SVG icons in the admin bar and menu in WordPress 7.2 [5 Nov 26, 11:15am] You may have noticed the new shiny icons in the admin screens in WordPress 7.2 Beta. As previously announced on Replacing Dashicons in the admin bar and menu, the icons in the admin bar and menu are now inline SVGs from @wordpress/icons. Before, they…
Your Content Is Going To Get More Random! [5 Nov 26, 2:59am] Maybe not your content per se, but the ability to discover it is with the introduction of the /random/ endpoint in WordPress 7.2. A request to example.com/random/ will lead end users to a randomly selected published post. The feature is on by default…
Dev Chat Agenda – November 4, 2026 [4 Nov 26, 6:57am] 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 tick…
Google’s AI search fumbles leave schools in the lurch [5 Nov 26, 12:00pm] Good morning, and happy Ocarina of Time day to all who celebrate. Oh, and speaking of celebrating: congratulations to the real winners of the midterms, YouTube and Twitch streamers.Inbox is the tech newsletter that goes beyond the news cycle. We…
Mid-week Android app deals and freebies: Poker Ya Joker, Despotism, Potion Permit, more [4 Nov 26, 7:46pm] Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including This Aint Even Poker, Ya Joker, Potion Permit, Slime Legends – Survivor, Despotism 3k, Three Kingdoms: Grand Strategy, Can You Escape: The Collection, My Car My Life, and more. We still…
Bank Phishing Sites Show Fake ‘Suspended’ Pages to Evade Takedowns [5 Nov 26, 1:22pm] More than 200 sites were seen serving phishing content to first-time visitors but not to those who revisit.The post Bank Phishing Sites Show Fake ‘Suspended’ Pages to Evade Takedowns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cyberattack Hits French Blood Bank Site but No Blood Products Are Compromised [5 Nov 26, 12:58pm] The incident comes after supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely hacked.The post Cyberattack Hits French Blood Bank Site but No Blood Products Are Compromis…
Cisco, WatchGuard Release Patches; SonicWall Won’t Fix GMS Flaws [5 Nov 26, 12:33pm] Cisco patched an RCE in UCS Central Software; WatchGuard fixed authentication and MitM flaws.The post Cisco, WatchGuard Release Patches; SonicWall Won’t Fix GMS Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Agent Smith Dilemma: Governing Agentic Identities [5 Nov 26, 11:15am] Every autonomous AI agent deployed across your enterprise today is a new proxy identity operating inside your perimeter.The post The Agent Smith Dilemma: Governing Agentic Identities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CISO Conversations: Ryan Davis – The Unknown Is Where Security Meets Reality [5 Nov 26, 11:00am] Ryan Davis went from hacking his school’s network to running security at New Charter Technologies. What worries him now is shadow AI.The post CISO Conversations: Ryan Davis – The Unknown Is Where Security Meets Reality appeared first on SecurityWeek…
Graphene networks help lithium-ion batteries store more energy and deliver more power [5 Nov 26, 2:40pm] Making more efficient, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries has been a challenge for researchers because adding more mass to the batteries restricts how fast electricity and lithium ions can move. To overcome this challenge, a research team has added…
How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signal [5 Nov 26, 2:20pm] A life jacket that powers its own distress signal could soon provide protection for people on the water thanks to a device developed by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers and their international collaborators. The gadget generates electricity…
Study reveals path to carbon-negative hydrogen production [5 Nov 26, 12:40pm] Hydrogen could help industries reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, but its environmental benefits depend largely on how it is produced. Conventional hydrogen production can release substantial amounts of greenhouse gases, creating a need for tec…
Model shows factories and employees can profit from idle car batteries at work [5 Nov 26, 12:20pm] Researchers from Skoltech—a VEB.RF Group institution—have developed an optimization framework to help factories compare strategies for using onsite solar power and the electric vehicles of employees to reduce electricity costs. Evaluated in a Moscow…
Can Any Laser Beam Reach The Bottom Of The Ocean? [5 Nov 26, 1:45pm] Lasers are powerful tools with beams that can travel far, but are any good enough to touch the ocean floor? Maybe, if they're placed properly.
