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Technology’s Fast Feedback Loop with Triumph of the Nerds, Agile AI, and WordPress Security
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Faster tech means new challenges from AI feedback loops to WordPress security incidents. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Topics in Tech Business, It’s Rinse and Repeat
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Sometime we think, been there, done that, but hey, not everyone has done that. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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WP Engine v. Automattic, Two Years On: Where the WordPress Drama Stands
From therepository.email Source: Read More Two years ago today, WP Engine sued Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg. The fight is far from over — the jury trial is a…
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Beyond Rants, Productive Discussions and the Mystery of Poor Design Choices
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Bob Dunn reflects on online conversation styles and an infamous hardware design blunder, offering unsolicited solutions and food for thought. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Jill Binder Launches Tech Differently, a Speaker Accelerator and Conference for People Who Build Differently
From therepository.email Source: Read More Tech Differently, a new speaker accelerator and online conference for people in tech who “think and build differently,” will put its first cohort of speakers…
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Automattic’s New Board Includes a Former Employee and Longtime Friends of CEO Matt Mullenweg
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic’s new board is made up largely of people with long-standing personal ties to CEO Matt Mullenweg, including one director who spent almost nine years…
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WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website Alliance as Mary Hubbard Eyes AI Regulation
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress has taken over the presidency of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), the coalition of open source CMS projects that also includes Drupal, Joomla!, and…
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Court Filings Reveal WordPress.org’s “Mission Control” Dashboard Tracked WP Engine’s ACF Pro Installs
From therepository.email Source: Read More In short: Automattic CTO Barry Abrahamson testified about a password-protected WordPress.org dashboard that tracked installs of WP Engine’s ACF Pro, newly public court filings show.…
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Why We Build Systems aka Zach and Carl’s Emporium of Madness
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In this episode, hosts Zach and Carl discuss adapting to technological change, personal reinvention, and the impact of AI on creativity and web development, emphasizing…
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WP Accessibility Day 2026 Returns Next Week With 24 Hours of Talks and GitHub’s Ed Summers Keynoting
From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Accessibility Day 2026 will kick off October 7 at 3pm UTC with 24 hours of free online talks, headlined by Ed Summers, GitHub’s Head…
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Delegating to AI: What September Taught Us About Control and Cost
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More 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. From openchannels.fm…
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What Can You Learn From 4.4 Million Words?
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In this episode, Bob Dunn discusses utilizing 4.4 million words from Open Channels FM’s podcasts and blog posts. He highlights tools like Jetpack AI Search…
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Melapress 2026 Survey Finds WordPress Security Preparedness Hasn’t Budged Since Last Year
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress professionals are just as worried about security as they were a year ago, but they’re no better prepared, according to Melapress’s 2026 WordPress Security…
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How to Connect Your WooCommerce Store to WhatsApp for Order Notifications With WANotifier
From therepository.email Source: Read More Heads up: This is a sponsored post, which means it’s paid content from one of our sponsors, not a news piece. Sponsored content helps keep…
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WordPress 7.2 Roadmap Includes New Security Features, Suggestion Mode for Notes, and Ipsum Default Theme
From therepository.email Source: Read More In short: The WordPress 7.2 roadmap includes new security features, a suggestion mode for Notes, expanded styling tools, and two new blocks. Real-time collaborative editing…
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Open Source Champions
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More The Open Source Champions initiative invites individuals and brands to support the network through a unique advocacy opportunity, offering exposure, promotional features, and participation in…
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Anne McCarthy Auctions Off WordPress Release Albums to Raise Funds for Stimpunks
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic’s Anne McCarthy has put seven framed WordPress release albums up for auction, with every dollar raised going to Stimpunks Foundation, the nonprofit co-founded by…
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Your Website Could Use a Changelog to Fuel Creativity
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More A website changelog helps creators document progress, celebrate small wins, showcase evolution, fuel creativity, and build audience trust. It can include updates, humor, and various…
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Is It Time to Move On? Navigating Change and Letting Go in Fast-Paced Times
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More A reflection on recognizing the right time to move on from creative projects and handling self-doubt. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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WP Engine’s Antitrust Claims Against Automattic Are Back On After Judge Reverses Earlier Dismissal
From therepository.email Source: Read More A federal judge has reversed course on WP Engine’s antitrust claims against Automattic, finding the hosting company has plausibly alleged that Automattic used its control…
