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This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

LaunchFlow: https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Why WordPress Will Soon Power 50% of All Websites

https://www.namecheap.com/blog/wordpress-market-share/

https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-9-5-improves-site-editor-and-adds-new-options-for-cover-and-code-blocks

#2 - Salesforce buys Slack in a $27.7B megadeal

https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/01/salesforce-buys-slack/

#3 - Why Flywheel and Divi are the perfect pair for your WordPress workflow

https://getflywheel.com/divi/

#4 - More than 20,000 users submit cases to Facebook oversight board

https://www.axios.com/facebook-oversight-board-20000-cases-submitted-six-chosen-028b1b7a-2b91-4f40-80af-1783d505690a.html

#5 - Is Medium’s New Logo A Sign Of Bigger Problems?

https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/is-mediums-new-logo-is-a-sign-of-bigger-problems-101f8dd84b44

#6 - Parler’s got a porn problem: Adult businesses target pro-Trump social network

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/02/parler-pornography-problem/

Yes its happen to all of us either we have updated some plugins and we get the white screen of death or which is a lot more common we update and there is some form of conflict problems connected to not working correctly with your theme or suddenly it affects how another important plugin works. In this week's show me and Steven go through what we do when we come across this type of problem.

We Have a Real Expert on AI and Big Data And We Take The Opportunity To Ask Him A Number of Questions About The Whole Area of AI

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

LaunchFlows: https://launchflows.com/

Matthew Renze

We Interview Data Science Consultant, Author and Public Speaker

Matthew Renze is a data science consultant, author, and public speaker. Over the past two decades, he’s taught over 300,000 software developers and IT professionals. He’s delivered over 100 keynotes, presentations, and workshops at conferences on every continent in the world (including Antarctica). His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small tech startups around the globe.

Matthew is a Microsoft MVP in AI, an ASPInsider, and an author for Pluralsight, Udemy, and Skillshare. He’s also an open-source software contributor. His focus includes artificial intelligence, data science, and machine learning

https://matthewrenze.com/

The Main Topics For The Interview

1 - What is the main difference between human and machine learning and AI?

#2 - What are Neuron Networks?

#3 - How does "Weights" work connected to artificial Intelligence neuron networks?

#4 - What does the term " BackPropagation" mean connected to AI?

#5 - Do we fully understand the mathematics that is the basis of computer "Neuron Networks"?

#6 - Did "Game Theory" has a key part in the development of modern AI?

#7 - Is it true that most AI networks have about 300 neurons where the human brain has about 100,000,000,000 neurons?

#8 - What are the most exciting development connected to AI?

#9 - Is one of the real strengths of AI networks is speed compared to the human brain?

#10 - Is it true that we don't have a clear understanding connected to how human beings learn and what is real human intelligence?

#11 - Can you give some background on the noise problem that a lot of AI systems have connected to recognizing slight chances in images?

Main Host

Jonathan Denwood

https://www.wp-tonic.com

Co-Host

Steven Sauder

https://zipfish.io

Lauren We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies.

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

LaunchFlow: https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Should WordPress Notify Users of Plugin Ownership Changes?

https://wptavern.com/should-wordpress-notify-users-of-plugin-ownership-changes

#2 - Apple MacBook Air with M1 review: new chip, no problem

https://www.theverge.com/21569603/apple-macbook-air-m1-review-price-specs-features-arm-silicon

#3 - Well-known, established and highly-respected WordPress Plugin for sale - probably Visual Composer:

https://flippa.com/10716779-saas-internet

Vulnerability Exposes Over 4 Million Sites Using WPBakery

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/10/vulnerability-exposes-over-4-million-sites-using-wpbakery/

#4 - WordPress.com Gives Conservative Treehouse the Boot, Citing TOS Violations

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-com-gives-conservative-treehouse-the-boot-citing-tos-violations

#5 - Best eCommerce Website Builder: 6 Top Tools Tested in This Ultimate Comparison

https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/best-ecommerce-website-builder/

#6 Transform the way your business communicates (again)

https://unslack.co/

We Interview The Co-Founder and President of AppPresser Brian Messenlehner

Brian Messenlehner is the Co-Founder and President of AppPresser.com where he currently leads our custom development services effort in building and maintaining custom iOS apps, Android apps, WordPress websites, and everything in between.

