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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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WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website Alliance
From wordpress.org Source: Read More I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together…
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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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WordPress Campus Connect Masaka
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordPress Campus Connect Masaka brings practical, hands-on web creation directly into secondary school and vocational classrooms across the region. Rather than simply consuming the internet,…
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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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WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
From wordpress.org Source: Read More This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is…
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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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How to Connect Cursor to WordPress With MCP (Developer’s Setup)
Source: WPShout Wire Cursor (or any MCP client) to WordPress with scoped tokens: 243 tools for posts, media, WooCommerce, and analytics, plus an audit trail for every action. From wpshout.com…
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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
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Open Stacks, Federation, and the Changing Landscape of Software
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Hosts Robert Jacobi and Dave Lockie have a conversation about AI impacts, open source priorities, data privacy, and emerging alternative network technologies From openchannels.fm Source:…
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Universally Translates Your WordPress Site Into 110+ Languages Without Slowing It Down
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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Introducing Open Source Champions
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More A new way to back Open Channels FM and put your voice into the conversation — not a sponsorship, a statement of support with real…
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Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO With ‘Full Support of the Board’ — But Who’s On It Remains Unclear
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic has confirmed Matt Mullenweg is back as CEO, two days after the board voted to force him on paid leave and install CFO Mark…
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WordPress Campus Connect Stamford University, Bangladesh
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Dates: October 6, 2026 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Venue: Stamford University Bangladesh Website: https://events.wordpress.org/campusconnect/2026/stamford-university/ From wordcamp.org Source: Read More
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Matt Mullenweg Swears for the First Time in 42 Years and Posts Hiring Call to Move “My Stuff” Off Automattic
From therepository.email Source: Read More Since Automattic’s board forced him on leave and installed CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO on Wednesday, Matt Mullenweg has posted a hiring call for…
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Why Authentic Voices Matter in the Open Web
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Bob Dunn shares why he keeps his podcast personal and authentic, emphasizing content made by real people for real listeners. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Automattic Fires Back at WP Engine Customer Class Action, Claims Small Business Owners Caused Their Own Losses
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic and Matt Mullenweg have filed their first formal answer to the WP Engine customer class action, denying nearly every allegation and arguing that the…
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When a Company and a Project Aren’t the Same Thing
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Automattic’s leadership changed this week. WordPress.org says its priorities haven’t. What that split reveals about the difference between a company and a project. From openchannels.fm…
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WordPress.org Can Now Automatically Block High-Risk Plugin Updates Before They Ship
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress.org is now automatically security-scanning every plugin release and blocking high-risk updates before they reach users. Plugins Team co-rep David Perez announced the latest development…
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Episode 800, Open Source Champions
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Episode 800 marks a milestone and presents details about Open Source Champions and community support. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Gold Eagle, AI Crawlers, and California Lawmakers Shake Up Open Source Security and Infrastructure
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Legal and technical systems struggle to keep pace with AI and open source development. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Changelog v5.0
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Changelog updated for version 5.0 From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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WordPress Campus Connect Liceo la Paz A Coruña
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordPress Campus Connect Liceo la Paz A Coruña is an event aimed at introducing WordPress to a group of computer science students in A Coruña.…
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WordPress 7.2 Release Squad Announced With Matt Mullenweg Back as Release Lead
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has stepped back into the release lead role for WordPress 7.2, after sitting out the previous two major releases. Fueled-sponsored core…
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Automattic Board Forces Matt Mullenweg on Leave, Names CFO Mark Davies as Interim CEO
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg has accused the company’s CFO of conspiring with board members to place him on leave, after the board removed him as…
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LoopConf Postponed to June 2027 After Lead Sponsor Pulls Out Six Weeks Before the Event
From therepository.email Source: Read More LoopConf has been postponed to June 2027 after its lead sponsor pulled out just six weeks before the event, wiping out half the operating budget.…
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Major Updates with Version 5.0 and New Developments at Open Channels FM
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Open Channels FM launched version 5.0, featuring new shows, enhanced navigation, and updated content focus, shifting toward open source philosophy and community engagement. From openchannels.fm…
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CloudFest Americas Returns to Miami With More Space, an Agency Focus, and a New Name
From therepository.email Source: Read More CloudFest has a problem in America that it doesn’t have in Europe: people can leave. In Germany, 10,000 attendees descend on Europa-Park, a sprawling theme…
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Every WordPress Media Library Hits the Same Wall (Most Agencies Just Don’t See It Coming)
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…