Iran-US War News Live Updates: Trump Attends Transfer Of Fallen US Service Members [22 Jul 26, 4:48pm] US-Iran War News Live Updates: The US State Department has issued an alert urging American citizens around the world to "exercise increased caution" over the war with Iran. The alert said that "due to heightened tensions in the Middle…
US Expects "Positive" Visit From Chinese President Xi Jinping In September [22 Jul 26, 3:54pm] While the visit has yet to be officially confirmed, Rubio made it clear the White House expected it to happen, as he emerged from a meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a summit of Southeast Asian leaders.
Client-Side Media Processing in WordPress 7.1 [22 Jul 26, 5:24pm] WordPress 7.1 ships client-side media processing – a capability that handles image compression, resizing, format conversion, rotation, and thumbnail generation directly in the user’s browser using WebAssembly, rather than on the server. The featu…
What’s new in Gutenberg 23.6? (July 22, 2026) [22 Jul 26, 1:15pm] “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…
Dev Chat summary: July 21, 2026 [21 Jul 26, 8:08pm] Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb 🔗 See the agenda post. Announcements 📢 7.0.2 7.1 General Discussion 💬 From @joedolson Joe expects to land ticket #50921 later today, and will probably want a final review of that at s…
Dev Chat Agenda – July 21, 2026 [21 Jul 26, 1:25pm] 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. The various curated agenda sections below refer…
Performance Chat Summary: 14 July 2026 [14 Jul 26, 5:09pm] The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Performance Lab Plugin (and other performance plugins) Our next chat will be held on in the #core-performance channel in Slack. #core-performance, #hosting, #p…
Suno, Paidwork Data Breaches Affect Tens of Millions of Accounts [22 Jul 26, 3:02pm] Hackers leaked names, email addresses, phone numbers, passwords, and financial information stolen from the two platforms. The post Suno, Paidwork Data Breaches Affect Tens of Millions of Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace [22 Jul 26, 2:58pm] Acquisition follows January's Chronosphere deal, deepening Palo Alto Networks' push beyond core security into observability.The post Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Provider Embrace appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Flaw in Adobe Extension With 300M Installs Enabled WhatsApp Data Theft [22 Jul 26, 2:22pm] An attacker only needed to convince the targeted user to visit a malicious website to exfiltrate WhatsApp messages and contacts.The post Flaw in Adobe Extension With 300M Installs Enabled WhatsApp Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Vibe-Coded Apps Riddled With Exploitable Security Flaws [22 Jul 26, 1:00pm] Analysis found 434 exploitable flaws in AI-generated apps, with denial-of-service, authorization and secrets exposure risks among the most common issues.The post Vibe-Coded Apps Riddled With Exploitable Security Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno [22 Jul 26, 1:10pm] Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, creating fresh fuel that helped prolong the devas…
Colorectal cancer warning signs younger adults should never ignore [22 Jul 26, 12:47pm] Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50, and cases in younger adults continue to rise. Warning signs can include persistent bowel changes, recurring rectal bleeding, dark or narrow stools, unexplained weight l…
Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work [22 Jul 26, 12:34pm] Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an antidepressant. The organoids and the particles they release could eventually guide more personalized treatments and…
A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer [22 Jul 26, 12:17pm] Researchers discovered a proton-assisted mechanism that greatly improves how triplet energy moves between quantum dots and nearby molecules. The proton briefly shifts position, helps coordinate electron movement, and then returns to where it started.…
MIT’s new lidar chip could give self-driving cars a wider view [22 Jul 26, 10:00am] MIT engineers have found a way to give chip-based lidar a wider, clearer view without relying on moving parts. Their design uses differently shaped antennas that can sit close together without scrambling one another’s signals. In tests, the system…
What Makes Chainsaw Bar Oil So Different From Motor Oil? [22 Jul 26, 3:45pm] The difference between bar and motor oil comes down to their composition. Each one is designed for a specific purpose, though substitutes can sometimes work.
China’s AI talent race is starting in high school [21 Jul 26, 10:00am] As demand for elite AI engineers outpaces supply, companies are recruiting teenagers through camps, research programs, and guaranteed job pipelines.
AI is shrinking video game development teams to one [20 Jul 26, 10:00am] AI is helping solo developers thrive in Turkey’s gaming industry, but writers, artists, and junior programmers are being left behind.
