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Tech Roundup Week Ending March 17

GPT-4: Everything we know so far GPT-4 is the latest in a series of natural language processing models created by OpenAI, one of the world’s leading AI research organizations. The model is designed to generate human-like text and can be used to create content for social media posts, emails, blogs, articles, and other forms of…

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Business Roundup Week Ending March 17

Equalize Digital Receives Pre-Seed Investment from Emilia Capital Equalize Digital recently received a pre-seed investment from venture capital firm Emilia Capital. (Partners Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt from Yoast fame) The investment will help accelerate their mission to make the web development process more efficient, secure, and cost-effective. With the new funding,…

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Business Roundup Week Ending March 10

Google Optimize Sunsetting Google recently announced it would shut down its Optimize and Optimize 360 services. These tools were designed to help website owners optimize their content and user experience through A/B testing and personalization features. The decision to shut down these services surprises many in the digital marketing community, as they are widely used…

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Tech Roundup Week Ending March 10

6.2 Live Video Demo Anne McCarthy and Rich Tabor (moderated by Nathan Wrigley) give a video demo on WordPress.tv State of WordPress Security In 2022 Patchstack released a retrospective whitepaper on 2022 and the state of WordPress Security. Pattern Manager Beta WP Engine is looking for people to test their new Pattern Manager tool. This…

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Tech Roundup Week Ending March 3

WP Engine DE{CODE}  The WP Engine DE{CODE} event is a highly-anticipated gathering of WordPress developers, designers, and digital marketers worldwide. This event allows attendees to network with like-minded professionals and learn about the WordPress ecosystem’s latest trends, technologies, and best practices. The event features expert speakers who share their insights on WordPress development, design, security,…

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Tech Roundup Week Ending February 24

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-3-released-contributors-to-host-live-product-demo-on-march-2 WordPress 6.2 Beta 3 has been released following the first-ever WordCamp Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. This beta release is open for testing by developers and users who want to try out the new features before the official release of WordPress 6.2 later this year. With these updates, WordPress continues to improve its user experience…

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Business Roundup Week Ending February 24

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/02/sell-product-powerful-storytelling/ Chiara Aliotta has a great piece on Smashing Magazine about using storytelling to help design your product. She is also leading a workshop on the topic next month. https://www.decktopus.com/ Decktopus is a versatile presentation tool that can help businesses create visually appealing and engaging presentations for client sales calls. With a user-friendly interface and…

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Business Roundup Week Ending February 17

https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/massive-adsense-fraud-campaign.html https://blog.sucuri.net/2023/02/bogus-url-shorteners-redirect-thousands-of-hacked-sites-in-adsense-fraud-campaign.html A recent report from Sucuri revealed a major AdSense fraud campaign that has affected over 10,000 WordPress sites. The campaign redirects traffic to fake websites to generate revenue through AdSense ads. Additionally, Sucuri’s report outlines several best practices for web admins to ensure their sites are secure and protected from fraudulent activities. WordPress…

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Tech Roundup Week Ending February 17

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-2-released-with-fixes-for-71-issues-and-important-performance-improvements-for-block-themes WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 has been officially released. The new update features improved code security, accessibility options, and even more user-friendly theme customization tools. With these changes, WordPress is making it easier for developers and non-technical users to create powerful websites quickly and easily. Additionally, the new version includes a variety of improvements to…

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Business Roundup Week Ending February 10

https://domainnamewire.com/2023/02/09/godaddy-announces-layoffs/ GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar, announced layoffs yesterday. This move affected hundreds of employees who had relied on the company for their livelihoods. The releases come from GoDaddy shifting its focus to digital transformation and automation. These reductions follow a pattern of cost-cutting seen in many tech companies this year. The affected employees…

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Tech Roundup Week Ending February 10

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-1-released-and-ready-for-testing WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This exciting new version has improved auto-updates and a brand new Site Health Check feature. Developers can test this version to ensure that their websites are compatible with the latest WordPress update. https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/101684/report-shows-most-php-deployments-use-versions-no-longer-supported/ https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php PHP 7.4 is the most widely used version of PHP, even…

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