Dev Chat Agenda – October 21, 2026 [21 Oct 26, 4:10am] The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting focuses on upcoming releases and Core development, with time for discussions and open floor. If you have requests for help with a …
Performance Chat Summary: 20 October 2026 [20 Oct 26, 5:04pm] The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Script/style concatenation was only used in the login/admin for core’s own assets. It served its purpose, especially for HTTP/1.1, but WordPress 7.2 will use…
Recap: WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou” Retrospective [19 Oct 26, 6:30pm] This post summarizes the feedback received from the WordPress 7.1 retrospective. Thank you to those who contributed their feedback via the retrospective survey and comments on the post! For ease of reading, feedback has been synthesized. Full feedba…
WP Feature Notifications weekly update: 2026-10-16 [16 Oct 26, 9:04am] This is the first in a series of weekly status update posts from the WP Feature Notifications work. Security PRS There are 30+ open Dependabot PRs that will resolve various dependency security alerts across the repository. It would be really helpful…
Bill Gates called Ctrl+Alt+Del a mistake, and Windows 11 still can’t let it go [22 Oct 26, 11:00am] Microsoft's NT team picked Ctrl+Alt+Del in the early 1990s because no shipping app used it, turning a reboot shortcut into a secure attention sequence. Windows 11 still registers it at boot through Winlogon, and one security policy decides wheth…
Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016 [23 Oct 26, 6:39am] After a three-month lull, Prince of Persia hid a Tornado C&C server on US shared hosting, its first US-based server since 2016.The post Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hacker Conversations: Corey Thuen and the Evil Bit [22 Oct 26, 2:31pm] Corey Thuen hires hackers for what he calls ‘the evil bit’ — an adversarial streak he believes is either there or it isn’t.The post Hacker Conversations: Corey Thuen and the Evil Bit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Indurex Raises $8 Million to Expand Industrial Cybersecurity Platform [22 Oct 26, 1:00pm] The Amsterdam-based company plans to use the funding for research and development and commercial expansion in Europe and the Middle East.The post Indurex Raises $8 Million to Expand Industrial Cybersecurity Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Signal Vulnerability Lets Malicious Callers Block Hang-Ups [22 Oct 26, 12:34pm] Affecting the open source calling library RingRTC, the bug prevented calls from ending properly.The post Signal Vulnerability Lets Malicious Callers Block Hang-Ups appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Tech and Security Companies Respond to PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities [22 Oct 26, 12:20pm] Vendors are checking their products for PHP2Shell, security firms are shipping detections, and governments are urging immediate patching.The post Tech and Security Companies Respond to PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
App's AI 'eyes' for blind users fall short, researchers find [22 Oct 26, 9:20pm] A blind man points his phone at a pan and asks, "Are the sausages brown yet?" The app he's using responds out loud that some spots are still slightly pink. So a bit later, he takes another photo and asks again, and then again, about fo…
Doubling hydrogen production through a synergy of materials [22 Oct 26, 8:40pm] Many chemical processes require hydrogen, which is still being produced from fossil fuels. A protonic ceramic electrolyzer cell (PCEC) is a device that can produce hydrogen from water at temperatures that match key industrial processes. Researchers a…
5 Of The Best Fighter Jets Flown By The US Navy [22 Oct 26, 9:15pm] From the F-4 Phantom II to the F-35C Lightning II, these five aircraft are among the most effective fighter jets in the US Navy's history.
David Popa Creates “Rebirth” at the Water’s Edge in Norway [17 Oct 26, 9:27am] David Popa creates Rebirth in Norway with chalk and charcoal: a curled figure, a winged creature, and a portrait transformed by rising blue water. Watch the film.
Uri KTHR Paints Sant Pere Pescador at L’Ametlla de Mar’s Port [17 Oct 26, 9:07am] Uri KTHR’s Sant Pere Pescador looks out from the former fishermen’s guild building beside the port of L’Ametlla de Mar, Spain. Completed in 2024 as part of the town’s Efímurs mural project, the spray-painted Saint Peter occupies a façade cl…
Back to the Culture Wars [22 Oct 26, 9:15pm] Author Isaac Butler discusses his book on the 1980s culture wars and the echoes of that history today.The post Back to the Culture Wars appeared first on Artnet News.
This Kandinsky Work Is Primed to Shatter the Artist’s Record [22 Oct 26, 8:25pm] The painting is estimated to fetch between $60 million and $80 million—outstripping the artist's auction record of $44.8 million.The post This Kandinsky Work Is Primed to Shatter the Artist’s Record appeared first on Artnet News.
