This release consists of:

• Side-by-side layout of the Site Editor: making it easier to view and edit pages.  
• Pattern management: Allowing for more efficient navigation and fewer clicks.   
• Keyboard navigation: enhanced for a smoother editing experience.   
• Bulk editing actions: You can now bulk editing multiple blocks at once.   

• Unified publishing flow: this gives a more consistent experience when navigating between different elements of your site.   
• Improved layout and design: more prominent displays for the title, publishing status, and featured image.   

• Synced pattern overrides:  you can customise individual instances of a synced pattern
• Edit custom field values from connected blocks: to streamline your workflow.   
• Data Views enhancements: the ability to filter and sort data more easily.   

• Block patterns in Classic themes: providing more flexibility in design.
• Colour palettes and font sets: offering more design options.   
• Quick previews for pages: allowing you to preview pages before editing them.   

• Performance improvements: 40% reduction in template loading time in the editor.   
• Accessibility enhancements: 55 accessibility fixes and enhancements have been implemented.

This is the 50th WordPress release, and as with every release, brings us new improvements.