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This Month’s Special Guest Panelists: Matt Medeiros & Chris Badgett
#1 – What is PHP and why did it spark a global cyber-security scramble?
Osmond Chia, Business reporter
For more than a decade, serious flaws had gone undetected in the technology underpinning much of the internet.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3qjnwye0ep5o
#2 – Anthropic reveals rapid revenue gains and larger losses in stock market filing
Anthropic has publicly filed for a stock market listing in what is slated to be one of the largest debuts in history. The company’s float on the US market will test the financial viability of the multitrillion-dollar AI boom.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/26/anthropic-files-listing-stock-market
#3 – Matt Mullenweg Orders Accessibility Revert, Tells Core Committer to “Contribute Your Talents to Another Project”
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Andrea Fercia has spent more than a decade making WordPress more accessible. But on Tuesday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg told the long-time core committer to take his talents elsewhere.
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#5 – You Can See Everything, Except the Truth About Elizabeth Holmes: A Review
CNET | Katelyn Chedraoui, Laura Michelle Davis, Gael Cooper, Aaron Pruner
You Can See Everything, the nearly 3-hour documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, follows Elizabeth Holmes in the 34 days leading up to her 2023 incarceration. The film offers intimate access to the disgraced Theranos founder, her partner Billy Evans, and their children as she attempts to recast herself before the cameras.
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