WP Engine regained control of their Advanced Custom Forms plugin and login access to WordPress.org. Matt Mullenweg responded by expressing that he is “disgusted and sickened.” Mullenweg tweeted about how he felt about how things turned out: “I’m disgusted and sickened by being legally forced to provide free labor and services to @wpengine, a dangerous … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed a common observation that robots.txt has limited control over unauthorized access by crawlers. Gary then offered an overview of access controls that all SEOs and website owners should know. Common Argument About Robots.txt Seems like any time the topic of Robots.txt comes up there’s always that one person who has to … Read more
OpenAI plans to unveil a new way to use multimodal GPT-4 with access to All Tools without switching and more document analysis capabilities. Screenshots shared by numerous ChatGPT Plus users on X show new capabilities for PDF and document analysis and an “All Tools” feature. All Tools gives users access to all GPT-4 features without … Read more
Find out how to use Google-Extended to control Google’s Bard, Vertex AI generative APIs, and future AI model’s access to content. Google introduces Google-Extended, a new control for web publishers in the wake of rapid generative AI growth. The control allows publishers to decide how their sites contribute to the evolution of Bard and Vertex … Read more
Are you tired of being denied access to financial resources because of your limited income or lack of credit history? Well, there’s good news for you! Money loan apps are here to revolutionize the way you access funds and promote financial inclusion for all. These apps have become a game-changer in the world of finance, … Read more
In a notable shift from its existing user model, Claude.ai, the web interface for Anthropic’s Claude 2, has begun limiting access for unpaid users. Screenshot from Claude.ai, August 2023 Claude.ai, in open beta, gives users access to the latest model of Claude with 100k context windows (175 pages of text) and file upload capability. Screenshot … Read more
OpenAI has launched GPTBot, a new web crawler to improve future artificial intelligence models like GPT-4 and the future GPT-5. How GPTBot Works Recognizable by the following user agent token and the entire user-agent string, this system scours the web for data that can enhance AI technology’s accuracy, capabilities, and safety. User agent token: GPTBot … Read more
Microsoft announced that it recently blocked a group of hackers, which it labeled Storm-0558, that accessed email accounts belonging to around 25 organizations, including government agencies. What Happened With Storm-0558 In a blog post, Microsoft said it began investigating abnormal activity in some email accounts on June 16 after being notified by customers. Its investigation … Read more
Jetpack unveiled a new WordPress plugin that integrates AI directly into the WordPress editor, allowing publishers to generate content within the WordPress publishing workflow. Jetpack by Automattic Automattic is a software development company that is behind many widely used plugins, software and websites, like WooCommerce, WordPress.com, Tumblr, Akismet and Jetpack. Founded by Matt Mullenweg, the … Read more
Google is taking steps to improve access to healthcare information for searchers in the United States. Google Search already facilitates easy access to information on US benefits programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. Additionally, Google assists searchers in finding healthcare appointments and identifying which insurance providers are accepted by different healthcare facilities. Now, Google is … Read more
At Buffer, we’ve been working on a better admin dashboard for our customer advocacy team. This admin dashboard included a much more powerful search functionality. Nearing the end of the project’s timeline, we’ve been prompted with the replacement of managed Elasticsearch on AWS with managed Opensearch. Our project has been built on top of newer … Read more
On February 26th, our team became aware that access was obtained to a number of Buffer accounts and those accounts were used to spread support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The accounts affected did not have two factor authentication (2FA) enabled, indicating that this was likely related to reused passwords as there continues to be … Read more