Monet’s Long-Hidden ‘Iris’ Blooms to Record $56.2M at Auction [22 Oct 26, 6:35pm] It is now the most expensive painting to sell at auction in France.The post Monet’s Long-Hidden ‘Iris’ Blooms to Record $56.2M at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.
$34.3M Roman Marble Busts Through Antiquity Record at Sotheby’s [22 Oct 26, 5:43pm] The Roman sculpture smashed its presale estimate of $12 million. The post $34.3M Roman Marble Busts Through Antiquity Record at Sotheby’s appeared first on Artnet News.
Paris Auction Houses Turn Up the Heat [22 Oct 26, 1:45pm] Monet's ‘Iris’ carries the highest estimate ever set for a painting at auction in France, at up to $33.7 million.The post Paris Auction Houses Turn Up the Heat appeared first on Artnet News.
Building an Isolated Preview for AI-Generated HTML [22 Oct 26, 6:17pm] An iframe with srcdoc feels like a safe place to render HTML a model wrote. It isn't. Three tests show how the preview can read your page, escape the frame, and phone home, and four layers of protection close each hole.
“I Redesigned VLC After 25 Years” [20 Oct 26, 3:43pm] I watched this whole video by Juxtaposed, assuming it was a real redesign of the VLC player, but alas, it is not official. Nevertheless, it should be, and it’s a wonderful example of how much real human brainpower it takes to design something well.
Structured Output with TanStack AI [19 Oct 26, 12:25pm] Part 2 of this intro to TanStack AI covers structured output: constraining the model's response to a Zod schema, then streaming that JSON in and rendering it while it's still incomplete.
Unlocking AI in Your Apps with TanStack AI [16 Oct 26, 12:32pm] TanStack AI is a strongly typed set of libraries for adding AI features to your apps. Part 1 of this intro covers basic setup and prompting, streaming responses, persisting threads to your database, and resuming a response after a mid-stream refresh.
Building a Fancy Scrollspy Using Modern CSS [14 Oct 26, 3:20pm] Scrollspy navigation used to mean IntersectionObserver and a pile of JavaScript. With scroll-target-group, :target-current, and a little anchor positioning, a plain list of anchor links can highlight the current section all on its own.
Native masonry layouts with CSS grid lanes [22 Oct 26, 11:55am] Native masonry layouts have been a long time coming to CSS and after years of debate over how they should work and fit into the language, we finally have display: grid-lanes.If you want the full backstory on how we got here, Sunkanmi Fafowora has a…
The Index: Issue #202 [16 Oct 26, 10:55am] Tiny Little OfficeThis is really smart. It's a word processor, along with other common office software like spreadsheets, but it's completely URL powered.Introducing the Accessible Components LibraryYou could not be in better hands than…
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…
Survey Says: You'll swap the model, but everything you build around it is staying put [21 Oct 26, 2:00pm] Earlier this month, my team at Stacklok surveyed 520 technical leaders to understand whether they were concerned about being locked into frontier labs. The data says they’re already swapping models in and out, but the trap they’re concerned about…
Don't forget about the UI for AI [20 Oct 26, 7:40am] Recorded at OpenAI Dev Day 2026, Ryan sits down with Andrew Ambrosino, member of the technical staff at OpenAI, for a conversation on OpenAI's strategy for merging ChatGPT and Codex into a unified experience, the advantages of localized computer…
Production-grade LLMs and agents: a field guide [19 Oct 26, 3:32pm] 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.
