'Oracle, Maestro': Former US Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan Dies [22 Jun 26, 1:32pm] In his 18 and a half years at the helm of the Fed, Greenspan presided over a sustained era of American growth and prosperity, yet one that ended with devastating consequences in 2008, two years after he had left the central bank.
Merge Proposal: Guidelines built on Knowledge [22 Jun 26, 7:46am] We propose merging Knowledge, a new wp_knowledge custom post type, into WordPress core for the 7.1 release, with Guidelines as the first feature built on it. Knowledge is a general primitive for storing author-facing and agent-facing site knowledge a…
Roadmap to 7.1 [19 Jun 26, 12:04am] WordPress 7.1 is set to be released on August 19th, 2026. This release advances how people work together in WordPress and opens up new functionality for all to benefit from. New Notes features, including suggestion mode and emoji reactions, make asyn…
WordPress 7.0.1 Release Schedule [18 Jun 26, 2:59pm] Since WordPress 7.0 was released, contributors have kept a close eye on incoming reports to the WordPress.org Support Forums, Trac, and the Gutenberg repository on GitHub. The volume and severity of tickets mean that the maintenance release s…
Recap: Restoring removed version history. [17 Jun 26, 6:53pm] Since the block editor was first merged into wordpress/wordpress-develop (leading up to the WordPress 5.0 release), there has always been a considerable amount of manual work required to sync the necessary changes in the gutenberg GitHub repository i…
Announcing the WordPress 7.1 Release Squad [17 Jun 26, 3:03pm] The WordPress 7.1 release squad is officially assembled! This cycle continues the smaller, focused squad roles approach introduced in recent releases, with an emphasis on close collaboration with Make Team Reps to keep contributions and priorities we…
I forced Windows 11’s CPU boost on a 10-year-old PC, and it feels surprisingly new [22 Jun 26, 2:00am] Windows 11's Low Latency Profile CPU boost is now available for older PCs too. I tested it on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 with a 6th Gen Intel Core i3-6100, no Turbo Boost, and single-channel RAM. Here's what the CPU scheduler actually does o…
Tested: Microsoft just debloated Windows 11 Search without Bing, and it’s crazy fast [21 Jun 26, 4:43pm] Windows 11 Insider build 26300.8697 hides a long-awaited toggle to disable web results in Search. We enabled it using ViveTool and tested it hands-on. Search is faster, the UI is cleaner, and local files take over. Here is what the new experience loo…
Some Pixel users report touch input issues after Android 17 update [22 Jun 26, 3:49pm] Android 17 is officially available for a number of Google Pixel devices now that it’s out of beta. With that, some are reporting a strange bug that essentially breaks the Google Pixel’s ability to recognize scrolling touch input.
Decades-Old Squid Proxy Flaw ‘Squidbleed’ Can Expose User Data [22 Jun 26, 1:22pm] Squidbleed, discovered with the aid of Claude Mythos Preview, has been described as a Heartbleed-style vulnerability. The post Decades-Old Squid Proxy Flaw ‘Squidbleed’ Can Expose User Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Attackers Exploit Gravity SMTP Plugin Flaw to Harvest Valuable WordPress Data [22 Jun 26, 11:45am] Vulnerable WordPress plugin iterations leak API keys, secrets, tokens, server information, and other data.The post Attackers Exploit Gravity SMTP Plugin Flaw to Harvest Valuable WordPress Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
North Korean Hackers Blamed for Mastra NPM Supply Chain Attack [22 Jun 26, 11:10am] A malicious dependency the attackers added to over 140 Mastra packages fetches a payload targeting cryptocurrency extensions.The post North Korean Hackers Blamed for Mastra NPM Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
What the Latest ShinyHunters Breaches Reveal About Modern Cyberattacks [22 Jun 26, 10:30am] Groups like ShinyHunters are demonstrating that attackers do not necessarily need malware or zero-day exploits to cause massive damage.The post What the Latest ShinyHunters Breaches Reveal About Modern Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
New Exploit Bypasses Apple’s Boot Defenses, Affects Millions of iPhones [22 Jun 26, 10:03am] The vulnerability exploited by the Usbliter8 exploit cannot be patched and a PoC exploit has been released by researchers.The post New Exploit Bypasses Apple’s Boot Defenses, Affects Millions of iPhones appeared first on SecurityWeek.
