Trump Says US Moved All B-1 Bombers From UK Airbase After "Some Threats" [5 Oct 26, 8:38pm] Washington confirmed earlier that the bombers had left the RAF Fairford airbase -- used by the United States to launch strikes on Tehran -- even as the British government insisted the site was safe.
For First Time, Pakistan To Deploy Troops To Aide Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces [5 Oct 26, 7:42pm] Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis.
"Rohan" Carved On Minor's Chest: Indian Man Behind Global Paedophile Ring [5 Oct 26, 7:18pm] The case first came into light in 2020, as part of an initiative by the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children to combat child sexual abuse. The organisation discovered online images of a 12-year-old girl with her chest exposed.
Ex-Prince Andrew Seeks To Quash Search Warrants In Epstein Case [5 Oct 26, 6:59pm] The force arrested the Andrew on his 66th birthday on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
'Attacked Thrice After Talks': Iran President Says US Dialogue 'Pointless' [5 Oct 26, 6:51pm] The Middle East war was started in late February by the US and Israel when they launched a wave of surprise attacks on Iran, even as Washington and Tehran were in the midst of negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.
Core Trac and GitHub Team Spring Cleaning (Southern Hemisphere edition) [2 Oct 26, 5:21pm] Over the last few days, there have been a few actions taken on Trac and in the WordPress GitHub organization that are aimed at clarifying who is looking after areas of the project, and making it easier for contributors to do their work. Maintainer Cl…
Presence API: What’s new [2 Oct 26, 5:11pm] Since its announcement, the Presence API feature plugin has grown to show who's working where across a whole multisite network, with post locks that leave the posts cache alone.
What’s new in Gutenberg 24.1? (30 September) [30 Sep 26, 9:35am] “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…
Dev Chat Agenda – September 30, 2026 [30 Sep 26, 12:18am] 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…
WordPress Contributor Toolkit 1.2: One app for your first Core or Gutenberg contribution [25 Sep 26, 5:09pm] TL;DR: WordPress Contributor Toolkit v1.2.0 has been released providing full Core and Gutenberg contribution workflows for first-time contributors. The WordPress Contributor Toolkit was created to remove the points of friction first-time contributors…
Windows 11 26H2 quietly shipped with a major performance boost, and here’s why [5 Oct 26, 5:50am] 26H2 is an enablement package, but it rolls up months of performance work, including Low Latency Profile for app launches. On our 16GB laptop, RAM after a restart dropped to 7GB, and WhatsApp, Teams, Outlook and 4K YouTube together stayed under 90%.…
Windows 7’s Aero Shake never disappeared from Windows 11, how to enable it right now [4 Oct 26, 8:34pm] Microsoft renamed Windows 7's Aero Shake and turned it off by default, but it still lets you keep one window open while everything else minimizes. Here's how to turn it on, how it differs from Win + D and Show desktop, and why Windows 7 got…
You can unlock a Googlebook’s bootloader, Magisk support in the works [5 Oct 26, 8:35pm] Googlebook is an Android-based platform and, with that, comes the potential to do a bit more with it. Google has confirmed you can unlock the bootloader on a Googlebook, and now Magisk root support is already in the works. more…
ChatGPT is adding new ads [5 Oct 26, 5:15pm] OpenAI confirmed today that its ChatGPT app will be adding more space for ads starting with a test later this month. more…
Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports [5 Oct 26, 2:26pm] Google has temporarily stopped accepting product vulnerability reports through its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP).The post Google Narrows Open Source Bug Bounty Amid Wave of Invalid Automated Reports appeared first on Se…
Linux Backdoor Abuses STUN Protocol, Exploits Dozens of Flaws [5 Oct 26, 1:00pm] ClingSTUN operates as a back-connect proxy backdoor, sets up persistence, and contains exploits for self-propagation.The post Linux Backdoor Abuses STUN Protocol, Exploits Dozens of Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms [5 Oct 26, 12:35pm] Hackers stole patient information from Clover Health Investments and AngMar Management Services in July.The post 250,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New Jersey, Texas Healthcare Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Exploitation Hits Rejetto HFS Vulnerability Discovered by AI [5 Oct 26, 11:00am] CVE-2026-61500 allows attackers to recover the session-cookie signing key and gain administrative access and RCE.The post Exploitation Hits Rejetto HFS Vulnerability Discovered by AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity [5 Oct 26, 10:42am] More than 730 cyber breaches affected over 270 million Americans last year, costing an average of $10 million per breach.The post Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Engineered steel could damp vibration in harsh industrial environments [5 Oct 26, 7:00pm] A new form of steel could be used to reduce low-frequency vibration in machinery operating in harsh environments, where conventional damping materials can degrade and quickly lead to failure.
