"We Don't Have 5 Years": Celebrated American General Sounds Alarm On War [25 Oct 26, 5:24am] Former CIA Director David Petraeus says the drone war in Ukraine has made traditional manoeuvre warfare obsolete, and that armies which do not overhaul themselves within a year risk being left behind
WordPress Contributor Toolkit 2.0: A redesigned app, in your language [23 Oct 26, 5:45pm] TL;DR: WordPress Contributor Toolkit v2.0.0 has been released with a new interface built on the WordPress Design System, a settings dialog, a dark theme, and translations into ten languages. The WordPress Contributor Toolkit removes the points of fri…
WP Feature Notifications weekly update: 2026-10-23 [23 Oct 26, 10:09am] This week was more of a maintenance week: 24 PRs merged, 23 of them Dependabot updates, The more interesting activity is in review: 16 new contributor PRs opened this week. Highlights README now points to the demo plugin (#648, @psykro): adds a note…
Dev Chat Agenda – October 21, 2026 [21 Oct 26, 4:10am] The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting focuses on upcoming releases and Core development, with time for discussions and open floor. If you have requests for help with a …
Performance Chat Summary: 20 October 2026 [20 Oct 26, 5:04pm] The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Script/style concatenation was only used in the login/admin for core’s own assets. It served its purpose, especially for HTTP/1.1, but WordPress 7.2 will use…
Recap: WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou” Retrospective [19 Oct 26, 6:30pm] This post summarizes the feedback received from the WordPress 7.1 retrospective. Thank you to those who contributed their feedback via the retrospective survey and comments on the post! For ease of reading, feedback has been synthesized. Full feedba…
This clever USB-C cable doubles as a stand for your phone [Gallery] [24 Oct 26, 1:30pm] One of my favorite things about the rise of magnetic wireless charging has been the prevalence of chargers that hold my phone upright on my nightstand. But, when travelling, that tends to be a bit more cumbersome, or at least a little more expensive.…
Pixelated 122: Seven years late, same foldable problems [23 Oct 26, 8:30pm] Welcome to Pixelated episode 122. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will discuss the first slate of iPhone Duo reviews, as Apple dives headfirst into a crowded foldable field for thee very first time. What should Android OEMs learn from the iPhone Duo, a…
Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge [23 Oct 26, 12:45pm] Researchers tie PHP2Shell attempts to a Mirai botnet and show an ASLR bypass, but no successful compromise has been confirmed yet.The post Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge appeared first on SecurityWeek.
China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks [23 Oct 26, 10:31am] The state-sponsored hackers targeted hundreds of organizations and gained privileged access to some environments.The post China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Attackers Exploit Third Arista VCO Zero-Day in Four Months [23 Oct 26, 9:58am] The critical-severity SQL injection flaw allows attackers to access privileged internal functionality and gain operator privileges.The post Attackers Exploit Third Arista VCO Zero-Day in Four Months appeared first on SecurityWeek.
11 Million Impacted by Capcom Data Breach [23 Oct 26, 8:34am] The hackers stole 11 million email addresses from CAPCOM ID and changed the login passwords for 196 accounts.The post 11 Million Impacted by Capcom Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Wearable system captures human activity data for robot training [24 Oct 26, 4:00pm] Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a body shape that resembles that of humans, could tackle various chores and everyday manual tasks. To successfully complete these tasks, however, the robots should be able to reliably coordinate their movements,…
UK pledges more funding to guard against AI risks [24 Oct 26, 10:00am] The U.K. government on Saturday outlined plans to expand funding for artificial intelligence safety amid growing concerns over the cyber risks posed by the increasingly advanced technology.
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face [24 Oct 26, 9:28am] In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans.
Flexible robot arms learn to predict their next move [23 Oct 26, 9:00pm] A robot arm that bends like an elephant's trunk can slip into tight spaces and handle fragile objects. Controlling it is harder because its smooth bending makes its next move hard to predict. Researchers have now developed a method that keeps co…
What Are The Risks With Buying A High-Mileage Mini Truck? [25 Oct 26, 2:45am] As imported JDM mini trucks are all at least 25 years old, many of them already have lots of miles on them. This doesn't always tell the whole story, though.
What Does A Yellow Navigation Light Mean In Boating? [25 Oct 26, 1:15am] Whether you're new to boating or a veteran, it's good to understand what the yellow navigation light means, as it can be used to communicate a few things.
