Microsoft President Warns Green-Card Curbs Could Hurt US Tech: Report [15 Oct 26, 8:05pm] Microsoft President Brad Smith said efforts to block pathways to permanent residency for highly skilled immigrants could "cripple" the US technology sector for more than a generation, Politico reported
US Weighs Dropping 'Mother Of All Bombs' On Iran: Report [15 Oct 26, 7:05pm] The weapon has never been used against Iran. Its deployment would mark a significant escalation in the conflict, although questions remain over whether it could deliver the strategic gains Washington is seeking.
Saudi-Led Coalition Says Houthis Attacked Riyadh Airport 20 Times This Month [15 Oct 26, 6:30pm] The Houthis have been firing ballistic missiles and drones at key Saudi sites for a week, in response to the kingdom's backing of government forces in Yemen's renewed civil war. The coalition's latest statement highlighted the risk to…
What’s new in Gutenberg 24.2? (14 October) [14 Oct 26, 6:03pm] “What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways t…
Real-time Collaboration: A Guide to Sync Engines [14 Oct 26, 2:40am] In Moving to a server-aware approach for collaboration, @chriszarate explains why the server needs to be at the heart of real-time collaboration, and introduces the engines we’ve been investigating to power the future of RTC. In this post, we’ll…
Dev Chat Agenda – October 14, 2026 [14 Oct 26, 2:23am] 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…
Presence API meeting summary: October 12, 2026 [12 Oct 26, 6:36pm] The Presence API meeting took place on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC in #feature-presence-api. It also hosts the real-time collaboration (RTC) work. This week’s focus was the feature plugin merge criteria, and which gaps are left before a c…
Call for feedback: the W and the site name in the Toolbar [12 Oct 26, 1:26pm] Since WordPress 7.1 the Toolbar is also displayed in the Post Editor and the Site Editor (#65091, dev note). That change made an old problem more visible: the first two items of the Toolbar, the W and the site name, do not behave the same everywhere.…
I tested Windows 11 October 2026 Update, here’s everything new, improved, and fixed [13 Oct 26, 5:08pm] It's the last update for Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro, and it bundles everything from KB5124010, including Open apps maximized, new touchpad gestures, a Tips widget and fixes for File History and domain trust. We tested the changes, explain the…
Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Live or Die, Endling, Cat Lady, more [15 Oct 26, 5:46pm] Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Live or Die 1: Survival Pro, Neighbours from Hell 1 Premium, Gun Tactics, Endling Extinction is Forever, Cat Lady, Braveland, and more. Just be sure to dive into the now live Samsung…
Context Is King in the Fight Against Modern Cyberattacks [15 Oct 26, 5:42pm] Contextual defense helps security teams connect the signals, anticipate what comes next, and stop threats before they escalate.The post Context Is King in the Fight Against Modern Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Watch Now: Zero Trust Strategies Summit – All Sessions Available on Demand [15 Oct 26, 4:51pm] This summit is laser-focused on the next generation of Zero Trust and Identity security, moving beyond theory to deliver actionable strategies.The post Watch Now: Zero Trust Strategies Summit – All Sessions Available on Demand appeared first on Se…
UK Legal Aid Agency Hack Scope Widens After Forensic Review [15 Oct 26, 2:22pm] Most of the data is related to applications, claims, and payments submitted between 2007 and 2025.The post UK Legal Aid Agency Hack Scope Widens After Forensic Review appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers [15 Oct 26, 12:50pm] Roughly 700 French supermarkets were hit by the cyberattacks, for which no group has claimed responsibility.The post Supermarket Refrigeration Attack Widens to Copeland, Dixell Controllers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CikaBika Bot RAT Uses Discord for C&C [15 Oct 26, 11:25am] Delivered via phishing, the malware provides reconnaissance, remote execution, and data exfiltration capabilities.The post CikaBika Bot RAT Uses Discord for C&C appeared first on SecurityWeek.
