What’s new in Gutenberg 24.3? (28 October) [2 Nov 26, 4:16pm] “What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up…
Presence API meeting summary: October 26, 2026 [1 Nov 26, 2:02pm] The Presence API meeting took place on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 15:00 UTC in #feature-presence-api. It also hosts the real-time collaboration (RTC) work. This week’s focus was the last two merge criteria, user testing and a security audit. Start o…
WP Feature Notifications weekly update: 2026-10-30 [1 Nov 26, 9:31am] One major change landed this week: the notification repository is now scoped per user, laying the groundwork for the REST API. In addition, we merged a README note and four Dependabot bumps. A batch of community PRs (fixes, tooling, and PHP test-matr…
The Sideload 050: The phones Samsung and Google won’t make [3 Nov 26, 9:30pm] Welcome to episode 50 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will and Daniel are joined by Nick Sutrich to discuss the ever-present split between North American and global phones, what the marketplace looks like with OnePlus gone, and why…
Frontline Education Data Breach Impacts Over 1.3 Million [3 Nov 26, 2:32pm] Hackers exploited a flaw in third-party software and stole the personal information of school district staff and students.The post Frontline Education Data Breach Impacts Over 1.3 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode [3 Nov 26, 2:12pm] The acquisitions will add AI agent observability and automated AI security testing capabilities to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.The post CrowdStrike Reportedly Paying $495 Million for AI Security Firms Fiddler, Dreadnode appeared first on Securit…
Android’s November 2026 Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities [3 Nov 26, 12:21pm] The most severe is a critical flaw in Framework leading to remote code execution without user interaction.The post Android’s November 2026 Updates Patch Over 200 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Critical Node-RED Flaw Exploited in Attacks [3 Nov 26, 12:10pm] Multiple attacks from the same IP address attempted to deploy various payloads, including a Linux bot and webshells.The post Critical Node-RED Flaw Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
UK Cyber Chief Says the UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure by 2028 [3 Nov 26, 9:49am] The U.K. will likely face AI cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028 as criminals and states, including China and Russia, increasingly use AI in their cyber activity.The post UK Cyber Chief Says the UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critic…
Smartwatches could learn to read your hands [3 Nov 26, 10:40pm] Northwestern University engineers are investigating new ways to tell what the hands are doing—including peering beneath the skin to watch muscles and tendons move. The new methods don't use high-tech cameras, medical scans or advanced imaging techniq…
Ultrathin solid-state battery uses tin and carbon to reduce lithium loss [3 Nov 26, 8:20pm] All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are emerging as promising candidates for next-generation energy storage technologies because they use solid electrolytes instead of liquid electrolytes, offering potential advantages in safety and energy density. How…
Robot hand learns nimble moves with fewer dropped objects [3 Nov 26, 7:30pm] Manipulating an object with one hand is a balancing act. Fingers must release and renew their grip while keeping the object from slipping away, even with the palm facing downward.
3 Drawbacks Of Using Tank Water Heaters [4 Nov 26, 3:15am] Tank water heaters are often the most inexpensive option when you need to install or replace one, but they come with some drawbacks you should know about.
What Is Automatic Transmission Fluid And How Does It Work? [4 Nov 26, 2:15am] The majority of cars sold today come with automatic transmissions, which means they require automatic transmission fluid. But what does this fluid actually do?
Why Are USB Flash Drives So Expensive Now? [4 Nov 26, 1:45am] Tech usually gets cheaper over time, so why are USB flash drives suddenly surging in price? Explore the unexpected market forces driving up costs.
5 Subcompact SUVs With Better Ratings Than The Kia Seltos [4 Nov 26, 1:35am] Subcompact SUV shoppers have more to consider than the popular Kia Seltos. See how competing crossovers stack up in independent expert and owner assessments.
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…
At Thrilling Bangkok Biennale, the Devils Are in the Details [3 Nov 26, 9:01pm] Some 70 artists have work at 11 locations in the Thai capital. Monsters are everywhere. An angel is dead.The post At Thrilling Bangkok Biennale, the Devils Are in the Details appeared first on Artnet News.
