US Fabricating 'Spy' Narratives To Impose Technology Blockade: China [12 Nov 26, 9:32am] US President Donald Trump last year cleared Nvidia's H200 chips for export there over objections from hawks in both parties who fear Beijing winning the race to dominate in AI technology.
The Secrets API in WordPress 7.2 [11 Nov 26, 9:25pm] WordPress 7.2 adds the Secrets API, which stores credentials such as API keys and OAuth client secrets encrypted, with one previous version kept for rotation. The original design is in the proposal and the history is on Trac #66187. If you tested an…
Editor: The Options and View menus now use the new Menu component [11 Nov 26, 2:52pm] WordPress 7.2 updates two menus in the editor header, Options (the “⋮” button) and View, to use the new Menu component from @wordpress/ui. The change applies to both the post and site editors. The new menus have better keyboard navigation, proper che…
Dev Chat Agenda – November 11, 2026 [11 Nov 26, 4:15am] 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 tick…
New Block Support in WordPress 7.2: Text Shadow (textShadow) [11 Nov 26, 1:36am] WordPress 7.2 introduces a new textShadow typography block support, along with text shadow presets and a user interface in both the block inspector and Global Styles. The Paragraph and Heading blocks are the first core blocks to adopt it. GitHub issu…
Editor components updates in WordPress 7.2 [10 Nov 26, 3:48pm] Migration from Emotion to SCSS Modules WordPress 7.2 completes the migration from Emotion to SCSS Modules in @wordpress/components, continuing the work described in the WordPress 7.1 dev note. This removes the package’s remaining Emotion dependencies…
The iPhone Duo’s rocky launch is a reminder of how far Android foldables have come [12 Nov 26, 12:00pm] Good morning. Today I’m finding open source alternatives to all of my apps, poring through Pitchfork’s list of the 100 best indie rock albums to find ones I haven’t listened to, and preparing my body for November 19th by pre-loading GTA VI (and repla…
The Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 would be my perfect Steam tablet if it didn’t cost $900 [11 Nov 26, 8:30pm] For every Android-powered slate I’ve used, only Nvidia’s Shield Tablet really stands out in my memory. Part of the company’s occasional (and all-but-dead) dip into hardware products, the Shield Tablet — and its revitalized K1 follow-up, which I also…
Notion Customer Data Compromised in Fireworks AI Hack [12 Nov 26, 11:08am] The attackers accessed chat transcripts for fewer than 1% of Notion workspaces. Most transcripts were unattributable.The post Notion Customer Data Compromised in Fireworks AI Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hackers Deploy Malware in Fresh ScreenConnect Campaign [12 Nov 26, 10:39am] The attackers exploited a vulnerability in a legitimate extension to bypass ScreenConnect authentication.The post Hackers Deploy Malware in Fresh ScreenConnect Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hackers Target N-central Zero-Days as N-able Rushes Patches [12 Nov 26, 9:39am] The malicious activity started shortly after a researcher dropped over 30 zero-days. N-able patched the unauthenticated ones.The post Hackers Target N-central Zero-Days as N-able Rushes Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Critical Red Hat Quay Vulnerability Could Expose Private Container Images [12 Nov 26, 9:23am] Attackers could exploit a critical Red Hat Quay flaw to steal private container images, overwrite repositories and maintain persistent access.The post Critical Red Hat Quay Vulnerability Could Expose Private Container Images appeared first on Securi…
Maersk Confirms Data Theft Amid $5 Million Extortion Attempt [12 Nov 26, 8:38am] The WhiteArmor ransomware group claims it stole 100GB of data from the shipping giant’s systems.The post Maersk Confirms Data Theft Amid $5 Million Extortion Attempt appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Improving the safety of timber buildings—by setting them on fire [12 Nov 26, 12:00pm] Full-scale fire tests on specially designed timber ceilings could help University of Queensland researchers pave the way for safer buildings that are less likely to collapse during a fire.
Who could potentially replace Jensen Huang if Nvidia ousts him? [12 Nov 26, 9:13am] Chip giant Nvidia's board was reportedly meeting Wednesday to discuss the future of co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang after he dated an accused Chinese spy, according to U.S. media.
