German Prosecutors Charge Suspect In Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage [1 Jul 26, 5:10pm] Federal prosecutors confirmed that a man had been charged over the explosion, with German media reporting that he was a Ukrainian national said to be the head of the team that carried out the operation.
A Peek Inside Trump's $400 Million Qatar-Gifted Air Force One On Debut Trip [1 Jul 26, 4:57pm] Reporters are generally not permitted to take photos on the plane unless US President Donald Trump is present. But on Wednesday, Trump administration staffers posted images of the plane's interior on social media.
India's Leading Position In Global Remittance Market Driven By US, UAE [1 Jul 26, 4:18pm] Remittances are recognised as one of the most stable and dependable components of external financing. They remain remarkably well-insulated from broader financial market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.
WordPress 7.0.1 RC1 is now available [1 Jul 26, 6:03pm] WordPress 7.0.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is available for testing! Some ways you can help test this minor release: What’s in this release candidate? WordPress 7.0.1 is intended as a bug-fix only maintenance release. Tickets will be included provid…
Dev Chat Agenda – July 1, 2026 [30 Jun 26, 9:24pm] 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…
Performance Chat Summary: 30 June 2026 [30 Jun 26, 5:49pm] The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Performance Lab Plugin (and other performance plugins) Our next chat will be held on in the #core-performance channel in Slack. #core-performance, #hosting, #p…
Guidelines for Syncing Code From Gutenberg Into WordPress Develop [30 Jun 26, 3:24am] During the 7.0 release cycle, the way code maintained in the Gutenberg repository is imported into the wordpress-develop repository changed from using published npm packages to downloading a zip file of built assets published to the GitHub Container…
X-post: WordPress Credits Updates [29 Jun 26, 12:11pm] X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/project: Comment on WordPress Credits Updates
Windows 11’s new Start menu released to all ahead of next big update [1 Jul 26, 4:59pm] Microsoft is finishing the rollout of Windows 11's 2025 Start menu redesign to all 24H2 and 25H2 users, while a bigger update with resize options, per-section toggles, and the ability to hide your account name is currently in Insider testing and…
Before you buy a new Windows laptop, you need to answer these 3 questions [1 Jul 26, 1:17am] Arm or x86? Before buying a new Windows laptop in 2026, answer these 3 questions about your apps, battery needs, and gaming habits to find the right platform, from Snapdragon X2 to Panther Lake and Nvidia RTX Spark.The post Before you buy a new Wind…
Microsoft Adds New Teams Controls to Block Unauthorized AI Bots From Meetings [1 Jul 26, 6:08pm] Microsoft's new Teams admin policy requires organizer approval for external AI bots, giving organizations greater visibility and control over automated participants in sensitive meetings.The post Microsoft Adds New Teams Controls to Block Unaut…
Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion, Campaign Classic Vulnerabilities [1 Jul 26, 11:27am] Seven of the security defects have a maximum severity rating of 10/10 and could lead to arbitrary code execution.The post Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion, Campaign Classic Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Citrix Patches NetScaler Vulnerabilities, Including New ‘HTTP/2 Bomb’ Attack [1 Jul 26, 11:20am] Citrix urges customers to patch NetScaler after fixing six vulnerabilities, including the HTTP/2 Bomb flaw and a high-severity CitrixBleed-style information disclosure bug.The post Citrix Patches NetScaler Vulnerabilities, Including New ‘HTTP/2 Bo…
Frontier AI: Six Questions Every Enterprise Should Ask Security Vendors [1 Jul 26, 10:00am] From model selection and automation to validation and measurable results, the right questions can help enterprises separate genuine AI capabilities from marketing hype.The post Frontier AI: Six Questions Every Enterprise Should Ask Security Vendors…
Apple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across iOS, macOS, and Safari [1 Jul 26, 9:30am] The updates fix vulnerabilities in WebKit, the kernel, WebRTC, Web Extensions, and other components affecting iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Safari users.The post Apple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across iOS, macOS, and Safari appeared first on Securi…
Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer's spreads through the brain [30 Jun 26, 7:21am] A common brain protein may be giving Alzheimer’s disease an unexpected way to spread, carrying toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons into healthy ones. By blocking these harmful protein packages before they reach new cells, researchers believe it…
Scientists say creatine may help fight depression [30 Jun 26, 6:28am] Creatine is best known as a muscle-building supplement, but scientists are now investigating whether it could also help treat depression by boosting the brain's energy supply. A new review examined five randomized clinical trials involving 238 p…
A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami [30 Jun 26, 3:44am] Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide struck the seabed roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The impact triggered a tsunami more…
Why scientists fear we're missing evidence of extraterrestrial life [30 Jun 26, 2:34am] Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden biosignatures, limitations in detection technology, and assumptions about what life should look like can all create dangerous…
Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy's secrets [29 Jun 26, 9:57pm] A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe. By analyzing images of Type Ia supernovae and modeling their environments in unprecedented detail, researchers can estimate cosmic distances with near-s…
5 Nearly-Perfect '80s Cars That Almost Everyone Agrees On [1 Jul 26, 3:45pm] The 1980s were certainly an interesting time for cars. What cars that came out during this time were pretty much perfect at what they set out to achieve?
