UK Plans To Ban Iran's Elite Guards Over Threat To National Security [13 Jul 26, 1:07pm] The banned groups would also include proxies and volunteers of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, and the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), an Iran-linked group which has claimed attacks on Jewish properties in London.
The 10 worst state economies in America in 2026 [13 Jul 26, 2:00pm] Economy is a key category in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business study, and some states stand out for the wrong reasons.
The 10 best state economies in America in 2026 [13 Jul 26, 2:00pm] Economy is one of the most important categories in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business rankings. Several states stand out for economic strength.
Consistent navigation in WordPress 7.1 with persistent toolbar [13 Jul 26, 10:58am] WordPress 7.1 makes navigation more consistent across the whole admin interface, including the editor, where the difference is most noticeable. In the editor, the top-left “W” logo / site icon served as the back button, and clicking it took you o…
Transitioning To Rulesets In The Gutenberg Repository [8 Jul 26, 6:02pm] As of ~16:00UTC today (8 July 2026), all rules configured to enforce the desired contributor workflows and quality requirements in the Gutenberg repository have been converted from branch protection rules to repository rulesets. This was done to fix…
Dev Chat Agenda – July 8, 2026 [8 Jul 26, 2:16am] 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…
Merge Proposal: Design System Theming [7 Jul 26, 3:31pm] As part of design systems work supporting the admin design project, the Gutenberg Components Team has been working on a foundational layer of themeability and design tokens that support consistent, accessible UI components across the admin experience…
The Classic block stays in the inserter for WordPress 7.1 [7 Jul 26, 6:22am] In an earlier post, I announced that the Classic block (core/freeform) would be hidden from the inserter by default starting in WordPress 7.1, accompanied by a new filter and a companion plugin. I’ve decided to revert this change. The Classic block…
Microsoft reveals 15+ products losing support in 2026, check if you’re affected [12 Jul 26, 5:39pm] Microsoft's 2026 deadlines stack hard around mid-July and mid-October, from SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint to Office 2021 and Windows 11 24H2. We cross-checked every source, added the ones Microsoft's own page left off, and ranked all 15 pl…
No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to Linux [11 Jul 26, 11:21pm] StatCounter, a web analytics company, claimed that Windows’ market share had fallen from roughly 79% to just 56%, but as expected, it turned out to be a reporting error. In April 2026, StatCounter documented that Windows held approximately 79% of t…
Waze is adding a dedicated mode for motorcycles and a ‘less chatty’ voice setting [13 Jul 26, 9:00am] Waze might not be as popular as Google Maps, but many years after being acquired, it’s held onto its base of dedicated fans all while continuing to evolve. Today, Waze is adding a fresh suite of features that should improve performance while provid…
The problems with Google Pixel price hikes [12 Jul 26, 4:15pm] Like everything else in the tech industry, Google’s Pixel 11 series appears to be getting a price hike, but there are a few factors that make this one a bit harder to accept.This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of our newsletter that high…
Friday Android app deals and freebies: ScourgeBringer, Greak, Egg Journey, more [10 Jul 26, 7:11pm] Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now here, including titles like ScourgeBringer, Greak: Memories of Azur, Tower Defense Legend 5 Pro, Escape Alive, Egg Journey, FrogBoy, and more. Just be sure to check out Samsung’s l…
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in June 2026 [13 Jul 26, 12:20pm] Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by 1Password, Accenture, Cisco, F5, Rubrik, and SailPoint.The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in June 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
RabbitMQ Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems [13 Jul 26, 12:00pm] Unauthenticated attackers could obtain the broker's confidential OAuth client secret, allowing them to take control of the broker.The post RabbitMQ Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Zimbra Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability [13 Jul 26, 10:03am] The flaw results in malicious code embedded in crafted emails being executed when the emails are opened.The post Zimbra Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Organizations Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities [13 Jul 26, 9:08am] Threat actors have been targeting Balbooa Forms and iCagenda Joomla extension flaws for remote code execution.The post Organizations Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night could make you gain weight [13 Jul 26, 1:24pm] Sleeping about an hour and 20 minutes less each night for six weeks caused participants to gain weight and spend more time inactive. Researchers found that even mild, realistic sleep loss, similar to what many adults experience, had measurable effect…
A 200-year-old physics experiment could help build future computers [13 Jul 26, 12:49pm] Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a surprisingly simple way to create exotic light structures called optical skyrmions using a 200-year-old optical effect known as the Poisson spot. Instead of relying on expe…
Scientists discovered the brain doesn't make decisions the way we thought [13 Jul 26, 12:12pm] A new study suggests the brain begins making decisions much earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that even primary sensory regions are influenced by higher brain areas through rapid feedback loops, rather than simply passing…
Why are healthy young non-smokers developing lung cancer? [13 Jul 26, 11:34am] An unexpected study found that young non-smokers with healthier diets had higher rates of lung cancer, raising questions about whether pesticide exposure from conventionally grown produce could play a role. Researchers stress that the findings are pr…
Stephen Hawking's black hole laws just got a major upgrade [13 Jul 26, 10:41am] Scientists have developed a new framework that could finally apply the laws of thermodynamics to real, ever-changing black holes instead of only perfectly stable ones. The advance may improve our understanding of black hole mergers, evaporation, and…
Why Don't Most TVs Have Center Stands Anymore? [13 Jul 26, 2:15pm] Most TV makers have ditched center stands for small feet at each edge. Here's why it happened, and why it matters for your furniture and safety.