Tapestry Pioneer Batima Zaurbekova Is Overdue for an International Audience [3 Nov 26, 8:43pm] A landmark retrospective in Almaty traces the career of one of Kazakhstan’s most celebrated artists.The post Tapestry Pioneer Batima Zaurbekova Is Overdue for an International Audience appeared first on Artnet News.
TeamLab’s Immersive Art Empire Expands to the U.S. [3 Nov 26, 7:42pm] The Japanese art collective is planning to open its first permanent U.S. outpost in Anaheim, California.The post TeamLab’s Immersive Art Empire Expands to the U.S. appeared first on Artnet News.
Anton Van Dalen’s East Village ‘Peace House’ Is For Sale [3 Nov 26, 5:42pm] The building, emblazoned with the artist's "Peace" mural, has listed for $6.95 million.The post Anton Van Dalen’s East Village ‘Peace House’ Is For Sale appeared first on Artnet News.
Trump’s Final Midterms Pitch Focuses on His Pet Art Projects [3 Nov 26, 8:00am] Plus, why is there so little anti-war art right now? And that massive Artforum takedown.The post Trump’s Final Midterms Pitch Focuses on His Pet Art Projects appeared first on Artnet News.
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.
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.
Elevators, toasters, and the birth of Java [27 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with James Gosling, creator of Java at Sun Microsystems, to talk about the early networking friction that drove the need for interconnectedness, the stringent reliability requirements of consumer electronics companies that inspired the…
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…
Vermont Eyes Nova Scotia's Offshore Wind Resources [4 Nov 26, 3:17am] Landlocked Vermont wants access to offshore wind power to diversify its grid supply, but the odds of procuring it from the U.S. Eastern Seaboard are l...
Residential Cruise Ship Seized and Departs for Singapore [4 Nov 26, 1:02am] Just days after the residential cruise ship Villa Vie's Odyssey ordered passengers to disembark in Cambodia, reports indicate that the ship has been s...
A Fascinating Photo of Mold Wins the 2026 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year [3 Nov 26, 3:45pm] A Fascinating Photo of Mold Wins the 2026 European Wildlife Photographer of the YearA stunning image of mold has claimed the top spot in the 2026 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Photographer Imre Potyó captured this fascinati…
Make It, Gift It: Learn to Crochet Online for a Happy Handmade Holiday [3 Nov 26, 10:55am] Make It, Gift It: Learn to Crochet Online for a Happy Handmade HolidayIt’s not too late to have a handmade holiday. With the gift-giving season more than a month away, you can learn a craft and use your newfound knowledge to create special, one-of-a…
Man Who Walked Around the World for 28 Years Gets Warm Welcome as He Finally Arrives Home [2 Nov 26, 8:20pm] Man Who Walked Around the World for 28 Years Gets Warm Welcome as He Finally Arrives Home View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC East Yorkshire (@bbclooknorth) Last month, we shared the remarkable story of British adventurer Karl Bushby…
Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows [3 Nov 26, 10:19pm] The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.
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…
Google’s Search Volume Is About 5x ChatGPT’s, OpenAI Says via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [3 Nov 26, 9:13pm] ChatGPT's search-like queries equal about a fifth of Google's volume, its maker says, counting each question that sends it to the web. Traffic data differs.The post Google’s Search Volume Is About 5x ChatGPT’s, OpenAI Says appeared first on Search E…
Google Ad Tags In Server-Side GTM To Get Full IP Addresses via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [3 Nov 26, 7:30pm] Google says ad tags in server-side Tag Manager will accept full IP addresses while Analytics tags stay redacted. Here's what changes and how to redact.The post Google Ad Tags In Server-Side GTM To Get Full IP Addresses appeared first on Search Engin…
Diana Ross Sets One-Off Australia Concert [4 Nov 26, 2:50am] The Queen of Motown will headline the Sydney Summertime concert series next March for an exclusive, one-night-only concert.
