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  • Summary, Dev Chat, Feb 12, 2025
    [12 Feb 25, 10:07pm] Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @francina. 🔗 Agenda post. Announcements 📢 Core Team Representatives 2025 The new Core Team Reps for 2025 are @francina, @audrasjb and @benjamin_zekavica. Benjamin Zekavica is joining as a Core Tea…
  • Performance Chat Summary: 11 February 2025
    [11 Feb 25, 8:59pm] The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Discussion of performance tickets for the upcoming 6.8 release: Performance Lab Plugin (and other performance plugins) Open Floor Our next chat will be held on…
  • Agenda, Dev Chat, Feb 12, 2025
    [11 Feb 25, 3:40pm] 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 var…
  • Introducing Core Team Reps for 2025
    [10 Feb 25, 8:00am] Now that the nominations process for Core Team Reps has concluded, I’m pleased to announce that @francina and @audrasjb have agreed to serve as Core Team Reps for 2025 with @benjamin_zekavica joining them in a mentorship role to start the year. Thi…
  • What’s new in Gutenberg 20.1 and 20.2?
    [8 Feb 25, 6:05pm] This time, due to the smaller sizes of the releases, this post contains information for both the 20.1 (22 January) and 20.2 (5 February) releases. “What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following eve…
  • WordPress 6.7.2 RC2 is now available
    [7 Feb 25, 6:18pm] WordPress 6.7.2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) is available for testing! Some ways you can help test this minor release: What’s in this release candidate? 6.7.2 RC2 is a release candidate for a maintenance release with a focus on bugs introduce…

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  • Winter storm moving across U.S.
    [14 Feb 25, 1:19pm] A hyperactive weather pattern will bring an expansive low pressure system across mainland U.S., resulting in widespread impactful weather to progress from west to east across the country through the next few days. The widespread heavy rain…
  • Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 2 to 588
    [14 Feb 25, 1:15pm] Baker Hughes reported that the U.S. rig count is up 2 from last week to 588 with oil rigs up 1 to 481, gas rigs up 1 to 101 and miscellaneous rigs up unchanged at 6. The Canada Rig Count is down 4 from last week to 245, with oil rigs down 3…
  • Massachusetts Governor Healey welcomes Jordan king
    [14 Feb 25, 1:09pm] Governor Maura Healey and First Lady Joanna Lydgate welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Massachusetts State House. After a brief meeting in the Governor’s Ceremonial Office, Govern…
  • Attorney General coalition probing asset managers’ activity regarding Chinese investments
    [14 Feb 25, 6:35am] Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in demanding answers from the world’s top asset managers to determine if they are misrepresenting and omitting essential disclosures regarding Chinese investments.…
  • Amazon announces 1,000 new UK apprenticeship opportunities for 2025
    [14 Feb 25, 6:34am] Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week, Amazon has announced that it is creating more than 1,000 new apprenticeships in the UK in 2025. Recruitment is now underway across more than 40 different programmes, including data science and cyber se…

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  • Reimagining data for Open Source AI: A call to action
    [23 Jan 25, 10:11am] The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Open Future have published a white paper: “Data Governance in Open Source AI: Enabling Responsible and Systematic Access.” This document is the culmination of a global co-design process, enriched by insights f…
  • OSI’s board of directors in 2025: details about the elections
    [22 Jan 25, 6:39pm] The OSI board of directors is renewing 3 of its seats with an open election process among its full individual members and affiliates.
  • Open Source AI and policy from the perspective of East Asia
    [26 Dec 24, 1:00am] Highlighting key conversations at the latest COSCUP focused on democratizing AI and exploring how public sectors and enterprises adopt Open Source technologies: how advocates in East Asia are addressing critical challenges in these Open Source landsc…
  • Top Open Source licenses in 2024
    [23 Dec 24, 9:21pm] The top 20 OSI-Approved licenses most frequently sought out by our community in 2024 based on number of pageviews.
  • 2024 end-of-year review: policy and standards
    [19 Dec 24, 12:47pm] As 2024 draws to a close, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) reflects on an eventful year marked by significant achievements in advocating for Open Source principles in policy and standards development worldwide.
  • 2024 end-of-year review: Open Source AI Definition v1.0
    [17 Dec 24, 1:30pm] The release of version 1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) marks an important milestone on a journey to ensure that AI systems are innovative and aligned with the foundational principles of Open Source: the freedoms to use, study, modify and…
  • Top articles at OpenSource.net in 2024
    [12 Dec 24, 11:46am] Learn about the top articles published at OpenSource.net in 2024. This site is dedicated to fostering knowledge sharing about Open Source software, hardware, open culture, and open knowledge.
  • ClearlyDefined: 2024 in review – milestones, growth and community impact
    [11 Dec 24, 1:25pm] As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on a transformative year for the ClearlyDefined project. From technical advancements to community growth, this year has been nothing short of extraordinary. Here’s a recap of our key milestones and h…