Ultrathin pipes solve space constraints on platforms [11 Nov 26, 10:20pm] Space is the primary challenge when implementing improvements offshore. For some platforms, electrification has served as a solution to secure clean electric power while simultaneously reducing emissions. However, this approach is not feasible for ev…
Ultrasound and AI turn off-the-shelf smartwatch into full-body tracker without cameras [11 Nov 26, 9:20pm] For the first time, researchers can track the movement of a person's entire body with ultrasonic sound waves, using just an off-the-shelf smartwatch and a lightweight artificial intelligence model—all while ensuring privacy and efficiency.
5 Water Heater Brands Owned By A.O. Smith [12 Nov 26, 1:45am] Several familiar water heater brands belong to A.O. Smith, revealing a wider reach than shoppers might expect. Explore the connections behind the names.
Who Owns The Undersea Cables On The Ocean Floor? [12 Nov 26, 12:45am] We tend to think of satellites when the topic of worldwide communications comes up. But these undersea cables are actually keeping the world connected daily.
5 Drawbacks Of Using Tire Sealant [11 Nov 26, 9:45pm] Reaching for a tire sealant during a roadside emergency seems simple, but the convenience comes with compromises. Explore the risks before using it.
Juraj Ďuriš Paints “Dialóg” Beside Ústí nad Labem’s Main Station [8 Nov 26, 12:12pm] Juraj Ďuriš has painted Dialóg on the end wall of a railway building beside Ústí nad Labem’s main station. The large mural places a figurative work along one of the Czech city’s busiest approaches, where it can be seen from passing trains as well as…
Millo Paints “The Most Precious Treasure” Beside Alcantarilla’s Future Railway Station [7 Nov 26, 9:11pm] Millo has completed The Most Precious Treasure (El tesoro más valioso) in Alcantarilla, Murcia. In the mural, his characters open a chest and find clear water instead of gold or jewels. The work stands alongside murals by JDL and Rocket01, facing the…
Ratur Paints “Anchored” for Appartengo in Stigliano [7 Nov 26, 6:11pm] Ratur painted “Anchored,” an acrylic work on concrete, for the 2026 Appartengo public-art festival in Stigliano, Italy. The French artist, also known as Arthur Maslard, made it during the festival’s October programme of artist residencies and new wor…
Dyoma Paints “Shandarba,” a Ryazan Folk Dance Across a Folded Facade [28 Oct 26, 4:55pm] Dyoma has painted “Shandarba” across a residential building at 1A Kashirina Street in central Ryazan. Named for a traditional women’s dance from the Ryazan region, the mural turns the building’s projecting and recessed corners into part of its compos…
Chakaia Booker’s Radical Art of Reuse [11 Nov 26, 9:31pm] At David Nolan Gallery’s new Tribeca space, the American artist’s solo show “Unpacked” brings together a monumental tire sculpture, layered collages, photographs, and more.The post Chakaia Booker’s Radical Art of Reuse appeared first on Artnet News.
How Emily Coan Found a New Way Forward in the Old Masters [11 Nov 26, 7:01pm] The artist's latest solo show at Dimin unveils her richest works yet.The post How Emily Coan Found a New Way Forward in the Old Masters appeared first on Artnet News.
8 Art Books to Curl Up With This Fall [11 Nov 26, 5:17pm] These new releases unpack what's what in art history, sculpture, photography, and archaeology.The post 8 Art Books to Curl Up With This Fall appeared first on Artnet News.
Artnet and Kalshi Partner on Art Industry Prediction Markets [11 Nov 26, 5:03pm] First up are this month's marquee auctions of modern and contemporary art in New York.The post Artnet and Kalshi Partner on Art Industry Prediction Markets appeared first on Artnet News.
Art Basel Offers Discounts to Paris Exhibitors After Early Shutdown [11 Nov 26, 2:15pm] The closure divided galleries and raised questions about the financial fallout.The post Art Basel Offers Discounts to Paris Exhibitors After Early Shutdown appeared first on Artnet News.