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How Generational Perspectives Shape Our Digital Work Lives
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Cami and Bob talk about adapting to tech changes growing older in the web industry and keeping routines that work. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Navigating Support Systems from the Man Cold to Open Source and WordPress Open Web Alliance
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Examining support systems behind open source, the open web, and everyday life, along with why sustaining these efforts is necessary. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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The Podcast Open Makers is Archived
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More The podcast network has reduced its active lineup to four shows, leading to no new episodes for Open Makers. However, past content remains accessible, with…
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WordPress 7.1.2 Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability, Attackers Begin Probing Within Hours
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 7.1.2 has shipped with a fix for a critical core vulnerability that could let unauthenticated attackers remotely run code on some sites. And according…
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Balancing Tradition and Innovation in Genealogy During the Era of Artificial Intelligence
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More I makes genealogy faster and more accurate while Charleen Mullenweg explains the ongoing need for human review. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Invisible Unicode Attacks, CrowdSec Source Leak, and the AI Coding Boom Explored
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Invisible characters challenge spam filters, CrowdSec deals with a code leak, and AI is shifting what matters in software development. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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AI for the Rest of Us, Beyond the Bubble
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Bob Dunn talks about breaking out of AI echo chambers to gain new insights From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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OCN Week in Review #4
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More This week Robert Jacobi shared about the evolving landscape of open source and tech. Highlights include AI’s growing role in security, WordPress and Apache fortifying…
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Drawing the Line Between Openness and Noise in the Digital World
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Is sharing everything always good? Bob Dunn reflects on transparency and the noise in online spaces. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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One Week After Board Crisis, Automattic Employees Say They’re Being Kept in the Dark
From therepository.email Source: Read More In the week since Automattic’s board placed CEO Matt Mullenweg on leave and he took back control roughly 33 hours later, the company’s employees still…
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WooCommerce Revives Purple Block Theme, Releases it for Beta Testing
From therepository.email Source: Read More Fourteen months after shelving its first official block theme, WooCommerce has brought it back. Purple, the block-based successor to Storefront that Woo withdrew from the…
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WordPress 7.1.1 Ships 11 Security Fixes, Credits Anthropic and pwn.ai Again
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 7.1.1 has shipped with fixes for 11 security vulnerabilities, 17 core bugs, and 19 block editor issues, with Anthropic and AI penetration testing firm…
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‘Ipsum’ Proposed as Next WordPress Default Theme, Ending 16 Years of the Twenty- Naming Convention
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress’s next default theme has a name — and it isn’t Twenty Twenty-Seven. A proposal published on the Make WordPress Core blog on Wednesday introduces…
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Open Source Economics, LibreOffice, and Swiss Digital Sovereignty
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Shifting budgets and tech priorities drive change for open source events software and government infrastructure. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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New Proposal Targets 20+ WordPress Events Across North America in 2027 With ‘a Menu Instead of a Mandate’
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic’s Karen Almassi has laid out a three-stage plan to rebuild community events across the United States and Canada through 2027, acknowledging that the WordCamp…
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Scaling Security WordPress Reinvents Protection and Apache Bolsters Infrastructure While Zephyr Expands Ecosystem
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More WordPress, Apache, and Zephyr adapt to AI-driven security and infrastructure demands shaping the future of open source at scale. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Navigating Founder-Led Sales in Today’s Market
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Founder-led sales focus on authentic outreach and relationship building, prioritizing genuine engagement in communities over cold pitches, fostering trust, and recognizing that not every prospect…
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Portuguese Community to Host First WordPress Event Dedicated Entirely to AI
From therepository.email Source: Read More The Portuguese WordPress community is hosting the first official WordPress event dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. WordPress Day for AI will take place on October…
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How GatherPress Grew From a Road Trip Idea to WordPress’ Meetup.com Replacement
From therepository.email Source: Read More GatherPress, the community-built plugin at the heart of the WordPress project’s plan to bring meetup infrastructure to WordPress.org, is now available for testing on events.wordpress.org.…
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The Cost of Convenience How AI Agents and Security Initiatives Challenge Control
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More AI agents handle daily tasks and IBM and Red Hat invest billions in open source software security. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More