LSU, top donors meet over new sports funding plan
LSU has completed a series of two meetings with top donors to outline what university President Wade Rousse has billed as a “first of its kind” revenue-generating proposal for athletics. Source link
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Open Channels FM: BackTalk on Support, Decision-Making, Reputation and Risk
Insights on community support, decision-making, starting new projects, and the importance of agency reputation in hosting. Engage and share!
Matt: Possible Futures of Happiness
At Automattic, we don’t have customer service or support, we have Happiness Engineers. There’s also a #ceo Slack channel where anyone can drop in and request a meeting, which my esteemed colleague Damianne President did, and this morning we had an interesting chat that set my mind racing about how we might engineer happiness in…
Open Channels FM: AI for the Rest of Us
An update on Open Channels News, new fall series (including “AI for the Rest of Us”), and a preview of the Open Channels FM 5.0 release coming in September.
Dow rises 250 points, lifted by falling oil and yields as market attempts comeback after Fed sell-off: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. equities climbed on Thursday, supported by a drop in Treasury yields and oil prices as well as gains in key technology stocks, with traders trying to claw back some of…
Open Channels FM: Meta Opens Muse to DIY Hardware, GPT-6 Plays WoW Blind, and BootLoops
Open Channels News host Robert shares AI’s evolving role, highlighting Meta’s Home Link for hardware integration, GPT-6 Astra’s gameplay without visuals, and BootLoops enhancing scientific research tools.
Open Channels FM: Navigating Client Expectations in the Age of AI-Assisted Web Design
The growing use of AI tools is reshaping web design, as clients increasingly present AI-generated content. Education and proactive communication are essential for web professionals to navigate these complexities effectively.
Earl Spencer talks about the ‘real power’ of Royals
Earl Spencer talks about the ‘real power’ of Royals Earl Spencer touches upon the power of Royal family. Princess Diana‘s brother, who is currently promoting his book Swan song, says King Charles and the royal family are extremely influential. Speaking to Marie Claire, the eighth Earl of Spencer said “I think it’s surprising to people…
Matt: USA 250
This auspicious 250th Independence Day, I find myself thinking of what Om wrote in iAMerican when he became a US citizen in 2013. On a globe, America is a landmass, a country. In an immigrant’s heart it is a belief that future is almost always better. It may not be perfect and it is certainly…
WPTavern: #224 – David Snead on Building Trust and Collaboration in the Hosting Industry With the Secure Hosting Alliance
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, building trust and collaboration in the hosting industry with the Secure Hosting Alliance….