Dyoma Paints “Shandarba,” a Ryazan Folk Dance Across a Folded Facade [28 Oct 26, 4:55pm] Dyoma has painted “Shandarba” across a residential building at 1A Kashirina Street in central Ryazan. Named for a traditional women’s dance from the Ryazan region, the mural turns the building’s projecting and recessed corners into part of its compos…
The Fugees Want to Hear From You. Their New Art Project Is Taking Calls [5 Nov 26, 2:27pm] Select contributions to the group's John Giorno-inspired 'HOPELINE' will be presented at Art Basel Miami Beach.The post The Fugees Want to Hear From You. Their New Art Project Is Taking Calls appeared first on Artnet News.
The ADAA Fair Is Getting a Makeover. Here’s What to Expect [5 Nov 26, 1:42pm] In the first ADAA Fair under her leadership, the executive director says a refreshed identity should reflect the association’s mission, with the Whitney as this year’s Preview Gala beneficiary.The post The ADAA Fair Is Getting a Makeover. Here’s Wha…
Guillaume Cerutti Lands at Versailles After Pinault Ouster [5 Nov 26, 8:00am] Plus, Ronald Lauder holds back a Klimt, Bob Dylan meets the Pope, and other art world matters.The post Guillaume Cerutti Lands at Versailles After Pinault Ouster appeared first on Artnet News.
Data Access Testing With @testcontainers [4 Nov 26, 12:58pm] Testing data access code has always been awkward: unit tests want to be fast and isolated, and a real database is neither. With Docker and @testcontainers you can spin up a throwaway Postgres inside your Vitest suite, push your Drizzle schema into it…
Multi-Column Different-Speed Scrolling [3 Nov 26, 8:24pm] Scroll-Driven Animations can step in and make scrolling feel different even if you aren't actually interfering with the actual page scroll.
Overriding Heading Levels With the headingoffset HTML Attribute [2 Nov 26, 1:27pm] The new headingoffset HTML attribute lets you bump a heading’s level up by adding to it, which is handy when a component’s h1 needs to be an h2 somewhere else. Here’s how the math works, how to reset it, how to style the result with :heading(), and w…
Two Circles, One Connection, and border-shape [30 Oct 26, 1:28pm] Swapping the clip-path arrow from the previous article for border-shape and shape(), we can connect two draggable circles with fancy curved lines that stay perfectly aligned.
Useful @custom-media Presets [29 Oct 26, 12:34am] Custom media queries let you name and reuse media queries the way custom properties do for values. Here’s a set of drop-in @custom-media presets for input mechanisms, breakpoints, and true HDR, plus a container style query version of each that works…
How I Used Claude Code to Speed Up My Shell Startup by 95% [28 Oct 26, 3:35am] I like the idea of "Please suggest 10 improvements to my ~/.zshrc" as a prompt (John Lindquist). Nick Taylor wrote up all the stuff it found for him and got nearly a second back for every fresh terminal opened.
Your .NET parallel loop can become serial in a one-CPU container [4 Nov 26, 4:34pm] CPU-based defaults can leave an I/O-heavy loop processing one record at a time. Raising the limit helps, but each downstream service still needs a concurrency budget it can handle.
Oh, your agents need OAuth2, too [3 Nov 26, 8:40am] Recorded at LDX3 by LeadDev, Ryan chats with Dan Moore, Senior Director of CIAM Strategy and Identity Standards at FusionAuth, about adapting established OAuth2 protocols for the agentic era, the security necessity of giving autonomous AI agents thei…
It’s ok that computers are (sometimes) better than us [30 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan is joined by Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO at Honeycomb, for a conversation about applying the concept of immutable infrastructure to software development to treat code like cattle instead of pets, shifting the paradigm of system specificat…
The reports of Stack Overflow's death are greatly exaggerated [29 Oct 26, 10:30pm] I’ve seen the recent predictions about Stack Overflow’s demise. They make for compelling headlines, but they confuse a change in how people access knowledge with the disappearance of the knowledge—and the company—behind it.
