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A proto for running #Wordpress #CMS in a browser (including database) as WebAssemply package - potential as development tool
https://wptavern.com/new-prototype-runs-wordpress-in-the-browser-with-no-php-server

It is about time: No more reading a whole #ebook from #Amazon in less than a week and easily getting your money back.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-to-change-e-book-return-policy-end-refunds-for-quick-readers/

#Microsoft did a survey on remote work productivity: While 87% of workers felt they worked as, or more, efficiently from home, 80% of managers disagreed. #remotework
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62980639

Important point for communication: define what #security really means in your open source project
https://opensource.com/article/22/9/security-buzzword-alternatives

The best cities for touring on a bicycle https://klaava.com/europe/the-best-cities-for-touring-on-a-bicycle/

Cyberpunk pioneer Neal Stephenson is working to create an open #metaverse platform that will, its creators hope, be a more #decentralized version of the types of #BigTech metaverses like those run by Fortnite and Facebook.
https://futurism.com/neal-stephenson-building-metaverse

The statistics indicate that the number of videos #YouTube continually removes from the service are mind-boggling.
https://andalys.com/is-social-media-on-a-trajectory-to-become-an-old-media-like-gatekeeper/

As digital ads work their way into more corners of the economy, “a new order is going to materialise”, believes Mr Lipsman. He thinks #Amazon will overtake #Meta in total advertising revenue, possibly within five years.
https://www.economist.com/business/2022/09/18/the-300bn-google-meta-advertising-duopoly-is-under-attack

A more #secure way to update #Wordpress and plugins: have a separate test/development site for testing updates before *manually* updating production site AND don't use a plugin for backups, but operating system commands.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-enable-wordpress-plugin-auto-update-and-when-you-shouldnt/

Top 10 (or 11 because tenth position is shared by two cities) best cities to live in according to EIU are as follows #expat #remotework #digitalnomad
https://klaava.com/world/best-cities-to-live-in-2022-are-in-europe-and-canada/

#EU wants to ensure everyday connected appliances are less vulnerable to cyber attacks by mandating manufacturers to strengthen security throughout their whole lifecycles. #IoT
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/15/brussels-plans-to-introduce-cybersecurity-requirements-for-connected-devices

Research firm Bot Sentinel found at least two dozen #YouTube channels with “flagrant” policy violations were allowed to continue posting. Even more alarming: they’re still getting paid.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtube-hate-speech-targeted-harassment-study-bot-sentinel-1234590813/

Article: we are not equipped, physiologically or mentally, to be delivered catastrophic and confusing #news and pictures 24/7. --- no wonder young generations are escaping to #Tiktok
https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/consumers-are-turning-away-from-news-how-can-technology-help/

Twitter whistleblower told US lawmakers that #Twitter was "a decade behind" #security standards, that users' data is not sufficiently protected and that too many staff have access to it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62889754

The co-founder of #Wordpress Matt Mullenweg proposes trusted plugins tested in collaboration with the core of the #opensource software
https://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-renews-push-for-canonical-plugins

The key #security points that small businesses and home computer users should take away from the #Twitter #whistleblower report are responsibility, planning, licensing, and action
https://andalys.com/what-small-businesses-and-homes-can-learn-from-the-twitter-whistleblower/

Big brands have removed the ability to sign on with #Facebook. It's a marked departure from just a few years ago, when the Facebook login was plastered all over the internet.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/08/facebook-login-button-disappearing-from-websites-on-privacy-concerns.html

Compact electric Opel Zafira-e campervan https://klaava.com/road-trip/compact-electric-opel-zafira-e-campervan/

We urge rights-respecting democracies to wake up to the existential threat of information ecosystems being distorted by a Big Tech business model fixated on harvesting people’s data and attention, even as it undermines serious journalism and polarises debate in society and political life. #disinformation #bigtech
https://peoplevsbig.tech/10-point-plan

#Security researchers have found that roughly eight out of ten websites featuring a search bar will leak their visitor’s #search terms to online advertisers like Google.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-80-percent-of-the-top-websites-leak-user-searches-to-advertisers/