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Boat collision left Charlotte stranded at the surface and in danger of predation. Read more »

Five Years Ago This week in 2019, the biggest copyright trolls were facing some issues in court and trying new strategies, while the Sons of Confederate Veterans were sued over a bogus DMCA takedown and we analyzed the choice of venue. We also saw some particularly insane copyright damages against…

We’re still waiting for the lawsuit in Japan between Nintendo, The Pokémon Co., and Pocketpair to get rolling, but that doesn’t keep the dispute out of the news. The patent lawsuit, itself a surprise as everyone thought it would be a copyright gambit that Nintendo would try, centers around several…

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of…

A series of drone sightings over U.S. military bases "has renewed concerns that the U.S. doesn't have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that could potentially pose a national security threat," reports CNN: "We're one year past Langley drone incursions and almost two years past the…

The Associated Press reports that in Albania (population: 2,402,113), "children comprise the largest group of TikTok users in the country, according to domestic researchers." But "Albania's prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially…

"Sixty-six million years ago, all dinosaurs (except for birds) were wiped from the face of the Earth..." writes Gizmodo. "What's indisputable about this pivotal moment in Earth's history is that a 6.2 to 9.3-mile-wide (10 to 15-kilometer) asteroid struck what is now modern-day Mexico. Around the same time, however, volcanoes…

Note: As of today, copies of Wolfram Version 14.1 are being auto-updated to allow subscription access to the capabilities described here. [For additional installation information see here.] Just Say What You Want! Turning Words into Computation Nearly a year and a half ago—just a few months after ChatGPT burst on…

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others, according to NBC News. The introduction of the technology to the hiring and recruiting process comes as job searching reaches record highs: More than 28%of Americans were searching for a new job as…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it. The justices will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in…

OpenAI on Wednesday rolled out a new way to talk to its viral chatbot: 1-800-CHATGPT. U.S. users can dial the number for 15 minutes of free access per month. Any user globally can message the number via WhatsApp. OpenAI is giving users a new way to talk to its viral…

iOS 19 will not drop support for any iPhone models, according to French website iPhoneSoft.fr. The report cites a source within Apple. The report said that iOS 19 will be compatible with any iPhone that is capable of running iOS 18, which would mean the following models: iPhone 16 iPhone…

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple is developing its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that will debut in new Apple TV and HomePod mini models next year. The report led to hopes that Apple might also use the chip to revive its line of AirPort routers, which were discontinued…

Apple is working on a variety of health features for future AirPods, including heart rate monitoring and temperature sensing, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the heart rate technology could be ready for the AirPods Pro 3, which are in "early development" within…

The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They were often openly shared by politicians and their supporters.

Researchers in Germany have developed algorithms to differentiate between Scotch and American whiskey. The machines can also discern the aromas in a glass of whiskey better than human testers.

President Biden broke new ground on AI policy, something his predecessors did not have to deal with.

Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may come packing some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the Power On newsletter this weekend, Gurman reports that Apple has been testing features including temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the earbuds. So…

Apple is developing a smart doorbell and lock system that would use Face ID to unlock the door for known residents, Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter. The face-scanning doorbell would connect to a smart deadbolt, which could include existing HomeKit-compatible third-party locks, according to Gurman. Or, Apple…

In December 2024, YouTube TV again hiked its rates, this time to $83 a month, an increase of around $50 since the service’s debut in 2017. It’s just the latest live TV streaming service to raise prices — Hulu+ Live TV jumped to $82 in August of 2024 and FuboTV’s…

Google proposed new limits after a judge ruled Google illegally crushed competition in search.

It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."

Some incidents may be linked to North Korean IT workers infiltrating tech firms, according to research firm Chainalysis.