America’s immigrant tech workers are paying an uncertainty tax [30 Jun 26, 10:00am] A court struck down Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee. But many foreign workers say years of shifting immigration rules have already pushed them to consider Canada, the U.K., and the Gulf.
The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers [23 Jun 26, 10:00am] Human annotators in Brazil, Cambodia, and the Philippines are tracking every movement in the football tournament for teams, broadcasters, and the betting industry.
A Forgotten 18th-Century Painter Just Broke Records [1 Jul 26, 5:57pm] A long-lost portrait by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard sold for $1.5 million at Christie's.The post A Forgotten 18th-Century Painter Just Broke Records appeared first on Artnet News.
Ibiza Fair Bets Big on Small-Scale Charm [1 Jul 26, 5:01pm] Five editions in, the boutique Balearic fair CAN Ibiza aims to showcase more 'ambitious' art without upsizing.The post Ibiza Fair Bets Big on Small-Scale Charm appeared first on Artnet News.
The White Room Gallery Founders Talk Summer Plans [1 Jul 26, 2:00pm] Founders of the Hamptons gallery Andrea McCafferty and Kat O'Neill pull back the curtain on the gallery's summer season—and what artists are catching their eye at the moment.The post The White Room Gallery Founders Talk Summer Plans appe…
Seattle’s Assembly Makes a Case for a New Kind of Art Fair [30 Jun 26, 9:13pm] The invitational, gallery-led contemporary art fair wants to shake up the status quo.The post Seattle’s Assembly Makes a Case for a New Kind of Art Fair appeared first on Artnet News.
Uber for Dogs: How to Stop & Think for Design [30 Jun 26, 4:34pm] Jacky Gilbertson writes about the real job of design in Uber for Dogs: How to Stop & Think for Design. It doesn’t have anything to do with pixels and colors at first; it has to do with what problem is trying to be solved, why, and for whom. Per…
Fluid Typography with progress() [29 Jun 26, 4:00pm] With the `progress()` function in CSS we've got a new way to calculate the size for type based on the viewport without problems of the past.
Introduction to Cloudflare Workers for Web Apps [26 Jun 26, 2:56pm] Maybe you don't need a traditional server to run a web app that needs a node server backend. Maybe the requests that need that can go to a cloud function on demand.
Modern Web Guidance [25 Jun 26, 3:14pm] Google released an AI “skill” at Google I/O last month called Modern Web Guidance. It’s essentially a folder of nested Markdown files that AI agents know how to read and use as part of their context window when they deem appropriate. This skill…
Let’s Play With Gap Decorations! [24 Jun 26, 6:30pm] The `rule` (and friends) CSS property allows us to draw markers (like borders) in the gaps between columns and rows (and flex items!)