Can You Use Regular WD-40 As Contact Cleaner? [25 Oct 26, 12:45am] WD-40 can been used on a number of things, and while it has its limitations, one has to wonder if it can also be used as a contact cleaner when the need arises.
SNIK Paints “Verdure” for Out in the Open in Aalborg [24 Oct 26, 3:32pm] SNIK has completed Verdure on a 14-metre wall in Aalborg, Denmark, for KIRK Gallery’s Out in the Open project. The artist duo describes figures entwined with abundant growth, bringing their hand-cut stencil work together with layers of colour and t…
Iota Paints “Any minute now” for Expo de Ouf! 14 in Nîmes [24 Oct 26, 1:32pm] Iota painted “Any minute now” for Expo de Ouf! 14 in Nîmes, France. The mural occupies a façade facing rue Clérisseau, where the Brussels-based artist joined the festival’s 2026 programme of paintings across the city’s streets. The festiva…
Sojo Paints “La Frenda” for Muro Crítico 2026 in Santiago de Alcántara [24 Oct 26, 8:32am] Sojo painted “La Frenda” in Santiago de Alcántara, Spain, for Muro Crítico 2026. Made during the programme’s October 12–16 visit to the town, the mural takes its name from a wedding-eve procession built around a practical act of generosity:…
The Paris Art Fairs and Museums Closing Amid Protests [23 Oct 26, 3:55pm] The protests arrive at a high point in the city's art calendar.The post The Paris Art Fairs and Museums Closing Amid Protests appeared first on Artnet News.
Ibrahim Mahama Is Reviving the Past to Build a Different Future [23 Oct 26, 3:49pm] At Fondation Cartier, a reconstructed Ghanaian glass factory and a circle of Ashanti stools turn ruins into living material.The post Ibrahim Mahama Is Reviving the Past to Build a Different Future appeared first on Artnet News.
The Intimate Gallery That’s Bringing British Art Home [23 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Furnished rooms, a constantly changing hang, and a wide range of prices make Jenna Burlingham Gallery as welcoming to new collectors as to seasoned ones.The post The Intimate Gallery That’s Bringing British Art Home appeared first on Artnet News.
Barbara Hepworth Dominates at Christie’s $30M British and Irish Art Evening Sale [23 Oct 26, 10:58am] Plus, a rare Hilma af Klint surfaces at auction, forthcoming Róng Museum appoints curatorial team, and more industry intel.The post Barbara Hepworth Dominates at Christie’s $30M British and Irish Art Evening Sale appeared first on Artnet News.
The Vertical Codebase [23 Oct 26, 10:14pm] A nice app architecture thought by Dominik: The Vertical Codebase. When component architecture came along, many started co-locating HTML/CSS/JS for a component, and it felt right. What if you take that one step further and co-locate based on the site…
Building an Isolated Preview for AI-Generated HTML [22 Oct 26, 6:17pm] An iframe with srcdoc feels like a safe place to render HTML a model wrote. It isn't. Three tests show how the preview can read your page, escape the frame, and phone home, and four layers of protection close each hole.
“I Redesigned VLC After 25 Years” [20 Oct 26, 3:43pm] I watched this whole video by Juxtaposed, assuming it was a real redesign of the VLC player, but alas, it is not official. Nevertheless, it should be, and it’s a wonderful example of how much real human brainpower it takes to design something well.
Structured Output with TanStack AI [19 Oct 26, 12:25pm] Part 2 of this intro to TanStack AI covers structured output: constraining the model's response to a Zod schema, then streaming that JSON in and rendering it while it's still incomplete.
Unlocking AI in Your Apps with TanStack AI [16 Oct 26, 12:32pm] TanStack AI is a strongly typed set of libraries for adding AI features to your apps. Part 1 of this intro covers basic setup and prompting, streaming responses, persisting threads to your database, and resuming a response after a mid-stream refresh.