Delivering controlled and concentrated context [28 Oct 26, 2:55pm] Check out the new features and capabilities now available in Stack Internal and Stack Internal Community. Try Stack Internal for free by visiting stackinternal.com.
City Centre Deira Lights Up for Diwali with Special Appearance by Bollywood Star Tamannaah [3 Nov 26, 10:08pm] Dubai: Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, is celebrating Diwali at City Centre Deira with a special appearance by Bollywood star Tamannaah. Taking place on 6 N…
First BMW ALPINA Production Model Undergoes High-Speed Testing in Nardò, Italy [3 Nov 26, 9:26pm] DUBAI: BMW ALPINA automobiles combine exceptional high-speed performance with outstanding comfort – and a focus on long-distance journeying. In line with this commitment, the first BMW ALPINA production model – still covered in camouflage wrap – has…
Dubai Airports joins the nation in marking UAE Flag Day [3 Nov 26, 9:08pm] Dubai: Dubai Airports today joined the nation in marking UAE Flag Day with flag-raising ceremonies across both its airports, celebrating national unity, pride and the values represented by the UAE flag. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum…
Wärtsilä Dual-Fuel Engine Selected for Delfin Project [5 Nov 26, 3:07am] Wärtsilä Corporation has secured an order to supply the engines and thrusters for the first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessels being built...
First Flight II LPD Heads Out on Builder's Trials [5 Nov 26, 1:56am] Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder's trials for the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first of the Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious tr...
Actor Johnny Depp Showcases His Artistic Side With Painting Exhibition in London [4 Nov 26, 6:30pm] Actor Johnny Depp Showcases His Artistic Side With Painting Exhibition in LondonJohnny Depp is best known for his work on screen, which includes iconic characters like Edward Scissorhands and Jack Sparrow. But when he’s not on set, Depp processes hi…
This Dramatic Arizona Destination Is Now America’s Newest National Park [4 Nov 26, 5:35pm] This Dramatic Arizona Destination Is Now America’s Newest National ParkArizona is home to no shortage of dramatic landscapes, but Chiricahua National Park might be one of its strangest. Filled with towering rock spires, narrow pinnacles, and boulder…
teamLab’s First Permanent Home in the U.S. Is Coming to Southern California [4 Nov 26, 3:45pm] teamLab’s First Permanent Home in the U.S. Is Coming to Southern CaliforniaThe international art collective teamLab is finding its first permanent home in the United States. teamLab Museum Anaheim (tentative name) has recently been announced as part…
Yayoi Kusama Museum Opens the First Exhibition Since the Artist’s Death This Year [4 Nov 26, 2:50pm] Yayoi Kusama Museum Opens the First Exhibition Since the Artist’s Death This YearThe world lost the great Yayoi Kusama on August 14, 2026, at age 97. But artists’ legacies live on, in part, through the works they created throughout their lives. Kusa…
Alex Katz and Julian Opie Explore the Human Figure in New Exhibition [3 Nov 26, 8:20pm] Alex Katz and Julian Opie Explore the Human Figure in New ExhibitionOpera Gallery Miami will present Face to Face, an exhibition pairing Alex Katz and Julian Opie in a study of the human figure. Through painting, sculpture, and video, the artists ex…