Prop For That [23 Jun 26, 8:12pm] Adam knows better than anyone, CSS knows about the user, device, variables, layout and more. But there is a little bit of information that CSS doesn’t have. Like what’s the current value of a range input exactly? What are the exact coordinates of…
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…
The Index: Issue #188 [26 Jun 26, 11:55am] By humans, for humansWe’re approaching—or arguably are in—an era where ‘made by humans’ is a differentiator. A notion that something beyond money and prompts was put into whatever the heck it is we’re using or consuming or enjoying. We…
Publishing on the Atmosphere with Standard.site [25 Jun 26, 11:55am] Standard.site provides a set of lexicons for publishing long-form content on the internet using the same protocol used under the hood by Bluesky.If you are wondering what 'lexicons' and 'the Atmosphere' are, don't fret. This…
The Index: Issue #187 [19 Jun 26, 11:55am] HyperblamHeydon Pickering has been very busy building out a declarative, web component-based system for making music with HTML, along with a stunning companion site.Web browsers on video game consolesA thoroughly fascinating read.Standard Reader…
The Index: Issue #186 [15 Jun 26, 12:55am] It doesn’t matter if it worksAn extremely good and important read.LLMs and performative productivityA rather detailed post that links out to some really interesting studies too.When to use (and not use) CSS shorthand propertiesAs I see it, mar…
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8 Billion [1 Jul 26, 3:00am] Iridium, the high-uptime LEO satcom operator, will soon be acquired by launch services company Rocket Lab, the two firms announced Monday. The $8 bill...
Scientists Relaunch Climate.gov a Year After the Trump Administration Shut It Down [30 Jun 26, 7:20pm] Scientists Relaunch Climate.gov a Year After the Trump Administration Shut It DownWhen the Trump administration shut down Climate.gov in June 2025, it removed one of the federal government’s most widely used climate education resources. For 15 yea…
Meet Tsunami, the Heroic Dog Helping Find Survivors in the Venezuelan Earthquake Rubble [30 Jun 26, 5:30pm] Meet Tsunami, the Heroic Dog Helping Find Survivors in the Venezuelan Earthquake Rubble Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por Venezuela de Ayer (@venezueladeayer) Moments after two devastating earthquakes hit Venezu…
First-Ever Footage of a Female Tiger Caring for Another Mother’s Cubs Captured by Drone [30 Jun 26, 4:35pm] First-Ever Footage of a Female Tiger Caring for Another Mother’s Cubs Captured by DroneTigers are known for being solitary animals, with the sole exception being a mother with her cubs. That’s why a unique scene has caught the attention of scien…
Paul Nicklen Shares 30 Years of Incredible Wildlife Photography in New Book [30 Jun 26, 2:45pm] Paul Nicklen Shares 30 Years of Incredible Wildlife Photography in New BookFrom the curious eyes of a lion cub to a whale’s tail breaching through a stormy sea, Paul Nicklen’s photography immerses viewers not only in rare and extraordinary natur…
This Exhibition Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Generations of Queer Photographers [30 Jun 26, 1:50pm] This Exhibition Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Generations of Queer PhotographersQueer histories are rarely linear. Instead, they unfold through relationships, shared history, and communities that stretch across generations. To celebrate the…
Even Honda is pivoting to data centers [1 Jul 26, 5:13pm] Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market. This week it began producing batteries destined for data centers, not driveways.
Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight [1 Jul 26, 4:48pm] The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are heating up the same way they did the first time around. The money’s flow…
6 security settings every GitHub maintainer should enable this week [1 Jul 26, 3:59pm] These six free settings will not make your project unhackable. Nothing will. What they will do is close the easy doors. Turn these on, and your project will be meaningfully harder to attack than it was before.The post 6 security settings every GitHu…
How GitHub maintains compliance for open source dependencies [30 Jun 26, 5:28pm] Explore how the Open Source Program Office uses GitHub’s new license compliance product to manage open source dependencies at scale.The post How GitHub maintains compliance for open source dependencies appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Highlights from Git 2.55 [29 Jun 26, 5:25pm] The open source Git project just released Git 2.55. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.The post Highlights from Git 2.55 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development priorities in Ghana with open source [26 Jun 26, 4:53pm] GitHub joined the United Nations Development Programme in Ghana to explore how open source governance can support one of West Africa's most ambitious digital reform efforts. The post GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development priorities in…
Habitual Publisher Traffic Is Collapsing [1 Jul 26, 1:30pm] Examine the decline of traditional publisher traffic as AI gains prominence. What does this mean for the future of content creators?The post Habitual Publisher Traffic Is Collapsing appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
SnapLogic Launches MCP Builder, Simplifying MCP Creation [1 Jul 26, 4:10pm] SAN MATEO, Calif. — SnapLogic, the Agentic Integration Company, today announced the general availability of SnapLogic MCP Builder, a new template-based capability that helps organizations operationalize AI faster by automatically turning existing i…
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…
How your brain preps your body for food [30 Jun 26, 5:34pm] New research explains how our brain prepares the body for an incoming meal before we even take the first bite.
