WPBeginner Spotlight 28: WPVibe Hits 40,000 Sites, a New WPForms Dashboard, and Two WordPress Security Updates
September was the month WordPress plugins really started talking to AI assistants in a serious way. You can now manage backups, forms, online stores, and fundraising campaigns just by asking Claude or ChatGPT, and there’s a good chance you already have some of these plugins… Read More » The post WPBeginner Spotlight 28: WPVibe Hits 40,000 […]
Open Channels FM: The Jerks and Flows of the Open Web
You may start something and then boom, it’s over. Or an idea that disappears as quickly as it appears.
WPTavern: #235 – Rob Pugh and Tony Arcangelini on Bringing Podcasting to Jetpack
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress, the people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, bringing podcasting to Jetpack. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you […]
Three takeaways from Trump’s ‘Super Intelligence’ summit
The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.
bbPress: bbPress 2.6.19 is out!
bbPress 2.6.19 is a security and maintenance release. Everyone running bbPress should update. This release applies inherited forum passwords to REST API responses and BuddyPress activity, and strengthens access checks for restricted forum content across feeds, group forums, and other indirect views. It also tightens moderation and forum-role permissions, protects importer credentials and account handling, […]
US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike’s last-ditch bid to halt execution
The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.
Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after more than 100 allege brain injuries
Hundreds of riders were allegedly injured on X2, which has seats that spin 360 degrees.
Former American Idol contestant and pastor found guilty of murdering wife
Caleb Flynn weeps in court as he is convicted of shooting his wife, Ashley, dead in their Ohio home.
Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case dismissal
Clancy’s defence lawyer wants her to be cleared of murdering her three children in 2023 but prosecutors say the state proved guilt.
Open Channels FM: Delegating to AI: What September Taught Us About Control and Cost
This month’s AI stories, from kernel-crawling bots to assistants booking your flights, all pointed to the same gap: creation got cheap. Trust didn’t.
