WP Engine is suing WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic for alleged libel and attempted extortion, following a public spat over the WordPress trademark and open-source project.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/3/24261016/wordpress-wp-engine-lawsuit-automattic-matt-mullenweg
Cloudflare has reported mitigating the largest DDoS attack seen to date. The attack peaked at 3.8 Tbps, the highest value for a network layer DDoS attack that has been publicly reported.
Don't tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service. VPN companies usually don’t care about protecting your privacy. Here are a few methods to set up your own encrypted VPN server at home or in a data center.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/30/how-to-make-your-own-encrypted-vpn-server-in-15-minutes/
The battle between Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, a WordPress hosting provider, continues in full swing, but WordPress is cutting WP Engine a very brief moment of slack (like, until tomorrow).
https://www.techradar.com/pro/wordpress-grants-wp-engine-users-reprieve-but-they-ll-need-to-be-quick
Arc browser creator The Browser Company has officially started a bug bounty program to keep its growing Chromium-based browser’s security in check.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/27/24256271/arc-browser-bug-bounty-security-bulletin
OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders
The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
It's possible to send a private email using Gmail’s confidential mode with a user-defined expiration date. Once expired and you delete the original, it's permanently deleted from your account after 30 days and can't be recovered.
Mozilla has overhauled its branding to pay homage to its Netscape roots and better distinguish the wider organization from its Firefox web browser.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24253028/mozilla-brand-update-tyrannosaurus-rex-logo
Arc browser CEO Josh Miller on competing with Chrome on the desktop and Apple’s Safari on mobile, and especially how he plans to monetize Arc.
A security researcher revealed a “catastrophic” vulnerability in Arc browser, since patched, that would have allowed attackers to insert arbitrary code into other users’ browser sessions with an easily findable user ID.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/20/24249919/arc-browser-boost-firebase-vulnerability-patched
macOS 15 Sequoia, released on Monday, has broken the functionality of some cybersecurity tools made by CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft, and others, according to some social media and Slack posts.
Open-source has become a sort of savior for businesses across the world. Without open-source, enterprise companies everywhere would struggle to deliver on most levels.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-open-source-and-how-does-it-benefit-you/
The organization responsible for developing the RCS standard announced on Tuesday that it is working to implement end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent between Android and iPhone devices.
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/18/end-to-end-encryption-rcs-messages/
Discord is rolling out new end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls on its platform.
With the launch of iOS 18, the messaging service Rich Communication Services, or RCS, is finally widely available. This can have a huge impact on how brands and marketers reach their customers.
https://www.iodigital.com/en/insights/blogs/ios-18-and-rcs-a-gamechanger-for-brands-and-marketers
Apple released iOS 18 to the general public today. The update brings many new features to your iPhone, including one new highly sought-after feature: Rich Communication Services (RCS) support in Messages
There’s so much new in iOS 18 that it’s difficult to remember all the improvements and tweaks coming to the iPhone. Here are some that might have gone under your radar.
https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-first-things-you-should-try-on-ios-18-2000498670
Sideloading apps has been synonymous with Android since its inception. Android's new Play Integrity API provides a wealth of new buffers that ensure developers are aware of how their apps are being installed.
Microsoft Power Automate allows you to automate daily tasks within or between various pieces of software so you can offload things like scheduled reminders, instant sorting, or otherwise to an automated process.
https://www.xda-developers.com/5-daily-tasks-you-can-automate-with-microsoft-power-automate/