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2026-08-17
Articles published on 2026-08-17.
Google's "Jail" for New Domains Strangles Independent Wikis
Google's March 2024 core update introduced changes that make newly registered domains nearly invisible in Search beyond their main page. This "Google Jail" affects roughly 90% of wikis launched on fresh domains since then, threatening their viability since ~85% of video game wiki traffic comes from Google. The only reliable workaround is hosting on subdomains of established domains, though this creates branding trade-offs.
Development Statistics for the Linux Kernel 7.2 Release
The Linux kernel 7.2 release marked one of the busiest development cycles in the project's history, characterized by a record number of first-time contributors and a significant rise in LLM-assisted bug detection.