The problem AI content moderation cannot solve [16 Jul 26, 10:00am] Meta and other big tech companies are increasingly using AI for content moderation, but as the backlash to Muse Image shows, it cannot protect users because it does not account for consent.
AI powers citizen-led disaster relief from afar for Venezuela [15 Jul 26, 10:00am] After the earthquakes, developers and citizens used AI to build websites and apps to help locate missing persons and coordinate relief efforts amid a slow government response.
Jeff Koons Beats Copyright Infringement Claims in ‘Made in Heaven’ Lawsuit [22 Jul 26, 4:37pm] A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that sculptor Michael Hayden waited too long to sue over the controversial series.The post Jeff Koons Beats Copyright Infringement Claims in ‘Made in Heaven’ Lawsuit appeared first on Artnet News.
Tate Taps Jessica Morgan as Director, Ending Yearlong Search [22 Jul 26, 1:46pm] The Dia veteran, who diversified its program, succeeds Maria Balshaw.The post Tate Taps Jessica Morgan as Director, Ending Yearlong Search appeared first on Artnet News.
Gagosian Plots Blockbuster Magritte Show in London [22 Jul 26, 12:00pm] The fall exhibition pairs major works with pieces by contemporary artists as the Surrealist's market hits new highs.The post Gagosian Plots Blockbuster Magritte Show in London appeared first on Artnet News.
A New Hope for the Parthenon Marbles? And Other Art World Matters [22 Jul 26, 7:00am] Also in today's Artnet Bulletin: a towering nude sculpture is up for grabs, a tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, and more.The post A New Hope for the Parthenon Marbles? And Other Art World Matters appeared first on Artnet News.
Louvre Reopens Apollo Gallery—but It Will Remain Empty [21 Jul 26, 8:44pm] The gallery is reopening following last year's brazen heist of the French crown jewels.The post Louvre Reopens Apollo Gallery—but It Will Remain Empty appeared first on Artnet News.
Nub [21 Jul 26, 10:56pm] Nub looks like an interesting new “toolchain” for Node.js. It’s one of those “it makes everything you already do faster” sort of things, like installing and running scripts. Bytes.dev… … won’t be surprised if it becomes the de facto w…
Durable Objects on Cloudflare [20 Jul 26, 5:20pm] This is a post on one of Cloudflare’s coolest features: Durable Objects. We’ll introduce what they are, how they work, and walk through a reasonably realistic use case for them. Cloudflare Workers Review I’ve written about Cloudflare Workers pr…
Masonry (with Animation) in CSS [17 Jul 26, 7:52pm] Masonry.js was famous for creating, uh, Masonry layouts. But it did something else, too: animate fluid grids. Here's a way to get that in native CSS as well as the layout.
Lumis: Syntax Highlighter powered by Tree-sitter [16 Jul 26, 11:52pm] Lumis looks like a pretty sweet new syntax highlighter tool. Powered by Tree-sitter, of which I can vouch for its speed and power. I like how many runtimes it supports, almost encouraging server-side use, which is the best place for the job when you…
Lessons Learned Rewriting a Sticky Detector [15 Jul 26, 11:38pm] A dozen years go by, it turns out we can do things a lot differently and a lot better. Here a `scroll` event is entirely replaced by HTML and CSS features and much better performance.
FixCSS [15 Jul 26, 1:54am] There is a famous document from the CSS Working Group that lists the historical mistakes in the design of CSS. It contains stuff like how box-sizing: border-box; should have been the default, which is why a lot of us still put that in starter stylesh…
The Index: Issue #191 [17 Jul 26, 11:55am] Howdy! Before we get into the links, we're going to take a break next week, so we'll see you on July 31 🌴Art as resistenceMore of this please!Mildliner referenceIf you've ever thought "I wish I could use Midliner marker col…
Use cases for aria-expanded [16 Jul 26, 11:55am] Communication can be difficult. Not only when we humans try to communicate with one another, but also in web development.While it is easy for sighted people with full mental and motor abilities to click a button with a mouse to display more informat…
The Index: Issue #190 [10 Jul 26, 11:55am] Code TV: The best landing page everWe very rarely share video content, but this episode was an absolute delight to watch. They're running a hackathon too which is well worth checking out.New Game+Mat has not given up and nor should you!Kyroh…
Proxy and Reflect [9 Jul 26, 11:55am] FYII'm Mat, author of Piccalilli's very own {JavaScript for Everyone}(https://piccalil.li/javascript-for-everyone), a course designed to help you make the jump from junior- to senior developer. As ever, I'm here to teach you JavaScrip…
The Index: Issue #189 [3 Jul 26, 11:55am] Fixing full-bleed CSSA rather deep dive into how some of the newer CSS can make this age old pattern even better.Where’s the holistic AI productivity data?It’s hard to find anything other than anecdata from individuals telling us how AI has m…
More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threats [22 Jul 26, 2:56pm] Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been identified doing so o...
