Autor: Bob Dunn

A look at the impact of AI and bots on the web, emphasizing the decline of human engagement, the challenges for content creators, and the future of digital interaction.

Open Channels FM is launching a new video news show called Open Channels News, starting July 27th. It’s a quick, five to ten-minute program covering various open source topics, available live and on YouTube.

GiveWP is the most popular fundraising and donation tool on WordPress, powering over $500 million in donations. It integrates with Akismet to ensure that spammy or potentially fraudulent submissions get filtered out. Recently, some Give users saw an unusually high level of false positives on their donation forms: legitimate donation submissions that were being marked as spam. We investigated and found that the donation forms were being sent to Akismet for checking after each step in the donation process: once after choosing an amount, again after the user entered their name, again after they entered an optional message, etc. To…

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In this episode, Bob and Cami discuss how AI is reshaping web design, offering tips on using AI tools effectively, educating clients, and adapting workflows for better efficiency in the digital space.

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Hostinger AI Agents is a customized AI tool suite designed to help small business owners launch and/or grow their businesses. It contains seven “advisors,” each specializing in a different topic area. In this Hostinger AI Agents review, I’ll walk you through two experiments I ran with the service to see how it would do. I’ll also share information about its features and pricing.

In this episode, Adam and Aaron discuss evolving web security in the AI era, emphasizing proactive strategies, layered defenses, and the vital role of hosts in protecting websites against modern threats. Secure your online presence!

Ação emergencial começa nesta segunda-feira, 13, na Estação Pedro II do Metrô, com acolhimento para pessoas em situação de rua até quinta-feira. O Governo de São Paulo ativou o Abrigo Solidário na Estação Pedro II, da Linha 3-Vermelha do Metrô, a partir das 19h desta segunda-feira, 13 de julho. A estrutura funcionará até as 8h de quinta-feira, 16, para acolher pessoas em situação de rua durante o período de frio mais intenso. A ação é coordenada pela Defesa Civil do Estado, em parceria com o Metrô, a Secretaria dos Transportes Metropolitanos, a Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social e o Fundo Social…

Termo formalizado define responsabilidades da concessionária sobre áreas e atividades do projeto, sem alterar cronograma dos estudos já iniciados. O projeto do Túnel Santos–Guarujá avançou com a formalização do Termo de Transferência Inicial do Sistema de Interligação Santos–Guarujá. O procedimento foi realizado pela Secretaria de Parcerias em Investimentos do Estado de São Paulo e faz parte das etapas previstas no contrato e no cronograma do empreendimento. Com o termo, a TSG Concessionária passa a responder pelas áreas e atividades previstas contratualmente para a construção, operação, manutenção e realização dos investimentos no sistema. A empresa já atua, desde janeiro, na elaboração…