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IST News Brief banner: WordPress releases Reprint, a free plugin that copies a whole site to a new host.Website Development

WordPress Releases Reprint, a Free Plugin for Copying and Moving Sites

WordPress.org released Reprint, a free plugin that copies a whole WordPress site to a new host or your computer. Here's what it does and how we'd…

IST News Desk banner: ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents pay for shoppers, with notes on tokenized payments and store checks.E-commerce

ChatGPT Wallet Lets AI Agents Pay for Shoppers: What Online Stores Should Do Now

OpenAI's ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents complete purchases for shoppers in a small US pilot. Here's what changed and the store checks we'd run this week.

IST News Brief banner announcing that n8n released Nod, a free open-source personal AI agent, with advice to test it on one low-risk chore.AI Automation

n8n Releases Nod, an Open-Source Personal AI Agent

n8n released Nod, a free, open-source personal AI agent that runs on your own computer and works through apps and websites. Here's what it does and…

IST News Brief banner about Apache 2.4.71 fixing a critical HTTP/2 flaw, advising site owners to confirm their host has patched.Website Development

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.71 Fixes Critical HTTP/2 Flaw

Apache released HTTP Server 2.4.71 on November 11 to fix a critical HTTP/2 flaw that can allow remote code execution on versions 2.4.55 to 2.4.70.

IST News Brief banner about the Microsoft 365 outage affecting Outlook and Teams, advising a backup contact channel instead of resetting passwords.CRM & Integrations

Microsoft 365 Outage Hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot: What to Do Now

A Microsoft 365 outage that began on November 12 has disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot. Here's what Microsoft has said and what to do while it's…

IST News Desk banner saying Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now running Google Search, with advice to test customer questions in AI Mode and hold off on page edits.SEO

Gemini 4 Hydrogen in Google Search: What We’d Do (and Not Do) This Week

Google made Gemini 4 Hydrogen the default model in AI Mode and its hardest AI Overviews. Here's what changed and how we'd respond during the core…

IST News Brief banner saying Google Ads now shows invalid traffic savings and credits on a new Overview card.SEO

Google Ads Adds an Invalid Traffic Card That Shows Savings and Credits

Google Ads is rolling out an Invalid traffic card that shows what its filters saved you and what it credited back for invalid activity.

IST News Brief banner saying a Google Sheets canvas can now be published to its own read-only link.CRM & Integrations

Google Sheets Canvas Mini-Apps Can Now Be Published to Their Own Link

Google now lets you publish a Sheets canvas dashboard or board as a read-only link without sharing the spreadsheet behind it.

IST News Brief banner saying the Outlook zero-day was patched in Microsoft's November updates.CRM & Integrations

Microsoft Patches Outlook Zero-Day Used to Steal Sign-In Hashes

Microsoft's November 2026 updates fix an Outlook flaw attackers were already using. Here's what to patch and what to tell your team.

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