Open Channels FM: Why Real-Time Threat Detection Matters for Website Security
Much of the conversation around web security centers on preventative measures and layers of defense, but there’s a new front line that deserves focused attention: real-time threat detection at the runtime level. With attacks now happening faster and at greater scale thanks to AI, the ability to identify and block malicious activity as it unfolds […]
Open Channels FM: The Journey Back to Enjoying Web Development and Personal Blogging
In this episode, Bob and Simon discuss the creative ups and downs of building personal websites, overcoming perfectionism, and finding joy in fun coding projects as part of the indie web journey.
Chip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors
Trading on South Korea’s Kospi index was paused temporarily on Tuesday morning after slumping by 8%.
Open Channels FM: AI Bots Now Dominate Web Traffic and Court Sides Against Google in Scraping Case
Automated bots now dominate web traffic, outnumbering humans, significantly impacting ad models. In legal news, SERPAPI won a court case against Google’s web scraping efforts. Tech mourns icons Om Malik and John C. Dvorak.
‘I just found all the classified stuff downstairs,’ Biden tells ghostwriter in recording
Recordings between Biden and his ghostwriter reveal references to classified information and memory gaps.
What to expect from Zelensky and Netanyahu’s visit to Washington
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham’s funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they’ll separately visit the White House to discuss their region’s wars.
Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes
The US president says “there is a good chance that something could happen”, as Iran denies direct talks are taking place.
As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons?
The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its “arsenal of freedom” is perilously low.
What’s Coming in WordPress 7.1? (Features & Screenshots)
WordPress 7.1 beta is now available for testing, and we have been running it on our test sites for the past week. The official release is scheduled for August 19, 2026, timed with WordCamp US. While WordPress 7.0 rebuilt the admin and introduced the AI Client, 7.1 turns to the editor. For the first time, […]
Trump paused attacks on Iran to make space for talks, US ambassador says
Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently end the war.