Carbon-Aware Scheduling Gives Data Centers a Practical Emissions Lever
By timing flexible workloads like batch jobs and AI training to cleaner grid hours, data center operators can cut Scope 2 emissions without compromising reliability.
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Can Better Design Make Data Centers More Welcome Neighbors?
As data center pushback grows over looks, noise, and land use, operators and architects are testing biomimicry, underground builds, and community co-design to ease local opposition.
Jetpack Adds Podcasting Tools Built Right Into WordPress
A new WP Tavern podcast episode digs into Jetpack's podcasting features, letting creators publish, distribute, and manage shows directly from their WordPress sites.
AI Data Centers Demand a Systems-Level Approach to Efficiency
As AI workloads push data centers toward higher density and complexity, industry analysis argues that power, cooling, and compute must be designed together rather than treated as separate concerns.
Cloudflare’s 16th Birthday Letter Warns of AI Agent Traffic Explosion
Cloudflare's 2026 founders' letter says automated traffic will overtake human traffic by May 2026 and outlines new tools meant to help small sites and creators survive the shift to agent driven browsing.
Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Logged 1,066 Vulnerability Submissions in June 2026
Wordfence's June 2026 report shows its bug bounty program remains a steady pipeline of WordPress vulnerability discoveries, with researcher submissions triaged and responsibly disclosed to plugin and theme vendors.
Utilities and States Move to Rein In Speculative Data Center Projects
Public opposition and new utility vetting rules are slowing a growing share of proposed AI data centers, even as hyperscaler spending keeps climbing.
Data Centers Face Growing Scrutiny Over Low-Frequency Noise
Infrasound from cooling towers, generators, and fans is becoming a flashpoint in community pushback against data center projects, and operators have practical, low-cost ways to address it.
Human Made’s K. Adam White on Migrating Enterprises to Block Editor
In a WP Tavern podcast, Human Made's K. Adam White explains how large organizations move complex legacy content into WordPress' block editor without sacrificing editorial control or brand consistency.