WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators, Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, and Amazon is destroying rare texts to train AI episode artwork

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WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators, Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, and Amazon is destroying rare texts to train AI

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-WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools. -Feedly's CEO said that despite the pivot to cyber threat intelligence, fixing the basic RSS functionality is still a priority because our CTI community uses the news-reading capability. -Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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