What We Learned (and Loved) at WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai [14 Apr 26, 9:56pm] WordCamp Asia 2026 brought thousands of WordPress users to Mumbai. Here's what happened — from AI and education to new WordPress.com features and what's next.
Cloudsmith Raises $72 Million in Series C Funding [23 Apr 26, 3:03pm] The company will use the investment to accelerate product development and grow go-to-market efforts.The post Cloudsmith Raises $72 Million in Series C Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Chinese Cybersecurity Firm’s AI Hacking Claims Draw Comparisons to Claude Mythos [23 Apr 26, 12:36pm] 360 Digital Security Group claims to have uncovered 1,000 vulnerabilities using AI, including at the Tianfu Cup hacking contest.The post Chinese Cybersecurity Firm’s AI Hacking Claims Draw Comparisons to Claude Mythos appeared first on SecurityWee…
Rilian Raises $17.5 Million for AI-Native Security Orchestration [23 Apr 26, 11:45am] The company will hire new talent and expand operations across the US and other allied countries.The post Rilian Raises $17.5 Million for AI-Native Security Orchestration appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Behavioral Shift: Why Trusted Relationships Are the Newest Attack Surface [23 Apr 26, 11:06am] New analysis from Abnormal AI reveals how attackers have abandoned technical exploits to weaponize routine workflows and internal trust.The post The Behavioral Shift: Why Trusted Relationships Are the Newest Attack Surface appeared first on Security…
Luxury Cosmetics Giant Rituals Discloses Data Breach [23 Apr 26, 11:04am] The company is notifying My Rituals members that hackers downloaded part of their data, including names and addresses.The post Luxury Cosmetics Giant Rituals Discloses Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
This 100 million-year-old snake had hind legs and a lost bone that changes evolution [24 Apr 26, 6:59am] Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a cheekbone that has almost vanished in modern species. A remarkably preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina from Argentina h…
Hidden voids found in Menkaure pyramid hint at secret entrance [23 Apr 26, 9:52pm] A fresh mystery is unfolding inside Egypt’s pyramids. Researchers have discovered two hidden air-filled voids lurking behind the smooth eastern face of the Menkaure pyramid—an area long suspected to conceal something unusual. Using advanced, non-…
Ancient mass grave reveals how a pandemic wiped out a city 1,500 years ago [23 Apr 26, 9:44pm] A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of plague victims were buried within days, revealing how the Plague of Justinian devastated entire communities. The findings show…
AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter [23 Apr 26, 1:38pm] Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By combining a specially designed neural network with precise 3D tracking of particles in a dusty plasma—a strange “fourth st…
These 80-year-olds have the memory of 50-year-olds. Scientists now know why [23 Apr 26, 11:46am] A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities comparable to people decades younger, their brains either resist or withstand the damage typically linked to Al…
What's The Difference Between Motorcycle And Car Engines? [23 Apr 26, 9:15pm] Cars and motorcycles have more differences than just the number of wheels they've got. This can clearly be seen in the types of engines they both typically use.
Netflix’s AI deal puts the global VFX workforce at risk [20 Apr 26, 10:00am] A startup founded by Ben Affleck, recently acquired by Netflix, could automate the frame-by-frame work done by artists across India, South Korea, and Latin America.
Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With [23 Apr 26, 8:43pm] This week, Ben Davis speaks to Taina H. Cruz, who is featured in both the Whitney Biennial and Greater New York. The post Re-Air: The Young Painter Curators Are Rushing to Work With appeared first on Artnet News.
Refik Anadol’s Dataland Museum Sets an Opening Date [23 Apr 26, 8:18pm] The five-gallery museum will offer a permanent home for the artist's machine hallucinations.The post Refik Anadol’s Dataland Museum Sets an Opening Date appeared first on Artnet News.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Iconic California Installation Returns in a Museum Show [23 Apr 26, 3:02pm] The Museum of Sonoma County takes a fresh look at the artists' four-year-long project to realize "Running Fence."The post Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Iconic California Installation Returns in a Museum Show appeared first on Artnet N…
Philadelphia’s New Art Fair Is Betting Big on Community [23 Apr 26, 2:46pm] Elsewhere draws on the City of Brotherly Love's DIY spirit.The post Philadelphia’s New Art Fair Is Betting Big on Community appeared first on Artnet News.
