Category: tech

Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Deployment of a THAAD Battery to Israel – Department of Defense

Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Deployment of a THAAD Battery to Israel  Department of DefenseUS deploys Thaad anti-missile system to Israel after Iranian attack  BBC.comMiddle East live: US to send antimissile system to Israel  The GuardianU.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel  The New York Times

SpaceX ‘catches’ giant Starship rocket booster in fifth flight test – Al Jazeera English

SpaceX ‘catches’ giant Starship rocket booster in fifth flight test  Al Jazeera EnglishSpaceX catches giant Starship booster during historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video)  Space.comVideo: SpaceX Achieves Its First-Ever ‘Chopsticks’ Landing  The New York TimesSpaceX launches its most ambitious Starship test flight yet. Here’s what to know  CNNSpaceX launches fifth Starship test, eyes novel booster ‘catch’  Yahoo Finance

Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai – BBC.com

Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai  BBC.comBaba Siddique murder: Gurmel, Haryana resident with shady history, held for NCP leader’s killing  The Times of IndiaLawrence Bishnoi-Salman Khan link to Baba Siddique murder? Mumbai Police replies  Hindustan TimesBaba Siddique’s shooters had met Bishnoi gang member in Haryana jail: police  The Indian ExpressNamaz offered before Baba Siddique’s funeral in Mumbai  India Today

Iran Responds to ‘Secret Documents’ Linking Tehran to Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack – Newsweek

Iran Responds to ‘Secret Documents’ Linking Tehran to Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack  NewsweekSecret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack  The New York TimesCaptured documents reveal Hamas’s broader ambition to wreak havoc on Israel  The Washington PostReports: Hamas delayed Oct. 7 attack to enlist Iran, Hezbollah; plotted 9/11-style bombing  The Times of IsraelHamas planned to conduct 9/11 style attack on Israel before October 7 – report  The Jerusalem Post

In photos: Northern lights dazzle skies across the U.S. and world – Axios

In photos: Northern lights dazzle skies across the U.S. and world  AxiosNorthern lights forecast maps for tonight show best areas in U.S. to see aurora borealis  CBS NewsRare Northern Lights Animate Night Skies Around the Globe: Photos  The New York TimesGorgeous Aurora Dazzles Northern US  The Weather Channel‘It was 3 hours of magic’: Spectacular auroras thrill stargazers across the world (and internet) as intense geomagnetic storm batters Earth (photos)  Space.com

Ian Stewart to Lead WordPress.com

We are pleased to announce that Ian Stewart (blog, LinkedIn, GitHub, X) has been chosen to lead end-to-end customer experience for WordPress.com as its Artistic Director and product lead.

In a nod to LVMH’s organizational structure, Ian will lead in the style of a maison head, ensuring that every part of WordPress.com remains the best managed WordPress experience available. He has been a part of the WordPress.com team for over 14 years, and we’re excited to see what changes he will implement on WordPress.com in this new role.

“I got involved with WordPress after growing tired of using Blogger for my personal blog,” Ian says. “This quickly led to the demise of my regular blogging habits as I spent most of my time messing around with my theme…My fooling around with WordPress themes quickly became a delightful obsession as I tried to publicly figure out what I thought about them.”

We’re grateful for your obsession with WordPress, Ian, and we certainly know the feeling.

When he’s not wrangling WordPress themes, Ian is more than likely browsing for books, thinking about books, thinking about where to store books, and—when time permits—sometimes even reading books. He hails from infamously cold and windy Winnipeg, Canada, where he lives with his wonderful wife and children.

Please join us in welcoming Ian in his new role.