidge harder, the PREVIOUS item. How about multiple in any direction?
The Index: Issue #196 [28 Aug 26, 9:55am] Before we get into this week's links, I just thought I'd let you know we're having a summer break next week, so the next issue won't be with you until September 11!Midnight Vinyl ClubA handy service that helps you explore music…
Personal website redesign project post: A CLI for adding new music to the collection [27 Aug 26, 11:55am] Right, we are at the end of iteration one.The last thing to do is to make my life a little easier. Markdown files work perfectly fine for the music collection, but they're a bit of a faff. Mostly because I always forget the front matter struct…
The Index: Issue #195 [21 Aug 26, 10:50am] BulletedThis is the stuff that's exciting about the AT protocol. Not the "new twitter" bullshit, but the endless possibilities that this technology opens up. It's using the fancy new private data stuff too.The future of CSS: tar…
A look at the geolocation HTML element and how it works [20 Aug 26, 11:55am] The <geolocation> HTML element does exactly what you might think it does. It’s a dedicated element that gets the user’s location, either once or continuously. The options are set using HTML attributes instead of JavaScript, but JavaScript i…
The Index: Issue #194 [14 Aug 26, 11:55am] Cooking NotebookJosh Nesbitt is an immense cook, trust us, and they've compiled some great recipes for this very nice website. They're using tabular recipe layouts, which is also a nice touch.Keeping type consistent in changing conditions…
How to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent [4 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan chats with Greg Jennings, VP of Engineering for AI Products at Anaconda, about what it takes to build a secure-by-default AI coding agent, why prompts shouldn't be treated as strict security guardrails, and how Anaconda is using strategic a…
Elevating security, control, and accessibility: Stack Internal 2026.6 [3 Sep 26, 4:00pm] In our 2026.6 release, we are shipping updates across administrative security, programmatic API control, developer portal integrations, and platform-wide accessibility—ensuring both your engineers and your AI agents act on verified, decision-grade…
The good ol’ days of building Java [1 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with Tim Lindholm, an early contributor to the Java language at Sun Microsystems, to chat about what it was like building one of the most popular programming languages ever at its inception, why it was strategically important for the J…
When you keep AI Lean, you keep AI correct [28 Aug 26, 7:40am] Ryan chats with Leo de Moura, Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS and the creator of the Lean language, about proving correctness in AI agents with the Lean language, how automated reasoning complements probabilistic AI models, and the use of A…
Inside LinkedIn's cognitive memory agent for agentic personalization [25 Aug 26, 7:40am] Ryan is joined by Praveen Bodigutla, Principal AI Researcher at LinkedIn, to chat about the four-layer memory system his team built to give LinkedIn's hiring assistant a persistent, personalized state.
Ill Wind or Tailwind? AI is Sweeping the Maritime World [5 Sep 26, 12:20am] The winds of the digital age and artificial intelligence seem like a tempest for the marine industry.For those who are prepared and understand how to...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces One-Year AI Ban for New York K–8 Classrooms [4 Sep 26, 8:15pm] NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces One-Year AI Ban for New York K–8 ClassroomsEmbed from Getty Images On September 2, 2026, New York City officials announced a ban on AI in classrooms for K–8 students in the city’s public schools. The policy,…
Artist Dawn Ng Melts Blocks of Ice and Vibrant Pigment To Capture the Passage of Time [4 Sep 26, 7:20pm] Artist Dawn Ng Melts Blocks of Ice and Vibrant Pigment To Capture the Passage of TimeBorn and raised in Singapore where there’s no real change in temperature or daylight between the seasons, artist Dawn Ng aims to make the passage of time more vis…
Kelly Clarkson Hits Every Note Flawlessly in ‘Golden’ Cover From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ [4 Sep 26, 5:30pm] Kelly Clarkson Hits Every Note Flawlessly in ‘Golden’ Cover From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’The song “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters has been everywhere since the movie was released in June 2025. This success earned the single the No. 1 on the…
Polaroid and Pokémon Team Up on Limited-Edition Cameras to Catch ’Em All on Film [4 Sep 26, 4:35pm] Polaroid and Pokémon Team Up on Limited-Edition Cameras to Catch ’Em All on FilmOver its three-decade history, Pokémon has appeared on every imaginable piece of merchandise; from apparel and jewelry to plushies and even ketchup bottles. However,…
95-Year-Old Willam Shatner To Debut His New Heavy Metal Band at Riot Fest l in Chicago [4 Sep 26, 2:45pm] 95-Year-Old Willam Shatner To Debut His New Heavy Metal Band at Riot Fest l in Chicago Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por Consequence Daily (@consequencedaily) Is there anything that William Shatner can’t do? T…
Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now [4 Sep 26, 5:52pm] A federal judge temporarily barred an X rival from using the Twitter name, but found that X was likely to have abandoned the “Tweet” trademark and bird logo. The startup has since relaunched as Tweet.app.
