A little while ago DEVONtechnologies updated the security certificate for their server. Ventura doesn’t include the necessary root certificate, so that is likely your issue. (Clipping as markdown involves the server). It would also explain why you’re on 3.9.14… The current version is 3.9.16, but checking for updates fails if you can’t connect to the server. Your Extras sidebar and the support assistant is probably also empty?
I experienced the same, and manually installing the certificate solved it.
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