New cyber threat to water systems exposes limits of encryption [15 Oct 26, 8:40pm] University of British Columbia researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that could allow hackers to target and disrupt critical infrastructure such as water treatment plants and energy grids without needing to break into a facility's own syste…
Human learning is an underestimated factor in the success of human–AI teams [15 Oct 26, 8:20pm] Human–AI collaboration is widely seen as the work model of the future: The expectation is that together, humans and AI will be more productive than either working alone. Yet the research to date seemed to tell a different story: On average, human…
Tiny chip uses ultrasound-powered microbubbles to steer fluid flow in real time [15 Oct 26, 7:40pm] Bubbles can be useful tools for microscopic robots, helping them move, steer, create flows of liquid and perform other functions. But designs based on trapping a bubble, a common approach, are unwieldy and unpredictable because bubbles can be hard to…
How To Clean Your Engine Bay With A Steam Cleaner [15 Oct 26, 7:45pm] Cleaning the engine bay won't make your car run better, but it can still offer some welcome benefits. Here's how to use a steam cleaner to do it.
The UAE embraces AI for kindergartners [13 Oct 26, 10:00am] The country’s approach offers a glimpse of what education could look like if AI literacy becomes as fundamental as reading and writing.
Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance [6 Oct 26, 10:00am] From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book, "Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare…
Inside the Scrappy SoHo Gallery That Made Art History in the Aughts [15 Oct 26, 9:15pm] Sara VanDerBeek joined The Art Angle to discuss Guild & Greyshkul, which is the focus of a Cooper Union show.The post Inside the Scrappy SoHo Gallery That Made Art History in the Aughts appeared first on Artnet News.
Art Basel’s Karim Crippa Dishes on Paris [15 Oct 26, 7:14pm] The Paris fair's new director says time is the ultimate luxury and shares his must-see shows around the city.The post Art Basel’s Karim Crippa Dishes on Paris appeared first on Artnet News.
Phillips Kicks Off Its London Sales With $7.6M Richter, $2.1M Banksy [15 Oct 26, 6:57pm] The white-glove sale set records for rising stars Eva Helene Pade and Joseph Yaeger.The post Phillips Kicks Off Its London Sales With $7.6M Richter, $2.1M Banksy appeared first on Artnet News.
At SFMOMA, K-Pop Star RM Is Curating His Own Way [15 Oct 26, 3:33pm] 'I’m not from the art world,' the BTS member said. 'I guess I’m a little free.'The post At SFMOMA, K-Pop Star RM Is Curating His Own Way appeared first on Artnet News.
Louvre Museum Director Pleads for More Public Funding [15 Oct 26, 3:35am] Plus, an unmissable show at Dia Beacon, John McEnroe lists $35 million Malibu home, and other art world matters.The post Louvre Museum Director Pleads for More Public Funding appeared first on Artnet News.
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.
“WebMCP is Agentic WebPerf” [14 Oct 26, 3:19pm] Yoav Weiss makes a good point: “WebMCP is Agentic WebPerf”. I’ve seen both pushback to WebMCP in the form of “websites should just be better, or agents should be smarter, there shouldn’t be alternative paths to using them built.” And I’…
5 Good Choices for HTML Containers [9 Oct 26, 3:24pm] Divs and spans are fine, but purposefully meaningless. Often the meaning actually matters, so let's look at some of those situations.
How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app [9 Oct 26, 1:38am] Eric Bailey explains the thinking and research that go into adding just a few custom keyboard shortcuts to a web app. There’s an absolute ton to consider and test, and plenty of challenges can come from your own team.
Testing an iframe’s postMessage Handler [7 Oct 26, 3:23pm] There are some real complexities using iframes and the postMessage API for communication between a widget and its parent. Security vulnerabilities like cross-origin scripting risks being one.
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…
Stop buttons triggering zoom when they’re double tapped [23 Sep 26, 11:55am] I stumbled across this great project by Barry Prendergast. It's a web-based radio player with a lush UI. On mobile I spotted that as I was rapidly flicking through the stations to find one that was on air, the browser was zooming in and out.Her…
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…
Keep calm and call clone with Rust [13 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with Josh Triplett, member of the Rust Leadership Team at the Rust Project, to chat about how the borrow checker delivers compile-time memory safety without garbage collection overhead, why Rust consistently ranks as developers' m…
Storm Drives Another War Damaged Tanker Ashore in Turkey [15 Oct 26, 8:31pm] Turkish officials are responding to the second grounding this week of a tanker during strong storms that have moved across the region. Both of the ves...
