US death row inmate survives execution attempt after two lethal injections
Killer Christa Pike’s lawyer says she is being given “life-saving measures” in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital.
Two dead in Canada after vehicle hits pedestrians taking part in First Nations event
Police said the driver “may have been experiencing a medical emergency” before hitting four people in British Columbia.
California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
Gov Gavin Newsom called it a “long overdue measure to protect young Californians”.
Cornell case spotlights ‘confusing’ web of systems for reporting campus assaults
Victims often have to navigate both university and local law enforcement processes to find justice.
‘Clowns out, cowboys in,’ says Hegseth as a fifth of generals and admirals are fired
Roughly 20 admirals and generals already have either resigned or been fired since Hegseth took over the defence department.
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, […]