What will Apple’s John Ternus era look like? [4 Sep 26, 5:18pm] It’s officially the Ternus era at Apple. Tim Cook stepped down as CEO this week, handing the company to former hardware chief John Ternus, whose first memo promised a “huge launch next week” — timing that puts Apple’s next iPhone ev…
Project HydraFusion: Frontier quality via multi-model orchestration [4 Sep 26, 4:04pm] In controlled offline evaluations, HydraFusion’s selective coding workflows matched or exceeded the evaluated Opus 5 baseline while reducing estimated workflow cost. Now available as a research preview in GitHub Copilot.The post Project HydraFusio…
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once [3 Sep 26, 4:00pm] Learn how to run parallel agents in the GitHub Copilot app, and experience the moment it stops feeling scary and starts feeling powerful.The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Decoding the new AI lingo: Loops, harnesses, squads, hill climbing… oh my! [2 Sep 26, 9:00pm] From loop engineering to harnesses, squads, and open weights, the GitHub Podcast breaks down the AI terms showing up in developer conversations.The post Decoding the new AI lingo: Loops, harnesses, squads, hill climbing… oh my! appeared first on T…
How we make AI coding more cost efficient without sacrificing task quality [2 Sep 26, 6:00pm] Why shorter outputs can cost more, and how GitHub Copilot reduces wasted work across the complete coding task.The post How we make AI coding more cost efficient without sacrificing task quality appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building and securing it. [27 Aug 26, 4:00pm] OpenClaw is the fastest-growing project in GitHub history. Peter Steinberger and several maintainers share what they learned in the project's first six months.The post OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building and securing it. appeared…
How To Measure Your Brand’s Visibility In AI Answers (And Fix What You Find) [4 Sep 26, 1:57pm] Explore how to improve your brand's visibility in AI search results and understand ranking discrepancies with traditional methods.The post How To Measure Your Brand’s Visibility In AI Answers (And Fix What You Find) appeared first on Search E…
From A-Z: The Best Labor Day Deals to Shop in 2026 [4 Sep 26, 11:20pm] Labor Day weekend is here! ShopBillboard put together a list of deals on fashion, home essentials, shoes, tech and more product categories from retailers across the internet.
