Roadmap to 7.2 [18 Sep 26, 10:17pm] WordPress 7.2 is set to be released in early December 2026. Notes leads the way with the ability to add suggestions and emoji reactions, offering more direct and interactive collaboration. Dedicated security efforts revolve around a “sudo mode” t…
Moving to a server-aware approach for collaboration [18 Sep 26, 2:40pm] Earlier this year, real-time collaboration (RTC) was removed from WordPress 7.0. Since then, I, @alecgeatches, @dmsnell, and others have been working through the valid concerns that led to that decision. We think these concerns call for a change in d…
Call for testing: DataForm editor inspector [17 Sep 26, 2:26pm] The “Post” (or “Page”) tab of the editor’s Settings sidebar is being rebuilt on top of DataForm, the same form that Quick Edit uses in the Site Editor. It’s available as a Gutenberg experiment and it’s ready for testing, mostly by plugi…
Windows 11 is getting a better way to find your mouse cursor, and we tried it [19 Sep 26, 2:57pm] After three decades of looking like an 8-bit retro relic, Windows 11's Mouse Indicator is finally getting a proper visual redesign. Build 26340 brings a fluid animation, new Ctrl activation toggles, and a persistent mode. Here is how it works an…
Pixelated 117: Googlebook Eve [18 Sep 26, 8:43pm] Welcome to Pixelated episode 117. This week, Damien and Will discuss Android 17 QPR1 and the upcoming launch of Android on laptops.Enjoy the episode? You can listen to our brand new weekly members-only Pixelated Pro bonus episode by signing up fo…
TigerByte Cyber Emerges From Stealth With $3 Million in Funding [19 Sep 26, 2:30pm] The company has secured over $7 million in contracts with US government agencies, including the US Space Force, the US Navy, and DARPA.The post TigerByte Cyber Emerges From Stealth With $3 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
In Other News: Ransomware Developer Sentenced, Plugin4Shell AI Attack, Critical SAP Flaw [18 Sep 26, 2:25pm] Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Mandiant's 2026 AI risk report, PhantomRaven malware used by bug bounty hunter, WordPress plugin bug exploited.The post In Other News: Ransomware Developer Sentenced, Plugin4Shell AI A…
AI-Built Exploit and Sign-In Flaw Opened Path to Internal OpenAI Code [18 Sep 26, 12:45pm] Hacktron researchers earned a bug bounty after demonstrating access to OpenAI employee accounts. The post AI-Built Exploit and Sign-In Flaw Opened Path to Internal OpenAI Code appeared first on SecurityWeek.
23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach [18 Sep 26, 11:38am] Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access.The post 23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products [18 Sep 26, 10:57am] Microsoft fixed vulnerabilities across Azure and AI-branded products, with privilege escalation flaws accounting for the majority.The post Microsoft Patches 18 Vulnerabilities in AI, Cloud Products appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation [19 Sep 26, 3:40pm] Anthropic said Friday it is partnering with consulting giant Accenture to have outside evaluators work inside the AI company, a step toward fulfilling a pledge by CEO Dario Amodei to have independent observers evaluate its most powerful models.
Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords [19 Sep 26, 2:40pm] Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions raising safety concerns.
No-code research platform lets researchers design, customize, and run studies [19 Sep 26, 12:00pm] A psychology study that once took five or six weeks to build can now be created in less than an hour. Jacob Oliveira, a Ph.D. student in the School of Psychology, developed the new tool by aiming to solve his own research challenge. Now his solution…
Can You Use J-B Weld For Exhaust Repairs? [20 Sep 26, 1:45am] Just because the product has "weld" in its name doesn't mean it can hold up to a weld job on an exhaust. J-B Weld can help but it may not be the solution.
The case for a robot tax to redistribute wealth [18 Sep 26, 10:00am] In an excerpt from his book, “Innovate for Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Technology Beyond AI,” Alessandro Crimi explains that a tax on automation is more effective than retraining labor.
Playing both sides of the U.S.-China AI “Cold War” [16 Sep 26, 10:00am] From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than choosing one over the other.
Where in the world is the iPhone cheapest? [15 Sep 26, 10:00am] Apple’s high-end models cost more in markets like India and Turkey owing to high taxes and import duties.
The real AI economy is being built by ordinary people [14 Sep 26, 10:00am] Far from Silicon Valley pitch decks, workers across Asia and Africa are bypassing tech industry hype to quietly rewire their daily jobs — one prompt, workflow, and local problem at a time.