The Index: Issue #203 [23 Oct 26, 10:55am] Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabsThis is fun.All my hobbies are getting slopped up, and it’s exhaustingVideo game orientated, but I'm sure many of you will resonate with this.FreeMixThe AT protocol strikes again! This coul…
Native masonry layouts with CSS grid lanes [22 Oct 26, 11:55am] Native masonry layouts have been a long time coming to CSS and after years of debate over how they should work and fit into the language, we finally have display: grid-lanes.If you want the full backstory on how we got here, Sunkanmi Fafowora has a…
The Index: Issue #202 [16 Oct 26, 10:55am] Tiny Little OfficeThis is really smart. It's a word processor, along with other common office software like spreadsheets, but it's completely URL powered.Introducing the Accessible Components LibraryYou could not be in better hands than…
The Index: Issue #201 [9 Oct 26, 8:55am] 2027 web platform feature rankingThis is the second year we're doing this, and last year's 1900+ rankings not only helped us push the right proposals in the Interop process, it was also used to prioritize web platform feature development…
The Index: Issue #200 [2 Oct 26, 8:55am] It's issue #200 of The Index! A real milestone that we should celebrate with a dedicated CSS links issue. Let's get stuck in to the good links.Multiple-column layout, rows, rules, and floatsThe Boss™ is here with some fantastic news on…
Rumors of the SaaS demise are greatly exaggerated [23 Oct 26, 7:40am] Recorded on the floor of LDX3, Ryan chats with Nivia Henry, an engineering leader most recently at Netflix, about the reality of the supposed SaaS apocalypse, the complex calculus of the modern build-versus-buy decision in the era of AI, and the crit…
Survey Says: You'll swap the model, but everything you build around it is staying put [21 Oct 26, 2:00pm] Earlier this month, my team at Stacklok surveyed 520 technical leaders to understand whether they were concerned about being locked into frontier labs. The data says they’re already swapping models in and out, but the trap they’re concerned about…
Don't forget about the UI for AI [20 Oct 26, 7:40am] Recorded at OpenAI Dev Day 2026, Ryan sits down with Andrew Ambrosino, member of the technical staff at OpenAI, for a conversation on OpenAI's strategy for merging ChatGPT and Codex into a unified experience, the advantages of localized computer…
Production-grade LLMs and agents: a field guide [19 Oct 26, 3:32pm] A maturity model for taking agents from an impressive demo to a system people can depend on — with a self-assessment and the map to a deep-dive on each layer.
8th Dubai Labour Sports Tournament flags off on Sunday [24 Oct 26, 8:33pm] DUBAI: The Dubai Sports Council will officially launch the competitions of the eighth edition of the ‘annual Dubai Labour Sports Tournament’, on Sunday. Held under the slogan ‘Making them happy is our goal’, the eighth edition of the annual e…
Dubai Humanitarian launches new air bridge to deliver winter relief supplies to Gaza [24 Oct 26, 3:14pm] DUBAI: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian has launched a new air bridge to support humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. The f…
Stage is set for UFC® 333 Following VOLKANOVSKI and EVLOEV Face-Off in Abu Dhabi [24 Oct 26, 2:27pm] Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi is set for another huge night of UFC action as the sold-out UFC® 333: VOLKANOVSKI vs EVLOEV takes over Etihad Arena tonight, following Friday evening’s ceremonial weigh-ins in front of thousands of vocal fans in the UAE capita…
Da Hawaiian Hitman Retains Super Heavyweight Title at Power Slap 25 in Abu Dhabi [24 Oct 26, 1:39pm] Abu Dhabi: Dayne “Da Hawaiian Hitman” Viernes defeated Vasilii “Dumpling” Kamotskii by unanimous decision to retain the Super Heavyweight Title as POWER SLAP 25: DA HAWAIIAN HITMAN VS. DUMPLING presented by Monster Energy thrilled a sold-out…
Art Toronto 2026 Brings Together More Than 100 Galleries From Around the World [24 Oct 26, 12:50pm] Art Toronto 2026 Brings Together More Than 100 Galleries From Around the WorldThe 27th edition of Art Toronto returns October 29 through November 1, 2026, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. During that time, it will bring together more than 100…
Step Inside Five Famous Paintings in This Immersive Virtual Reality Exhibition [23 Oct 26, 7:15pm] Step Inside Five Famous Paintings in This Immersive Virtual Reality ExhibitionFive iconic works from Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado come to life in an immersive, high-tech event. At Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, New York, Masterpieces: A Virtual…
Es Devlin’s London Retrospective Has a Rotating Rainbow Library of 2,000 Books [23 Oct 26, 5:25pm] Es Devlin’s London Retrospective Has a Rotating Rainbow Library of 2,000 BooksBritish artist and designer Es Devlin is known for creating imaginative worlds where sculpture, stage design, music, literature, and light come together. In celebration…
Glass Pavilion in Bangkok Marries Sleek Minimalism With Thai Architectural History [23 Oct 26, 4:35pm] Glass Pavilion in Bangkok Marries Sleek Minimalism With Thai Architectural HistoryLocated on a rooftop garden near the highest pagoda in Thailand sits the Glass Pavilion. The stair-stepped triangular structure faces Wat Dhammamongkol Thawonbun Nanta…
PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet [24 Oct 26, 3:30pm] Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.