3-in-1 vax could protect against flu, COVID, and RSV [30 Jun 26, 5:26pm] "We are hopeful that this platform could be expanded further to protect against an even wider range of respiratory viruses in the future."
Stride length tied to cognitive decline in dogs [25 Jun 26, 6:28pm] New research provides a more complete picture of dogs that are developing dementia, potentially allowing earlier detection.
The DEA Is A Domestic Terrorist Organization That’s Trying To Kill Children [1 Jul 26, 5:59pm] Plenty of people are going to disagree with this headline. But why should I bother defending it when I can let the government dig its own hole? From Executive Order 14367, issued by President Trump last December: Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemi…
Daily Deal: Luminar Neo Bundle [1 Jul 26, 5:54pm] The Luminar Neo Bundle includes a one time purchase of the software, an introductory course on how to use it, and 6 add-ons. Luminar Neo is an easy-to-use photo editing software that empowers photography lovers to express the beauty they imagined usi…
The Supreme Court Upholds The Constitution. Barely. [1 Jul 26, 4:24pm] Look, 5-4 Supreme Court decisions count just as much as 9-0 ones, and a 5-4 decision getting it right is still a win, but for a number of reasons, the 5-4 decision in Trump v. Barbara, regarding the issue of birthright citizenship is terrifying. This…
Hey Ezra Klein: Why Did You Stop Talking About Broadband And The Infrastructure Bill? [1 Jul 26, 12:26pm] Last fall, Ezra Klein was getting a lot of attention for his book Abundance, which basically argued that America had become bureaucracy-obsessed and fallen out of love with building things. I thought it was mostly simplistic cack, downplaying or igno…
JD Vance Brags About Being Able To Do Lots Of Watergates, Compares Himself To Nixon [1 Jul 26, 3:33am] It should be obvious at this point that JD Vance is a purely political creature. There’s no virtue to find in there, no moral stances firmly taken, nor anything resembling a true political ideology. There is only the attainment and retention of mor…
MAD opens shenzhen’s tengyun center with lifted, cloud-like offices [1 Jul 26, 3:07pm] MAD lifts tencent’s campus above the ground, elevating the corporate offices' fluid structure over public coastal space.The post MAD opens shenzhen’s tengyun center with lifted, cloud-like offices appeared first on designboom | architecture…
this fold-out silicone bowl snaps onto reusable water bottles for dogs on the go [1 Jul 26, 10:00am] designed to slip around the base of a reusable bottle, the flexible sleeve unfolds into a drinking bowl whenever needed.The post this fold-out silicone bowl snaps onto reusable water bottles for dogs on the go appeared first on designboom | architec…
robotic carving transforms reclaimed stone waste into porous modular system [1 Jul 26, 9:30am] vlad tenu's fluid stone transforms reclaimed quarry waste into a modular system using computational design and robotic fabrication.The post robotic carving transforms reclaimed stone waste into porous modular system appeared first on designboom…
from firehouse to artist’s home: inside daniel arsham’s converted 1887 SoHo residence [1 Jul 26, 8:30am] originally designed for FDNY engine company no. 55, the landmarked 1887 firehouse is now on the market.The post from firehouse to artist’s home: inside daniel arsham’s converted 1887 SoHo residence appeared first on designboom | architecture &am…
