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just now (656+ words) If you want serious protection for a WordPress site in 2026, one plugin is rarely the whole story. The most resilient setups usually combine: The six plugins below map very well to that layered approach. Cerber (WP Cerber Security) is a comprehensive security plugin that gives you a firewall, anti-spam engine, and malware scanner in one package. It is especially strong at blocking brute-force attacks and cleaning up spam registrations and comments. Cerber is a solid "main shield" for small and medium sites: it takes care of login security, bot spam, and malware checks so you do not need three different plugins for that. WP Ghost is a hack-prevention and path-hiding layer that changes how your site looks to bots and automated exploit tools. Instead of focusing primarily on cleaning infections, it makes your site much harder to fingerprint as WordPress…...

just now (435+ words) Why GPU bills are so high Most teams blame GPU cost on model size, but the real problem is idle compute. A typical training run includes long periods when the GPU is running but not doing work. Common sources of waste include Principle 1: Design your training to be interruptible Interruptible training is the foundation of meaningful cost reduction. What this requires Regular checkpoints Deterministic dataloading A restart aware training loop The ability to relaunch the job on any GPU with the same framework version When training can pause, snapshot state and resume predictably, the GPU no longer needs to stay alive for long stretches. You only consume compute during periods of actual training. Why this saves money Idle periods naturally appear in real workflows. Eliminating them reduces compute hours without reducing progress. For many teams, this step alone saves 20% to…...

just now (628+ words) Exclusive: Sussex hub raises price for motorists by 43 per cent on 6 January 2026, making the charge almost as high as some air fares London Gatwick is raising its charge for dropping off passengers outside the terminal to "10 " far higher than at any other UK airport. Britain's second-busiest blames the increase on the doubling of its business rates bill. The current fee is "7, which is typical for most major UK airports, but it will rise by 43 per cent from 6 January 2026. A spokesperson for Gatwick said: "This increase in the drop-off charge is not a decision we have taken lightly; however, we are facing a number of increasing costs, including a more than doubling of our business rates in the recent Budget. "Passengers can still be dropped off for free in our long-stay car parks, with a free shuttle bus to the terminal....

just now (402+ words) BTCC has integrated its full suite of more than 400 perpetual futures pairs with TradingView, giving platform users a smoother and more convenient trading experience. The update enables traders to conduct trades on TradingView without the need to switch between different tools or platforms. TradingView currently has more than 100 million users worldwide. Known for its live data and technical analysis tools, the platform now supports BTCC's derivative products, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin pairs. The integration also brings hundreds of other markets offered by BTCC into the TradingView environment. BTCC's Product Manager, Marcus Che,n explained the goal behind the integration, saying," "This integration combines TradingView's analytical tools with BTCC's range of perpetual futures pairs and deep liquidity. Our focus is on giving traders a smoother path from analysis to execution, and making it easier for them to manage…...

just now (838+ words) Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff last week came closer to answering a multibillion-dollar question when he said seat-based pricing " with some caveats " was becoming the norm for its AI agents after flirting with pricing based on consumption and per-conversation payments. While there is much debate about how users will get money back from investing in AI agents, the stakes are also high when it comes to how they pay for them. Gartner has forecast that agentic AI could drive around 30 percent of enterprise application software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion, up from 2 percent in 2025. Vendors supporting the pillars of enterprise for most large organizations " names like SAP, Oracle, Workday, and Infor " all see AI agents as a big part of their plans. But with concern raging about how many jobs AI might replace, the CRM giant was presented with a dilemma should…...

1+ min ago (1006+ words) Chanukah is more than a celebration of survival, it is about renewal of our spiritual mission For many Jews, the most inspiring part of being Jewish can be condensed into three simple words: Am Yisrael Chai " "the Jewish people live on!" It is our anthem. Our mantra. Our defiant whisper in the face of empires. Our triumphant song after surviving countless shadows and valleys of death. Historians and philosophers " from Mark Twain to Tolstoy to Pascal " have marvelled at our survival, calling the Jewish people anything from immortal and eternal to'invincible. The comedian Alan King facetiously summarised our miraculous history this way: "They tried to kill us. We survived. Let's eat!" But as powerful as this truth is, as necessary and uplifting as it may be in dark times, it addresses only the how of our story " not the why....

1+ min ago (1100+ words) Key topics:Theresa May downplays Reform UK threat, calls it "noise" in politics.Focus on economy, warns against populism, urges centre-ground approach.Critiques "It's all very well doing well in opinion polls this far out from a general election, but when it comes to it, people want to ask who should be in government? Critical to that will be the economy..May's remarks will be seen as a call for the Conservatives to avoid the pull of Reform's populism and instead stake out the center ground of UK politics at a time when Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is tacking to the left with higher taxes and public spending. "They are forgetting some of the fundamentals of growth, May said in the wider interview, pointing to the current government's move last year to hike payroll taxes for employers "I think…...

1+ min ago (414+ words) We're in Fort Davis today for conversations about the dark skies and the ways Texas is contributing to space science. By Texas StandardDecember 12, 20259:14 amTexas Standard Original, Whole Shows Here's what's coming up on Texas Standard for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Why Texas looks to the stars from Fort Davis Fort Davis was named the site of the McDonald Observatory generations ago for its unmatched dark skies. The observatory has helped position the University of Texas as a leader in astronomical research while welcoming the public into the science of the cosmos. Taft Armandroff, UT Austin professor and director of McDonald Observatory, and Rachel Fuechsl, the observatory's public program manager, join Texas Standard today. How Texas is…...

1+ min ago (504+ words) The Barbican will close for a multimillion-pound makeover that will allow the cultural institution to stay open in the future, its chairman said. With a "191 million funding injection from the City of London Corporation, which manages the site, the cultural and arts institution will undergo major upgrades to key areas and to improve accessibility to parts of the centre. This will allow the institution to "secure" its future as "a world-leading cultural and economic powerhouse". The centre's famous indoor botanical gardens in the Conservatory, brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will be carefully restored to improve crucial infrastructure and open up public areas. The revamp will sensitively protect the Grade II-listed estate and reuse materials including the glass from the Conservatory, prioritising retrofit over rebuild. Better accessibility and more inclusive areas will also be part of the refurbishment. A new multi-faith…...

2+ min ago (624+ words) Khushali Srivastava is a Lifestyle Writer at Evolve Media. She covers fashion, beauty, and wellness with a focus on the latest lifestyle trends. Her passion for fashion inspires her storytelling, allowing her to craft engaging content for readers. Tate McRae Says Taylor Swift's Shoutout Felt "Surreal' Tate McRae is still wrapping her head around one of the most surreal moments of her career, learning that Taylor Swift, the world's biggest pop star, had been blasting her music on repeat. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the 22-year-old Canadian singer recalled the moment she discovered Swift had publicly praised her viral hit "Tit For Tat," describing the experience as something that felt almost written in the stars. Tate McRae opens up about Taylor Swift's support for her in Rolling Stone interview "It was so surreal. And it's so funny " my…...