Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’
The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring.
The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring.
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Meanwhile, the original game has been delisted on Steam,Polygonwrites. (You can still get it in a bundle with theremaster,which requires you to link a PSN account.)
Sony introducedthe same requirementforGod of War: Ragnarökearlier this year, andunlike withHelldivers 2,it hasn’t taken that decision back.
An X postspotted byThe Brick Fanflagged to the company yesterday that itsonline shopwas displaying a “LEGO Coin” cryptocurrency banner.
Naturally, there is no such thing; LegotellsEngadgetthat the situation was quickly resolved and no user data was compromised.
On Friday, the social media company once again asked Brazil to lift itsban on X,saying it had paid theroughly $5 million in finesit owed from its tiff with the nation’s Supreme Court.
But the court said that will have to wait until the money is transferred to the correct bank, reportsReuters.
After a bug “incorrectly flagged” some channels for spam andremoved them,YouTube started working on getting the channels back. That’s done, the Team YouTube X account posted — now it’s just working to get the last few videos reinstated.
In afilingyesterday spotted byTechCrunch,the US Securities and Exchange Commission objects to the company’s “use of an opt-out process to attempt to bind shareholders to a third-party release.” It also worries the plan doesn’t “adequately preserve” the SEC’s ability to investigate the company for securities violations.
Fisker filed for bankruptcy in June afteryears of trying to best Tesla.
The company claimed that it’s not liable forfailing to fully answera notice asking how it handles child abuse imagery because Twitter “ceased to exist” after the notice was sent, asArsTechnicawrites.
The judgedidn’t buy the argument,though, so X still must pay a $610,500 AUD (about $414,100 USD) fine Australiaissued last year.
Microsoft executives drop hints at where AI companions are heading.
State Attorney General Ken Paxtonallegesthat TikTok has violated the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act by not giving parents control of their kids’ privacy and account settings, writesReuters.TikTok denied the allegations in astatement toThe Texas Tribune.
TikTok A federal judgeblocked part of the actrequiring large social networks to stop harmful content from reaching minors just prior to the law taking effect on September 1st.
Six smart rings for the wearable reviewer, but only one ring could rule them all.
This one’s the$79.99 Kuxiu X40Qtri-folding magnetic wireless charger, but it’s available under many names and prices on Amazon or Temu. I love the design having owned a less-powerful no-name Qi version for about a year. It folds up super small for travel and unfurls into a “Z” to simultaneously charge my iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods while I sleep, all from a single USB-C cable.
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For another 8 hours or so, it’s still time for themonthly eventwhere Bandcamp foregoes its revenue split with artists. It’s alsonow a sponsored eventif that matters to you, but the music probably still sounds the same.
The game already kicked players into a third-person mode when wielding big machine guns — anda modder extended that to the whole single-player game in 2022— but this November it’ll be an official multiplayer mode at minimum.
Curious if they’ll balance the rocket launcher and sniper rifle. In first-person mode, they’re partially balanced by how much the weapon blocks your view.
At a recruiting party for xAI, Musk laid out his vision to beat ‘closed, for-maximum-profit AI.’
So what’s next after Super Cruise? GM exec Dave Richardson tellsTechCrunchthe company could followMercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilotby also offering ahands-off, eyes-offsystem:
We’re looking aggressively to make that an L3 solution, where you don’t even have to look at the road anymore.
TheWashington Posthas a story about Mark Zuckerberg’s recent fashionbro glow-up, and I can’t stop laughing at this bananas grant of anonymity for what amounts to a stan quote — my italics added for emphasis:
“Zuckerberg is ruthless as both a leader and an executive, but in his heart, he’s just a start-up guy who wants to be cool with the nerds,” a former Facebook executive said. “He’s living his best life,” added the executive,who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation.
Zuck or nothing,indeed.
[The Washington Post]
Copilot is transforming into a more personalized AI assistant thanks to Inflection.
Key sites for producing high-purity quartz used in chipmaking “only sustained minor damage,”according to an initial assessment by Sibelco,one of the mining companies inSpruce Pine, NC.Butpower outagesare still a big problem for its operationsafter the devastating storm.
The Quartz Corp, meanwhile,says“damage is mostly concentrated around ancillary units,” and that it’s confident it can “avoid” supply disruptions.
The Sonos app debacle will go down as an all-time tech industry blunder, but now the company is taking steps to turn the page.
TheOhSnap Snap 4is thinner than a camera bump, yet there’s so many more ways to use it than a PopSocket. While theearlier Snap 3 broke on my colleague Victoria,this new model is holding up great for us both. Plus,Best Buy’s got it for $27.99right now. Watch my video for caveats, though!
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The company is rolling out a new $0.49 “access fee” starting with select stations and adding more over time. The fee will apply to each charging session. Host-owned chargers can add an additional fee on top, if desired. Blink says it will continue to offer its membership with no monthly subscription fees.
To wrap up its case, Google tried to fit it into a Supreme Court precedent that could undermine the government’s argument.
Focus grouping upcoming films is a pretty standard practice. But according toVariety,the rise of toxic online fandoms who treatreview bombingandleading harassment campaignslike it’s their job has prompted many of Hollywood’s studios to start soliciting feedback from “superfans” about how to avoid potential backlash from trolls who “are just out for blood, regardless.”