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  • How to divorce as allies, not enemies | Allison O'Brien
    [14 Feb 25, 3:47pm] Ending a marriage doesn’t have to mean ending a family, says communication expert Allison O'Brien, who navigated her own divorce without lawyers or mediators. She introduces a framework for ensuring a divorce remains peaceful, supports childre…
  • Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli
    [13 Feb 25, 3:57pm] Technology is changing our world — and how we communicate — at an astonishing rate. So much so that entrepreneur Victor Riparbelli predicts that artificial intelligence will drive audio and video to replace text as our primary form of communicati…
  • How little experiments can lead to big success | Emmanuel Acho and David Epstein
    [13 Feb 25, 3:45pm] Are your goals and resolutions actually holding you back from becoming your best self? Emmanuel Acho — a former NFL player, now an author and TV sports analyst — sits down with investigative reporter David Epstein to explore why goal-setting ofte…
  • Why joy is a serious way to take action | Pattie Gonia
    [12 Feb 25, 3:46pm] While doom and gloom may wake people up, joy keeps them in the fight, says drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia. With humor, creativity and a dress made of thrifted shower curtains and upcycled pink flamingo pool floaties, Pattie shows why em…
  • The power shift US politics needs | Anathea Chino
    [11 Feb 25, 3:59pm] As the cofounder of Advance Native Political Leadership, Anathea Chino creates space for Native American leaders to thrive in an often unwelcoming political system. Alongside comedian and filmmaker Negin Farsad, she discusses the power of diverse ide…
  • Embrace your main character energy with Natasha Rothwell | On the Spot | Natasha Rothwell
    [11 Feb 25, 1:52pm] Actor and writer Natasha Rothwell takes the stage for “On the Spot,” TED’s rapid-fire Q&A format. Answering a stream of unexpected questions, she dishes on everything from creativity and representation in TV to love, the first “pinch me…

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  • These Google Photos alternatives offer tons of storage options at a reasonable price
    [15 Feb 25, 2:00pm] Google Photos is a great service for storing images across devices. But Google Drive and Gmail only offer 15GB of storage for free. Google Photos used to offer free unlimited storage of images, but that is not the case anymore. If you are looking for…
  • Uber sues DoorDash, alleging anti-competitive tactics
    [15 Feb 25, 1:35am] Ride-share giant Uber filed a lawsuit Friday against DoorDash, accusing the delivery outfit of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. Uber alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of California, that its c…
  • Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training
    [14 Feb 25, 11:35pm] New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier reports that the company “paused” discussions with book publishers on licensing deals to supply some of its generative AI models with training data. The filings are re…
  • AI Alexa and AI Siri face bugs and delays
    [14 Feb 25, 11:24pm] Amazon and Apple are struggling to put generative AI technology in their digital assistants — Alexa and Siri, respectively — according to a pair of reports that came out on Friday. Amazon hoped to release its new Alexa during an event in New York…
  • Figure AI is in talks to raise $1.5B at 15x its last valuation
    [14 Feb 25, 10:51pm] Robotics startup Figure AI is raising $1.5 billion at a $39.5 billion valuation, a whopping 15 times higher than before.© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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  • Support the open source projects you love this Valentine’s Day
    [14 Feb 25, 5:00pm] Show your appreciation to the open source projects you love. You can help provide much-needed support to the critical but often underfunded projects that keep your infrastructure running smoothly. And remember—every day is a perfect day to support…
  • GitHub Availability Report: January 2025
    [12 Feb 25, 8:49pm] In January, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: January 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
  • How GitHub uses CodeQL to secure GitHub
    [12 Feb 25, 5:00pm] How GitHub’s Product Security Engineering team manages our CodeQL implementation at scale and how you can, too.The post How GitHub uses CodeQL to secure GitHub appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
  • How to refactor code with GitHub Copilot
    [11 Feb 25, 5:00pm] Discover how to use GitHub Copilot to refactor your code and see samples of it in action.The post How to refactor code with GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
  • From finding to fixing: GitHub Advanced Security integrates Endor Labs SCA
    [7 Feb 25, 5:00pm] The partnership between GitHub and Endor Labs enables application security engineers and developers to drastically reduce time spent on open source vulnerabilities, and gives them the tools to go from finding to fixing.The post From finding to fixin…

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  • No Personal Liability For DOGE Yet, But With Two More Lawsuits We Get Closer
    [15 Feb 25, 3:39am] I’m going to keep pounding the drum for personal liability against Musk and DOGE, partly to scare them into backing off from their unlawful seizure of our government, and eventually to compensate us for the immense harm they’ve caused. So far it…
  • Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Backdoors And Backsteps
    [15 Feb 25, 12:01am] 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 —…
  • Trump’s DOJ Corruption Laid Bare… By His Own Conservative Prosecutors
    [14 Feb 25, 9:49pm] Updated: make sure you read the update at the end of this story. Here’s a fun thing about corruption investigations: Usually when prosecutors uncover one quid pro quo, they don’t resolve it by offering an even bigger quid pro quo. And yet, that a…
  • Drugs Have Won The War On Drugs: Drugged-Up Rat Infestation Edition
    [14 Feb 25, 8:07pm] Perhaps the only headline just as repeatable as “‘No Way to Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” is this other banger from The Onion: Drugs Win Drug War. 50+ years of hardline prohibition have only resulted in better…

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