AI says you’re right, formal methods say you’re wrong [16 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan is joined by Gabriela Moreira, CEO at Quint, about why formal specification languages like TLA+ are essential for catching system design flaws before writing code, how Quint brings developer-friendly syntax and executability to formal methods, a…
Union Coop Organizes Pinktober Campaign to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness [22 Oct 26, 3:09pm] DUBAI, UAE: Union Coop has organised a two-day Pinktober awareness initiative to highlight the importance of early breast cancer detection, preventive healthcare and regular screenings, bringing medical professionals and employees together through e…
Rixos Hotels Egypt Unveils Star-Studded New Year 2027 Festive Programme [22 Oct 26, 2:47pm] Egypt: Rixos Hotels Egypt is set to welcome 2027 with a spectacular programme of live entertainment, international artists, DJs and gala performances across its leading resorts in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Alamein and Alexandria. Designed to offer g…
UAE fast-tracking advanced diagnostics as global market heads for US$152 billion [22 Oct 26, 2:35pm] Dubai: The UAE is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-moving markets for clinical diagnostics, as investment in genomics, integrated laboratory networks, artificial intelligence (AI), regulation and reimbursement accelerates the transition from…
One Year Later, AED 100 Million UAE Lottery Winner Reveals What Matters Most [22 Oct 26, 2:00pm] Abu Dhabi, UAE: A year after winning AED 100 million with The UAE Lottery, Anilkumar Bolla says the biggest reward has been the opportunity to spend more time with the people who matter most. Beyond the incredible win itself, the past year has given…
Four Cities, Four Design Stories: Casa Milano’s Talking Walls Returns for Season 4 [22 Oct 26, 1:38pm] DUBAI: What makes a city recognisable? Is it the architecture that defines its skyline, the culture that shapes its streets, or the details that give its spaces a distinct identity? The fourth season of Casa Milano’s Talking Walls sets out to explo…
Russian Trawlers Go Fishing for Cables [22 Oct 26, 8:16pm] London’s Daily Telegraph has published a lead story outlining how a Russian fleet of trawlers has been surveying and loitering over cables in the wate...
Unexplained Ship Clusters Anchoring off Taiwan [22 Oct 26, 7:27pm] TaiwanPlus TV’s investigative journalist Cadence Quantara has filed a report on an unexplained cluster of shipping which is lingering a short distance...
Fine-Art Finger Painter Iris Scott’s New Trilogy Imagines a Mystical World of Angels [21 Oct 26, 5:30pm] Fine-Art Finger Painter Iris Scott’s New Trilogy Imagines a Mystical World of AngelsBrooklyn-based painter Iris Scott is known for being one of the only fine-art finger painters working today. From colorful landscapes and expressive animal portrai…
Female Faces Blossom With Butterflies in Meditation on Transformation and Fragility [21 Oct 26, 4:35pm] Female Faces Blossom With Butterflies in Meditation on Transformation and FragilityArtist Lis Sam has an origin story. His series Blossoming Girls draws on a formative visit to a butterfly greenhouse in southern France. There, the Tunisian-born, Fre…
Hand-Painted Porcelain Sculpture Celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th Anniversary [21 Oct 26, 2:45pm] Hand-Painted Porcelain Sculpture Celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th AnniversarySonic the Hedgehog is celebrating its 35th anniversary. To mark the occasion, video games, comic books, and limited-edition merchandise have been announced, sparking…
Mr Doodle Turns His Signature Drawings Into a Giant 3D Sculpture of Himself [21 Oct 26, 1:50pm] Mr Doodle Turns His Signature Drawings Into a Giant 3D Sculpture of HimselfSam Cox, aka Mr Doodle, is known for covering almost every surface in his monochrome drawings. Previously, he spent nearly two years doodling all over his 12-room home, cover…
Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing [23 Oct 26, 12:45am] MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.
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 a…
The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure [21 Oct 26, 4:00pm] We moved a copy of 99.99999% of GitHub's repositories to Azure. Here's how per-reference quorums will bring over the rest, and how object storage lets reads scale independently.The post The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure appeared…
How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity [20 Oct 26, 4:05pm] Three Java Champions share how they use GitHub Copilot to solve problems, accelerate development, and keep humans responsible for the results.The post How 3 Java Champions are using GitHub Copilot for increased productivity appeared first on The Git…
How to continue a GitHub Copilot app session in VS Code [19 Oct 26, 6:47pm] Learn how to move an agent session from the GitHub Copilot app into VS Code without losing the conversation, code changes, or working context.The post How to continue a GitHub Copilot app session in VS Code appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The next developer interface is ambient intelligence [15 Oct 26, 7:39pm] AI, agents, voice, and physical controls are shifting software development from operating tools to expressing intent—and helping developers stay focused on building.The post The next developer interface is ambient intelligence appeared first on Th…
Getting Indexed No Longer Means Getting Visited via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester [22 Oct 26, 2:00pm] Being indexed used to buy a visit. In the answer layer, it buys eligibility, and nothing promises anyone arrives at your site.The post Getting Indexed No Longer Means Getting Visited appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why Reddit Belongs In Your PR Strategy via @sejournal, @brentcsutoras [22 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Reddit conversations can become news stories. Brands that listen and respond gain a chance to address problems before coverage follows.The post Why Reddit Belongs In Your PR Strategy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
LISA’s ‘Press Play’: All 6 Tracks Ranked [23 Oct 26, 4:01am] The global diva returns, relaxed and razor-sharp. Hit play, and a six-scene movie unfolds in your ears and behind your eyes.
Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announces four new projects [22 Oct 26, 7:19pm] The Agentic AI Foundation today announced four new projects contributed by major AI players that address layers of the agentic stack. The layers being addressed are how agents gain new skills, how applications talk to models across providers, how age…
Azul Patches 53 OpenJDK Vulnerabilities [21 Oct 26, 5:42pm] SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI-first world, today released its October “Security-only, Stability-first” updates for Azul Core that are immediately deployable to address all 53 vulnerabilities di…
Harness Launches AI Budgets for Cost Management [21 Oct 26, 4:34pm] Harness has introduced AI Budgets, a feature in its Cost Management Agent designed to help organizations monitor and enforce limits on artificial intelligence spending. The company said many organizations have established AI cost policies but lack a…
Developers Report Mixed Feelings as AI Adoption Hits Record Highs, Atlassian Survey Finds [21 Oct 26, 11:30am] AI has rapidly transitioned from experimental pilots to an industry-standard practice, with over 95% of software developers and engineering leaders actively utilizing AI tools. However, new findings from Atlassian’s State of Developer Experience 20…
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 A…
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.
Is HEVC Worth the Royalties? We Tested x265 Against a Tuned x264 to Find Out [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…
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…
Mother bats' hearts beat faster at the sound of their own babies' cries [23 Oct 26, 4:00am] A mother bat has one crucial challenge: find her own babies among hundreds of other bats in the colony. Making sure she cares for and nurses only her own offspring is important to ensuring their survival. Among Japanese house bats, mothers keep track…
How we mark our ballot can affect how we feel about voting. Here's why [23 Oct 26, 3:00am] Have you ever left a polling place feeling that your mark on the ballot didn't quite say what you wanted it to? Perhaps you liked two candidates but had to drop one, or backed the one who might actually win over the one you preferred.
New test measures potentially harmful metals in cellulose food packaging [23 Oct 26, 1:00am] A technique for detecting potentially harmful metals in regenerated cellulose food packaging is discussed in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The new tool can be used for safety assessments of materials increasingly used as alt…
2 molecules may help slow pancreatic cancer growth [21 Oct 26, 6:24pm] Two naturally occurring microRNAs may help regulate the protein production that allows aggressive cancer cells to grow and divide.
Locusts could help detect chemical weapons [21 Oct 26, 5:13pm] "We marry the best biology has to offer with engineering principles to create a superior sensing system."
Trump Hides IRS Report Showing How His Big Beautiful Bill Fucked America [23 Oct 26, 3:09am] It seems that burying reports because he doesn’t like the data within them is becoming a habit for Donald Trump and his administration. This practice didn’t begin during Trump 2.0, of course. He was burying reports he didn’t like all the way ba…
The Metric Is Not The Mission: After The Platform Age [22 Oct 26, 10:04pm] The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the ev…
Daily Deal: Build A Weather App With Ruby On Rails [22 Oct 26, 6:01pm] It’s time you get up to speed with Ruby on Rails! This full-stack web framework is all about letting you build applications quickly. Its elegance, flexibility, and speed make Ruby on Rails a popular choice for businesses, so taking the time to mast…
le poisson volant: red-lit restaurant in paris transforms into nightclub after dark [23 Oct 26, 6:15am] a former paris music venue becomes a moody, mirrored interior where dinner gradually gives way to late-night dancing.The post le poisson volant: red-lit restaurant in paris transforms into nightclub after dark appeared first on designboom | architec…
metal pipe grid transforms personal rituals of control into participatory playground [23 Oct 26, 2:10am] what does it take to feel secure? south korean sculptor won ji lim transforms personal rituals of counting, checking, and seeking balance into participatory sculptural environment.The post metal pipe grid transforms personal rituals of control into…
tune X3 headphones by préssec take design cues from vintage studio equipment [22 Oct 26, 8:35pm] brushed aluminum, exposed hardware, and tactile audio adjustments give this concept the character of old-school audio tech.The post tune X3 headphones by préssec take design cues from vintage studio equipment appeared first on designboom | architec…
bandit9 partners with (RED) for limited-edition hand-brushed aluminum motorcycle [22 Oct 26, 6:10pm] (RED)800 is a hand-built, limited-edition motorcycle featuring a striking racing red gradient that fades into luminous, hand-brushed aluminum.The post bandit9 partners with (RED) for limited-edition hand-brushed aluminum motorcycle appeared first on…