More trees can mean fewer birds, new study reveals [22 Jun 26, 1:14pm] Trees planted to protect farmland from wind may not be the biodiversity boost many assume. In Japan’s wetland farming landscapes, shelterbelts benefited some birds but sharply reduced grassland and wetland species that need open space. Researchers…
Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon [22 Jun 26, 12:38pm] A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreating the impact that formed the giant South Pole-Aitken basin—the Moon’s largest and oldest crater—scie…
A common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers [22 Jun 26, 12:23pm] A clinical trial is exploring whether high doses of vitamin B3 could give patients with glioblastoma a better chance against the aggressive brain cancer. Scientists found that niacin may help revive immune cells that tumors shut down, allowing them t…
Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets [22 Jun 26, 10:30am] Scientists discovered that Heliconius butterflies have evolved an extraordinary lifespan, living several times longer than closely related species. Even more surprising, some show little sign of physical decline as they age. Their unusual pollen-feed…
Ebola and hantavirus can start like the flu but turn deadly fast [22 Jun 26, 6:30am] Two dangerous viruses are back in the spotlight, reminding health officials how quickly infectious diseases can become serious threats. Hantavirus, often linked to rodents, can cause severe heart and lung complications and has no specific treatment o…
12 Motorcycle Redesigns That Totally Missed The Mark [22 Jun 26, 3:30pm] Whether it's because of performance missteps or aesthetic choices that sent fans into a tailspin, there are dozens of reasons a once-beloved motorcycle flops.
Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no [18 Jun 26, 10:00am] A proposed undersea cable from Chile to Hong Kong promised to connect South America directly to Asia. Instead, it became a test of how far the U.S. will go to curb Chinese telecom ambitions.
When Americans choose Chinese AI [17 Jun 26, 10:00am] Developers say DeepSeek is good enough for a fraction of the cost. “You don’t need God to write your email.”
Spotify’s post-English AI future [16 Jun 26, 10:00am] More than half of Spotify listening is now in non-English languages as the company expands across Africa, Asia, and Latin America with local artists, pricing, and payment systems.
Can open-source beat OpenAI? [15 Jun 26, 10:00am] Former Hugging Face executive Tiezhen Wang explains how China's open-source strategy is reshaping the AI race.
$627 Million London Museum Gets Opening Date—and More Art Industry News [22 Jun 26, 2:01pm] Plus, Herzog & de Meuron will design a purpose-built structure for Art Basel Qatar.The post $627 Million London Museum Gets Opening Date—and More Art Industry News appeared first on Artnet News.
Stolen Picasso Turns Up During Paris Drug Bust [22 Jun 26, 1:05pm] The painting was reportedly stolen from an art storage facility.The post Stolen Picasso Turns Up During Paris Drug Bust appeared first on Artnet News.
What Sold at Art Basel [22 Jun 26, 7:28am] Plus, dealer David Nahmad ordered to return a looted Modigliani painting.The post What Sold at Art Basel appeared first on Artnet News.
Museum-Grade Triceratops Skull Up for Auction [19 Jun 26, 11:01pm] The fossil leads Joopiter's sale of natural history treasures.The post Museum-Grade Triceratops Skull Up for Auction appeared first on Artnet News.
Your Database’s Isolation Levels Don’t Mean What You Think [22 Jun 26, 12:20pm] A tour through Read Committed, Repeatable Read, and Serializable, and why the same three words guarantee completely different things depending on which database you ask.
In-N-Out Animations: View Transitions (Part 3/3) [19 Jun 26, 3:59pm] View Transitions are of unique help in applying an animation to an element even when you are literally removing it from the DOM.
Implementing Standard.Site [17 Jun 26, 10:32pm] If you’re on Bluesky (like this site is!), you’re using atproto. Standard.site is, as best I understand it, a userland agreed-upon schema for what certain stuff looks like on the protocol, like a “publication” and a “document”. Mat is cau…
The Scope of CSS @function [16 Jun 26, 6:23pm] There are some real advantages to variable scope and evaluation scope that you get with @function in CSS.
Today, Frontend Masters becomes Master.dev [15 Jun 26, 8:07pm] This has been a long time coming, and I could not be more excited it’s finally here. And I know exactly who to thank for it. Our customers have been telling us to do this for a while now: Probably don’t call it Frontend anymore, you have a lot mo…
In-N-Out Animations: Popovers (Part 2/3) [12 Jun 26, 3:30pm] Using our 3, 2, 1 state system, we can make popovers animate on "the way in" and "the way out" just like we did with dialogs in Part 1.
