An Enchanted Broadsheet for the Open Web
WooCommerce Stripe Gateway stores must update to 11.2.0 or 11.1.2 now, as the fixes close security issues, the worst of which could allow fraudulent purchases.
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 · a 2-min dispatch
The Picture Box
A six-lakh-rupee verdict: reliability, cost, agents, Codex, and a fact-check duel only one assistant survived.
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Dispatch from the moving-picture parlour · ChatGPT vs Claude, 2026
✦ By Owl from Diagon Alley
Newly apparated tools, launches and discounts worth a Knut.
Galleons Off
WP Rocket's Black Friday sale offers 40% off one-year plans and 60% off three-year plans for first-time buyers of the caching plugin, until 28 November.
40% off 1-year plans, 60% off 3-year plans, first purchase only, until 28 November 2026
Galleons Off
Hostinger's Black Friday sale cuts web hosting by up to 85%, from $1.99 a month, for the first subscription term, running until 14 December 2026.
No code needed: up to 85% off web hosting, from $1.99 a month, until 14 December 2026
Just Apparated
Automattic has launched Spacefast, a new company that lets AI agents publish apps and websites with hosting, a domain and a SQL database in one place.
Just Apparated
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, promising sharper coding, reasoning and vision, faster output and a lower price per token.
Just Apparated
Five million weekly users and growing. Now Codex deploys sites, connects 62 apps, and ships six plugins tailored to analysts, marketers, designers, investors, and bankers.
Just Apparated
A modest but tangible improvement on 4.7 — priced identically, and now shipping with dynamic workflows, effort controls, and a fast mode three times cheaper than before.
Just Apparated
From brainstorming to batch editing, Google's new agent reasons through complex creative tasks — all while remaining under the user's control.
Just Apparated
Every claim cites a source. Ships with a checklist, llms.txt, an MCP server, and an Agent Skill. Free and open source.
Carried by Owl from the Job Tree
Remote postings from across the wizarding workplace — freshly perched, ready for an application.
V-Outsourcing Business Group
Nov 9
Development
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Salvo Software
Nov 7
Development
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Toptal
Nov 5
AI/ML Engineering
Via Remote OK
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Coalition Technologies
Nov 2
SEO/Content Marketing
Via Remotive
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Docusketch
Nov 2
AI/ML
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International Association of Project Managers (IAPM)
Oct 31
Development
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Inside this Edition
Gutenberg 24.3 lets WordPress editors format text across several blocks at once, adds emoji reactions to notes, and brings a redesigned Media inserter.
Gutenberg 24.3 lets WordPress editors format text across several blocks at once, adds emoji reactions to notes, and brings a redesigned Media inserter.…
Monday, 9 November 2026 ·a 1-min dispatch ·Read on →
GitHub has published a guide to agentic engineering with Copilot, urging developers to let agents aid every stage: Plan, Build, Verify and Observe.
GitHub has published a guide to agentic engineering with Copilot, urging developers to let agents aid every stage: Plan, Build, Verify and Observe.…
Monday, 9 November 2026 ·a 1-min dispatch ·Read on →
WooCommerce Stripe Gateway stores must update to 11.2.0 or 11.1.2 now, as the fixes close security issues, the worst of which could allow fraudulent purchases.
WooCommerce Stripe Gateway stores must update to 11.2.0 or 11.1.2 now, as the fixes close security issues, the worst of which could allow fraudulent purchases.…
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 ·a 2-min dispatch ·Read on →
WordPress 7.2 Beta 5 brings security, accessibility and PHP 8.6 compatibility fixes ahead of the December 8, 2026 final release of WordPress 7.2.
WordPress 7.2 Beta 5 brings security, accessibility and PHP 8.6 compatibility fixes ahead of the December 8, 2026 final release of WordPress 7.2.…
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 ·a 1-min dispatch ·Read on →
Gutenberg 24.3 lets WordPress editors format text across several blocks at once, adds emoji reactions to notes, and brings a redesigned Media inserter.
Gutenberg 24.3 lets WordPress editors format text across several blocks at once, adds emoji reactions to notes, and brings a redesigned Media inserter.…
Monday, 9 November 2026 ·a 1-min dispatch ·Read on →
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The Hall of Fame
By Decree of the Editor
Witches, wizards & enchanted tools the Editor wishes to elevate this week.
WPBakery
The best WordPress page & landing page builder
View →Google releases A2UI 1.0, the first stable version of its open protocol for generative UI, letting AI agents answer with interactive screens instead of text.
Google releases A2UI 1.0, the first stable version of its open protocol for generative UI, letting AI agents answer with interactive screens instead of text.…
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 ·a 2-min dispatch ·Read on →
Anthropic unveiled Claude Meetings, Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards in beta, an AI office suite aimed at non-technical knowledge workers, says The Verge.
Anthropic unveiled Claude Meetings, Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards in beta, an AI office suite aimed at non-technical knowledge workers, says The Verge.…
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 ·a 2-min dispatch ·Read on →
Google has made Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest model, available to developers and enterprises at $2 per million input tokens and to Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Google has made Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest model, available to developers and enterprises at $2 per million input tokens and to Google AI Ultra subscribers.…
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 ·a 2-min dispatch ·Read on →
No fresh dispatch
Google warns that moving a site to a CDN can briefly flood its origin server with crawler traffic, and that blanket bot protection may push pages out of Search.
Google warns that moving a site to a CDN can briefly flood its origin server with crawler traffic, and that blanket bot protection may push pages out of Search.…
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 ·a 2-min dispatch ·Read on →
Google has released the November 2026 core update, which applies globally and to all languages, with a rollout that may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
Google has released the November 2026 core update, which applies globally and to all languages, with a rollout that may take up to 2 weeks to complete.…
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 ·a 1-min dispatch ·Read on →
The Hall of Patrons
The Hall of Patrons — By Decree of the Wizengamot
Enchantments, ateliers & allies whose patronage keeps the presses turning.