Should quitting smartphones be this hard? [5 Oct 26, 6:40pm] According to a Pew survey conducted this year, about half of U.S. adults say that they spend too much time on their phone. About a quarter say that they are on their phone "almost constantly" and, of the 45% who have tried decreasing their…
Tires instead of a plug: Electric buses that charge during operation [5 Oct 26, 4:40pm] From the street straight into the battery: Researchers have developed a wireless charging system that charges electric buses via their wheels at bus stops. This technology is expected to significantly reduce the costs of running a bus line.
US Ends Two-Year Investigation Into Jeep Fire Risks [5 Oct 26, 8:45pm] When several Jeeps caught file while parked, some even turned off, the NHTSA took notice. Now, two years later, the investigation has concluded.
5 Ship Classes The US Navy No Longer Uses [5 Oct 26, 8:30pm] Naval warfare has changed a tad since the inception of the United States Navy, leaving a historic trail of combat ships that no longer ride the waves.
How Gas Prices In 2016 Compare To What You Pay In 2026 [5 Oct 26, 7:45pm] If you're feeling pain at the pump when you fill up, you're not alone; May 2026 saw a four-year high in gas prices. A decade ago was a different story, though.
AI companies want to embed safety evaluators, but countries need their own [30 Sep 26, 10:00am] At a Rest of World event in New York last week, speakers explored how countries sidelined by the U.S.-China race can retain some control over safety standards as they adopt models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.
The Surprising Origin Story of Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ [5 Oct 26, 3:05pm] If it weren't for a 14th-century poem, we would never have had one of the world's most iconic sculptures.The post The Surprising Origin Story of Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ appeared first on Artnet News.
Jeff Koons Offloads $100M Worth of Art at Christie’s [5 Oct 26, 12:15pm] Plus: Zohran Mamdani doubles grants for artists, Theaster Gates buys a porcelain company, and other art world matters.The post Jeff Koons Offloads $100M Worth of Art at Christie’s appeared first on Artnet News.
Meet Jodi the Nanotyrannus, a New Dinosaur With a $9M Price Tag [5 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Jodi was previously considered an adolescent T. rex—and valued at $20 million.The post Meet Jodi the Nanotyrannus, a New Dinosaur With a $9M Price Tag appeared first on Artnet News.
Takeaways from Hong Kong’s Auctions [5 Oct 26, 8:56am] Plus, South Asian art soars in London and why Ann Temkin's departure from MoMA matters for the market.The post Takeaways from Hong Kong’s Auctions appeared first on Artnet News.
Fallbacks for CSS `progress()` [2 Oct 26, 2:10pm] The new CSS progress() function calculates a value between 0 and 1, representing its position within a defined range. While awaiting broader browser support, users can manually implement this using other methods.
Front-End Checklist [1 Oct 26, 2:23pm] David Dias has been working on “Front-End Checklist” stuff for a decade, and it looks like this latest version of it a little over a year. There is loads of good general advice in it that can be easy to forget: Now it’s all AI’d up, which mak…
You Don’t Know Bidi (And Neither Does ChatGPT) [30 Sep 26, 4:38pm] Text that is set in a left-to-right *and* right-to-left language, mid-sentence, is a thing. Getting it right means understanding it, because your LLM isn't going to know.
Modern Web Types [29 Sep 26, 8:18pm] The web platform evolves. When it does, other tech has to catch up, and not just LLMs. Another one is TypeScript types. Philip Walton explains: For example, here’s an error I got just the other day when trying to use element-scoped view transitions…
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…
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…
Constraints that make developers faster [2 Oct 26, 7:40am] Ryan chats with Julien Verlaguet, CEO at Skip Labs, about finding the balance between human tolerance and tooling constraints, the spectrum of typed programming languages, and building cost-effective tooling for AI agents.
Organizations need decision-grade knowledge. AI makes it urgent. [30 Sep 26, 5:00pm] AI can make the first part remarkably fast. It can find the page, the discussion and the person who might know. The harder work begins when those sources disagree, or when they become stale.
Anyone can start building verified knowledge with Stack Internal [30 Sep 26, 4:00pm] Stack Internal transforms your daily work into a living memory that’s shared with the rest of your team. Now anyone can create and share their knowledge in a Stack Internal workspace for free by visiting stackinternal.com.
Your phone is AI’s newest hardware [29 Sep 26, 7:40am] Ryan sits down with Div Garg, CEO at AGI Inc., to talk about running AI agents entirely on mobile devices, optimizing models for edge computing chips, and building safety mechanisms into autonomous app interactions.
Houthis Face Being Cut Off on Yemeni Coast [5 Oct 26, 7:08pm] Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Government (IRG) has launched Operation Dawn of Yemen across all fronts, with apparently substantial support from a...
Op-Ed: An America-First Approach in Yemen [5 Oct 26, 6:02pm] On May 6, 2025, following a weeks-long bombardment on Houthi targets in Yemen, US President Donald Trump declared the fight to be over.The Houthis, “a...