How bug bounty sharpens one researcher’s security skills [22 Oct 26, 5:21pm] As Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, the GitHub Bug Bounty team spotlights @r31n, diving into their research approach, favorite bug classes, and advice for aspiring hackers.The post How bug bounty sharpens one researcher’s security skills a…
The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure [21 Oct 26, 4:00pm] We moved a copy of 99.99999% of GitHub's repositories to Azure. Here's how per-reference quorums will bring over the rest, and how object storage lets reads scale independently.The post The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure appeared…
How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity [20 Oct 26, 4:05pm] Three Java Champions share how they use GitHub Copilot to solve problems, accelerate development, and keep humans responsible for the results.The post How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity appeared first on The Git…
How to continue a GitHub Copilot app session in VS Code [19 Oct 26, 6:47pm] Learn how to move an agent session from the GitHub Copilot app into VS Code without losing the conversation, code changes, or working context.The post How to continue a GitHub Copilot app session in VS Code appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The next developer interface is ambient intelligence [15 Oct 26, 7:39pm] AI, agents, voice, and physical controls are shifting software development from operating tools to expressing intent—and helping developers stay focused on building.The post The next developer interface is ambient intelligence appeared first on Th…
GEO Is A Distraction: Here’s Where The Real Opportunity Is via @sejournal, @marie_haynes [23 Oct 26, 7:00pm] Universal Cart, UCP, WebMCP, intelligent eyewear: the agentic web is arriving. Marie Haynes maps the opportunities most businesses are ignoring.The post GEO Is A Distraction: Here’s Where The Real Opportunity Is appeared first on Search Engine Jou…
How Rank Trackers Say They Handle Suspect Google Results via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [23 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Rank trackers describe how they check suspect Google results, what customers see during checks, and what they say about reprocessing and past results.The post How Rank Trackers Say They Handle Suspect Google Results appeared first on Search Engine J…
Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro Review: Clear and Colorful [24 Oct 26, 1:00pm] The Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro speakers offer a uniquely designed RGB experience, all within a set of above-average 2.0 Stereo PC gaming speakers. They deliver an audio experience far surpassing their looks and size.
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 24, 2026 [24 Oct 26, 12:25pm] We give you a glimpse at some of the biggest stories we've published over on Tom's Hardware Premium this week, including reports on TP-Link's struggles over sales of its Wi-Fi 8 routers, FADU's new SSD, and how to juice better gam…
Use your 3D printer to customize this new Stage Tour guitar PC controller [24 Oct 26, 12:00pm] A new customizable rhythm game controller that's compatible with the new Stage Tour and pre-existing Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. The InfinaKore Fender Telecaster Edition controller lets you create your ideal guitar controller.
Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announces four new projects [22 Oct 26, 7:19pm] The Agentic AI Foundation today announced four new projects contributed by major AI players that address layers of the agentic stack. The layers being addressed are how agents gain new skills, how applications talk to models across providers, how age…
Azul Patches 53 OpenJDK Vulnerabilities [21 Oct 26, 5:42pm] SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI-first world, today released its October “Security-only, Stability-first” updates for Azul Core that are immediately deployable to address all 53 vulnerabilities di…
Harness Launches AI Budgets for Cost Management [21 Oct 26, 4:34pm] Harness has introduced AI Budgets, a feature in its Cost Management Agent designed to help organizations monitor and enforce limits on artificial intelligence spending. The company said many organizations have established AI cost policies but lack a…
Developers Report Mixed Feelings as AI Adoption Hits Record Highs, Atlassian Survey Finds [21 Oct 26, 11:30am] AI has rapidly transitioned from experimental pilots to an industry-standard practice, with over 95% of software developers and engineering leaders actively utilizing AI tools. However, new findings from Atlassian’s State of Developer Experience 20…
W3C and the State of the Web in the AI Era [21 Oct 26, 9:56am] This W3C paper from the Strategy Team is intended to foster discussion in the technical community at TPAC — the most important W3C community event of the year — about how the W3C technical agenda for the web needs to evolve based on the rise of A…
First Public Working Draft: Animation Triggers [20 Oct 26, 5:55am] Defines CSS properties and an API for creating mechanisms that affect animation playback, based on DOM events resulting from user interaction, or on entry/exit of ranges on animation timelines.
