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The WordPress Feud: How the WP Engine and Automattic Dispute Is Shaking Up the Community

ByTim Lomas

The WordPress ecosystem is undergoing significant upheaval, with tensions mounting between Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, and WP Engine, a major hosting provider. This conflict, revolving around trademarks and platform control, has impacted the community by sparking heated debates on open-source principles and commercial interests. This post explores the key issues, detailing how this feud…

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Windows 11’s New Recall Feature: Privacy Concerns for UK Users

ByTim Lomas

As part of the Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft is introducing a new feature called “Recall,” designed to track and log user activity on the desktop, creating an accessible timeline of your past actions. While this AI-powered tool could be a useful way to retrieve previously accessed files or emails, it has stirred significant privacy…

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WordPress forks ACF into SCF Amidst the WP Engine Dispute: What WordPress users need to know

ByTim Lomas

The recent forking of the popular Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin into a new version called SCF (Secure Custom Fields) has sent shockwaves through the WordPress community. This development is just one of many consequences stemming from the ongoing legal conflict between WordPress.org and WP Engine, two significant players in the WordPress ecosystem. For WordPress…

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Google Faces Potential Breakup: What This Means for UK Customers

ByTim Lomas

Google, one of the largest tech companies globally, is facing significant antitrust action from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which could lead to the company being broken up. The DOJ has raised concerns about Google’s dominance in the search engine, online advertising and mobile operating systems, and they are exploring drastic remedies, including separating…

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