https://apppresser.com/brian-messenlehner/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/messenlehner/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnWpK2X-qO0

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

LaunchFlow: https://launchflows.com/

#1 - Themes Team Removes Outdated CSS Guidelines, Adds Stricter Requirement for Links in Content

https://wptavern.com/themes-team-removes-outdated-css-guidelines-adds-stricter-requirement-for-links-in-content

#2 - I discount, you discount, we both lose

https://pixelgrade.com/upstairs/discounts/

#3 - WordPress 5.6 Beta 4 Delayed, Auto-Updates Implementation Changed

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-5-6-beta-4-delayed-auto-updates-implementation-changed

#4- Envato Passes $1 Billion in Community Earnings While Continuing to Aggressively Market Its Elements Subscription Against Marketplace Authors

https://wptavern.com/envato-passes-1-billion-in-community-earnings-while-continuing-to-aggressively-market-its-elements-subscription-against-marketplace-authors

#5 - WordPress 5.6 Will Ship With Another Major jQuery Change

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-5-6-will-ship-with-another-major-jquery-change

Guest Panelist Zoom URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tm7ijG2HRR-1mT7m4G799Q

#6 - Why You Should Hire Agencies & Consultants (for everything you can)

https://sparktoro.com/blog/why-you-should-hire-agencies-consultants-for-everything-you-can/

When it comes to WordPress security, there are a lot of things you can do to lock down your site to prevent hackers and vulnerabilities from affecting your eCommerce site or blog. The last thing you want to happen is to wake up one morning to discover your site in shambles. So today we are going to be sharing a lot of tips, strategies, and techniques you can use to better your WordPress security and stay protected.

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

LaunchFlows: https://launchflows.com/

Main Host

Jonathan Denwood

https://www.wp-tonic.com

Co-Host

Steven Sauder

https://zipfish.io

With special guests for this weeks show Heather Wilde and Joe Casabona

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

#1 - WordPress 2019 Survey Results Show Professionals Slow to Adopt Block Editor, 2020 Survey Now Open

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-2019-survey-results-show-professionals-slow-to-adopt-block-editor-2020-survey-now-open

#2 - Everyone has something to hide

https://usefathom.com/blog/to-hide

#3 - Full-Site Editing Is Not the End of Artistic WordPress Themes

https://wptavern.com/full-site-editing-is-not-the-end-of-artistic-wordpress-themes

#4 - Why Endurance International Group Stock Soared More Then 60% on Monday

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/11/02/why-endurance-international-group-soared-more-than/

#5 - WordPress Auto-Update System Misfires, Updating Live Sites to an Alpha Release

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-auto-update-system-misfires-updating-live-sites-to-an-alpha-release

Joe is a course developer and college professor and has a Master's Degree in Software Engineering and a WordPress Front End Developer, plus he hosts multiple podcasts and also teaches PHP and Web Development on Lynda.com

He started freelancing in 2002 and has been a teacher at the college level for over 10 years. His passions in both areas have driven him to build Creator Courses, a school for those who want to create online businesses.

As a big proponent of learning by doing, He loves creating focused, task-driven courses to help students build something. When he isn't teaching, he interviewed people for his podcast, How I Built It.

https://casabona.org/

https://howibuilt.it/

https://www.lynda.com/Joe-Casabona/1993620071-1.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona

We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies.

This Week Show's Sponsors

Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/

GroundHogg: https://www.groundhogg.io/

#1 - WordPress Contributors Discuss Launching an Official Block Pattern Directory

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-contributors-discuss-launching-an-official-block-pattern-directory

#2 - Trump Campaign Site Hacked – What We Know & Lessons Learned

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/10/trump-campaign-site-hacked-what-we-know-lessons-learned/

#3 - Media coverage in WordPress should take another route

https://pixelgrade.com/upstairs/media-coverage-in-wordpress-should-take-another-route/

#4 - America’s Toxic Love Affair With Technology

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/10/america-mishandling-technological-progress/616711/

$5 - Can’t drag and drop blocks in 5.5

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-5-5/

https://www.loom.com/share/6bb99328c6674267abb86383433f9d37

#6 - How To Use WordPress With Amazon S3?

https://chrislema.com/wordpress-with-amazon-s3/