11 Of The Most Reliable Diesel Engines Ever Made [13 Jul 26, 11:30am] Diesel engines have the reputation for being high-torque workhorses, built for rough roads and heavy loads. These engines are proof that rep is earned.
Your next nurse may monitor you from the Philippines [9 Jul 26, 10:00am] U.S. hospitals are increasingly hiring Filipino nurses for remote roles to fill staffing gaps and for cost savings, but the practice may be aggravating shortages in the Philippines.
Data centers should benefit the cities that power them [8 Jul 26, 10:00am] Cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America must ensure AI infrastructure development benefits local communities and leads to sustainable economic growth.
Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art Plans Bangkok Branch [13 Jul 26, 1:46pm] A cross-river cable car will help deliver visitors to the unconventional arts institution.The post Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art Plans Bangkok Branch appeared first on Artnet News.
Mid-Year Market Review [13 Jul 26, 8:50am] Plus, Hauser & Wirth cleared of Russia sanctions breach charge.The post Mid-Year Market Review appeared first on Artnet News.
Meet 5 Midwestern Artists From the Artnet Gallery Network [12 Jul 26, 1:00pm] Midwestern artists are an incredibly diverse group that defy easy categorization, but these are five you should know.The post Meet 5 Midwestern Artists From the Artnet Gallery Network appeared first on Artnet News.
The Siren Song of ariaNotify() [11 Jul 26, 3:02pm] Mat Marquis details the good-and-dangerous of a new method which we can just make a screenreader say something. There’s a brand new ariaNotify() method — defined by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.3 Specification — th…
Thinking Horizontally in CSS @layer [9 Jul 26, 3:30pm] If you put your custom properties (tokens) for every component in an @layer, then overriding them is never a fight.
Boundary-Aware Styling in CSS [7 Jul 26, 3:09pm] You might think of the view() function as used in scroll-driven animations, but really it just pairs @keyframes animation with the current position of an element.
The Field Guide to Grid Lanes [3 Jul 26, 1:29pm] The WebKit gang did a good job with The Field Guide to Grid Lanes showcasing what kind of layouts are now achievable with display: grid-lanes;. Basically: Masonry layout, with arbitrary column widths, and proper tabbing order, is now progressive-enha…
Cloudflare Workers and Hyperdrive with TanStack Start [2 Jul 26, 6:21pm] In Part 2 of the series on using Cloudflare with Web Apps, the focus is on setting up a database and addressing key issues like performance and connection management.
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…
Personal website redesign project post: Rendering AT protocol posts on my /feed [2 Jul 26, 11:55am] I'm again, going to be doing a lot of the same sort of work I did for the WordPress integration, but as this is the first iteration of the AT protocol, it's going to be a lot simpler than that.Just like with the WordPress integration, I us…
Personal website redesign project post: Loading AT protocol posts data [1 Jul 26, 11:55am] We're picking up some good momentum, so let's keep the flow going. After integrating WordPress to power the blog section, it's now time to integrate a new feature of this website: AT Protocol posts.I could go all in at this point and…
NatPower Marine Acquires Aqua SuperPower [13 Jul 26, 1:54am] NatPower Marine, a NatPower Group company enabling the energy transition in the maritime sector, has signed a strategic agreement to acquire the Aqua...
ASSA Joins the USA Shipbuilding Coalition [13 Jul 26, 1:52am] The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA) announced today that it has joined the USA Shipbuilding Coalition, a growing labor-management p...
