In a border city stadium, US NFL fans sing Canada anthem with gusto
The BBC’s Robin Levinson-King spoke to Buffalo Bills fans at a home game about why the anthem is being played.
Canadians dream of Europe as Carney floats longshot plan for living and working in EU
Torontonians are excited by the possibility of moving to the EU, even if it is unlikely anytime soon.
US fans with Ed Sheeran tickets are left torn by Macklemore controversy
With Sheeran’s next gig this weekend, some ticket holders said they were in two minds about going.
White House withdraws Trump’s ICE nominee as Republican senator objects
One senator from Trump’s party blocked the bid as he demands information about the fatal killings of US citizens by immigration enforcement.
WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update […]
WordPress Autoloaded Options: Find and Fix wp_options Bloat
Every page load makes WordPress reread all autoloaded wp_options rows, even junk from deleted plugins. Check yours with one safe SQL query and clean it up. The post WordPress Autoloaded Options: Find and Fix wp_options Bloat appeared first on Themeisle Blog.
Open Channels FM: Open Source Economics, LibreOffice, and Swiss Digital Sovereignty
Shifting budgets and tech priorities drive change for open source events software and government infrastructure.
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become ‘associate member’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a “beacon for other democracies”.
Stadium owner Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash
It comes after Macklemore pledged $1m to Palestinian causes, challenging the tycoon to match the sum.
Uncontrolled AI could lead to ‘silicon species’ rivalling humans, warns Microsoft
Mustafa Suleyman says he believes rival AI firm Anthropic is in effect teaching Claude it “may be conscious”.