If, like me, you’re up for replacing your home breakers (power breakers and earth leakage) you may have come across the EARU Electric EAMPDW-TY-63 on AliExpress. I just came across a couple of these with no manual or box. I just HAPPEN to know they are (not uncommonly) Tuya-compatible –……

December 2024 update Do you have an IOT setup and maybe no WiFi – do you want a SIM card so you can attach it to a cheap 3G/4G modem (or an old or new phone for that matter) to do nothing but send a small amount of data (and……

Just as I was pondering starting this Sonoff BSP review early July 2024, I saw Matt’s video (NotEnoughTech). Matt had a slightly different take on the SWV to what I’m about to share. He noted that the Zigbee2MQTT is not quite ready for the SWV (or vice-versa) (but see the……

I’ve been following the press and social media coverage of Apple’s pricey new Vision Pro Augmented Reality headset, which now totals hundreds of stories and thousands of comments and I’ve noticed one idea missing from all of them: what would Steve (Jobs) say?  Steve would call the Vision Pro a…

Sorry I’ve been away: time flies when you are not having fun. But now I’m back. Moore’s Law, which began with a random observation by the late Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that transistor densities on silicon substrates were doubling every 18 months, has over the intervening 60+ years been both…

My son Cole, pictured here as a goofy kid many years ago, is now six feet six inches tall and in college. Cole needed a letter of recommendation recently so he turned to an old family friend who, in turn, used ChatGPT to generate the letter, which he thought was…

The early bird gets the worm. What goes around, comes around. It’s always darkest just before dawn. We carry these little nuggets of wisdom—these adages—with us, deep in our psyche. But recently we started wondering: are they true? Like, objectively, scientifically, provably true? So we picked a few and set…

In this episode we look at two very different discoveries; First, a doctor and an ecologist both find themselves asking the same question: is there something in the wildfire smoke? This question will bring them together, and reveal—to all of us—a world we never saw before. Then, we consider a…

Back in 2012, when we were putting together our live show In the Dark, Jad and Robert called up Dave Wolf to ask him if he had any stories about darkness. And boy, did he. Dave told us two stories that became the finale of our show. Back in late…

COLD VR delivers an intriguing twist on Superhot's brilliant premise, but our recent preview left us with some frustrations.

In our last XR News Round-Up for 2024, we're taking a look at stories like By Grit Alone's Xmas update and Undead Citadel's Quest 3 update.

With the year coming to a close, here are UploadVR's Best of VR 2024 Awards, including our pick for Game of the Year. Find out all the winners here:

Reducing weight and increasing performance are two of the most important factors in pushing standalone XR headsets forward. While Meta has shown off its own Orion AR glasses prototype using a wireless compute unit, Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth doesn’t think a similar setup is the magic bullet for standalone VR gaming.…

Get your VR headset carrying case ready, because if you’re visiting family this holiday season, there are a ton of great games out there you should consider showing off to first-timers of all ages. Consumer VR headsets have been around for nearly a decade now, but many people still haven’t…

COLD VR, a spiritual successor to long-time hit SUPERHOT VR (2016), is officially headed to Quest and PC VR headsets next month, with its PSVR 2 version slated to arrive later. Superhot VR is old, but gold. And it’s a wonder more studios haven’t tried to replicate its game’s unique time-stopping movement mechanic.…

Bundle up for battle with the start of POPULATION: ONE’s latest winter event, Frostbite Frenzy! POPULATION: ONE is a free-to-play battle-royale VR shooter on the...

Today is a big occasion for popular VR battle royale shooter, Contractors Showdown, because it marks the launch of the all-new game mode, Exfil Zone....

Almost a year after Ghosts of Tabor fully launched on the Meta Horizon Store, bringing the extraction shooter genre to Meta Quest with intense PvPvE...

Who needs an external battery when you have good old-fashioned emotions? Scientists based out of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have begun working on augmented reality (AR) contact lenses capable of displaying virtual information in the real world. But here’s the really interesting part: according to an official release…

Return to a life of crime in this sizable DLC update. Developer 3R Games this week announced a new update for its popular VR game, Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street, which introduces a brand new neighborhood over twice the size of Greenview Street. Available now on Meta Quest headsets, the…

Experience BATL Axe Throwing on Meta Quest headsets. ArcadeXR today announced its 2.0 update for Arcade Legends which introduces axe throwing to the game for the very first time. For those unfamiliar, Arcade Legends is a unique VR experience that allows you to build your own personal arcade. Here you…

We are excited to share our report on the impact of the 2023/24 Astro Pi Challenge. Earlier this year we conducted surveys and focus groups with mentors who took part in the Astro Pi Challenge, to understand the value and impact the challenge offers to young people and mentors. You…

