Two Ships Hit By Missiles In Strait Of Hormuz: UK Maritime Agency [13 Oct 26, 7:54pm] Since the beginning of the war, triggered in late February by US and Israeli strikes against Tehran, Iran has claimed control of the strait and regularly targets ships that try to transit it without its permission.
Indian Airlines Cancel Flights To Saudi Till October 17 Amid Houthi Attacks [13 Oct 26, 7:18pm] While announcing cancellation of flights to and from Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah till October 17, Air India also said it was closely monitoring and assessing the developments in the region to resume safe operations.
Pill, Restraint, All-Male Cabin Crew: flydubai Case Takes New Turn [13 Oct 26, 6:53pm] According to testimony from a passenger named Assaf, crew members tried to loosen the accused pilot's restraints and stopped passengers from filming. He also said they tried to put a mysterious pill into the mouth of the wounded Indian captain.
Cornell University Bans Fraternity Parties After Student's Sexual Assault [13 Oct 26, 6:46pm] The measures announced by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff include a suspension of all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year and a new "zero tolerance" policy for violati…
Presence API meeting summary: October 12, 2026 [12 Oct 26, 6:36pm] The Presence API meeting took place on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC in #feature-presence-api. It also hosts the real-time collaboration (RTC) work. This week’s focus was the feature plugin merge criteria, and which gaps are left before a c…
Call for feedback: the W and the site name in the Toolbar [12 Oct 26, 1:26pm] Since WordPress 7.1 the Toolbar is also displayed in the Post Editor and the Site Editor (#65091, dev note). That change made an old problem more visible: the first two items of the Toolbar, the W and the site name, do not behave the same everywhere.…
Feature Notifications: status update and plan for 0.3.0 [10 Oct 26, 3:46pm] Feature Notifications is the project exploring a unified notifications system for WordPress (#43484). It has been quiet since version 0.2.0 shipped in April 2023. This post covers where the project stands today and the plan to get to version 0.3.0, w…
NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES SQL mode is now turned off by default in WordPress 7.2 [9 Oct 26, 6:13pm] WordPress 7.2 adds NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES to the list of SQL modes that WordPress doesn’t support. WordPress already turns off some modes, such as STRICT_ALL_TABLES, TRADITIONAL and ANSI, when it connects to the database. This mode is now on that lis…
Progress Report: wp_kses() [7 Oct 26, 7:57pm] Since its inception, WordPress has relied on the KSES1 subsystem to sanitize HTML. Its purpose has grown and changed over time, but primarily serves two purposes: correct aesthetic defects that are likely the result of typos or pasting errors; and re…
I tested Windows 11 October 2026 Update, here’s everything new, improved, and fixed [13 Oct 26, 5:08pm] It's the last update for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro, and it bundles everything from KB5124010, including Open apps maximized, new touchpad gestures, a Tips widget and fixes for File History and domain trust. We tested the changes, explain the…
The Sideload 047: The highs and lows of Pixel at 10 [13 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Welcome to episode 47 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by 9to5Google’s own Ben Schoon and Android Authority’s Joe Maring for a roundtable discussion on a decade of Pixel phones and some speculation on what’s to…
Hey Google, where is the next Nest Hub? [13 Oct 26, 8:15pm] Apple’s long-rumored smart home display is finally here and it begs the question – why hasn’t Google released a new Nest Hub in half a decade? more…
Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Balatro, BAD END, Seoul Exorcist 1111, more [13 Oct 26, 6:56pm] Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready to go, including Balatro, BAD END, Seoul Exorcist 1111, Servant of the Lake, Terraria, Conquistadorio, The Game of Life 2, Drop Duchy, and more. Just be sure to dive into Nothing Phone (3) up to…
YouTube bringing automatic background play to Android Automotive cars [13 Oct 26, 5:55pm] Google is launching some app updates for Android Automotive, “Google built-in,” which bring more video apps and increased flexbility for the platform such as allowing YouTube to run in the background while driving. more…
Ivanti Zero-Day Chain Gave Attackers Root Access to Fully Patched VPN [13 Oct 26, 6:43pm] CVE-2026-104935 affects Ivanti Connect Secure and it can be exploited for unauthenticated remote code execution with elevated privileges. The post Ivanti Zero-Day Chain Gave Attackers Root Access to Fully Patched VPN appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Adobe Patches 140 Vulnerabilities Across 10 Products [13 Oct 26, 5:14pm] The flaws affect products such as Commerce, Photoshop, ColdFusion, Substance 3D, Dimension, FrameMaker and Bridge.The post Adobe Patches 140 Vulnerabilities Across 10 Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google Partially Reverses Chrome Bug Bounty Cuts [13 Oct 26, 5:00pm] Google is restructuring bug bounty rewards with a focus on complex memory safety vulnerabilities. The post Google Partially Reverses Chrome Bug Bounty Cuts appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach [13 Oct 26, 4:01pm] Most of the affected individuals are Meta employees in the United States and they are being offered credit monitoring services.The post Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns [13 Oct 26, 11:58am] Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own.The post Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek…
Soft robotic fish combines high-speed swimming with 3D maneuverability [13 Oct 26, 7:40pm] Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that can swim at high speeds and perform agile three-dimensional (3D) maneuvers. The soft…
Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards [13 Oct 26, 7:40pm] Microsoft President Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must "act with urgency" to create "real and effective safety standards" to contain the risks linked to artificial intelligence.