RIP RJ Mitte: ‘Breaking Bad’ Star and Disability Rights Activist Dies at 34 [14 Oct 26, 5:30pm] RIP RJ Mitte: ‘Breaking Bad’ Star and Disability Rights Activist Dies at 34RJ Mitte, star of Breaking Bad and disability rights activist, has died at 34. His representative confirmed his death to the press with the message, “It is with profoun…
JR Covers the Vatican Apostolic Library With a Giant Wave Measuring Nearly 100 Feet High [14 Oct 26, 1:50pm] JR Covers the Vatican Apostolic Library With a Giant Wave Measuring Nearly 100 Feet HighA massive wave appears to crash across the facade of the Vatican Apostolic Library. Nearly 70 meters (230 feet) wide and 30 meters (98 feet) high, the black-and-…
Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs [15 Oct 26, 8:04pm] Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.
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…
GitHub availability report: September 2026 [14 Oct 26, 8:01pm] In September, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub availability report: September 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
From 2,500 requests to 24: Rebuilding star history without the stargazers [14 Oct 26, 7:11pm] Our new repo star history API now provides trends without returning individual identities or requiring unbounded database work. These are the engineering tradeoffs we made.The post From 2,500 requests to 24: Rebuilding star history without the starg…
GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noise [13 Oct 26, 5:56pm] GitHub’s context-aware secret classifier improves detection quality, raises weighted acceptance by 11.5%, and reduces median scan execution time by 86%.The post GitHub’s model for secret detection: Finding more secrets with less noise appeared f…
GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to teach Copilot about your codebase [12 Oct 26, 5:43pm] Learn how to add custom instructions and skills to your repository, use custom agents, and connect MCP servers like Playwright.The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to teach Copilot about your codebase appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Google Puts Inline Links Higher In More AI Search Responses via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern [15 Oct 26, 4:00pm] Google is changing how links appear in AI Mode and AI Overviews, moving inline links higher and expanding the carousels that highlight Preferred Sources.The post Google Puts Inline Links Higher In More AI Search Responses appeared first on Search En…
SERPs Stop Being The Default Between 2028 & 2030 via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester [15 Oct 26, 2:00pm] Google flips its default from ranked results to AI answers when answer-layer ad yield matches the SERP. That crossover lands between 2028 and 2030.The post SERPs Stop Being The Default Between 2028 & 2030 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Kong announces Context Management for efficient AI agent use [14 Oct 26, 8:13pm] Kong today has announced Kong Context Management, designed to ensure agents can access more of the enterprise context it needs without swamping the model with everything it could use. The new capability is generally available today as part of Kong AI…
BrowserStack Launches Real-Browser Load Testing Ahead of Holiday Sales [14 Oct 26, 5:23pm] DUBLIN – BrowserStack, the leading AI-native software testing platform, today announced the launch of BrowserStack Load Testing, which runs real browsers and API traffic in a single test so teams can see how their web apps hold up ahead of holiday…
A release gate for AI agent incidents [14 Oct 26, 5:10pm] Consider a hypothetical support agent that processes a cancellation request using an outdated policy. The message sounds helpful. The account update succeeds. The customer loses access, and the person reviewing the incident has to work out which poli…
Low-Code Automation Fails Like Code, So Support It Like Code [13 Oct 26, 7:34pm] Low-code platforms made a promise that largely came true: people who are not professional developers can build real automation. On Salesforce, a business analyst can wire up a record-triggered flow, an approval process and a set of validation rules i…
The Open Task Relay project [9 Oct 26, 8:39pm] Lane Kingsbery had a thought. If agents are going to be ubiquitous, why not put them to use for the public good? With that in mind, he started a project called the Open Task Relay, essentially a repository of small tasks that teams or individuals can…
Consortium Members elect Board of Directors [28 Sep 26, 12:47pm] World Wide Web Consortium Members have elected seven individuals to the World Wide Web Consortium, Inc. Board of Directors
W3C Workshop Report: The Future of ODRL [24 Sep 26, 11:13am] W3C is pleased to announce the report from the W3C Workshop on the Future of ODRL, held in July 2026 in London, UK, and online.