Rethinking Application Updates: Solutions for Faster, More Efficient CVE Patching [3 Sep 26, 3:49pm] It’s one thing to know about CVEs that affect your business’s applications. It’s quite another, however, to go about fixing CVEs quickly, particularly in cases where a CVE impacts a third-party dependency that multiple applications use. The rea…
Coder and SpaceXAI Bring Agentic Coding to Regulated Enterprises [3 Sep 26, 1:18pm] Austin TX — Coder has announced Coder Agent Relay, a self-hosted execution environment for cloud coding agents, with SpaceXAI as its launch partner. Cursor Cloud Agents can now run inside Coder workspaces on infrastructure the customer already ope…
The False-Heal Problem in AI Test Automation [2 Sep 26, 3:42pm] AI-powered test repair is often evaluated by one headline question: can it make a broken test run again? That question matters, but it misses the more dangerous failure mode. A test can return to green after an AI repair while checking the wrong elem…
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 [2 Sep 26, 3:23pm] Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, addressing issues such as performance, data retention, safeguards and price. The updates also target scientific discovery, as the company tested the capabilities of the models across many domain…
W3C opens 2026 community survey [4 Sep 26, 10:29am] W3C opens an 8-minute survey until 30 September and seeks community-wide input to get to know our community better, investigate needs, and understand how we can improve.
First Public Working Draft: The Profiles Vocabulary [20 Aug 26, 5:44am] The Profiles Vocabulary is an RDF vocabulary created to allow the machine-readable description of profiles of specifications for information resources.
Munich Court Proposes €1.05 Monthly Codec Royalty for Netflix Premium Subscribers [20 Aug 26, 7:14pm] The 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court just published detailed FRAND guidelines addressing standard-essential patent licensing. The guidelines include an analysis of how the court might calculate video codec royalties for streaming serv…
Codecs for CFOs [27 Jul 26, 7:00pm] Executive Summary The H.264 codec has proven remarkably durable, but demand for 4K efficiency, HDR compatibility, and small-screen/low-bitrate quality makes adopting advanced codecs like VP9, HEVC, AV1, and VVC inevitable for most services. However,…
Wowza’s New Video Intelligence Framework – Interviews [20 Jul 26, 12:00pm] Wowza just released the Video Intelligence Framework, or VIF. According to my article in Streaming Media Magazine, VIF is an AI inference module that runs inside Wowza Streaming Engine, rather than in a separate NVR/VMS stack or a cloud video AI serv…
What is nostalgia and what does it mean? [31 Aug 26, 5:36pm] What is nostalgia? Why is it so pervasive? Why is it such an integral part of our humanity? Three academics weigh in.
Study sheds light on bat immunity mystery [31 Aug 26, 3:50pm] Researchers may have solved the mystery of why bats can carry viruses while rarely becoming seriously ill themselves.
RFK Jr. Wants Your Medical Records [4 Sep 26, 10:22pm] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complic…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: License To Spill [4 Sep 26, 8:28pm] 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 —…
Some Parents Are Treating Suing Social Media As A Get Rich Quick Scheme [4 Sep 26, 6:14pm] There is a flood of lawsuits against social media, from a variety of different parties, all claiming some kind of harm. Would you feel differently about some of those lawsuits if you found out the plaintiffs bringing them were talking amongst themsel…
Daily Deal: CyberTraining 365 Online Academy [4 Sep 26, 6:09pm] CyberTraining 365 is the best training destination for you and your team. Here you can Master Cyber Security techniques such as Analyzing Malware, Penetration Testing, Advanced Persistent Threats, Threat Intelligence Research, Reverse Engineering, an…
when the power goes out, how can the architecture keep a house cool? [5 Sep 26, 7:45am] as temperatures rise and grids strain, 'passive survivability' asks how long architecture can keep a home habitable.The post when the power goes out, how can the architecture keep a house cool? appeared first on designboom | architecture &…
le studio d’orphée and the home-studio of new wave director jean-luc godard [4 Sep 26, 8:35pm] among the pocket-sized images, coat rack, and loungers, this recreation of the auteur's home-studio gives a glimpse into his process. The post le studio d’orphée and the home-studio of new wave director jean-luc godard appeared first on des…
spok bends the geometry of tennis into an optical loop at felipe pantone’s casa axis [4 Sep 26, 4:22pm] created during a 12-day residency, spok’s painted tennis court appears to sink through layers of repeating metallic geometry.The post spok bends the geometry of tennis into an optical loop at felipe pantone’s casa axis appeared first on designbo…
