"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds
Affects virtually every Linux distro released in the past nine years, and working exploits were on GitHub within 24 hours
AI is now taking over game servers, and Stormgate is the first casualty
AI workloads are competing with games for the same cloud infrastructure
Facepalm: Multiplayer servers for the real-time strategy game Stormgate will go offline at the end of the month after the infrastructure provider that hosts them was acquired by an AI company and began winding down its gaming services. The shutdown shows how AI infrastructure expansion is now affecting not just PC hardware supply, but also the backend services that many modern games rely on.
Developers can now publish Windows apps for free on the Microsoft Store
The question remains: Will developers actually show up?
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
The ongoing feud between Wordpress and WP Engine is threatening open-source principles and good name
Matt Mullenweg cannot "own" the WordPress project, or the FOSS movement is done for
Automattic and WP Engine go to war, the latter gets banned from using WordPress.org resources
The "bastardized simulacra" (Mullenweg words) of WordPress can no longer access WordPress.org servers
WordPress co-founder calls WP Engine a "cancer," claiming they're profiting off "confusion"
Matt Mullenweg also urges customers to switch to other hosting providers
WordPress now offers a 100-year domain and hosting plan for $38K
WordPress wants to preserve your digital legacy
NeoCities is bringing the eye-bleeding "spirit" of GeoCities back to the modern web
A blend of modern web hosting and unbounded, social-like freedom of expression
Imgur to erase legacy content not linked to an account, and ban NSFW material
Imgur is delivering a one-two punch
Basecamp decided to leave the cloud after spending $3.2 million in one year
Cloud companies are making "obscene" profits over medium-sized businesses
What Ever Happened to GeoCities?
GeoCities was more than a hosting service, offering community features and building tools, it could be seen as the forefather of social media. In 1999, the site was the third-most popular on the web.
TechSpot turns to StackPath CDN for faster loading
When it came time to switch we researched several different CDNs. This is why we chose StackPath
Stormfront becomes the latest neo-Nazi site to be shut down by its hosting company
Web.com has placed a hold on the site
Photobucket faces wrath of users after quietly introducing $400 per year hotlinking fee
The image hosting service is being accused of blackmail