Iran’s Floating Oil Stocks Run Dry [5 Oct 26, 5:24pm] The US naval blockade has prevented any Iranian or dark fleet tanker from leaving the Gulf, and this 100 percent effective blockade has now been in pl...
High Winds Cause STS Crane Runaway at Port of Guam [5 Oct 26, 4:26am] The Port Authority of Guam and its partners are working to recover the use of its STS gantry cranes after a high-wind incident took all three out of s...
Research Suggests That Singing With Other People May Have Surprising Health Benefits [4 Oct 26, 12:50pm] Research Suggests That Singing With Other People May Have Surprising Health BenefitsThere may be a hidden benefit to using something that we’re born with: our voices. While humans have been singing forever, with some theories linking singing to th…
16 Contemporary Female Painters Use Fabric as a Means To Explore Memory and Identity [3 Oct 26, 1:45pm] 16 Contemporary Female Painters Use Fabric as a Means To Explore Memory and IdentitySixteen contemporary female painters explore the emotional and cultural significance of fabric in Interlace, a group exhibition at Robert Lange Studios in Charleston…
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU [5 Oct 26, 8:36pm] OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say [5 Oct 26, 8:24pm] Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.
Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account [5 Oct 26, 6:54pm] Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal age…
ReviewBench: An open benchmark for AI code review [5 Oct 26, 3:59pm] We’re launching ReviewBench, a benchmark for code review agents built on representative GitHub pull requests, multi-source ground truth, calibrated evaluation, and production-aligned metrics.The post ReviewBench: An open benchmark for AI code revi…
AI is changing developer work. Here are three skills to strengthen. [2 Oct 26, 3:00pm] Learn to direct AI agents, critically review their output, and keep technical judgment at the center of your workflow.The post AI is changing developer work. Here are three skills to strengthen. appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
10 technical talks I’m excited about at GitHub Universe 2026 [1 Oct 26, 3:07pm] From verifying AI-written code to securing npm dependencies, these are the sessions I’m building my Universe agenda around.The post 10 technical talks I’m excited about at GitHub Universe 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Developer policy update: Transparency, state policy, and what’s ahead [29 Sep 26, 3:00pm] Explore GitHub’s latest transparency data and learn more about policy updates affecting developers and open source.The post Developer policy update: Transparency, state policy, and what’s ahead appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
How we found 24 Android vulnerabilities using our open source AI security agent [28 Sep 26, 7:00pm] A look at the targeted AI taskflows behind these findings, the critical Android bugs they uncovered, and how to run the same open-source agent on your own app.The post How we found 24 Android vulnerabilities using our open source AI security agent a…
AI Cites Your Brand: How to Choose Your Next Move via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell [5 Oct 26, 4:16pm] AI visibility gaps call for different fixes. Constance Tan shows how to decide between correcting information, earning mentions, creating content, and checking bot access.The post AI Cites Your Brand: How to Choose Your Next Move appeared first on S…
Google’s Hidden Data Layer: What Is It And What To Do About It via @sejournal, @demirie [5 Oct 26, 2:30pm] Trace misleading sale badges and outdated product images to Google's hidden data layer, with checks that go beyond your current feed.The post Google’s Hidden Data Layer: What Is It And What To Do About It appeared first on Search Engine Journ…
How To Build A Content Distribution System That Compounds [5 Oct 26, 12:00pm] Keep content working long after launch with a distribution owner, a repeatable checklist, and a 90-day plan to earn backlinks and AI citations.The post How To Build A Content Distribution System That Compounds appeared first on Search Engine Journal…
Devart rolls out dbForge 2026.2 [5 Oct 26, 7:01pm] Devart, a leading developer of database management software, has released dbForge 2026.2, the latest update to its unified ecosystem of professional database tools. The new version adds a brand-new embedded PostgreSQL Debugger and visual object e…
Appfire Adds AI-Native Solutions Built for Knowledge Workers and Agents [5 Oct 26, 5:54pm] Boston – Appfire, a leading global provider of enterprise solutions connecting the world’s top platforms, today announced the general availability of Appfire LiveRisk and Appfire QueueZero, as well as an Early Access Program (EAP) for Appfire JMW…
What Five Years of Cloud Data Reveal About What Comes Next [5 Oct 26, 5:08pm] Five years ago, the cloud landscape was still defined by experimentation. Organizations were testing new service models and building operational practices needed to support a multi-cloud future. At the same time, AI was still emerging. Fast forward t…
Allstacks Gives Product Managers a Dedicated Senior Engineer [2 Oct 26, 7:38pm] RALEIGH, N.C. — Allstacks, the product and engineering intelligence layer for modern development, has announced Allstacks Code Engine (ACE), a new Product Studio capability that gives product managers direct answers about how their product’s cod…
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.