Is HEVC Worth the Royalties? We Tested x265 Against a Tuned x264 to Find Out [22 Oct 26, 7:41pm] If you distribute 4K or HDR video, HEVC is a must-have, not a nice-to-have. That’s the format the TVs and devices that play 4K HDR expect, and H.264 isn’t a realistic alternative. But what if you’re distributing 1080p SDR video? In this case, H…
When Will AV2 and VVC Be Worth Deploying? [8 Oct 26, 6:48pm] Consider this beta version 0.9 of my algorithmic view of how codec markets are penetrated. There are lots of assumptions that I’ve tried to document in the readme tab of the Excel file you can download below. I assume there will be errors in both m…
Why CDN77 Chose NETINT Quadra for Large-Scale Live Transcoding [29 Sep 26, 6:36pm] While visiting Prague before IBC 2026, I sat down with Michal Hošna, a Media Systems Architect at CDN77. We discussed CDN77’s recent decision to purchase a few thousand NETINT Quadra T1U transcoders for large-scale live production, primarily for s…
Optimizing x264 Settings and Per-title ladders [25 Sep 26, 7:35pm] If you’re producing solely H.264-encoded video, optimizing your encodes can save you bandwidth costs and deliver a higher quality experience to your viewers. If you’re considering adding HEVC or AV1 to the mix, you have another reason. Before you…
Bell pepper colors reveal differences in sweetness, nutrients and ripeness [24 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Raw, grilled, roasted, stuffed—there are many ways to enjoy bell peppers, also called capsicums, sweet peppers or paprika. Bell peppers originated in Central and South America and belong to the nightshade family along with tomatoes and eggplants.
Single X-ray pulse reveals plasma nanostructures across scales with one camera [24 Oct 26, 7:00pm] Understanding instabilities and turbulence in plasmas is one of the key challenges across a wide range of plasma research fields, including nuclear fusion, astrophysics and laser-plasma physics. In plasmas, slight disturbances can grow due to instabi…
How flare ribbons reveal hidden solar explosions on the sun [24 Oct 26, 6:00pm] Many topics in astronomy and astrophysics are esoteric. There's not much of a relationship between something like the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and the life of a regular person going about their business. But the sun…
Can presidents affect gas prices? [23 Oct 26, 6:10pm] Economists have long dismissed the idea that presidents influence gas prices, but new research calls that assumption into question.
How gendered messaging can backfire [23 Oct 26, 6:01pm] "While often well-meaning, gendered messaging does not always promote more positive perceptions of women or girls..."
Music can make your food taste better [23 Oct 26, 4:55pm] A new study shows for the first time how sound and taste interact in the brain at a biological level.
What makes horror movies really terrifying [23 Oct 26, 4:46pm] An expert digs into why we love a good scary movie and discusses the key components of the horror film genre.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Meta Had A Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams [23 Oct 26, 8:10pm] 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 —…
split ceramic curves cast soft reflected light in dimmable table lamp [24 Oct 26, 8:35pm] designed by alexey danilin for maytoni, hope is a table lamp featuring a split ceramic body that conceals internal LEDs.The post split ceramic curves cast soft reflected light in dimmable table lamp appeared first on designboom | architecture &…
flash forest scatters millions of seeds across canada’s wildfire-damaged landscapes [24 Oct 26, 2:15pm] biodegradable capsules packed with native seeds and beneficial fungi help restore wildfire-damaged landscapes across northern quebec. The post flash forest scatters millions of seeds across canada’s wildfire-damaged landscapes appeared first on de…
granite, plaster, and steel define oroco studio’s 40-sqm apartment renovation in madrid [24 Oct 26, 7:45am] through a restrained palette of granite, plaster and steel, the project explores how simplicity, materiality and spatial continuity can transform a compact home into an open, cohesive and characterful living space.The post granite, plaster, and stee…
youtaro sakamoto’s kinetic thread column transforms human presence into shifting shadows [24 Oct 26, 2:10am] a delicate column formed from fine threads moves in response to nearby visitors, casting constantly changing shadows.The post youtaro sakamoto’s kinetic thread column transforms human presence into shifting shadows appeared first on designboom | a…
stars return to frank lloyd wright’s only built planetarium after twenty years [23 Oct 26, 8:55pm] at florida southern college, the restored 1950s-era building reopens with its original circular seating and new digital projection system.The post stars return to frank lloyd wright’s only built planetarium after twenty years appeared first on des…
