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Security — Turning Cloudflare’s threat indicators into real-time WAF rules

Turning Cloudflare’s threat indicators into real-time WAF rules

Cloudflare customers can now use Cloudforce One threat intelligence directly within the WAF to block high-risk traffic. By using new cf.intel fields, security teams can automate protection against specific threat actors and targeted industries in real time.

AHAlexandra, Harsh SaxenaAlexandra, Harsh Saxena·June 8, 2026Security
Frontend — VoidZero is joining Cloudflare

VoidZero is joining Cloudflare

VoidZero, the team behind Vite, Vitest, Rolldown, Oxc, and Vite+, is joining Cloudflare. Vite stays open source, vendor-agnostic, and built for everyone.

EYEvan You, Steve FaulknerEvan You, Steve Faulkner·June 4, 2026Frontend
Security — New ways to turn global demand into revenue

New ways to turn global demand into revenue

Stripe’s latest global commerce solutions help all types of businesses localize checkout for every market, increase authorization rates with AI, reduce FX costs with multicurrency support, and automate tax and compliance processes.

ATAbhi TiwariAbhi Tiwari·June 4, 2026Security
SRE & Ops — Lights Out, Systems On: Validating Instant Power Loss Readiness

Lights Out, Systems On: Validating Instant Power Loss Readiness

We’re introducing Instantaneous PowerLoss Storm, a new testing paradigm within Meta’s infrastructure for handling and mitigating instant or zero-notice power loss in our data centers. We’re sharing: how we built readiness to tolerate instant failures into our existing systems with defense-in-depth strategies; tradeoffs made in implementing it, and how we validated our readiness. Disaster preparedn

CWChris Wiltz·June 3, 2026SRE & Ops
AI & ML — How To Make Your Design System AI-Ready — Smashing Magazine

How To Make Your Design System AI-Ready — Smashing Magazine

Practical guide on how to reduce drifts, minimize mistakes, maintain context, and improve the quality of AI-generated prototypes. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.

VFVitaly FriedmanVitaly Friedman·June 3, 2026AI & ML