Roger Montti dug in with some research to try and understand how Claude’s watermark might work by looking at academic papers and related materials. My take-away is that it is not hidden images, text, or such, but rather the patterns and use of letters, words, and phrases somehow being a reflection of AI token usage. Hmm, “token usage” maybe being related to how AI selects words to use? In any event, it seems that it can largely survive editing and summation.

GeneratePress 3.0 Premium will deliver a reinvention of the Elements module. This new feature, named Template Engine, will use modern technology to provide 100% block-built sites that load faster and with greater freedom than either Elements or Block themes can. It will also deliver many Element-related feature requests and a simple, non-destructive upgrade path. GB Pro 2.8 brings Global Styles upgrades and new Design Tokens into a shared design workspace.

Two agency owners have been allowed to continue with their class action against Automattic. They host their sites with WP Engine and allege Automattic’s actions against WP Engine hurt their business.

I think this was pulled from a previous release but maybe back on again for 7.1. The details here for block developers.

The latest release of FluentCart adds native Brick’s Elements for building your store with Bricks.

A few weeks ago a proposal was floated to merge into core a new Knowledge post type which would primarily be a feature for AI use. Community sentiment was not to bloat core with the feature. It seems Matt agreed and it won’t be included in 7.1. Here is The Repository’s reporting with the details.

The US Government put restrictions on Claude Mythos and Fable, so Anthropic has pulled it temporarily.

In the AI is stealing your content department, there are some positive developments resulting from a UK watchdog’s intervention.

Roger Montti provides a brief overview of the new AI feature areas in WordPress 7.0.