Hands-on with the DockCase Mount Ling 2 Pro [3 Nov 26, 2:20pm] The Mount Ling 2 Pro is a dock for Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, or other PC handhelds that doubles as a capture card and a vehicle for up to 4TB of NVMe SSD storage.
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…
5 Spooky Things About Trusting AI with Reliability [30 Oct 26, 5:36pm] The scariest engineering story I read this year wasn’t fiction. In August, Reuters reported on internal Meta posts showing what happened as the company pushed its engineers toward AI tooling. Code changes to internal platforms rose 220% year over yea…
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…
Researchers develop sensors for continuous corn growth monitoring [4 Nov 26, 3:20am] When is the best time to apply nitrogen? What plant response was there to fertilizer or any number of other treatments? There is a general answer to those questions now, but what if plant breeders and agronomists could download data from continuously…
How anxiety over climate change affects college students [4 Nov 26, 3:00am] College undergraduates are anxious about climate change, with many feeling powerless and frustrated about Earth's future, yet resources to help students cope are in short supply, according to new interdisciplinary University of Utah research. The sen…
One in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, study finds [4 Nov 26, 2:40am] Around one in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, according to a new study. The general-population survey of more than 7,200 adults in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia found 7% had experienced at least one for…
Lab-grown neurons retain features of embryonic development [4 Nov 26, 2:00am] Scientists from Skoltech, together with colleagues from the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other organizations, conducted a comparative study of the…
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.
Rewriting Copyright Law For Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone [3 Nov 26, 11:30pm] In courts across the country, publishers and creators are suing large AI companies for training generative AI models on copyrighted works. It’s easy to see these cases as a David-and-Goliath showdown between authors and publishers fighting for a cut…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 454: The Metric Is Not The Mission [3 Nov 26, 9:30pm] Support us on Patreon » For the past few weeks on Techdirt, we’ve been publishing The Metric Is Not The Mission, a ten-part series by internet governance and digital policy expert Konstantinos Komaitis which is now available as a single, complete pap…
Daily Deal: Luminar Web & Mobile Bundle [3 Nov 26, 7:06pm] The Luminar Web and Mobile Bundle provides new users with full browser-based access to Skylum’s complete editing toolkit, along with full access mobile app access for streamlined cross-application editing. The bundle also includes an instructional vi…
Reddit Keeps Bricking Up The Open Web, One Login Wall At A Time [3 Nov 26, 5:24pm] While Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian have tried to downplay Aaron Swartz’s role in “founding” Reddit, he was still an instrumental part of the company’s early journey. His “infogami” project was rolled into Reddit, and the founder credit was a part…
live-build documentary captures 1:1 timber pavilions at studio in the woods workshop [4 Nov 26, 12:55am] marking the 20th anniversary of studio in the woods, the documentary crossing, lookout, horizon chronicles the design and construction of three full-scale timber installations built from site-felled timber at the AA’s hooke park campus.The post live…
as humanity dreams of mars, artist mari nagem asks us to reconsider life on earth [3 Nov 26, 9:35pm] the artist questions whether humanity would carry its extractive relationship with nature into the worlds it hopes to colonize.The post as humanity dreams of mars, artist mari nagem asks us to reconsider life on earth appeared first on designboom |…
hydromechanical forming shapes reflective stainless-steel sculptural objects [3 Nov 26, 7:10pm] jawf explores how hydromechanical forming permanently records internal forces within stainless steel, creating sculptural forms where concavity, convexity, and protected interiority emerge through deformation.The post hydromechanical forming shapes…
misha kahn turns upholstery into painting and marble into fabric at friedman benda [3 Nov 26, 5:13pm] the designer discusses his return to hands-on experimentation, where unexpected materials and processes reshape familiar domestic objects.The post misha kahn turns upholstery into painting and marble into fabric at friedman benda appeared first on d…
exposed concrete blocks and red tiles shape garage-turned-apartment in barcelona [3 Nov 26, 3:45pm] in barcelona’s torre baró district, architecture studio lablanca transforms an irregular hillside garage into a guest apartment using a split-level layout adapted to the collserola topography.The post exposed concrete blocks and red tiles shape gara…