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…
The Index: Issue #185 [5 Jun 26, 11:55am] eyeballIncredibly addictive game. Best to use a mouse/trackpad than a touch device to give yourself a chance too!Dollar Slice Surf Report, New York CityA cool project by Scott Jehl as, using pen, pencil, Procreate and Figma as a much needed antido…
A Front-end developer’s guide to the hybrid mobile app development landscape [4 Jun 26, 11:55am] Just as with every aspect of my life, I find it hard to identify my software development skills. At my heart, I am a developer, though I spent way too much time as a high school senior fretting about whether or not I’d become an engineer. On paper,…
The Index: Issue #184 [29 May 26, 11:55am] musiqSome web components that render piano keys and guitar fretboards in various configurations. Handy for educators!ApheraThis is looking like a genuine challenger for Adobe Lightroom.Media queries range syntaxA very concise explainer on this e…
Cruise Lines Expand Winter Deployments in Northern Europe [22 Jun 26, 1:29pm] While Europe has long been a popular destination for cruises, it traditionally has been a three-season destination with few cruise ships willing to br...
AIDA Marks 30 Years of “Democratizing” Cruising [22 Jun 26, 1:27pm] Carnival Corporation’s AIDA brand marked its 30th anniversary at the beginning of June, with management highlighting the impact of the brand on the Ge...
Galveston Continues Its Growth as a Cruise Homeport [22 Jun 26, 1:27pm] The Port of Galveston, Texas, continues to be one of the fastest-growing cruise homeports. Taking advantage of its geographic location and strong popu...
Travel Back to China in 1917 When You Watch This Enhanced and Colorized Film Footage [21 Jun 26, 1:45pm] Travel Back to China in 1917 When You Watch This Enhanced and Colorized Film FootageWhen we think of the year 1917, World War I is most often what comes to mind. It was then that the United States officially joined the global conflict, and the Russi…
Man Befriends Octopus While Snorkeling on Vacation, Develops an Unforgettable Bond [21 Jun 26, 12:50pm] Man Befriends Octopus While Snorkeling on Vacation, Develops an Unforgettable Bond Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por Matt Hyatt (@mattintransit) Throughout the years, we’ve learned that octopuses are clever an…
Earliest Surviving Edition of ‘King Arthur’ Manuscript Is Going up for Auction [20 Jun 26, 1:45pm] Earliest Surviving Edition of ‘King Arthur’ Manuscript Is Going up for AuctionThe tales of King Arthur and Merlin have been told for centuries, mythologized and rewritten into a legend that has influenced the way we tell stories. Now, one of the…
This Petal-Like Floating Home Lets You Explore Lake Como in Style and Comfort [19 Jun 26, 7:15pm] This Petal-Like Floating Home Lets You Explore Lake Como in Style and ComfortWish you could wake up with a new view every day? Lucia by UAU Studio is a floating micro-home designed for drifting across Italy’s Lake Como. It reimagines how we live a…
Seedcamp raises $320M for its new fund to expand its US footprint [22 Jun 26, 1:37pm] After 18 years of focusing on Europe, early-stage investor Seedcamp said that it has raised $320 million for its latest fund which will see it expanding its presence in the United States.
Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms [22 Jun 26, 1:36pm] Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue.