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…
Media over QUIC (MoQ), What It Takes to Deploy It, and When It Matters (From CDN77) [24 Sep 26, 1:36am] The IETF’s MoQ Transport draft is on its 21th version. According to Michal Hošna of CDN77, who I interviewed in Prague before IBC 2026, the working group has been predicting completion “in six months” for two years. He now hopes for something…
Building trust in governments through digital platforms [15 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Around the world, many people report distrusting their government. In some places, such as Latin America, North America and Africa, trust in government has declined in recent decades. How can governments rebuild this trust?
Molecular snapshots reveal how viral enzymes switch between inserting and removing DNA [15 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject their DNA and then use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. In doing so, they may have evolved some of the most e…
AI turns scrap impurities into useful ingredients for stronger recycled iron [15 Oct 26, 8:20pm] About 2 billion metric tons of metal are produced worldwide every year to meet the demands of industry, infrastructure and the energy sector. Much of this production still relies on primary raw materials, contributing to an estimated 40% of industria…
How do heart valves last so long? [14 Oct 26, 4:23pm] "These findings advance our understanding of how the heart works, how it fails, and how we can engineer new biomaterials for use in heart valve replacements."
Listen: Team hunts for ‘ghost particles’ from the cosmos [13 Oct 26, 4:52pm] On a new podcast, an astrophysicist digs into the launch of NASA balloon to detect high-energy particles from the cosmos.Deep beneath the ice of Antarctica and high above its frozen expanse, University of Chicago astrophysicist Abby Vieregg is hunti…
The universe may be stuck in place [13 Oct 26, 4:28pm] A new study suggests the universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone—and why that is a good thing.
Cops Play Hide And Seek About Using Spy Tech To Avoid Scrutiny And Bad PR [15 Oct 26, 8:41pm] Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few–causing an outcry in many communities where people…
Daily Deal: The 2026 Complete Godot Stack Development Bundle [15 Oct 26, 8:36pm] Dive into Godot – a rising star in the game engine world – with the 2026 Complete Godot Stack Development Bundle. You’ll learn to create platformers, RPGs, strategy games, FPS games, and more as you master this free and open-source engine with…
Trump-Appointed Judge Calls Out ICE For Lying [15 Oct 26, 6:44pm] This is now as common as breathing. ICE does stuff. Arrested people invoke their rights. ICE shows up in court. The court expresses its anger at ICE’s tactics and lies. Thousands of habeas cases filed by migrants have ended with the courts siding w…
Starlink’s Entry Into Wireless Is Being Wildly Overhyped [15 Oct 26, 12:28pm] One of the ways Musk fraudulently goosed SpaceX stock value during the IPO was by pretending that the company would very quickly (in just a year or two) grow from just 12 million global Starlink subscribers (just 4 million in the States) to something…
concert design, art spaces, and the mechanics of audience with DuckUnit [15 Oct 26, 8:35pm] founded in 2005, the bangkok-based design studio combines creative disciplines to build stage environments and installations shaped by light and movement.The post concert design, art spaces, and the mechanics of audience with DuckUnit appeared first…
crafted from mycelium, hypha-lume pavilion maps human movement through light [15 Oct 26, 3:45pm] what if a pavilion could remember every movement within it? hypha-lume combines reconfigurable mycelium modules with sensors, light, projection, and sound to transform human presence into an evolving spatial memory.The post crafted from mycelium, hy…
leda papaconstantinou’s spetses players turned the greek island into a stage [15 Oct 26, 10:50am] led by the greek avant-garde performance artist, the spetses players developed an experimental form of performance rooted in the island’s landscape, local community, and changing social realities.The post leda papaconstantinou’s spetses players…
iris ceramica group expands multi sensory design through surfaces and scent [15 Oct 26, 10:00am] more than wall cladding. iris ceramica group's new surfaces become an architectural medium designed to engage touch, sight, and spatial perception.The post iris ceramica group expands multi sensory design through surfaces and scent appeared fir…
UFO-shaped futuro house brings radical 1960s vision of prefab living to the market [15 Oct 26, 7:45am] listed for sale in idyllwild, california, the rare dwelling designed by matti suuronen reflects a 1960s vision of portable living, when prefabrication and lightweight materials promised new ways to inhabit remote landscapes.The post UFO-shaped futur…
