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WordPress and WP Engine are going through a disagreement that has gotten to a point where WordPress has decided to block WP Engine. This tension is due to WP Engine using WordPress’ resources, like the plugins and themes, without actually making financial or technical contributions to the open source platform. WordPress is a staple for millions of web developers, and the company officially decided to cut off access for WP Engine. This puts thousands of sites in danger, though.

WP Engine is a popular web hosting company that has long depended on WordPress for functions that drive its services. But Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, recently made it clear that this relationship was one-sided. He accused WP Engine of taking advantage of WordPress without support in…

Scott Mills, who is currently filling in for DJ Zoe Ball on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, previously voiced his concerns about hosting a breakfast radio programme. In the final episode of Celebrity Race Around the World, which was broadcast on Wednesday 18 September and filmed earlier this year, Scott told his husband Sam Vaughan after a very early pre-dawn start during the final leg of the race: “Remind me not to do the breakfast show.”

Scott hasn’t heeded his own advice, and is currently having to get up very early to host the Radio 2 Breakfast Show as he is filling in for regular DJ Zoe Ball, who has been absent from her show for the past five weeks. The BBC have yet to state why 53 year old Zoe is away, and Scott and fellow DJ Gaby Roslin have been filling in since 8 August.

TikTok has activated its first European data centre in Ireland’s capital, Dublin. The aim is to counter concerns about the safety of user data and possible access by the Chinese government. Theo Bertram, TikTok’s vice president of public policy in Europe, promises a “specially reinforced protective environment” around European user data.
 

Why Dublin Matters

 
The Dublin centre is not a lone effort; it’s part of a larger plan. Ireland will host another centre, and Norway will get one too. By the end of 2024, TikTok aims to transfer all data of users from the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and Switzerland to these centres. Previously, data was stored only in the US and Singapore.
 

Independent Audits

 
To gain user trust, TikTok has engaged NCC Group, a…