Creating Diagrams and Graphs Using Modern CSS [11 Nov 26, 2:19pm] The final part of the connectors series: dynamic connections that pick the closest sides, static connections that always leave from the same edge, and some bendy, zig-zag, and spring connectors, all built with anchor positioning, border-shape, shape(…
My Interop 2027 Picks [10 Nov 26, 12:55pm] What web platform features are we all wishing for perfect cross-browser interoperability next year?
TanStack AI’s Sandbox API [9 Nov 26, 12:56pm] Part 3 of this intro to TanStack AI covers the Sandbox API: spinning up a remote sandbox on Vercel or Railway, running Claude Code inside it with GitHub access, and having it clone your repo, add a feature, and open a pull request.
true or false in CSS [6 Nov 26, 1:38pm] CSS doesn’t have a boolean type, but it does have the true and false keywords. Register a custom property that only accepts them, flip it with :has(), and container style queries turn messy :checked selector combinations into readable conditions.
Data Access Testing With @testcontainers [4 Nov 26, 12:58pm] Testing data access code has always been awkward: unit tests want to be fast and isolated, and a real database is neither. With Docker and @testcontainers you can spin up a throwaway Postgres inside your Vitest suite, push your Drizzle schema into it…
Multi-Column Different-Speed Scrolling [3 Nov 26, 8:24pm] Scroll-Driven Animations can step in and make scrolling feel different even if you aren't actually interfering with the actual page scroll.
Customer support is the gnarliest AI problem [10 Nov 26, 8:40am] Ryan chats with Ahmad Al-Dahle, CTO at Airbnb, about deploying multi-party AI agents to tackle the uniquely gnarly problem of customer support, how a moving target of rigorous evaluations helps engineers balance latency against accuracy, and the ways…
Welcome to life in the chip age [6 Nov 26, 8:40am] Ryan sits down with Rakesh Kumar, professor of computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about the astounding complexity of manufacturing modern semiconductors, the massive environmental and geopolitical footprint of AI dat…
Your .NET parallel loop can become serial in a one-CPU container [4 Nov 26, 4:34pm] CPU-based defaults can leave an I/O-heavy loop processing one record at a time. Raising the limit helps, but each downstream service still needs a concurrency budget it can handle.
Oh, your agents need OAuth2, too [3 Nov 26, 8:40am] Recorded at LDX3 by LeadDev, Ryan chats with Dan Moore, Senior Director of CIAM Strategy and Identity Standards at FusionAuth, about adapting established OAuth2 protocols for the agentic era, the security necessity of giving autonomous AI agents thei…
Industry Giant Boluda Towage Expands in Australia [12 Nov 26, 2:05am] Top global tug operator Boluda Towage has added another Australian port to its network after winning a 10-year contract to provide towage at the Port...
Yoshitomo Nara’s Beloved Characters Come to Life in Major New York Exhibition [11 Nov 26, 8:20pm] Yoshitomo Nara’s Beloved Characters Come to Life in Major New York ExhibitionJapanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is bringing his instantly recognizable characters back to New York with a major exhibition at David Zwirner. Spanning two of the gallery’s Ch…
Portable Device Tracks and Eliminates Mosquitoes With AI-Powered Cameras and Lasers [11 Nov 26, 6:30pm] Portable Device Tracks and Eliminates Mosquitoes With AI-Powered Cameras and LasersMosquitos may be small, but they are one of the biggest annoyances out there. Many scientists and developers have devoted years to research ways to get rid of the ann…
Eye-Opening Finalists of the 2026 Close-up Photographer of the Year Contest [11 Nov 26, 3:45pm] Eye-Opening Finalists of the 2026 Close-up Photographer of the Year ContestThere’s a lot of wonder to see in the world if you just look closely. One photo contest celebrates the smaller things in nature you might miss at first glance. Called Close-u…
The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline [11 Nov 26, 11:50pm] The affair could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
Jensen Huang accused of having another affair — with an Nvidia exec [11 Nov 26, 11:17pm] Jensen Huang, who has come under fire for admitting to an affair with a woman accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent, has been accused of having a separate affair with an Nvidia subordinate.