In Venice, Peter Kogler Translates His Digital Vocabulary Into Murano Glass [19 Sep 26, 2:56pm] On view at Galleria Barovier and Toso, the exhibition brings together 40 years of computer-generated motifs with seven centuries of Murano glassmaking tradition.The post In Venice, Peter Kogler Translates His Digital Vocabulary Into Murano Glass app…
Will Gagosian’s Brice Marden Blockbuster Send His Market Soaring Again? [18 Sep 26, 9:34pm] Museum loans and never-before-seen paintings have landed in Chelsea. Only one man knows what's for sale.The post Will Gagosian’s Brice Marden Blockbuster Send His Market Soaring Again? appeared first on Artnet News.
Artist J. Margulis Asks Viewers to Keep Moving [18 Sep 26, 8:52pm] At Nicolas Auvray Gallery, Margulis extends the legacy of Venezuelan kinetic art pioneers like Carlos Cruz-Diez and Jesús Rafael Soto into a new, more complex chromatic language.The post Artist J. Margulis Asks Viewers to Keep Moving appeared first…
Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought at Estate Sale for $30 Could Fetch $250k [18 Sep 26, 8:03pm] The artist's market has been on the rise thanks to a slate of gallery and museum shows since 2018. The post Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought at Estate Sale for $30 Could Fetch $250k appeared first on Artnet News.
Custom Glow Rings Inside of Elements [18 Sep 26, 10:32pm] A box-shadow is an obvious choice for an inner glow of an element to highlight it. But with some fancy masking, we can use any overlay style we want.
Better Centering with CSS text-box [17 Sep 26, 11:08pm] Jake has a very nice, clear video about what text-box solves in CSS. It essentially makes even padding on an element (like a button) doable without magic numbers, and that will work across any font (sick). Temani made a tool to help pick the right va…
Extracting Grid Information Using CSS [16 Sep 26, 7:02pm] It's an interesting and potentially useful trick to have an element know where it is on a grid. That's tricky enough when the items are in one row/column, but what about when they span?
Code Snacks [15 Sep 26, 3:19pm] Love these little animations (“code snacks”) from Lauren Basser that illustrate basic technological concepts. Check out the ones for Working Directory and Shadow DOM — not the easiest concepts to illustrate as simply as this!
Comparing Values With CSS progress() [14 Sep 26, 5:33pm] The new CSS progress() function maps a given value to a range. Super useful for responsive layouts, responsive typography, and fun tricks.
It’s All About The Permissions Recovery [11 Sep 26, 3:46pm] Users who deny permissions can recover them by adjusting settings, although many may not realize this.
The Index: Issue #198 [18 Sep 26, 9:55am] You’ll miss publishers when they’re goneYet again, the industry has been let down by DigitalOcean and their abandonment of CSS-Tricks. It's time to step up and protect publishers whose goal is simply, to educate and share knowledge.It’s…
A decent custom checkbox pattern for until ::checkmark is ready [17 Sep 26, 11:55am] Now that we can better customise <select> elements, it's only natural to side-eye other form <input> types that have caused us visual headaches.Sure, we should be applying the lightest of touches to form elements, especially, but ev…
The Index: Issue #197 [11 Sep 26, 12:00am] Mindful Design ProductsThis is exactly what we need to counter the great slopification of what used to be useful products. Calm, considered and above all, useful.Scott's written about the why here, too.How the heck do record players work?An…
Save 35% on all courses for two weeks only [9 Sep 26, 9:55am] The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout.This is the time of year where people, fresh off a summer brea…
The Index: Issue #196 [28 Aug 26, 9:55am] Before we get into this week's links, I just thought I'd let you know we're having a summer break next week, so the next issue won't be with you until September 11!Midnight Vinyl ClubA handy service that helps you explore music…
The AI magic words [17 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO at O'Reilly Media, to talk about the role of books as user interfaces to knowledge, the power of "magic words" to extract better outputs from AI, and why human taste is becoming hi…
AI, JD, and other letters of the law [15 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan chats with Kevin Frazier, director of the AI Innovation and Law program at the University of Texas School of Law, about the legal and social impacts of data centers, the realities of workforce disruption, and regulating AI for child safety using…
AI cybersecurity is a cat and mouse game [11 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan chats with Sam Curry, CSO at Zscaler, about where human intelligence sits in the new security landscape with AI, why shifting security protections closer to applications helps limit probes for vulnerabilities, and why building more resilient cod…
(Re)introducing Developer Story [10 Sep 26, 6:01pm] For the past few years, we’ve been looking at ways to bring a little more of the individual developer back to Stack.
Java’s age is its AI superpower [9 Sep 26, 4:45am] Ryan welcomes Markus Eisele to the program to talk about why your coding agent should be writing Java.