AI, machine learning (ML), and data science infuse our daily lives, from the recommendation functionality on music apps to technologies that influence our healthcare, transport, education, defence, and more. What jobs will be affected by AL, ML, and data science remains to be seen, but it is increasingly clear that…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, and education is no exception. AI-driven development environments (AIDEs), like GitHub Copilot, are opening up new possibilities, and educators and researchers are keen to understand how these tools impact students learning to code.  In our 50th research seminar, Nicholas Gardella, a PhD candidate at…

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here New Products 12/18/24 Feat. Adafruit 1.14″ 240×135 Color Newxie TFT Display – ST7789 This week we debuted 8 New Products. Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info. Want to get new products info beamed straight into your inbox? New nEw NEWs From…

Create your own Simple and Beautiful NeoPixel Holiday Lights using with a few items from the shop Get your Holiday cheer up and running with NeoPixels! Make a beautiful color shifting light strand to put on your Christmas tree, your house, or add color and light to your artwork. These…

Combining data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope, the above image of the star cluster NGC 602 in the hinterlands of the Small Magellanic Cloud has been dubbed a cosmic ‘wreath.’ If we can, for a moment, let ourselves be astonished by this image, we…

Lab equipment is — traditionally at least — tremendously expensive. While there are understandable reasons for those costs, they are prohibitive to anyone operating outside of a university or corporate lab. But as the “citizen science” movement has grown, we’ve seen more and more open-source and affordable designs for lab…

Managing shared spaces, especially meeting rooms, can be a headache in busy offices. At Arduino, we’ve experienced it firsthand in our flexible and dynamic offices around the world – where colleagues could often be seen wandering around with their laptops, trying to find a quiet place for videocalls or brainstorming sessions. …

Alvik is cute, it’s smart, it’s fun… so what can it actually do?  To answer this question, we decided to have fun and put the robot to the test with some of the most creative people we know – our own team! A dozen Arduino employees volunteered for a dedicated…

With over 25 million subscribers across their combined channels, Linus Media Group (LMG) is one of the largest technology-focused YouTube channels in the world. Led by Linus Sebastian, they’re known for their in-depth reviews and bold projects. With a team of... The post Behind the scenes: 3D printing at LTT…

We are happy to announce the stable release of PrusaSlicer 2.9.0.! This major update includes several significant new features and improvements to existing ones. Let’s dive right in! Download PrusaSlicer 2.9.0. Multiple beds and bulk export You can now use up to 9 beds... The post PrusaSlicer 2.9 Released –…

We continue with our flash contests, so keep your eyes peeled on this page to catch the current themes. Flash contests start every second Friday and last for 17 days, concluding on the Sunday after the next, effectively spanning over the... The post Flash Contests Theme: Gift Wrapping Helpers appeared…

I'm delighted to create a work that I love!I used the integrated rotating structure to build a cute little Christmas tree to welcome Christmas.At first, I just wanted it to spin, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be bouncy and adorable. Hope you like it!I also added a keychain version.It…

🙌 The multicolor 3MF file are available on my Patreon, but they’ll expire on December 15, 2024! ⏳By supporting my Patreon, I can continue offering free models. 🚀✨With the Merchant Tier or Premier Tier on my Patreon page, you can access 3MF files for most of my models, including exclusive…

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Since the 1990s, the web has been a publishing place for human-readable documents. Documents published on the web are in HTML. HTML has a little bit of… Read more "Progress on the Block Protocol"

You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long… Read more "Making the web better. With blocks!"

The other day I was talking to a young developer working on a code base with tons of COM code, and I told him that even before… Read more "Kinda a big announcement"

Babylon can be used to build just about any kind of 3D or graphical web (or native!) experience. The sky is the limit! That said, a specific but common use case is viewing a single 3D model on a web page. E-commerce is a prime example, where you might just…

One of the fundamental concepts I wanted for Babylon.js from the beginning was to allow users to do what they want in a simple way.Our initial motto was ‘One feature, one line of code,’ and we have tried to stay true to that ideal ever since.The idea was that the user should…

One benefits of using Babylon Native to run your Babylon.js scripts in a native application is the possibility to have a single codebase across your web and native projects. However, one other major benefit is to be able to offload computationally intensive tasks from the JS to native very seamlessly.…