Arnis turns any place on Earth into a Minecraft world [3 Nov 26, 4:00pm] Louis Erbkamm built the first prototype in his free time. Now GitHub Copilot helps him maintain it alone.The post Arnis turns any place on Earth into a Minecraft world appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Game Off 2026: The theme is SHIFT [1 Nov 26, 9:36pm] GitHub’s annual month-long game jam is back for its 14th year! This November, make a game inspired by the theme SHIFT. Change gears, swap perspectives, bend reality, or just press a certain key.The post Game Off 2026: The theme is SHIFT appeared fir…
GitHub Universe 2026: Evolving every layer of the stack [28 Oct 26, 4:09pm] Today, we laid out our vision for GitHub as the most comprehensive, end-to-end software delivery system in the world.The post GitHub Universe 2026: Evolving every layer of the stack appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Octoverse: Commits, pushes, reach new highs in 2026 as developers build with agents [28 Oct 26, 4:07pm] See how a record year of growth reached every industry, every field, and every kind of builder in the 2026 Octoverse report.The post Octoverse: Commits, pushes, reach new highs in 2026 as developers build with agents appeared first on The GitHub Blo…
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 app…
AI Visibility vs. Search Rankings: Is Your Agency Measuring the Wrong Thing For 2027? [5 Nov 26, 6:03am] Measure AI visibility beyond rankings and citations. Use inclusion, framing, and endorsement to show clients what changed and what to do next.The post AI Visibility vs. Search Rankings: Is Your Agency Measuring the Wrong Thing For 2027? appeared fir…
Google Brings UCP Direct Checkout To AI Mode In Canada via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson [5 Nov 26, 3:38am] Google is expanding UCP-powered direct checkout in AI Mode and the Gemini app to Canadian shoppers, with a Merchant Center integration planned for next year.The post Google Brings UCP Direct Checkout To AI Mode In Canada appeared first on Search Eng…
Blocks introduces Builderlab to bring ideas and execution together [4 Nov 26, 8:52pm] Intelligence company Block has introduced Builderlab, an enterprise intelligence toolkit built atop Buzz, the company’s open-source workspace where conversations, code and agent activity live. The thinking behind the toolkit was that in building soft…
Your AI Bill Is a Data Problem [4 Nov 26, 8:20pm] Enterprises are getting better at seeing what they spend on AI. Proving what they got for it is another matter. During a recent SD Times Live! Supercast on the economics of AI, J.R. Storment, executive director of the Tokenomics Foundation, described…
Devart Updates Its Entire Delphi Line [3 Nov 26, 8:44pm] Devart has updated its entire Delphi product line with support for RAD Studio 13 Florence Release 2, Microsoft SQL Server 2025, and MySQL 9.7. The update, dubbed 2026.2, also introduces client-side encryption for sensitive SQL Server data. Overall, t…
Below the Waterline: Why AI’s True Cost Is Measured Per Task, Not Per Token [2 Nov 26, 9:22pm] Tokenomics, by the admission of the man leading the foundation named after it, is a terrible name. But the concept behind it is getting harder for enterprises to ignore. J.R. Storment, executive director of the Tokenomics Foundation, said during a re…
Stop blaming Safari, start measuring it [2 Nov 26, 8:52pm] When something breaks in a web app on an iPhone, the first thing that comes to mind is, this is Safari’s fault. Or Apple will fix it one day, and until then we either ignore the issue or go online and dig out a workaround and move on. I am in that sa…
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 AI ag…
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.
