Automattic Cuts Weekly Contributor Hours to WordPress.org by 99% – Community Members Fear ‘Beginning of the End’
- January 15, 2025
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- truthseekerx
Last week, Automattic announced that they’d be cutting their weekly contributor hours to WordPress.org from roughly 4,000 to a mere 45. This is a massive shift in how open-source WordPress has functioned for over a decade. Let’s explore four possible implications of this major change. (more…)...
(1-14-25) BHN-TRS: California wildfires spark political dramas; millions flee gang-infested Haiti; MSNBC president steps down
- January 15, 2025
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- truthseekerx
Some California homeowners were abandoned by insurance companies several months before By Black Headline News BREAKING: California wildfires become political while residents suffer. Millions flee Haiti as civil war brews among gangs. GREEN WATCH: Florida to reach subfreezing temperatures over the next coming week. SPOTLIGHT: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains honored despite the...
The Rise of “GEO” – or How AI is Transforming Search Engine Optimization
- January 09, 2025
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- truthseekerx
If you’ve used Google lately, you’ve probably noticed a change: instead of just getting a mix of links and snippets, you’re now seeing AI-generated responses that synthesize information from multiple sources right there in your results. This is what’s known as generative search and it’s changing how we optimize content for search engines. In this...
(1-7-25) BHN Talk Radio Show reviews President Carter’s farewell, Tibet earthquake, Africa splitting, Meta no fact-checking, and alcohol cancer-link
- January 09, 2025
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Meta founder, Mark Zuckerburg gives excuse for cutting third-party fact checking companies to curb censorship By Black Headline News BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100 — living longer than any president in U.S. history, serving from 1977 to 1981. His beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, died in...
How the Holidays Are Shaping Web Traffic Trends (and Why You Should Care)
Happy almost-2025, everyone! While you’re finishing up your year-end to-do’s (or wishing you had started them earlier), I’ve been diving into some fresh data published by Cloudflare. This time, they’ve looked at how people around the globe have been spending their time online during the holiday season – between Christmas and the New Year. As...
Best Donation Plugins for WordPress Compared and Tested (2025-Ready)
Fundraising is hard. Accepting payments shouldn’t be. I tested popular WordPress donation plugins to determine how well they can help you meet your online fundraising goals. (more…)...
BHN Radio (12-24-24): Bird flu is rising, Vanuata 7.3 earthquake flattens houses, Jamiee Foxx is back, Black men have drug overdose crisis
Mysterious dinga dinga virus has Ugandans dancing uncontrollably By Black Headline News BREAKING: Bird flu is on the rise in animals and house hold pets; scientist are worried about the transference to humans, which a few cases seem possible already. Dinga Dinga is a mystery virus causing excessive body-shaking in hundreds of Ugandans. The condition, predominantly...
I Tried OpenAI’s Sora Video Generator…It’s Mostly Unusable
If you haven’t tried Sora yet (or are in a region where it’s not currently available) and you’re curious about it, then keep reading. I will begin with an overview of Sora’s usage limits, its UI / UX, and the different ways you can make a video with it. Then I’ll share samples of the...
BHN Talk Radio (12-17-24): Mayotte hit with cyclone, California hit with tornado; FBI warns about texting
As the weather changes drastically, people are unprepared for the worst By Black Headline News BREAKING NEWS: The Madison, Wisconsin 15-year-old school shooter is now deceased, but questions arise about the root of this teen’s anger. Green Watch Breaking: Poverty-stricken French Island, Mayotte, one of the 18 regions of France, has been severely damaged...
BHN Talk Radio (12-13-24): Penny acquitted in NYC subway chokehold trial; Biden Administration appoints more Black women federal judges
The Biden Administration has appointed a record-breaking 40 Black women as judges, all together, appointing 63 Black judges–but is this enough? By Black Headline News BREAKING: Former marine, Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold trial. In Africa, a Chinese gold mining operation threatens protected UN heritage site in the Congo. GREEN WATCH: US Department of Defense...