Exhibition Honoring Gordon Parks Offers Unique Tribute to His Pioneering Photographs [19 Sep 26, 12:50pm] Exhibition Honoring Gordon Parks Offers Unique Tribute to His Pioneering PhotographsBeginning September 18, 2026, Jack Shainman Gallery in New York will present a career-spanning exhibition of photographs by Gordon Parks, one of the most consequenti…
First New Cat Species in Over a Hundred Years Discovered in Bolivia [18 Sep 26, 7:20pm] First New Cat Species in Over a Hundred Years Discovered in Bolivia Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida por National Geographic Society (@natgeosociety) A new cat species has been discovered for the first time in over…
Nearly 72% of Americans Are Feeling Totally Exhausted, but Here’s How To Fix It [18 Sep 26, 5:30pm] Nearly 72% of Americans Are Feeling Totally Exhausted, but Here’s How To Fix ItAre you yawning as you read this? Do you often feel deeply tired, from the top of your head to the soles of your feet? Well, you aren’t alone—not by a long shot. A…
Scientists Say This Cow-Free Milk Could Use Up to 96% Less Land Than Dairy Farming [18 Sep 26, 4:35pm] Scientists Say This Cow-Free Milk Could Use Up to 96% Less Land Than Dairy FarmingFrom oat to almond to soy, there are more alternatives to cow’s milk than ever before. But scientists are exploring another option that is a little different from th…
The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several years [19 Sep 26, 5:00pm] Navy CTO Justin Fanelli talks co-investing alongside VCs instead of funding early research himself, recent buys like a $562 million autonomous refueling deal, and the Navy's updated wish list — from AI to quantum — for where founders should…
AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable [19 Sep 26, 3:00pm] This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.
Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes [19 Sep 26, 3:00pm] Petlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.
Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP? [18 Sep 26, 3:00pm] We dive into these questions and other AI hot takes on the latest episode of the GitHub Podcast.The post Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP? appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Migrating the GitHub Copilot runtime to Rust, using Copilot [17 Sep 26, 12:26am] A rewrite this size wasn't affordable before agents. Here's what porting the Copilot agent runtime to 800,000 lines of production Rust actually took.The post Migrating the GitHub Copilot runtime to Rust, using Copilot appeared first on The…
Marketing ops as code: Automating events from planning to follow-up on GitHub [11 Sep 26, 6:26pm] If you can write down how you do your work, you can automate it. Here's what I did to support GitHub's APAC marketing team.The post Marketing ops as code: Automating events from planning to follow-up on GitHub appeared first on The GitHub…
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Using the diff, terminal, and browser [10 Sep 26, 9:31pm] Checking agent-generated code usually means hopping between tabs. Learn how to view diffs, run terminal commands, and preview web apps side by side in the GitHub Copilot app.The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Using the diff, terminal, and br…
GitHub availability report: August 2026 [10 Sep 26, 2:05am] In August, we experienced five incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.The post GitHub availability report: August 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Checking A Page Is Part Of A Retrieval Pipeline For AI via @sejournal, @chrisgreenseo [18 Sep 26, 7:00pm] No GSC for ChatGPT? Paste a distinctive snippet into a chatbot and ask for exact matches. If your URL comes back, retrieval isn't your problem.The post Checking A Page Is Part Of A Retrieval Pipeline For AI appeared first on Search Engine Journ…
Google Adds Local Businesses To EEA Search Result Units via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [18 Sep 26, 5:51pm] Google updated its Search documentation to add local business queries to the two result units rolled out in the EEA for directories and direct providers.The post Google Adds Local Businesses To EEA Search Result Units appeared first on Search Engine…
Bolt.new launches Forge to widen who gets to build with AI [17 Sep 26, 8:12pm] SAN FRANCISCO — Bolt.new, the AI app builder, today launched Bolt Forge, a research preview built to widen who gets to build software, and a bet on open-source models as the way to do it. Every individual Bolt.new Pro plan now includes 50X more u…
A new experience for Claude projects, now available in beta in Claude Code [17 Sep 26, 7:40pm] Managing multiple sessions across a build used to require you to divide the work, juggle handoffs, and stitch the results back together. Now in a Claude Code project, you describe what needs to get done and Claude manages the work. Claude scopes the…
Why Enterprise Engineering Still Struggles to Prove AI ROI [17 Sep 26, 4:59pm] As enterprise adoption of generative AI tools accelerated through late 2025 and into 2026, technology leaders began to hit a frustrating wall. While otheir rganizations poured millions into AI tokens and model subscriptions, corporate leadership and…
SD Times News Roundup — Sept. 16, 2026: SmartBear, Anthropic, VerseBlocks [16 Sep 26, 8:00pm] SmartBear’s BearQ Agent Powers Autonomous Testing in Jira BearQ is a new assignable testing agent in Jira that autonomously tests agentic software development. BearQ, is now available as an assignable agent in Atlassian. “Jira is where work gets…
Sustaining Package Registries: Why Enterprise Support Is Essential [16 Sep 26, 5:47pm] In a joint statement backed by the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), major technology leaders including Arm, Datadog, Dell Technologies, Ericsson, GitHub, Google, IBM, Kusari, Microsoft, Red Hat, Rust Foundation, and Sonatype have recognized…
W3C opens 2026 community survey [4 Sep 26, 10:29am] W3C opens an 8-minute survey until 30 September and seeks community-wide input to get to know our community better, investigate needs, and understand how we can improve.