Meet Jimothy the Unusually Round Raccoon Who Has Captured Hearts and Inspired Fan Art [21 Jul 26, 7:20pm] Meet Jimothy the Unusually Round Raccoon Who Has Captured Hearts and Inspired Fan Art View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucracia Ray (@lightdraconis) There’s one name on every Seattleite’s lips this summer: Jimothy. The round rac…
T-Rex Fossil Sells for a Record $50.1 Million at Auction, Sparking Concern Among Academics [21 Jul 26, 5:30pm] T-Rex Fossil Sells for a Record $50.1 Million at Auction, Sparking Concern Among AcademicsA Tyrannosaurus rex fossil named Gus just started in one of the most talked about auctions in recent years. Sold for $50.1 million to an anonymous buyer at Sot…
Woman Takes Hours-Long Walks Around NYC Inspiring Others to Experience the City on Foot [21 Jul 26, 4:35pm] Woman Takes Hours-Long Walks Around NYC Inspiring Others to Experience the City on Foot View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isabella (@isabellacarrr) Picture a Tuesday morning in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A young woman laces up her sneak…
How an OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face [22 Jul 26, 7:11pm] OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.
Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads [22 Jul 26, 6:13pm] Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, p…
Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI [22 Jul 26, 5:54pm] The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.
Copilot vs. raw API access: What are you actually paying for? [22 Jul 26, 7:00pm] Copilot now bills usage at listed API rates. Compare direct model access with the coding workflow, policy, and harness work around it.The post Copilot vs. raw API access: What are you actually paying for? appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub’s bug bounty program [22 Jul 26, 4:00pm] GitHub is making some significant changes to its bug bounty program, shifting its focus to give researchers a better experience working with the GitHub team.The post Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub’s bug bounty program appeared first on The Git…
How to build interactive experiences with canvases [21 Jul 26, 4:00pm] Canvases turn AI into interactive workspaces where you can visualize information, explore workflows, and take action across complex tasks.The post How to build interactive experiences with canvases appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
$100 million for open source: A milestone built by the community [20 Jul 26, 4:00pm] Celebrating $100 million contributed by the community to the people who build and sustain open source every day.The post $100 million for open source: A milestone built by the community appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The cost of saying yes has changed [17 Jul 26, 4:46pm] The cost of writing code dropped; the cost of owning it didn't. A framework for deciding which changes are actually cheap in the AI era.The post The cost of saying yes has changed appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Designing A Measurement Framework Before You Touch GA4 via @sejournal, @bngsrc [22 Jul 26, 11:30am] Transform your Google Analytics 4 data into actionable insights with a solid measurement framework as your foundation.The post Designing A Measurement Framework Before You Touch GA4 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
BellSoft Announces Hardened Builder for Paketo Buildpacks for Zero-CVE Containers [22 Jul 26, 6:41pm] The BellSoft Hardened Images builder improves security and compliance for users of the open-source Paketo Buildpacks project in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. These hardened images, which automatically turn container images into production-re…
Most Semantic Layers Were Built for BI: What a Semantic Layer for AI Requires [22 Jul 26, 4:23pm] When semantic layers emerged, their role was to provide business users with a consistent, governed view of data across BI tools and dashboards. Metrics were standardized, departments were aligned, analysts could query data without detailed knowledge…
Introducing Harness Agent DLC: New Capabilities for the AI Agent Development Lifecycle [21 Jul 26, 8:39pm] SAN FRANCISCO – Harness, the AI Software Delivery Platform company, today announced it is extending its platform to cover the full AI Agent Development Life Cycle (DLC), giving enterprises a single set of pipelines and controls to build, test, depl…
Cleverbit addresses “vibe-code drift” with Nissy workflow safety [21 Jul 26, 3:35pm] The era of simple AI-assisted coding is over. The industry is moving into the age of Agentic SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). In this new way of working, developers are no longer just writing code; they are managing the intent behind it. Manag…
GitLab 19.2 Brings Governed Agentic Automation to Clear the Backlog AI Coding Creates [21 Jul 26, 12:00pm] GitLab 19.2 introduces Security Review Flow, Dependency Scanning Auto-Remediation, GitLab Duo CLI and Custom Flows, to take the heavy lifting of clearing the code backlog off of deverlopers. The Security Review Flow can catch security flaws such as r…
First Public Working Draft: Character Model for the World Wide Web: String Matching [16 Jul 26, 9:29am] This document builds upon Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals to provide authors of specifications, software developers, and content developers a common reference on string identity matching on the World Wide Web and thereby incr…
First Public Working Draft: CSS Linked Parameters Module Level 1 [14 Jul 26, 7:01am] This spec introduces a way to pass CSS values into linked resources, such as SVG images, so that they can be used as CSS custom environment variables in the destination resource.
