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EPUB won’t support HTML anytime soon, and here’s why

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JPEG XL (JXL) is coming back to Chrome

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Homebrew gets GUI with Taphouse

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New version of PNG to challenge AVIF and WebP for image dominance on the web

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You no longer have to use Gravatar on WordPress for avatars, thanks to FAIR

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FAIR initiative decentralizes WordPress updates

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WordPress creates an AI Team to accelerate development

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Why you should do more than resizing images with the srcset property

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Google adds better PWA visibility and navigational linking to Chrome

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Sites using reCAPTCHA must migrate to Google Cloud; Cloudflare Turnstile may be a better alternative

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The search engine-friendly Details disclosure element has new styling options

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CSS has a new official logo

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I found the best guide for anyone who wants to learn how to build a website

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WordPress email delivery plugin launched by Gravity Forms

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Mobile-first UX considerations: Highlights from a redesign

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Safari 16 supports AVIF in macOS Ventura and iOS 16

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Why crypto is a waste of energy, full of crime, and isn’t really decentralized

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Web3 and crypto skepticism is growing and people are finally starting to listen

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Princeton privacy study halts GDPR/CCPA research over ethics concerns and industry blowback

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Chrome adds feature that disables viewing HTML source code

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