Dear Xojo Community, We have something special to share with you! To celebrate our incredible community of developers, we’ve created a brand-new set of nine…

Born in Slovenia, at the age of 6 Richard Klingler moved to Switzerland where he lives today. Richard started coding around 16, though he jokes…

As 2024 draws to a close, let’s take a look back at Xojo over the last 12 months. The year started strong with changes made…

I’m putting Better Programming on hiatus to make room for other programming publications.I get that this is a big pivot given that we switched to a new editor recently. But things are changing at Medium and I think this will ultimately be a boon for everyone, authors, readers and publications.I…

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Node-RED 4.0 is now available to install. If upgrading, please read the upgrade instructions. We’ve highlighted some of the main highlights of the release below. There have also been a large number of community contributions ranging from bug fixes, features, documentation and translations. We wouldn’t be able to do what…

Node-RED 3.1 is now available to install. If upgrading, please read the upgrade instructions. This release is a little overdue to say the least. We released the first beta back in February - thinking it would be the only one we did. But one thing lead to another and, four…

Update: the results are now available here. Back in 2019 we published the results of the 2019 Node-RED community survey. The results painted an interesting picture of the Node-RED community. We think it is time to refresh these results so we are running the survey again. The 2023 survey is…

There is a new PHP release in town!

There is a new PHP release in town!

There is a new PHP release in town!

A post discussing the nuances around location-based programming. Various ways to access user location, how they can fail, and what to do about it.

This post covers what I've learned about Akamai's VPC, how I deployed one with Terraform, and why it's good for security.

This post covers infrastructure improvement ideas for an existing AI application's architecture for better delivery, performance, and cost-reduction.

WordPress Goes 503: Out for the Holidays. Open Letter from WordPress Contributors and Community Leaders Pleads for Reform. A11y News: Court Rules Online-Only Businesses are Not Places of Public Accommodation. And More! This article, Business Roundup Week Ending December 20, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress…

Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette ... Read more This article, Post Status Happiness Hour Session Fifteen, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.

WP Engine Wins Preliminary Injunction. US Supreme Court Is TikTok’s Last Hope in Legal Battle. Should You Disclose AI Usage to Your Clients? And More! This article, Business Roundup Week Ending December 13, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.

When Inc Magazine reached out to have David H. Freedman (website powered by WordPress) write a feature piece I was excited because though Inc wasn’t a magazine I have read much since I was a teenager, David seemed like a legit journalist who usually writes for better publications like The…

The talented Felix Arntz has given an incredible Christmas gift to the WordPress community with his fast, light, and accessible Snow Fall plugin, which is live on this site and you can install on yours. I hope everyone is having a happy holidays! Search for “snow fall” in your plugin…

It’s a dream come true being here in Tokyo for State of the Word 2024. We’re going to be in an amazing venue that looks over the city. Most of WordPress and Automattic’s senior leadership is here, and we’ll also have several hundred folks from the local community and press.…

For years, I’ve kept track of various resources that I’ve found useful. Having them here makes it easy to refer to them in the future should the need arise (don’t you refer back to your old posts? /s). It also makes it easy for others to find them if they’re…

Here's code for an mu-plugin that makes it easy to catch outgoing emails from WordPress in Laravel Herd.

At this point, it's more of a tradition to post on Thanksgiving Day than anything else. I've been doing it for 12 years now.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we create and consume content. With AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, Jasper, and others, generating text, images, and even videos has become faster and more accessible than ever before.  This evolution has been a game changer for content creators—whether they’re site owners, agency creatives,…

Must-use plugins are a type of WordPress plugin that remains permanently enabled and cannot be deactivated from the admin dashboard. Often abbreviated as “mu-plugins,” they’re used to ensure critical site-wide modifications or features are always activated. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the use cases for mu-plugins and show…

A new year will bring new clients, new ideas, and new innovations. Stay ahead of the curve by joining WP Engine’s product roadmap webinar! Our product roadmap is focused on empowering customers with the tools and platform they need to create, manage, and optimize WordPress sites with confidence. Hear directly from…

En esta lección, profundizaremos en los conceptos básicos, para ayudarte a entender lo que puedes llegar a conseguir con WordPress, incluso si eres principiante.