First Public Working Draft: Bitstring Status List v1.1 [24 Sep 26, 8:28am] This specification describes a privacy-preserving, space-efficient, and high-performance mechanism for publishing status information such as suspension or revocation of Verifiable Credentials through use of bitstrings.
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…
VVC On The Rise [20 Sep 26, 1:20pm] The thing about codec adoption is that years of hard work and development must occur before a single stream gets distributed by an independent publisher. The bottleneck is almost always the decode side, accumulating sufficient compatible players to m…
Ancient DNA evidence narrows down when people first reached the Americas [5 Oct 26, 9:00pm] One of the unresolved mysteries about the history of the Americas is when the first people arrived. Despite extensive debate centering on genetic, archaeological and environmental evidence, there is still no consensus or conclusive proof. Did they en…
Standard 3D printers let labs build and adapt tools for bacterial research [5 Oct 26, 9:00pm] Studying microorganisms requires instruments with extremely high precision. Such instruments are expensive and take a long time to manufacture using traditional methods, which has slowed progress in the field. It has also been difficult for the biolo…
Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away [5 Oct 26, 8:40pm] Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a star can pull the planet in and swallow it whole.
A health app designed for teachers [5 Oct 26, 8:20pm] A new app is designed to help teachers stay healthy in their day-to-day work. The digital tool is the result of a three-year collaborative project between the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and health insurance provider AOK Bayern.
Tiny robot can precisely control how high it jumps [30 Sep 26, 7:33pm] Engineers have created DirectHop, a roughly 1-gram robot that can perform multiple hops in sequence and jump high enough to clear a standard stair step.As our skies increasingly crowd with buzzing, hovering, flitting drones, spare a thought for the…
What you should know about acid reflux [30 Sep 26, 6:35pm] An expert breaks down everything you need to know about acid reflux, including when you should see a specialist such as a gastroenterologist.
Warner/Chappell Sinks Lindsay Ellis’ Two-Hour Cruise Video Over A Few Seconds Of Karaoke [5 Oct 26, 6:11pm] Techdirt has been around for almost 30 years now, and the one internet law issue that never seems to change is the bullshit use of copyright to take down speech. It’s run through basically our entire history. Back in 2020 we wrote about a copyright…
Daily Deal: Babbel Language Learning (All Languages) [5 Oct 26, 6:06pm] Become a language expert with a Babbel Language Learning subscription. With the app, you can use Babbel on desktop and mobile, and your progress is synchronized across devices. Want to practice where you won’t have Wi-Fi? Download lessons before yo…
Court Permanently Dismisses Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Against David Hearn [5 Oct 26, 4:30pm] Finally. Now, it doesn’t matter what Trump wants his DOJ minions to do. If he’s going to try to pin a botched repair job on people who just happened to stick a hand into his algae-infested, liner chunk-filled Reflecting Pool/metaphor for his enti…
Brendan Carr Is Making It Easier For Republicans To Harass You With Midterm AI Robocalls [5 Oct 26, 12:25pm] Trump FCC Boss Brendan Carr loves to insist he’s being tough on robocalls, which have increasingly rendered U.S. voice communications networks less and less usable. Except whenever you actually dig into his plans, it usually involves making it easi…
foster + partners completes floating addition above bilbao fine arts museum [5 Oct 26, 8:35pm] rising over the museum’s existing buildings, 'agravitas' adds galleries and opens a new public atrium below.The post foster + partners completes floating addition above bilbao fine arts museum appeared first on designboom | architecture…
red wound and black stitches turn bulldozer scar into land art by the krank in corfu [5 Oct 26, 2:15pm] wound frames the altered landscape between past intervention and an unresolved environmental future.The post red wound and black stitches turn bulldozer scar into land art by the krank in corfu appeared first on designboom | architecture & desig…
studio KO turns historic 1960s bus palladium nightclub into five-star hotel in paris [5 Oct 26, 2:00pm] the legendary nightlife address trades its old dance hall for six floors of rooms, keeping its red neon, club downstairs, and rock ‘n’ roll pulse alive.The post studio KO turns historic 1960s bus palladium nightclub into five-star hotel in paris…
freddie yauner on what his mirror mask reveals about looking [5 Oct 26, 10:50am] the london-based artist on looking beyond the self, becoming part of the spectacle, and why an analog object found an unexpected life online.The post freddie yauner on what his mirror mask reveals about looking appeared first on designboom | archite…
valentino’s ‘antibiblioteca’ looks to unread books to rethink the value of clothes [5 Oct 26, 7:45am] presented at bibliothèque sainte-geneviève in paris, the collection explores accumulation, memory and possibility, while guests contribute books from their shelves to be donated to public libraries.The post valentino’s ‘antibiblioteca’ looks…