The Incredible Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button [22 Apr 26, 10:10pm] A radio button is this: Paul Hebert took at fair look at how Shadcn turns that into 45 lines of code and three imports, which in turn uses Radix which is 215 lines of code and 7 more imports. But do you get better accessibility? No, it’s arguably w…
The Web Is Fun Again: First Experiments with HTML in Canvas [21 Apr 26, 1:34pm] An experimental API let's us put HTML within those opening and closing canvas tags and render it to the canvas, while remaining interactive. Lots of possibility here!
Building a Blog in TanStack (Part 2 of 2) [20 Apr 26, 1:18pm] A blog is a perfect use case for pre-rendering, so that the static build files can render all on their own. TanStack Start can even help with the server functions via middleware.
Building a Blog in TanStack (Part 1 of 2) [17 Apr 26, 1:18pm] A site building framework like TanStack Start can be used to make a server-side rendered blog, no problemo.
Building a UI Without Breakpoints [15 Apr 26, 6:51pm] This article covers a layout approach that better fits the modern web: fluid, intrinsic components that adapt by default, and treat conditional rules as local, intentional exceptions.
#213 – Malcolm Peralty on Managed WordPress Hosting and AI Innovation at Pressable [22 Apr 26, 2:00pm] In this episode, Nathan Wrigley interviews Malcolm Peralty from Pressable, about his tech and WordPress career, experiences with Drupal and Acquia, and his current role as a technical account manager. They discuss Pressable’s hosting services, thei…
#212 – Anne Bovelett on How Web Accessibility Boosts Traffic, SEO, and Revenue [15 Apr 26, 2:00pm] In this episode, Nathan Wrigley interviews Anne Bovelett, about the economic and human impact of web accessibility in WordPress. They discuss how improving accessibility offers significant SEO, traffic, and revenue benefits, referencing research show…
#211 – Elliott Richmond on WordPress Content Creation, Education, and Pizza Plugins [1 Apr 26, 2:00pm] Elliot Richmond discusses his 20+ years with WordPress, from early b2 days to founding a successful pizza delivery business powered by WordPress and WooCommerce. He shares plans for a pizza plugin and licensing model, and explains his new partnership…
#210 – Zach Stepek on the Interconnected WordPress Ecosystem, Partnerships and Trust [25 Mar 26, 2:00pm] In this episode, Nathan Wrigley talks with Zach Stepek about the evolving nature of partnerships in the WordPress ecosystem. Zach shares his journey through various tech roles, his discovery of WordPress, and his passion for WooCommerce. They discuss…
#209 – Simon Pollard on Navigating the New Normal for WordPress Community and Events [18 Mar 26, 2:00pm] In this episode of WP Tavern Jukebox podcast, Nathan Wrigley chats with Simon Pollard about the changing landscape of WordPress Meetups and community events. Simon reflects on the vibrant pre-pandemic community, its sudden decline during COVID-19, an…
Lights, camera, open source! [24 Apr 26, 7:40am] Ryan is joined on the show by Cult.Repo producers Emma Tracey and Josiah Mcgarvie to discuss making documentaries about open-source software and the people behind the major technologies that uphold the internet.
How to get multiple agents to play nice at scale [22 Apr 26, 4:40am] Chase Roossin, group engineering manager, and Steven Kulesza, staff software engineer, from Intuit join the podcast to chat about what might be the hardest problem in engineering right now: getting multiple AI agents to work together in a complex sys…
We still need developer communities [21 Apr 26, 7:40am] Ryan welcomes Mike Swift, co-founder and CEO of Major League Hacking, to the show to chat about the never-ending need for software developer communities and entry points into programming; MHL’s recent acquisition of DEV and how they’re creating a…
No country left behind with sovereign AI [17 Apr 26, 7:40am] Ryan welcomes Stephen Watt, distinguished engineer and VP of Red Hat’s Office of the CTO, to chat about digital sovereignty and sovereign AI.
Paying the Piper [24 Apr 26, 12:16am] The average merchant ship has a service life of 20-25 years, in some cases more. That's a long time to stay in compliance with all the rules that gov...
