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How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Tim Cadogan, the CEO of GoFundMe. You know GoFundMe — it’s a major fundraising platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to Little League uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a fascinating and chaotic moment in the United States, and the moment, you’ll hear me argue, I think GoFundMe became a load-bearing part of American culture.  Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive

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Django Weblog

The Block and Tackle of Django's Code of Conduct Working Group

In early 2026, Django's Code of Conduct Working Group adopted Contributor Covenant 3.0 as Django's Code of Conduct. I talked about why at DjangoCon US 2026 (slides here). That talk was mostly the story of how we managed the people side of the process. This post is the technical mechanics of how we managed the change and our work going forward. Who can change what, and who has to sign off The Code of Conduct Working Group is established by the DSF board and kept deliberately small. At least three

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WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration

Seven and half years after blocks arrived in Core, WordPress introduces a way to build blocks without React annd build pipelines. All you need is PHP. WordPress PHP-Only Block Registration originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

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Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers

Netflix executives have considered making third-party streaming services available within its app, according to a report from The New York Times. The recent discussions reportedly centered around bringing Peacock and Fox One to Netflix, though it's unclear whether the streaming giant would sell subscriptions to the other services or add their content to its app. While Amazon's Prime Video and Roku have long sold subscriptions to rival services, the move would be a major change for Netflix, which

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What's new in Emacs 31.1

Article URL: https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/whats-new-in-emacs-311 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49419252 Points: 323 # Comments: 99

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