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Last month, rtCamp reached a momentous milestone – our 15th anniversary. We’re grateful to the WordPress community, our valued clients, and our amazing team who made this journey possible.

To effectively convey the suitability and power of WordPress to enterprise buyers, we launched the Scale Consortium website along with other leading agencies. The Scale Consortium aims to offer a more unified view of WordPress at scale, simplifying decision-making for enterprise buyers.

Our HR team received recognition at the National HR Excellence Award Summit 2024 for career initiatives geared towards early professionals. Our Campus Hiring Program has allowed us to grow at a rate we previously couldn’t and helped us bring smart young minds into the world of open source and WordPress.

WordPress 6.5 is out. This is the 30th consecutive release with contributions from rtCampers. Some interesting updates include a new Fonts Library, synchronized site editor and post editor UIs and a new standard for advanced block interactivity.

Ever wondered why rtCampers always look so well-rested? On our blog, we reveal the secret behind why none of us have dark circles. You can be part of the #NoDarkCircles gang too by joining our team!

WordPress News Snippets

• WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has proposed the creation of a WordPress Media Corps to increase the impact of the project’s marketing team contributors. 
• The WordPress.org homepage got a quick refresh and now highlights the latest WordPress version, looks more minimalistic and aims to better target new users. Check out the Showcase to see the different types of businesses that are powering their websites with WordPress.

From Around the Web

• GitHub beta launched its code scanning autofix feature to automatically mitigate vulnerabilities in code. It utilizes GitHub Copilot with CodeQL to help fix code before deployment. Code scanning autofix is available for private repositories among GitHub Advanced Security customers.
• Databricks’ DBRX and xAI’s Grok are pushing the boundaries of generative AI. DBRX, a high-performance model, is semi-open source for Databricks customers, while Grok, is fully open under Apache 2.0.
• Microsoft released Garnet, an open-source cache-store system, to make apps and services run faster. Garnet uses the RESP protocol, facilitating use with standard Redis clients, and supports a wide range of APIs.
• Startup DBOS introduced DBOS Cloud, a serverless transactional platform, and secured USD 8.5 million in funding.

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Europe 2024 unveiled two Wapuu mascots representing Turin’s automotive heritage, depicting Wapuu riding a Fiat 500 and a Vespa Piaggio scooter. The event will be held on 13-15 June 2024. 
• WordCamp US 2024 tickets are now available, offering an all-access experience at the event to be held on 17-20 September 2024 in Portland, US.

Blogs by rtCampers

• Discovering Bangalore: A Journey Through India’s Tech Capital by @Souptik

Water Cooler

Popular on our #watercooler Slack channel.

• Introducing Devin
• GitHub Copilot General Availability

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