Less platinum, cheaper hydrogen: Ultrathin electrolyzer coatings show promise [13 Oct 26, 7:00pm] Hydrogen is expected to become an important energy carrier of the future, particularly for industrial applications. But this requires climate-friendly technologies that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. One major challenge is cost: PEM water elec…
3D imaging technique examines nuclear fuel rod corrosion at nanoscale resolution [13 Oct 26, 6:40pm] The cladding tubes of the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors must remain leak-tight—despite the risk of corrosion from the surrounding cooling water and despite the radiation they are exposed to during operation. It is therefore important to know h…
Why Did People Stop Using Reel Lawn Mowers? [13 Oct 26, 9:15pm] Reel mowers were once the go-to tool for keeping lawns tidy. So why did they fall out of fashion - and have they disappeared completely?
What Does 'Spur' Mean On A Highway Sign? [13 Oct 26, 8:15pm] There are hundreds of different signs you'll encounter on the highway, and one of the rarer ones is the Spur sign. What does this actually mean?
The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners [13 Oct 26, 10:00am] The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.
Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance [6 Oct 26, 10:00am] From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare…
Cyndi Lauper on the Art Behind Her Maximalist Looks: ‘Using Color That Would Explode’ [13 Oct 26, 4:23pm] The pop icon is selling pieces from her outrageous wardrobe. They recall a time 'when we did wild things,' she said in an interview.The post Cyndi Lauper on the Art Behind Her Maximalist Looks: ‘Using Color That Would Explode’ appeared…
Maria Kreyn’s New Paintings Fuse Science, Myth, and the Sublime [13 Oct 26, 3:47pm] Organized by M.O.N. Art Foundation and timed to Frieze London, Kreyn's new exhibition turns the altar into a monument to creation, dissolution, and regeneration.The post Maria Kreyn’s New Paintings Fuse Science, Myth, and the Sublime appeared…
5 Good Choices for HTML Containers [9 Oct 26, 3:24pm] Divs and spans are fine, but purposefully meaningless. Often the meaning actually matters, so let's look at some of those situations.
How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app [9 Oct 26, 1:38am] Eric Bailey explains the thinking and research that go into adding just a few custom keyboard shortcuts to a web app. There’s an absolute ton to consider and test, and plenty of challenges can come from your own team.
Testing an iframe’s postMessage Handler [7 Oct 26, 3:23pm] There are some real complexities using iframes and the postMessage API for communication between a widget and its parent. Security vulnerabilities like cross-origin scripting risks being one.
Interop 2027 [6 Oct 26, 10:13pm] I should have noted this sooner (sorry!), but it’s that time of year when Interop is planning for next year. Submissions are closed, and now they spend time refining and culling the proposals. We’ll hear on February 4th, 2027 what the focus will…
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…
The Index: Issue #199 [25 Sep 26, 9:55am] Blurry before beautiful: image previews for the webA very good looking proposal!The root scroller and how not to lose itYet another in-depth, fantastic article by Kilian at Polypane.fonts.xyzYou know us by now: we see a good place to get fonts a…
Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped [23 Sep 26, 11:55am] I stumbled across this great project by Barry Prendergast. It's a web-based radio player with a lush UI. On mobile I spotted that as I was rapidly flicking through the stations to find one that was on air, the browser was zooming in and out.Her…
The Index: Issue #198 [18 Sep 26, 9:55am] You’ll miss publishers when they’re goneYet again, the industry has been let down by DigitalOcean and their abandonment of CSS-Tricks. It's time to step up and protect publishers whose goal is simply, to educate and share knowledge.It’s…
Keep calm and call clone with Rust [13 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with Josh Triplett, member of the Rust Leadership Team at the Rust Project, to chat about how the borrow checker delivers compile-time memory safety without garbage collection overhead, why Rust consistently ranks as developers' m…
Taking a look under your agent’s hood [9 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan is joined by Yanbing Li, Chief Product Officer at Datadog, to talk about applying observability to non-deterministic AI agents, blurring the boundaries between software development and production workflows, and navigating emerging challenges in…
Production-grade LLMs and agents: a field guide [8 Oct 26, 8:22pm] 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.