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…
SBE Portfolio: Measuring BD-Rate and Break-Even Across a Full Library [16 Jul 26, 10:01pm] The new Portfolio feature in SLC Bitrate Explorer (SBE) version 2.0 aggregates BD-Rate and break-even results across multiple source files. This walkthrough covers the workflow from data entry to Excel export. Portfolios were NOT available in SBE ver…
Cutting CDN Costs: A Conversation with CDN77 [14 Jul 26, 9:47pm] Recently, I sat down with Katerina “Kate” Dobnerova and Juraj Kacaba of CDN77 to discuss one of the largest recurring line items that every video publisher faces: CDN costs. By way of background, CDN77 is a video-focused global CDN that’s been…
The Correct Way to Choose an x264 Preset, Part 2: Your Audience Changes the Answer [29 Jun 26, 1:06pm] Here’s the question on the table. x264’s veryslow preset delivers better quality than the medium preset but takes roughly 4x longer to encode, boosting your encoding costs by a healthy 4x (2-3x if using a cloud encoder). Which is the right preset…
For The First Time Ever, Humanoid Robots Perform Surgery on Live Animals [22 Jul 26, 8:00am] "It may allow me or other surgeons to be able to operate remotely." ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
DOJ Now Citing Fake AI-Generated Cases To Keep ICE Detainees Locked Up [22 Jul 26, 6:13pm] You’d think that watching multiple lawyers get caught red-handed using AI to file briefs full of made-up citations would cause everyone in the legal profession — especially prosecutors — to double-check their own. You would, of course, be wrong…
Daily Deal: The Ultimate Microsoft Office 2021/365 Training Bundle [22 Jul 26, 6:08pm] StreamSkill has combined seven of their best Office 2021/365 courses to create this awesome Ultimate Microsoft Office 2021/365 Bundle. Whether you’re a student, an office professional, a business owner, a freelancer, or just someone who wants to ge…
Administration Works Fast To Cover For Another ICE Killing [22 Jul 26, 4:36pm] Former DHS head Kristi Noem got permanently sidelined for being unable to do two impossible things at once: be the anti-migrant hardliner Trump appointed her to be and massage the message when shit went sideways. Two murders in less than a month in M…
You Don’t Need $200 Million To Make A Blockbuster Film Any More [22 Jul 26, 3:14am] Walled Culture the book (digital versions available free) is about the incompatibility of the traditional copyright system with the digital world, and its failure to reward creators fairly. That raises the question of what might replace it, and the b…
heat-pressed artificial wood melts into organic joints for mocky furniture series [22 Jul 26, 5:10pm] the furniture process is closer to molding than conventional assembly.The post heat-pressed artificial wood melts into organic joints for mocky furniture series appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
topographic camouflage traces the low-slung form of range rover’s new electric GT [22 Jul 26, 3:35pm] range rover is stretching its familiar high-riding shape into a lower, sleeker grand tourer with this newly previews electric GT.The post topographic camouflage traces the low-slung form of range rover’s new electric GT appeared first on designboo…
light’s nostalgic flip phone is ‘designed to be used as little as possible’ [22 Jul 26, 1:54pm] the device swaps addictive apps and touchscreens for physical keys, essential tools, and more intentional communication.The post light’s nostalgic flip phone is ‘designed to be used as little as possible’ appeared first on designboom | archite…
20 winning projects spark submission for A’design award and competition 2027 [22 Jul 26, 10:00am] among an array of design disciplines, designboom shares a curated selection of past A' design award winners to fuel submissions for 2027.The post 20 winning projects spark submission for A’design award and competition 2027 appeared first on d…