How we built an internal data analytics agent [19 Jun 26, 4:00pm] Qubot, our internal Copilot-powered analytics agent, allows any GitHub employee to ask questions about our data in plain language. Here's what we learned as we built it.The post How we built an internal data analytics agent appeared first on Th…
How pull request limits are cutting down the noise [18 Jun 26, 4:00pm] Learn how pull request limits can help manage contribution volume in your repositories, and see what’s next on the roadmap.The post How pull request limits are cutting down the noise appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
What are git worktrees, and why should I use them? [16 Jun 26, 8:58pm] Git worktrees have been around since 2015, but it wasn't until recently they became popular. Learn what they are, how to use them, and why you might.The post What are git worktrees, and why should I use them? appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners: Overview of common slash commands [15 Jun 26, 8:15pm] GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners: Learn how to use slash commands to control your terminal AI agent.The post GitHub Copilot CLI for Beginners: Overview of common slash commands appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Build A Live Data Stack With MCP For Smarter Campaign Performance [22 Jun 26, 8:30am] Stop copy-pasting reports into ChatGPT. Build an AI stack with live data access, behavioral consistency, and team collaboration instead.The post Build A Live Data Stack With MCP For Smarter Campaign Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journa…
Make Something Agents Want via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic [21 Jun 26, 12:00pm] Is your website invisible to AI agents? Six companies just signaled the channel is real. Here's the window that's still open.The post Make Something Agents Want appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
TypeMock Launches Test Review to Identify Duplicate, Fragile and Ineffective unit Tests [22 Jun 26, 2:44pm] Unit testing solutions provider TypeMock today launched Test Review, a new offering designed to help development teams evaluate whether AI-generated unit tests are delivering value and quality. Test Review, the company wrote in its announcement, ai…
With AI Agents, Trust Has to Be Measurable [22 Jun 26, 11:25am] The most dangerous assumption in enterprise AI right now is that smarter agents should automatically be given more autonomy. It sounds logical. If an AI agent can reason, plan, call tools, retrieve information, write code, summarize records, and comp…
Claude Code adds support for artifacts [19 Jun 26, 3:58pm] Claude Code can capture work progress as an artifact, which turn Claude Code’s work into live, shareable visual pages— including PR walkthroughs, system explainers, dashboards, and release checklists—that update themselves as your session works…
We Had a Perfectly Good Data Store. That Was the Problem. [18 Jun 26, 3:46pm] Nobody files a ticket that says “our architecture has an abstraction problem.” They file tickets saying the data is wrong, or missing, or late. So engineering spends two weeks chasing a data-quality issue that does not exist, fixes nothing, and t…
Diversity report 2026 [15 Jun 26, 6:20pm] W3C released today the 2026 diversity report, as part of our commitment and continued focus on diversity and inclusion since 2018.
W3C initiates leadership transition [28 May 26, 1:59pm] The W3C Board of Directors has appointed Dominique Hazaël-Massieux Interim CEO with immediate effect as the World Wide Web Consortium is undergoing a leadership transition.
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…
What Is Media over QUIC (MoQ) and Why It Matters for Real-Time Streaming [26 May 26, 1:04pm] Live streaming has a fundamental tension that no existing protocol fully resolves. On one side sits WebRTC, which Ant Media describes as “ideal for real-time, interactive, low-latency communication like video calls, conferences, and interactive liv…
Comparing H.264, HEVC, VP9, and AV1 in SBE: From BD-Rate to Contextual ROI [19 May 26, 8:40am] Most video engineers use a similar tool stack. MediaInfo for file data, Bitrate Viewer to view the bitrate of H.264-encoded files on Windows, Moscow State University VQMT on Windows for metrics, with a custom combination of data input scripts and Exc…
A Simple Family Activity May Boost Brain Function, Study Finds [22 Jun 26, 10:00am] It also gives all generations an opportunity to spend time together.ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
This GLP-1 drug may be best for weight loss [15 Jun 26, 5:32pm] GLP-1 medications are marketed to help you lose weight, but one may be better at it than the rest, researchers report.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt [21 Jun 26, 7:00pm] This week, MrWilson takers both top spots on the insightful side. In first place, it’s a comment about the growing global threat of internet age gates: One of the biggest benefits of the internet is the ability to talk to people outside your person…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Close Your Apps And Think Of England [19 Jun 26, 7:05pm] 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 —…
pink timber room rises over munich bike racks as urban lab ‘zuhaus’ [22 Jun 26, 3:21pm] architect clemens hoyer designed the structure as a real-world urban laboratory for shared street space.The post pink timber room rises over munich bike racks as urban lab ‘zuhaus’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazin…
eva jospin crafts entire worlds from cardboard, one cut at a time [22 Jun 26, 10:50am] the french artist transforms discarded cardboard into worlds that highlight the future value of craft, material knowledge, and slow making.The post eva jospin crafts entire worlds from cardboard, one cut at a time appeared first on designboom | arch…
self-powered floating capsule disinfects drinking water without batteries or chemicals [22 Jun 26, 10:30am] developed by researchers at yonsei university and international collaborators, the floating device converts simple movement into energy for water testing and microbial disinfection.The post self-powered floating capsule disinfects drinking water wit…