Why the data center you dread might never even be built [11 Nov 26, 8:15pm] The data center boom is running into serious real-world obstacles, from widespread local opposition and permitting delays to a scramble for electricity. Before those challenges even come into play, though, there’s a more basic problem: A lot of the p…
Git security vulnerabilities announced [10 Nov 26, 6:00pm] Git is releasing updates addressing six security vulnerabilities affecting recursive clones, reference handling, merges, binary patches, and imports. Here is what users need to know.The post Git security vulnerabilities announced appeared first on T…
Beyond code generation: A developer’s guide to agentic engineering [6 Nov 26, 10:15pm] Writing code got faster. The work around it didn't. See how you can plan, write code, review changes, and investigate production issues with GitHub Copilot, and what work still needs your judgment.The post Beyond code generation: A developer’s guide…
Inside GitHub’s new Git storage architecture [5 Nov 26, 8:23pm] GitHub's new Git storage architecture is built so thousands of agents can push to a single repository at once. Here's how it works.The post Inside GitHub’s new Git storage architecture appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Accessibility statements now have a home on GitHub [5 Nov 26, 4:00pm] GitHub now highlights ACCESSIBILITY.md files and helps maintainers document accessibility goals, known barriers, supported environments, contributor expectations, and reporting processes.The post Accessibility statements now have a home on GitHub ap…
Arnis turns any place on Earth into a Minecraft world [3 Nov 26, 4:00pm] Louis Erbkamm built the first prototype in his free time. Now GitHub Copilot helps him maintain it alone.The post Arnis turns any place on Earth into a Minecraft world appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
AI Shopping Errors: What To Fix To Help Shoppers Choose Your Products [12 Nov 26, 6:00am] Explore the future of retail with AI shopping. Understand how AI affects product visibility and decision-making for consumers.The post AI Shopping Errors: What To Fix To Help Shoppers Choose Your Products appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
AI-Assisted Mainframe Modernization: Progress Does Not Mean Production-Ready [11 Nov 26, 8:50pm] If you ask most companies where they are on their mainframe modernization journey, they will tell you that they are “about 80 percent converted.” They’ll tell you that the dashboards are green, the new Java compiles, and the tests are passing. Howeve…
Google releases A2UI 1.0 for generative UI [11 Nov 26, 5:46pm] Google today has released A2UI 1.0, what it is calling the first stable version of its open protocol for generative UI. Human-agent work today involves either written prompts or texts and speech on the human side, and a huge amount of text is returne…
Databricks Launches New Always-on Genie: Autonomous AI for Complex Enterprise Work [11 Nov 26, 5:27pm] SAN FRANCISCO — Databricks today announced the second generation of Genie, which changes how people get work done: Genie is now an always-on, autonomous agent for enterprise work. Employees can give Genie a goal and trust it to keep work moving. Geni…
Anthropic launches tools for team collaboration with whiteboards, spreadsheets and data [10 Nov 26, 7:22pm] Anthropic today is launching Claude Whiteboards and Claude Sheets in beta, and Claude Dashboards now becomes generally available as Claude Data. Whiteboards is a shared board where your team brainstorms with Claude, while Sheets is a spreadsheet Clau…
Red Hat Advances Red Hat Developer Hub as an Agent-Ready Enterprise Developer Portal [10 Nov 26, 6:46pm] Red Hat today announced Red Hat Developer Hub 2.1, the latest version of Red Hat’s agent-ready developer portal. Designed to turn AI code generation speed into tangible business outcomes, Red Hat Developer Hub 2.1 enables enterprises to equip AI agen…
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 AI ag…
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.
Snap Gets Its RAND Trial Against Dolby and Access Advance. Five Issues to Watch [2 Nov 26, 10:14pm] You may have heard about a recent decision in Snap’s UK licensing dispute with Dolby and Access Advance. Here’s what you need to know. Background Dolby sued Snap for HEVC and AV1 patent infringement in Delaware and Rio de Janeiro on March 23, 2026, s…
Optimizing x265 with FFmpeg [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.264 p…
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 mat…
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 soci…
Researchers discover protein that could improve strangles testing in horses [12 Nov 26, 12:10pm] Strangles is one of the most common infectious diseases of horses worldwide, but accurately determining whether a horse has been exposed to the bacterium that causes it can be challenging. Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine a…
The tropics weren't always the most diverse marine environments, study finds [12 Nov 26, 11:20am] Today, tropical waters typically host a wider range of marine animals than polar waters. This decline in marine biodiversity from the equator toward the North and South poles is known as the latitudinal diversity gradient.
