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Cloudflare launches EmDash as WordPress alternative

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Cloudflare unveils EmDash, an open-source CMS with plugin isolation, migration tools and pay-per-use monetisation for publishers and AI access.
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WordPress.com adds AI write tools for site control

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WordPress.com now lets AI agents draft, edit and publish content directly to sites via conversation, expanding beyond read-only integrations.
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Anthropic boosts Claude Cowork with new plugins, admin tools

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Anthropic upgrades Claude Cowork with private plugin marketplaces, richer admin controls and Office-linked workflows for enterprise teams.
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Stop burning money on manual marketing tasks

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Stop wasting budget on grunt work: use agentic automation to handle competitor intel, reporting, SEO and lead routing so marketers drive revenue.
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KYND: big firms leave critical cyber flaws unpatched

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Major firms are leaving known, actively exploited cyber flaws unpatched for six months or more, sharply heightening breach risks.
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Fake CAPTCHA scam targets 2,353 WordPress sites, warns CyberCX

Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
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CyberCX warns 2,353 WordPress sites, including 82 in Australia and New Zealand, have been targeted by the DarkEngine fake CAPTCHA scam spreading malware.
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Amplitude reports 8% revenue growth, new CFO, & sanctions risk

Tue, 13th Aug 2024
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Amplitude posts an 8% revenue growth to USD $73.3 million, appoints Andrew Casey as new CFO, and prepares for potential sanctions-related risks impacting receivables.
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Amplitude unveils six new integrations to enhance analytics platform

Fri, 14th Jun 2024
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Amplitude introduces six new integrations and an integration portal to enhance its digital analytics platform, featuring partnerships with Contentful, HubSpot, and more.
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DigitalOcean unveils new malware protection for Cloudways platform

Fri, 31st May 2024
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DigitalOcean launches new Malware Protection add-on for Cloudways, powered by Imunify360, offering SMBs robust real-time malware detection.
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Canto to launch APAC hub in Sydney following strong ANZ growth

Wed, 21st Feb 2024
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Canto sets sights on ANZ market expansion, planning an APAC hub in Sydney after achieving a 163% growth in new customers YoY in the region.
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CloudSponge launches 'Better Sharing' plugin on WordPress

Mon, 30th Oct 2023
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CloudSponge launches Better Sharing, a WordPress plugin aimed at transforming email sharing for website visitors.
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Online retailers should start prepping for Black Friday now

Tue, 17th Oct 2023
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Retailers want to ensure every potential customer who lands on their site has a seamless experience from start to finish.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Storyblok with Marcus Paterson

Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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Marcus Paterson, who is the Head of Sales for APAC at Storyblok, joins us today to tell us more about StoryBlok and discuss the future of CMS. .
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Searchspring appoints Alex Kombos as new CEO

Wed, 15th Mar 2023
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Searchspring, a global leader in eCommerce personalization, has hired Alex Kombos as the new CEO to lead the company's next stage of growth.
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Ondat appoints Alex Jones as company's advisory board

Mon, 27th Jun 2022
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Cloud native storage provider Ondat has named Alex Jones, Kubernetes engineering director at Canonical, to its advisory board for technical planning.
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Delloop reveals new WordPress plug-in for customer engagement

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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Delloop has revealed its WordPress eCommerce helper plug-in, 'Delloop for WooCommerce', which looks to help further engage with customers.
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WordPress vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2021

Thu, 13th Jan 2022
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WordPress vulnerabilities have more than doubled in 2021, with 77% of them being exploitable, according to Risk Based Security.
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Web design programmers do an about face – again!

Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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Web designers are abandoning heavy WordPress themes for speedier options like Oxygen or AMP, aiming for under-three-second loading times to stay competitive.
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Ignore the critics, because WordPress has finally arrived

Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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Despite criticisms, WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging tool to a versatile CMS, now powering over 31% of all websites, including major enterprises.
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WordPress users urged to update to 4.8.3 to fix major platform vulnerability

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Those who run websites developed on the popular WordPress platform are being urged to update to the latest version of WordPress immediately.