In the final Developer Hours session of 2024, we took a closer look at WordPress Playground. This tool allows users to create fully functional WordPress instances directly in their browser, with no installation or setup required. Beyond spinning up WordPress sites, Playground offered powerful capabilities, from testing plugins and themes…

WordPress Playground is a platform that lets you run WordPress instantly on any device without a web host. Anyone can use it to build, experiment, and test anything related to WordPress. In this online workshop, core WordPress Playground developer Berislav Grgicak joins developer educator Jonathan Bossenger to share insights into…

Joost de Valk, co-founder of the Yoast SEO plugin has called for Breaking the Status […]

For the first time, Matt Mullenweg has announced a holiday break for WordPress.org services. In […]

Lena (Eleni) Stergatou has been awarded the first-ever WordCamp Europe Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship. This […]

New Year’s resolutions are a popular way to create positive change. We often associate them with personal goals like exercising more or eating healthier. However, they’re great for your professional life as well. That’s good news for WordPress freelancers, as...

I recently caught up with Eric Karkovac to look back at his most influential WP Minute articles from 2024. As our resident voice for WordPress freelancers, Eric brings a unique perspective – he doesn’t just write about WordPress, he actively...

At this year’s State of the Word, Matt Mullenweg handed the stage to Matias Ventura, the lead architect behind the open-source WordPress project, to highlight the pivotal moments in the project through 2024, while looking ahead to to the future...

You’ve decided you need to partner with a web development company. Maybe you need your entire website built from the ground up or a... The post What To Consider When Hiring A Web Developer appeared first on Pixel Jar.

Online digital marketing strategies have shifted in the past few years. Before, all anyone wanted was raw visitor numbers. If you had thousands of... The post Tips to Improve WordPress Landing Pages appeared first on Pixel Jar.

If you’re reading this article, we are going to go ahead and assume you have a WordPress website.  There are several reasons why businesses... The post Mistakes to Avoid as a WordPress Website Owner appeared first on Pixel Jar.

Sail is a great and much more affordable alternative to traditional and managed WordPress hosting. It’s a free and open source CLI tool to provision and manage WordPress applications in the DigitalOcean cloud. While the 1-click WordPress installer does the job for many DigitalOcean users, it’s very limited for power-users…

Hey folks, hope you’re having a great 2022 so far! I’ve been working on some premium features for Sail CLI over the past few weeks and I would love for you to try them out. Sail Premium is a collection of additional features for Sail CLI, hosted and operated by…

Meet Surge, a brand new page caching plugin for WordPress. It’s extremely fast and has no configuration screens. There is no learning curve, the plugin works just by activating it. Surge stores cache files on the filesystem, leveraging the Linux kernel page cache for efficient in-memory caching and invalidation. In…

Sometime last week, an attempted automated GitLab via Docker upgrade failed catastrophically, and left that Docker image in a pretty botched state. Kudos to the GitLab team for making it so many years without this being a problem. It was a real surprise to see it broken! This took a…

It’s taken about-a-million tiny steps, but as of this moment (2 May, 2024 07:42 UTC-6) this WordPress blog (jjj.blog) and a bunch of other blogs for friends & family are all calling from inside the house running on a cluster of Raspberry Pi 4’s in a server rack in my…

sudo nano /usr/bin/docker_fresh #!/usr/bin/env bash # # Obliterates containers, images, networks, volumes, and cache. # [ $(docker ps | wc -l) -ne 1 ] && echo "Stopping containers..." && docker stop $(docker ps | sed -n '1d;p' | awk -F" " '{print $1}') [ $(docker ps -a | wc -l)…

What do you already know about hosting WooCommerce stores? When it comes to hosting WooCommerce stores, you may have already read some of my articles on choosing a WordPress host, or how to think about WooCommerce already. But maybe you haven't. Or maybe you read the super sharp article by…

Keeping high performers engaged at work not only maximizes productivity, but also drives revenue up. I won't bore you with the research, but studies show that a single top achiever can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. In the heart of every small business, there are…

I couldn't get my camera to focus by pressing the shutter button down half-way. It has always worked in the past. I didn't understand what had happened. I started with checking the modes – was I in a different mode than normal? Nope. Then I went to the settings. I…