Stunning Photo Book Reminds Us of the Beauty and Fragility of Giraffes [Interview] [12 Oct 26, 4:35pm] Stunning Photo Book Reminds Us of the Beauty and Fragility of Giraffes {Interview}In a bid to raise awareness and funds to save endangered animals around the world, photographer Margot Raggett MBE started a powerful photo book series called Remember…
Michael J. Fox Awarded Companion of the Order of Canada for Parkinson’s Advocacy [12 Oct 26, 2:45pm] Michael J. Fox Awarded Companion of the Order of Canada for Parkinson’s AdvocacyMichael J. Fox has spent decades entertaining audiences, but some of his most meaningful work has happened away from the screen. The Canadian actor was recently promot…
Hundreds of Floating Porcelain Bowls Turn Water Into Music in Outdoor Athens Installation [11 Oct 26, 1:45pm] Hundreds of Floating Porcelain Bowls Turn Water Into Music in Outdoor Athens InstallationHundreds of white porcelain bowls drift across deep-blue pools, slowly approaching one another before meeting with a delicate chime. French artist and composer…
GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noise [13 Oct 26, 5:56pm] GitHub’s context-aware secret classifier improves detection quality, raises weighted acceptance by 11.5%, and reduces median scan execution time by 86%.The post GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noise appeared f…
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to teach Copilot about your codebase [12 Oct 26, 5:43pm] Learn how to add custom instructions and skills to your repository, use custom agents, and connect MCP servers like Playwright.The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to teach Copilot about your codebase appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Hack the World: Why hackathons are still the best place to learn to build [9 Oct 26, 4:00pm] The barriers to building software have collapsed. Today, anyone can build. Hackathons are a great place to start learning.The post Hack the World: Why hackathons are still the best place to learn to build appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How one bug bounty researcher chooses the features they investigate [8 Oct 26, 5:02pm] As we kick off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the GitHub Bug Bounty team spotlights @vaib25vicky, exploring their methodology, techniques, and experiences hacking on GitHub.The post How one bug bounty researcher chooses the features they investigate…
Secret protection must scale with software [7 Oct 26, 5:45pm] Developers aren’t becoming more careless; they’re being outpaced. The tools that let developers create more software should also take on more of the work of protecting it.The post Secret protection must scale with software appeared first on The…
Lost In Translation: How Language Changes Which Brand AI Recommends [13 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Your AI visibility check was probably in English. However, new research across 1,650 responses shows AI recommends different brands in different languages.The post Lost In Translation: How Language Changes Which Brand AI Recommends appeared first on…
YouTube To Test Ask YouTube Inside The Shorts Player via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [12 Oct 26, 10:16pm] YouTube is planning a limited, English-only test of Ask YouTube on select Shorts and says the watch-page feature will soon reach Shorts and live streams.The post YouTube To Test Ask YouTube Inside The Shorts Player appeared first on Search Engine Jo…
Low-Code Automation Fails Like Code, So Support It Like Code [13 Oct 26, 7:34pm] Low-code platforms made a promise that largely came true: people who are not professional developers can build real automation. On Salesforce, a business analyst can wire up a record-triggered flow, an approval process and a set of validation rules i…
The Open Task Relay project [9 Oct 26, 8:39pm] Lane Kingsbery had a thought. If agents are going to be ubiquitous, why not put them to use for the public good? With that in mind, he started a project called the Open Task Relay, essentially a repository of small tasks that teams or individuals can…
AI Agents Are Taking Over the Service Desk. The Humans Aren’t Leaving. [8 Oct 26, 5:05pm] Most IT leaders have heard the same pitch this year. Put AI agents on the front line of the service desk, let them close the routine tickets, and watch the headcount line shrink. The agents part is happening. The headcount part, for the most part,…
Harness acquires Augment Code assets to advanced autonomous SDLC [8 Oct 26, 4:03pm] Harness today announced that it has acquired select Augment Code assets, including Cosmos and the Auggie CLI products, the Code Context Engine, and related technology. Cosmos, Augment Code’s software factory, was built to run fleets of autonomous a…
Consortium Members elect Board of Directors [28 Sep 26, 12:47pm] World Wide Web Consortium Members have elected seven individuals to the World Wide Web Consortium, Inc. Board of Directors
W3C Workshop Report: The Future of ODRL [24 Sep 26, 11:13am] W3C is pleased to announce the report from the W3C Workshop on the Future of ODRL, held in July 2026 in London, UK, and online.