Mid-Century Spray Paintings Are at the Center of This Ethereal Exhibition [12 Jul 26, 1:45pm] Mid-Century Spray Paintings Are at the Center of This Ethereal ExhibitionAmerican painter Jules Olitski spent the 1960s redefining what color could do on canvas. Rather than applying paint with a traditional brush, he turned to industrial spray guns…
Winslow Homer Printmaking and Paintings Are Reunited in an Ambitious Landmark Exhibition [12 Jul 26, 12:50pm] Winslow Homer Printmaking and Paintings Are Reunited in an Ambitious Landmark ExhibitionThis summer, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) brings Winslow Homer’s story full circle with Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher, on view through October 18, 2026. T…
Music Hall Emerges From Croatia’s Fields Draped in Limestone Curtains [11 Jul 26, 1:45pm] Music Hall Emerges From Croatia’s Fields Draped in Limestone CurtainsThe architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is bringing a cultural destination to eastern Croatia. Currently under construction in Čepin, EVE Music Hall will open in early 2…
Learn How Jingdezhen, China, Has Been the World’s Ceramic Capital for 2,000 Years [11 Jul 26, 12:50pm] Learn How Jingdezhen, China, Has Been the World’s Ceramic Capital for 2,000 YearsFor nearly 2,000 years, one city in China has shaped the history of porcelain. Nestled in the mountains of Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen has earned a reputation as the…
Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates [13 Jul 26, 2:18pm] Some of the new features are powered by Google's Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the the tech giant's broader push to integrate Gemini across its products while also better positioning Waze to compete with rival services such as Apple M…
TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum [12 Jul 26, 4:07pm] Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Reed Jobs would rather talk about curing cancer than his last name [12 Jul 26, 12:16am] When we last sat down with Jobs at TechCrunch Disrupt nearly three years ago, his firm Yosemite was brand new and biotech was still reeling from its post-pandemic crash. Now, the venture outfit has a team of 17; a cluster of blockbuster drugs are all…
Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s how we actually improved it. [10 Jul 26, 3:57pm] How migrating Copilot code review to shared Unix-style code exploration tools reduced review cost by reshaping agent workflows around pull request evidence.The post Better tools made Copilot code review worse. Here’s how we actually improved it. a…
How GitHub gave every repository a durable owner [9 Jul 26, 4:29pm] GitHub had over 14,000 repositories. Fewer than half had clear ownership. Here's how we gave every active repository a validated owner in under 45 days, archived the rest, and made ownership the foundation for everything that followed.The post…
Automating cross-repo documentation with GitHub Agentic Workflows [8 Jul 26, 9:11pm] Explore how the Aspire team turns merged product changes into SME-reviewed docs pull requests, closing the gap between release and documentation.The post Automating cross-repo documentation with GitHub Agentic Workflows appeared first on The GitHub…
GitHub availability report: June 2026 [8 Jul 26, 7:35pm] In June, we experienced six incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.The post GitHub availability report: June 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages [8 Jul 26, 4:00pm] Go from an empty repository to a live custom domain with HTTPS in about 14 minutes, without manually editing a single DNS record.The post How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
AI Agent Standards: What Do We Need To Know? via @sejournal, @chrisgreenseo [13 Jul 26, 9:30am] Overwhelmed by agentic web acronyms? Map each protocol to the problem it solves before deciding which ones deserve your attention.The post AI Agent Standards: What Do We Need To Know? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Typemock Releases Isolator++ 5.4.5 [13 Jul 26, 1:10pm] TEL AVIV, Israel – Typemock, a leading provider of unit testing solutions, today announced the release of Isolator++ 5.4.5, helping development teams test confidently across more compilers, modern development environments, and Visual Studio 2026.…
The Hidden Infrastructure Challenge Behind Every AI-Generated Avatar [10 Jul 26, 2:30pm] Virtual marketplaces now move billions of dollars in 3D avatar items annually. Users purchase 1.8 billion avatar items in a single year on major platforms, with 40% of monthly active users returning to update their digital identities. The economics a…
SD Times News Digest: IDC Quanta, CircleCI, Open AI — July 10, 2026 [10 Jul 26, 1:00pm] IDC Launches Quanta to Close Gap Between Tech Intelligence, Enterprise Execution IDC has launched IDC Quanta to deliver intelligence inside the tools people use for work. Quanta, which the company describes as “the technology intelligence fabric of…
Evolving how LLMs are measured for Android: the next era of Android Bench [9 Jul 26, 4:46pm] The July release of Android Bench — its LLM benchmark leaderboard for Android development tasks — is now based upon the Harbor framework for evaluating models, Google has announced. In its blog post announcing the updates, the company noted that…
AI killed the user interface. Instead, try this inter-userface. [9 Jul 26, 2:24pm] Ah, the 90’s, when I briefly worked at one of the world’s first web agencies. By offering decent pay for creative work and a funky open workspace in the West End, Eagle River Interactive (now part of Agency.com) sucked up most of the available de…
First Public Working Draft: SHACL 1.2 Profiling [2 Jul 26, 1:33pm] SHACL Profiling defines elements of the SHACL Shapes Constraint Language created to allow for profiles of SHACL and profiling with SHACL.
