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Latest · PHP PHPPHP2Shell is two critical bugs in PHP itself that let an attacker take over a web server with no login. Attack attempts began before the fix. Here is what happened, which PHP versions fix it, who is affected, what to do if you cannot update today, and how to check whether you were hit.
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AI / MLAnthropic says Opus 5.5 performs at Fable 5.1 level for 60% lower prices. We checked every number against Anthropic's docs and the first independent tests: what a real task costs on each model, why the effort setting decides whether you get Fable-level results, and the API changes to fix before you switch.
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MedusaMedusa 2.19.0 shipped on 13 August 2026: one large infrastructure upgrade, inventory CSV export, custom fulfillment addresses, notification control on order edits, a generic OIDC provider and three breaking changes. What your team gets, what might break, and what to ask before you upgrade.
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AI / MLA feature that took fifteen engineering days now takes two — which changes the roadmap far more than it changes the budget. A worked example, the published numbers from Rakuten, HubSpot and Boldare, and the three things that decide whether you get the result or a disappointing pilot.
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MedusaSeven custom Medusa modules, a Next.js storefront with flat category URLs and faceted search, and the architecture that makes a composable stack behave like one product.
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WooCommerceWooCommerce 11.0 landed on August 4 after a one-week delay: 551 pull requests, measurable performance gains, guest order claiming, analytics fixes, and one removal that will surprise some stores. What actually changed and what to check before you update.
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MagentoHyvä's Anthropic provider is open source, documented, and readable on GitHub. What the Hyvä AI framework actually is, which Claude models it supports, why the tool-calling interface is the interesting part, and how to adopt it without wasting a budget.
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PerformanceFaster pages convert better and rank better — the proof is clear. But your PageSpeed score is a lab estimate, not the whole story. What it measures, what Google actually ranks on, and real before-and-after numbers.
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AI / MLRanking first on Google no longer means being cited by an AI assistant — the two systems overlap far less than people assume. What earns a mention, and how to measure it.
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MagentoInside our ground-up build of Scout Arabia: a bilingual Arabic/English multi-vendor gifting marketplace on Magento 2, with a Hyvä storefront and mobile APIs.
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MagentoThe Magento front-end decision, costed. When a Hyvä migration pays for itself, when a PWA storefront is justified, and the cases where staying on Luma is genuinely the right call.
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MagentoA years-long engagement: Mauritius's electronics marketplace on Magento 2 with Hyvä, supplier-feed integration, and a custom finance, warehouse and delivery back office.
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