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…
Media over QUIC (MoQ), What It Takes to Deploy It, and When It Matters (From CDN77) [24 Sep 26, 1:36am] The IETF’s MoQ Transport draft is on its 21th version. According to Michal Hošna of CDN77, who I interviewed in Prague before IBC 2026, the working group has been predicting completion “in six months” for two years. He now hopes for something…
Liquid metal dealloying creates nanoporous silicon carbide at just 800°C [13 Oct 26, 9:20pm] Silicon carbide (SiC) is a ceramic known for its excellent heat resistance and chemical stability, which makes it attractive for a wide range of applications like electronics, catalysts and energy-related materials. However, SiC generally requires hi…
DNA 'flight recorder' traces embryonic development cell by cell [13 Oct 26, 9:00pm] For decades, scientists have been able to look at individual moments in the development of an embryo: a snapshot of a developing brain, a picture of how the heart takes shape or a glimpse of cells beginning to form the nervous system.
New method helps researchers study proteins involved in plant health, disease [13 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Plants—like people—come in all shapes and sizes. And just like scientists want to understand the components of the human body to treat disease and improve our lives, they also want to understand how plants thrive, develop disease, succumb or surv…
Listen: Team hunts for ‘ghost particles’ from the cosmos [13 Oct 26, 4:52pm] On a new podcast, an astrophysicist digs into the launch of NASA balloon to detect high-energy particles from the cosmos.Deep beneath the ice of Antarctica and high above its frozen expanse, University of Chicago astrophysicist Abby Vieregg is hunti…
The universe may be stuck in place [13 Oct 26, 4:28pm] A new study suggests the universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone—and why that is a good thing.
Immune aging speeds up around 40 and 60 [7 Oct 26, 3:44pm] "We tend to think of aging as a gradual process, but our findings show that the immune system does not simply decline at a steady rate."
Why is ADHD having a moment on social media? [7 Oct 26, 3:43pm] An expert digs into why ADHD is getting more attention now than ever on social media and what still gets lost in the conversation.
U.S. Car Privacy And Security Remain An Absolute Shitshow [13 Oct 26, 8:14pm] In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern U.S. cars had the worst security and privacy standards of any major technology industry the organization tracks. That was followed by a major NYT report in 2024 showing how automakers routinely ho…
Trump Bans CNN, Then Has DOJ Investigate CNN For Not Covering Him [13 Oct 26, 6:08pm] Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to go fuck themselves… and then sued them (unsuccessfully) for not advertising on his personal propaganda and manipulation site? Well, it appears that Donald Trump is trying a government-backed variation on…
Daily Deal: The Complete CompTIA And IT Exam Training Bundle [13 Oct 26, 6:03pm] The Complete CompTIA and IT Exam Training Bundle offers access to multi-platform IT training courses, practice exam simulators, and hands-on labs such as CramWise, LinuxPath, DojoLab, CodeDirect, and ExamsDigest. These help prepare you for exams like…
Judge Orders Trump To Stop Airing Taxpayer-Funded Midterm Propaganda Ads (For Now) [13 Oct 26, 12:27pm] Last week, the DNC sued the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on strange and ineffective midterm ads. The use of taxpayer money technically violates multiple laws (remember those?), including the Hatch Act and Federal Appro…
garden divides perkins&will’s são paulo office tower into two stacked volumes [13 Oct 26, 3:45pm] jeronimo faria lima combines a screen-printed glass facade, two stacked volumes, and an elevated garden, using patterned glazing and planted terraces to shape the tower’s appearance and connect it with the surrounding urban fabric.The post garden…
architectural photography as an experience of space – david altrath [13 Oct 26, 10:50am] in a personal reflection on his practice, the architectural photographer considers what happens between experiencing a building in person and translating that experience into a photograph.The post architectural photography as an experience of space…
fiat multiplay concept transforms family car into pickup with sliding rear module [13 Oct 26, 10:31am] fiat unveils the multiplay concept car at the 2026 paris motor show, with a sliding rear module that transforms a family vehicle into a pickup.The post fiat multiplay concept transforms family car into pickup with sliding rear module appeared first…
five prado masterpieces cross the atlantic for a free-roam virtual tour in brooklyn [13 Oct 26, 10:25am] debuting at powerhouse arts, acciona cultura and the museo del prado transform classical masterpieces into a 30-minute free-roam VR tour, blending curatorial rigor with spatial storytelling.The post five prado masterpieces cross the atlantic for a f…