150+ Works Celebrate Philadelphia’s Boxing Legends and Monuments in New Exhibition [23 Apr 26, 7:20pm] 150+ Works Celebrate Philadelphia’s Boxing Legends and Monuments in New ExhibitionThe famous Rocky statue stands at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps as a popular symbol of resilience. Each year, millions of visitors make their way…
“Cloud Jaguar” Spotted on a Honduran Mountain Range for the First Time in 10 Years [23 Apr 26, 4:35pm] “Cloud Jaguar” Spotted on a Honduran Mountain Range for the First Time in 10 Years Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por Diario El Heraldo (@diarioelheraldo) An animal sighting may not look like much, but often…
This Figurative Painter Captures the Intricacies of Detroit Through a Local Tattoo Artist [23 Apr 26, 2:45pm] This Figurative Painter Captures the Intricacies of Detroit Through a Local Tattoo ArtistLast year, Liu Xiaodong visited Detroit with the intention of painting its various residents—perhaps he would portray retired workers from the motor industry,…
Kintsugi-Inspired Tattoos Honor the Broken Parts of Ourselves Put Back Together [23 Apr 26, 1:50pm] Kintsugi-Inspired Tattoos Honor the Broken Parts of Ourselves Put Back TogetherThe Japanese art of kintsugi is a repair method that takes broken pottery and makes it more beautiful through visible mending. Metallic lacquer fills the cracks, shaping…
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring [23 Apr 26, 10:44pm] Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children [23 Apr 26, 9:33pm] Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment [23 Apr 26, 9:00pm] Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual plans [20 Apr 26, 6:15pm] We're making these changes to ensure a reliable and predictable experience for existing customers.The post Changes to GitHub Copilot Individual plans appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Highlights from Git 2.54 [20 Apr 26, 4:43pm] The open source Git project just released Git 2.54. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.The post Highlights from Git 2.54 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Building an emoji list generator with the GitHub Copilot CLI [17 Apr 26, 6:00pm] See how we created an emoji list generator during the Rubber Duck Thursday stream.The post Building an emoji list generator with the GitHub Copilot CLI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Bringing more transparency to GitHub’s status page [17 Apr 26, 4:00pm] Changes to the status page will provide more specific data, so you'll have better insight into the overall health of the platform.The post Bringing more transparency to GitHub’s status page appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How GitHub uses eBPF to improve deployment safety [16 Apr 26, 4:00pm] Learn how Github uses eBPF to detect and prevent circular dependencies in its deployment tooling. The post How GitHub uses eBPF to improve deployment safety appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Google May Expand Unsupported Robots.txt Rules List via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [23 Apr 26, 4:40pm] Google may expand its unsupported robots.txt rules list using HTTP Archive data and could broaden how it handles common misspellings of disallow.The post Google May Expand Unsupported Robots.txt Rules List appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
OpenAI’s Crawler Docs Now List OAI-AdsBot For ChatGPT Ads via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [23 Apr 26, 4:10pm] OpenAI's public crawler docs now list OAI-AdsBot, a bot that may visit pages submitted as ChatGPT ads to check policy compliance and ad relevance.The post OpenAI’s Crawler Docs Now List OAI-AdsBot For ChatGPT Ads appeared first on Search Engi…
Why Google Has Changed & Who’s Really Paying for It [23 Apr 26, 1:00pm] Why Google is evolving into a more “engaging” platform, and what declining engagement from younger users means for search and publishers.The post Why Google Has Changed & Who’s Really Paying for It appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Analyst View: The Rise of AndTek — Why Google and MediaTek are the New WinTel [23 Apr 26, 3:04pm] For those of us who have been around long enough to remember when “WinTel” was a term of endearment (or a curse, depending on your stock portfolio), the idea of someone displacing Microsoft and Intel feels a bit like suggesting the sun might deci…
Google introduces Agentic Data Cloud [23 Apr 26, 2:40pm] Companies are shifting from gen AI that simply answers questions to autonomous agents that perceive, reason, and act on their behalf. Attempting to scale these agents on legacy stacks exposes structural failures that can lead to fractured governance,…
SD Times News in Brief [22 Apr 26, 6:10pm] Gitar launches AI-code validation platform A startup developer infrastructure company has built AI agents for code review and CI workflows. The company is called Gitar, and its platform addresses the challenge of keeping up with AI-generated code…
Rethinking Code Review in the Era of AI [22 Apr 26, 5:19pm] AI has promised to help developers move faster without sacrificing quality, and on many fronts, it has. Today, most developers use AI tools in their daily workflows and report that it helps them work faster and increase code output. In fact, our deve…
5 Pieces of Advice for the Leader Inheriting the Mess [21 Apr 26, 4:25pm] When I stepped into the program, it had gone through multiple attempts without reaching production readiness. Each previous effort had made partial progress — but none had gotten the system to a state it could actually ship. No, the team wasn’t…
Five First Public Working Drafts published by the Verifiable Credentials Working Group [16 Apr 26, 7:34am] The Verifiable Credentials Working Group has published the following five First Public Working Drafts: Verifiable Credential Data Integrity 1.1, Data Integrity EdDSA Cryptosuites v1.1, Data Integrity ECDSA Cryptosuites v1.1, VCALM v1.0, and Verifiab…
First Public Working Draft: Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.1 [9 Apr 26, 7:37am] This specification describes the extensible data model for verifiable credentials, how they can be secured from tampering, and a three-party ecosystem for the exchange of these credentials that is composed of issuers, holders, and verifiers.
UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware [23 Apr 26, 6:16pm] A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts."As with many other intrusions in recent years,…
Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign [23 Apr 26, 1:42pm] Bitwarden CLI has been compromised as part of the newly discovered and ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign, according to new findings from JFrog and Socket."The affected package version appears to be @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0, and the malicio…
[Webinar] Mythos Reality Check: Beating Automated Exploitation at AI Speed [23 Apr 26, 12:03pm] Imagine a world where hackers don't sleep, don't take breaks, and find weak spots in your systems instantly.Well, that world is already here.Thanks to AI, attackers are now launching automated, large-scale exploits faster than ever before…
Ancient Footprints Suggest a Flying Predator Was Chasing Prey on Land [24 Apr 26, 1:09am] The smaller creature entered the scene first, moving at a stroll – before it suddenly changed direction and broke into a run.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subsc…
How do songbird brains create new neurons? [21 Apr 26, 7:33pm] A study sheds new light on how songbird brains refresh themselves. The findings could one day open the door to new human therapies.
Nasal spray reverses brain aging [21 Apr 26, 7:22pm] New findings could reshape the future of neurodegenerative therapies and may even change how scientists think about brain aging itself.
RFK Jr. Wipes His Hands Of This Whole Measles Outbreak Thing [24 Apr 26, 3:07am] In the year 2,000 (cue the Conan O’Brien music), America had so successfully defeated measles as a disease that we were awarded elimination status for the disease. Then Trump was elected to a second term, for reasons I still can’t fully explain,…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Celebrating 100 Episodes & Launching Our Patreon [23 Apr 26, 10:10pm] 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 —…
James Cameron Is A Weird Hypocrite When It Comes To Giant Hollywood Mergers [23 Apr 26, 8:11pm] Back when Netflix was proposing a takeover of Warner Brothers, you might recall that director James Cameron had no shortage of critical things to say. Cameron went so far as to write a heavily publicized letter to Senator Mike Lee, lamenting the N…
France Keeps Breaking the Internet to Stop Piracy, Even Though It’s Not Working [23 Apr 26, 6:08pm] Back in 2011 and 2012, one of the central technical objections that helped kill SOPA and PIPA was about DNS blocking. Engineers, internet architects, and cybersecurity experts all lined up to explain, in painstaking detail, why blocking at the DNS la…
grohe spa sets new benchmark in bathroom craftsmanship and bespoke signature in milan [24 Apr 26, 7:00am] grohe spa’s multi-sensory journey named ‘aqua sanctuary’ at piccolo teatro studio melato celebrates two bathroom design collections atrio private collection and grohtherm aqua tilesThe post grohe spa sets new benchmark in bathroom craftsmanshi…
bentu design turns fly ash from power plant into concrete street furniture [24 Apr 26, 2:00am] industrial waste is redirected into new cycles of production.The post bentu design turns fly ash from power plant into concrete street furniture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
UNS’s newly completed wasl tower leans into a twisting contrapposto stance over dubai [23 Apr 26, 5:30pm] UNS completes wasl tower in dubai with a twisting form and ceramic facade that employs sustainable strategies for high rise design.The post UNS’s newly completed wasl tower leans into a twisting contrapposto stance over dubai appeared first on des…
gessi debuts world-first overhead steam system for enhanced domestic wellness [23 Apr 26, 3:56pm] from overhead steam rituals to the essenza kitchen system, gessi transforms the home into a high-tech sanctuary at milan design week 2026.The post gessi debuts world-first overhead steam system for enhanced domestic wellness appeared first on design…
refik anadol’s DATALAND opens june 2026 in los angeles as the first museum of AI arts [23 Apr 26, 3:37pm] refik anadol studio unveils a first look at gallery C – infinity room, an evolved iteration of one of the studio’s most iconic installations. The post refik anadol’s DATALAND opens june 2026 in los angeles as the first museum of AI arts appea…
