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Automattic is reportedly trying to catch leakers using watermarks.
The WordPress.com maker added “nearly invisible” watermarks to P2, its platform for internal communications, according to a ...
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its ...
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WordPress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers
Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers. In a memo posted to the company’s website, CEO Matt Mullenweg says he’s making the change to “protect ...
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Proposed class action lawsuit alleges unfair business practices targeted at WP Engine and its customers
A WP Engine customer filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, for failing to ...
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’
Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting ...
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Beeper and Automattic could build a super-app before Elon Musk and X
Today, Beeper announced that it has been acquired by Automattic, the company behind WordPress, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, Jetpack, Day One, and a slew of other apps and services. According to both ...
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Automattic Acquires Messaging Integrator Beeper
Mark Gurman, writing for Bloomberg, reports that Beeper, the messaging app that ultimately lost its fight to bring blue bubbles to Android, has been acquired by Automattic, for $125 million according ...
WordPress unveils free AI website builder for SMBs and entrepreneurs
Although singing up for a WordPress account is free, anyone wanting to share their creations online will need to pick a ...
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WordPress.org's login page demands you pledge loyalty to pineapple pizza
It's the latest move in an increasingly antagonistic dispute between WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and web hosting service WP Engine. The injunction also ordered ...
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WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions ...
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession -- 'I don't want to pass it to a committee'
Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting ...
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WordPress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers. In a memo posted to the company’s website ...