Snap Gets Its RAND Trial Against Dolby and Access Advance. Five Issues to Watch [2 Nov 26, 10:14pm] You may have heard about a recent decision in Snap’s UK licensing dispute with Dolby and Access Advance. Here’s what you need to know. Background Dolby sued Snap for HEVC and AV1 patent infringement in Delaware and Rio de Janeiro on March 23, 2026, s…
Optimizing x265 with FFmpeg [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.264 p…
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 mat…
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 soci…
Which infinity is bigger? Under alternative mathematical rules, a 2D map emerges [5 Nov 26, 2:40pm] It is one of the great questions of mathematics: What does "infinity" actually mean? Which infinities are larger than others? Can infinities be arranged in a sequence, like the rungs of an endless ladder, so that for any two of them we can always say…
New statistical method eliminates AI estimation bias in econometrics [5 Nov 26, 2:30pm] A new research paper describes a statistical framework that resolves significant calculation biases caused by artificial intelligence in econometric models. The method, two-step extraction, removes estimation bias when researchers measure the busines…
What sorts of nudges win wallet share in the attention economy? [5 Nov 26, 2:00pm] Nudges—the subtle interventions that encourage people to make beneficial decisions without forcing them into these choices—are a popular marketing tool widely used for a variety of social causes and business purposes. But their effectiveness depends…
What are the risks of using kratom? [1 Nov 26, 5:28pm] An expert explains what kratom is, what the risks are of using it, and where regulation of the drug stands at the federal and state levels.
Placenta protein may offer clues to brain development [31 Oct 26, 4:54pm] Researchers have discovered a protein in the placenta that plays a role in infant vascular development and potentially affects maternal health.
AI can get ‘brain rot’ like humans do [31 Oct 26, 4:15pm] Researchers have determined that when large language models are trained on frivolous online content, they can get brain rot like humans do.
Israeli Spy Company Busted Using Malware Ads To Infect, Locate, And Spy On Starlink Users [5 Nov 26, 1:29pm] Israeli spy outfit Discover-Tech spied on internet users through a sprawling network of dodgy online ads that it used to track, surveil, and geolocate internet users. In some instances simply having the firm’s “zero click” spyware ads displayed by d…
Post Midterms, Pete Hegseth & RFK Jr. Stare Down Likely Impeachment Efforts [5 Nov 26, 4:05am] The impact of the midterm election result is going to be felt for years, to be sure. But some of the effects will be far more swift than that, likely kicking off right after the new Congress is sworn in. We’re mere hours removed from the election, wi…
Congress Has Abdicated Its Role Of Holding The President In Check [4 Nov 26, 9:08pm] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. On the evening of Oct. 11, just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop airing ta…
ICE Is Now Arresting People Who’ve Been Released From ICE Detention By Court Orders [4 Nov 26, 7:05pm] US federal court have overwhelmingly ruled (10,000 orders and counting) that migrants are — just like natural-born citizens — entitled to constitutional rights. Among them is the right to due process. This means that detained migrants have a right to…
making room for nature: the urban landscapes of kongjian yu [5 Nov 26, 11:50am] turenscape’s ecological landscapes show how wetlands, waterways, and restored habitats can become part of urban infrastructure, making room for both people and other forms of life.The post making room for nature: the urban landscapes of kongjian yu…
meet the wienermobile, the 1930s quirky pedal car that put hot dogs on wheels [5 Nov 26, 11:00am] from its first appearance on american roads in 1936 to its miniature interpretations by bird corporation and konek, the oversized hot dog has become an enduring piece of advertising and automotive culture.The post meet the wienermobile, the 1930s qu…
landmark james turrell exhibition to inaugurate superblue kyoto in early 2027 [5 Nov 26, 9:48am] opening opposite teamLab biovortex kyoto, the new venue places one of the most influential explorations of light in contemporary art within a growing cultural district.The post landmark james turrell exhibition to inaugurate superblue kyoto in early…
angelo renna proposes floating modular island with 39-tree ring on florence’s river [5 Nov 26, 7:15am] combining a modular structure with a circular green perimeter of trees, the project reimagines the relationship between florence and its river through a seasonal, reversible, and ecological intervention.The post angelo renna proposes floating modula…
SpY installs giant black triangle in madrid square to explore urban surveillance [5 Nov 26, 3:15am] the 20-meter black triangular intervention is equipped with concealed viewing apertures and apex-mounted CCTV cameras that return fragmented live feeds of the surrounding plaza.The post SpY installs giant black triangle in madrid square to explore u…
