A Firefox Setting Helped the Author Resume Large Downloads
The author found that changing network.http.response.timeout helped him resume interrupted large downloads in Firefox. It’s an experimental tip, and resuming also depends on server support.
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543,000 Active Secrets Found in Public GitHub Repositories
Truffle Security analyzed 224 million public GitHub repositories and found 543,000 active secrets. Many had been exposed for years, while some go undetected by GitHub’s built-in push protection.
zt Brings Type-Safe HTML Templates to Zig, Checked at Build Time
The zt library turns HTML templates into Zig code at build time, letting the compiler check types and parameters. Dynamic values are escaped by default, but the project is not yet mature.
Google Is Hiring Specialists for AI Content and Recommendations in Discover
Google is hiring engineers and a designer to work on AI content and recommendations in Discover. The job postings give no timeline for changes or indication of how much of the feed will contain AI content.
Rampart Open-Sourced for Local Removal of Personal Data from Messages
Rampart checks messages in the browser and replaces detected personal data with labels before sending them to a chat service. The project has been released as open source in alpha.
Yandex Service Outage Affects Marketplaces, Delivery and Payments
On the morning of October 11, users reported disruptions to Yandex services and other companies’ services. The problems affected websites, apps, checkout, payments and delivery.
Microsoft Edge 155 Adds JPEG XL Decoding Support
Microsoft has released Edge 155 for Windows, macOS and Linux. The browser now supports JPEG XL decoding, and unload handlers no longer run by default.
Cloudflare Adds CPU and Memory Profiling for Workers and Durable Objects
Cloudflare has introduced CPU and memory profiling for Workers and Durable Objects in production. Developers can explore interactive flamegraphs to find functions consuming resources.
Google Completes September Spam Update After Nearly 14 Days
Google’s September spam update rolled out over 13 days and 16 hours, affecting Search worldwide. Here’s what site owners should check in their own data.
Deno Team Joins Cloudflare: Runtime Support and Deno Deploy Have End Dates
The Deno team is joining Cloudflare to focus on Workers and Durable Objects. The Deno runtime will receive support for another year, while Deno Deploy will shut down in six months.
Jetpack 16.3 Adds Video and Meeting Booking Blocks to WordPress
Jetpack 16.3 introduces blocks for VideoPress playlists and Zoom meeting bookings. The update also expands Forms and reorganizes the plugin’s settings.
Google Ads Lets Advertisers Set Up Conversion Lift Studies Themselves
Google Ads now lets advertisers set up Conversion Lift studies without a Google representative. They need at least 1,000 observable conversions, a budget of $5,000 or more, and compatible tracking.
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