Light-controlled tool halts cellular recycling to offer disease mechanism clues [12 Nov 26, 10:00am] Inside each cell is a dynamic world of molecules and chemicals, signals and receivers, and construction and destruction. With all this activity, it's inevitable that cellular parts get worn down over time. Thankfully, cells have evolved an efficient…
Sunken treasure: Historic US ocean liner reborn as artificial reef [12 Nov 26, 9:40am] A majestic and all but indestructible 20th-century ocean liner that once ferried royal leaders, movie stars and even the "Mona Lisa" to the United States was being deliberately sunk Wednesday to become the world's largest artificial reef.
Chinese Govt. Stacks Charges On Jailed Joshua Wong To Keep Him Imprisoned Another Decade [11 Nov 26, 3:39am] The so-called National Security Law that the Hong Kong government ratified back in 2020 strikes again. This law, which broke the agreement made when the UK handed Hong Kong back to the Chinese government three decades ago, has since been used to jail…
Why VPNs Are Worth Defending [10 Nov 26, 11:05pm] Developers of virtual private network (VPN) apps are reporting that their products are again being pulled from Apple’s App Store in Russia. This is an unacceptable crackdown on a vital tool to protect privacy and speech online. Why? VPNs give people…
Tone-Deaf Attorney General Todd Blanche Says ALPRs Aren’t A Privacy Concern [10 Nov 26, 9:03pm] Sure, this administration isn’t just tone-deaf, but life-deaf. But it must be pointed out that what AG Todd Blanche is doing here comes in opposition to members of his own party. Every since it became readily apparent that hundreds of law enforcement…
From Pirates To Protesters, France Keeps Reaching For The Internet’s Choke Points [10 Nov 26, 7:03pm] Back during the Arab Spring in 2011, in which youth protests against various governments were celebrated in much of the Western World, we saw countries like Egypt move to shut down the internet in an effort to keep the public from communicating. I’ve…
Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone Sapphire 1-Year Subscription [10 Nov 26, 6:58pm] Rosetta Stone Sapphire combines over 30 years of language-learning expertise with immersive technology designed to help you speak naturally and confidently in real-world situations. Trusted by millions of learners worldwide, Sapphire brings together…
what’s a primate to quantum mechanics? [12 Nov 26, 11:50am] at OGR torino, the quantum effect consider how quantum theory travels through cinema, popular culture and contemporary art, from kubrick to schrödinger’s cat.The post what’s a primate to quantum mechanics? appeared first on designboom | architecture…
built99 positions india’s contextual intelligence on the global stage [12 Nov 26, 11:00am] built99 introduces an annual selection of 99 nominated studios. backed by designboom and archdaily, the initiative champions low-impact construction, regional craft, and deep contextual intelligence.The post built99 positions india’s contextual inte…
BIG imagines a future beyond temporary shelter for uganda’s bidi bidi refugees [12 Nov 26, 10:25am] a modular masterplan draws on local building traditions, shared infrastructure, and productive landscapes to explore how long-term displacement can give rise to more connected and self-sustaining communities.The post BIG imagines a future beyond tem…
garton group architecture lines tropical costa rican home casa black in stone and timber [12 Nov 26, 7:15am] set on costa rica's pacific coast, garton group architecture designs casa black, a linear residence defined by stone-lined corridors, continuous timber ceilings, and a pedestrian bridge.The post garton group architecture lines tropical costa rican h…
sony brings back its 1979 walkman headphones with retro foam ear pads [12 Nov 26, 12:55am] nearly five decades after the first walkman, sony revives its wired headphones with their blue and orange ear pads and a USB-C connection.The post sony brings back its 1979 walkman headphones with retro foam ear pads appeared first on designboom | a…
