WordPress Foundation: Recognizing the 2025 WordCamp Asia Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Recipients

In 2015, the WordPress Foundation established an annual memorial scholarship to honor the memory of Kim Parsell, a beloved and influential contributor to the WordPress community. Kim’s legacy continues to inspire connection, mentorship, and inclusivity across WordPress. In 2024, the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship was expanded to include WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe, reflecting Kim’s…

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Matt: In Memoriam

While there is much to celebrate in WordPress sometimes we must also mourn. In a horribly tragic incident, Zeel Thakkar, a WordPress contributor and Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship 2025 recipient, passed away on stage at WordCamp Surat. WordCamp Asia has written a beautiful memorial to her. She will be forever on our Remembers page.

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Matt: Gemini & FSD

Two interesting AI updates this week: It’s nice to read Andrej Karpathy’s review of Tesla’s FSD v13, as someone who was involved with creating their first self-driving efforts. I’ve only experienced v12, so very excited to try out the latest generations soon. Ubiquitous self-driving will reshape cities and save countless lives. On the heels of…

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HeroPress: From carpentry to digital marketing, this is the story of how WordPress helped me rebuild my life. – De la carpintería al marketing digital, esta es la historia de cómo WordPress me ayudó a reconstruir mi vida.

Este ensayo también está disponible en español. Here is Josep reading his own story aloud. My origins I’m Josep, born and raised in Rocafonda, a working-class and humble neighborhood in Mataró. I come from a family that has worked with wood lovingly for three generations. Carpentry was always our trade, our way of understanding life…

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