Pointer Events Level 3 is now a W3C Recommendation [30 Jun 26, 8:43am] The features in this specification extend or modify those found in Pointer Events, a W3C Recommendation that describes events and related interfaces for handling hardware-agnostic pointer input from devices including a mouse, pen, or touchscreen.
W3C opens Inclusion Fund and Invited Expert Fund for TPAC 2026 [24 Jun 26, 12:01pm] W3C opens applications for travel support for TPAC 2026 to help reduce barriers for participation and increase diversity at TPAC, acknowledging the positive contributions of participants and Invited Experts who have shown commitment through their pos…
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…
Computing VMAF: How Missing Color Metadata Tanked the Score [22 Jun 26, 6:32pm] Developing a metrics tool is the easy part. Wire up FFmpeg, shell out to libvmaf, parse the JSON, draw a pretty line chart. It’s a weekend project, and the part they show you at vibe-coding camp. The part they don’t show you are the edge cases:…
How Fast Will AV2 Deploy?: Ask Joe Sixpack [17 Jun 26, 5:25pm] The AV2 spec went final in late May 2026, AOMedia announced it on June 9, and VeriSilicon had a decode IP core out within about two weeks. An AOMedia member survey reports that 53% of respondents plan to adopt AV2 within a year and 88% within two yea…
Three Paths to Compression for Machine Vision: VCM, FCM, and the V-Nova Wild Card [26 May 26, 5:45pm] Video is increasingly captured primarily or exclusively for machine viewing, including applications like surveillance cameras, autonomous vehicles, industrial inspection, and drone footage. Traditional codecs like H.264 and HEVC were designed around…
Light Usually Speeds Things Up. Scientists Just Caught It Doing The Opposite [13 Jul 26, 9:48am] "This discovery of light-induced quantum friction fundamentally changes our understanding... "ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
New drug slows Alzheimer’s disease in mice [9 Jul 26, 5:26pm] Researchers have developed an active ingredient that slows down the progression of typical Alzheimer's symptoms in mice.
Listen: How to raise your kids in the AI age [9 Jul 26, 4:55pm] In a new podcast episode, a doctor explains how technology should enhance, not replace parenting during children's formative years.
Musk’s Starlink Socks Customers With $1500 ‘High Demand’ Surcharge [13 Jul 26, 12:27pm] For years I’ve noted that while Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband system can be very useful for people with no other options (warzones, RVs, boats, rural Americans), the network has struggled to maintain performance as it grows into more m…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt [12 Jul 26, 7:00pm] This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Bloof with a comment about Wikipedia banning its co-founder: Guy was one of many people involved in the start of Wikipedia, left in a snit to start rival project after rival project more in…
How Google And AI Nearly Made A Seasoned Reporter Spiral [10 Jul 26, 10:50pm] This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Last month, my colleagues and I published an investigation into a Texas oil refinery startup, America First Refining, that had secretly gotten inves…
what we learned: crafting the future [13 Jul 26, 10:50am] we look back at how designboom's latest chapter presents craft as an approach to the world that values attentiveness over speed, collaboration over isolation, and long-term stewardship over short-term production.The post what we learned: crafti…
century-old japanese cedar unfolds into flat-pack furniture collection, FLAT/FORM [13 Jul 26, 10:00am] the collection extends the life and value of japanese cedar, supporting the reuse of local forest resources.The post century-old japanese cedar unfolds into flat-pack furniture collection, FLAT/FORM appeared first on designboom | architecture &…
recycled cables transform this pair of adidas sneakers into a one-of-one design [13 Jul 26, 9:26am] CORY INFINITE REWORKS THE ADISTAR XLG 2.0 American artist Cory Infinite has transformed a pair of Adidas Adistar XLG 2.0 sneakers into a one-of-one design for singer Teezo Touchdown. Created in collaboration with Adidas Originals, the custom pair…
interconnected metal rods form a luminous winged installation on china’s coastline [13 Jul 26, 3:30am] copper plates form the installation’s central core, while transparent acrylic lightboxes are integrated throughout the framework.The post interconnected metal rods form a luminous winged installation on china’s coastline appeared first on design…
