Dispatches
Notes on process, design decisions and the numbers we measure — plus fresh web news from community members.
A critical Linux kernel flaw allows attackers to target servers through incoming TCP connections without a password. Server owners should check their distribution’s patch status and install the update.
A calculator you can trust, an order page instead of a chat and boosters with public ratings. How we moved a long-running Dota 2 boosting service off WordPress and OpenCart onto our own code, and what changed for customers.
After an attack on DebugBear’s infrastructure, attackers replaced its Real User Monitoring script. Site owners using it to track Core Web Vitals are advised to remove the tag and check accounts.
Chrome 157 has shipped HTML-in-Canvas in its stable release. The API lets developers embed interactive HTML in graphics scenes while keeping text, forms, and other DOM elements accessible.
Odds for every item before you pay, a seed fixed in advance and an upgrade whose formula the player can see. A look at the mechanics of Gocase.gg and the decisions that made them verifiable.
Google has opened the Connected Apps Platform preview to developers. Integrations that pass review will be able to work in Search’s AI Mode and the Gemini app.
Starting November 16, Discord will create web pages for public servers with AI-generated discussion summaries. From mid-December, messages from participating channels may also appear.
Rank boosting, game accounts and CS2 skins in one place, seven languages, six payment methods and a chat that answers at night. Here is what a marketplace of gaming services is made of, and where the real complexity sits.
An NBER study of more than 500,000 developers found that autonomous AI agents increased commits by 240%, but releases rose by just 30%.
WordPress 7.1.4 fixes 22 vulnerabilities, including a potential remote code execution risk during core updates. Site owners should check whether the update is installed.
ISPsystem has released security updates for VMmanager and reworked its security architecture after a zero-day attack. Checks of providers’ infrastructure are ongoing.
Shopify has moved its AI agent knowledge base into the store admin. Merchants with more than 1,000 facts in the old app must manually add the information they want to keep by January 15, 2027.
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