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The Airtable Acquisition Raises a Bigger Question: Do You Really Own the Software Your Business Runs On?
When software becomes deeply embedded in a business, it can stop feeling like software.
It becomes infrastructure.
Your data is there. Your workflows are there. Your employees know how to use it. Your automations run in the background. Your business processes have gradually been shaped around it.
Then the company behind the software gets acquired.
Suddenly, questions that once seemed theoretical become very practical:
What happens to the pricing?
What happens to the features you depend on?
What happens to
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Posted in Technology in the News
Tagged acquisition, airtable, bending spoons, csv export, culture, database, database access, Evernote, export data, Filmic, hosted platform, hosted platforms vs self-hosted, infrastructure, Meetup, mission, mysql, ownership, PostgreSQL, saas, structured data, tech industry, vimeo, WeTransfer, WordPress
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Over 1.6 Million WordPress Sites Hit: The OptinMonster and ShapedPlugin Supply Chain Attacks
For years, the gold-standard advice for WordPress website security has been simple: If you want to keep your site safe, stick to major, highly reputable brand names. A massive company has the infrastructure, team, and budget to audit their code and protect your perimeter.
But recent events have exposed a massive flaw in that logic.
When hackers shift from attacking individual sites to targeting the software creators themselves, relying on a big brand's reputation no longer guarantees safety. In fact,
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Posted in Compare Website Builders, Technology in the News, Website Security
Tagged 2FA, Awesome Motive, backdoor, cdn, database, Easy Digital Downloads, javascript, MalCare, malware, optinmonster, php, Product Slider, PushEngage, Real Testimonials Pro, shapedplugin, Smart Post Show Pro, supply chain attacks, TOTP, updraftplus, vulnerability, woocommerce, wordfence, Wordfence Login Security, WordPress, WP 2FA
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GoDaddy Storefront Disaster: Why a Forced Update Is Scrambling E-Commerce Sites
If you are currently running an online shop on GoDaddy’s all-in-one website builder, you might want to log into your dashboard and check your active inventory right now.
Over the last few days, a massive wave of store owners have taken to community forums and subreddits to report what is being called a complete "storefront disaster." GoDaddy has been quietly executing a massive, mandatory overhaul to the commerce backend of their Websites + Marketing platform.
This wasn't an optional migration
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Posted in Compare Website Builders, E-commerce, Technology in the News
Tagged bloat, bugs, clear browser cache, data corruption, e-commerce, forced updates, godaddy, godaddy alternative, godaddy storefront disaster, google merchant center, hosted website builder, incognito, inventory, third-party plugins, WordPress
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Anne Hathaway Saw Something Strange in Job Applications Using AI
When Everyone Uses the Same AI Prompt, Everyone Sounds the Same
In the rush to automate every single task, a lot of people are forgetting a fundamental rule of business: human beings buy from, work with, and hire other human beings.
A recent career advice warning from Hollywood highlights exactly what happens when you let automation override personal effort.
While reviewing candidates for a recent role, actress Anne Hathaway noticed something bizarre in her inbox. She received beautiful, professional thank-you
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The AI boom is no longer confined to data centers and Wall Street earnings reports. It's starting to show up in the price tags of the devices people buy every day.
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped a bombshell, warning that price increases across Apple’s product lines are now on the horizon. After months of trying to absorb skyrocketing component costs internally, Apple has reached a breaking point. The prime
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Posted in AI, Technology in the News
Tagged ai, ai boom, ai data centers, ai tax, apple, apple price hikes, bloat, chip market, chipflation, DRAM, iphone price, memory chips, NAND, privacy, RAMageddon, security, storage chips, tim cook
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The 30-Minute Job Interview That Steals Your Entire Hard Drive
If you're looking for freelance development work on Reddit, LinkedIn, Upwork, or similar platforms, be careful. Scammers are increasingly disguising malware as coding assessments and technical interviews. What appears to be a simple GitHub repository for a 30-minute coding test may actually be an attempt to get you to execute malicious code on your own machine.
The setup looks completely legitimate. A recruiter or startup founder reaches out with what appears to be a freelance opportunity. The interview
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Posted in Technology in the News
Tagged coding, developer, downloads, freelancer, GitHub, linkedin, malicious code, malware, phishing, plugins, reddit, reputation, sandbox, scammer, tech interviews, third-party code, third-party plugins, trust, upwork, virtual machines, vm
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Why Does Google Gemini Keep Saying “Something went wrong (1099 or 1076)”?
If you were trying to use Google Gemini recently and found your workflow brought to a grinding halt by a generic, frustrating message – “Something went wrong (1099)” or “Something went wrong (1076)” – know that many, many other people have been getting this same error message, especially this month.
This pair of error codes has spiked across the Gemini ecosystem, hitting everything from the web interface and mobile apps (Android, iOS, macOS) to the Gemini Side Panel in Google
... Continue readingWhat Happened to Reddit? API Changes, Shadowbans, Bots, and Community Decline
“Ask David!” Question:
“First it was Quora, and now it's Reddit. It just sucks and feels dead. Why?? It seems like real human interaction has been totally replaced by bots, heavy moderation, and shadowbans. Is there any real alternative left for building an online community where you actually control your content and culture?” -Ex-Redditor
You're not imagining it, and you definitely aren't the only person saying it.
Spend five minutes browsing tech forums, creator communities, or independent discussion boards and
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Posted in AI, Ask David!, Social Networking, Technology in the News
Tagged ai, Alexis Ohanian, bots, building online community, community management, me we too, organic discovery, quora, Quora alternatives, reddit, reddit alternatives, reddit sucks, shadowban, social network, spam filters, Steve Huffman
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What’s Going On with the Etch WP Team? (Digital Gravy Drama Explained)
If you’ve been tracking the recent product rollout from Digital Gravy, you know their new website builder, Etch WP, launched with a massive amount of hype. It was marketed as a revolutionary "clean code" visual development environment that would completely shake up front-end development in WordPress.
But despite all the promises of a stable future, there is a lot of buzz right now about the Etch WP team leaving, and web agencies are trying
... Continue readingBig Tech’s New Excuse: The AI Smoke Screen
A major shift is happening in the technology sector. Companies are aggressively laying off employees, and executives are quick to point to automated tools and AI - artificial intelligence - to justify the decisions.
But beneath the investor presentations and AI buzzwords, a different story is emerging: many of these layoffs have less to do with artificial intelligence replacing workers and more to do with corporate restructuring, shareholder pressure, and leadership mistakes.
A recent New York Times report, "Is A.I.
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Posted in AI, Technology in the News
Tagged ai, ai smoke screen, clickup, layoffs, webflow, Wix
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