The WP Week Podcast: Your weekly digest of WordPress news and insights. Sponsored by Omnisend and WP Job Openings plugin, this episode covers the latest in WordPress updates, security, and community initiatives.

Highlights include:

• A Merge Proposal for safer auto-updates.

• The Pattern Directory's new design.

• The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for diversity.

• Automattic's all-in-one Affiliate Program.

• Meta's AI assistant integrating Google and Bing search.

• Brave's privacy-first 'Answer with AI'.

• Security updates for WordPress plugins.

• The WPScan 2023 Website Threat Report.

• Strategic partnerships and acquisitions enhancing the WordPress ecosystem.

• WP Includes' survey on gender equality.

• Advanced Custom Fields' win in Plugin Madness 2024.

• WPBakery's 13th-anniversary sale.

• Community updates and farewells.

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