Munich FRAND Royalty Guidelines: More Questions than Answers [14 Sep 26, 2:46pm] On August 13, 2026, the 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court issued a 67-page FRAND Guidelines. Although multiple outlets have reported on them, I have not located a public copy of the Guidelines themselves, though I have requested one. I…
Bitmovin Releases 10th Edition of the Video Developer Report [10 Sep 26, 9:12am] Each year, I write about Bitmovin’s Video Developer Report because it’s one of the few recurring data points available to the streaming industry. It reports survey-based usage and planned usage for codecs, protocols, encoding, player development,…
Munich Court Proposes €1.05 Monthly Codec Royalty for Netflix Premium Subscribers [20 Aug 26, 7:14pm] The 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court just published detailed FRAND guidelines addressing standard-essential patent licensing. The guidelines include an analysis of how the court might calculate video codec royalties for streaming serv…
How the malaria parasite boosts its transmission potential under stress conditions [19 Sep 26, 9:00pm] The malaria parasite is able to detect changes in its host's environment and respond by increasing the production of sexual forms capable of being transmitted to mosquitoes. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) ide…
Reconstructing the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 [19 Sep 26, 7:30pm] The first storm warning for the Miami area wasn't issued until only a few hours before the powerful cyclone made landfall just south of downtown, leaving residents with little time to prepare for what would become the hurricane of their nightmar…
Two-color light steers electrons through graphene's transient topological state [19 Sep 26, 7:20pm] The electronic properties of materials are typically determined by their structure under normal, undisturbed conditions, when they are in a state known as equilibrium. Intense light beams, however, can temporarily reshape a material's electronic…
Who supports white nationalism? [18 Sep 26, 6:46pm] “Young people typically have more liberal views on racial matters, but the opposite is true for white nationalist beliefs among young white men.”
AI interviews affect how job candidates act [18 Sep 26, 5:09pm] Using artificial intelligence in the hiring process is now common, but it's also affecting how people interview.
Desperate DHS Demanded Info On Beanie Cap Buyers While Trying To Prosecute Journalists [18 Sep 26, 10:24pm] Some day we’ll look back at this and laugh. I mean, I would hope so. The DOJ and DHS are still trying to put people in jail for protesting a church whose pastor was also an ICE officer. Ultimately, the protesters entered the church and disrupted th…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: No Child Left Online [18 Sep 26, 8:16pm] 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 —…
Court Tells Imran Ahmed His First Amendment Claim May Be Real, Just Not Reviewable. [18 Sep 26, 6:09pm] Well, this is unfortunate. Late last year, Marco Rubio’s State Department declared that it had banned five people from entering the US because of their speech. Most of them work, in one way or another, on fighting hate speech online, including Imra…
IGArchitects builds tokyo house from field of structural timber walls [20 Sep 26, 7:45am] igarchitects tests the spatial strength of timber architecture with a house shaped by a field of structural walls.The post IGArchitects builds tokyo house from field of structural timber walls appeared first on designboom | architecture & design…
guadagnino, lynch, and the movie directors who design interior spaces [19 Sep 26, 8:35pm] these famous filmmakers take world building to a new dimension through their interior design collaborations. The post guadagnino, lynch, and the movie directors who design interior spaces appeared first on designboom | architecture & design maga…
issey miyake turns matisse cut-outs into clothing and choreography at tate modern [19 Sep 26, 7:45am] at tate modern, dancers animate matisse-inspired pleats through encounters that bring the audience into the performance. The post issey miyake turns matisse cut-outs into clothing and choreography at tate modern appeared first on designboom | archit…
wendell castle’s family home returns through furniture and artifacts at friedman benda [18 Sep 26, 11:55pm] the friedman benda show brings sculptural furniture back among the personal objects and artworks that once surrounded it.The post wendell castle’s family home returns through furniture and artifacts at friedman benda appeared first on designboom |…
