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The Latest Breaking News from Matt Mullenweg

"We don't need more, we need better": Are speedy AI website builders killing the internet?

Are website builders focusing AI developments in the wrong place? I think so

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WordPress owner Automattic announces major layoffs

Automattic is making 16% of its workforce redundant, citing a competitive market and a focus on profitability as drivers.

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WordPress Foundation bid for greater trademark control halted, adding to more legal setbacks for CEO Matt Mullenweg

WordPress foundation requested to disclaim rights to Hosted WordPress and Managed WordPress, but it's not a denial for the trademarks.

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For 20 years, WordPress existed without much drama—now it's at the center of a big fight that won't be over soon

A battle over ownership and open-source software catches WordPress users in the middle.

PC Gamer

Search for alternative to WordPress surges worldwide amidst rift between WP-Engine and Matt Mullenweg

WordPress faces increasing challenges as users search for an alternative.

TechRadar

Court orders WordPress parent company to stop blocking WP Engine access

A US court has ordered Automattic to restore WP Engine’s access to the WordPress.org servers as the row continues.

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Open source Is key to corps: how to keep those relationships beneficial

WordPress’ dispute displays the importance of the open source and corporate relationship.

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159 Workers Accept Tech CEO's Offer Of $30K Payment, Or Higher, If They Quit Their Jobs With One Condition

Automattic faces internal turmoil after CEO Matt Mullenweg offers controversial severance to employees who disagree with his leadership.

International Business Times UK

Automattic CEO Matthew Mullenweg sued for attempted extortion by WP Engine

Dispute continues to rumble on after Mullenweg called WP Engine a “cancer".

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WordPress grants WP Engine "reprieve" - but they'll need to be quick

As the dispute between WordPress CEO and WP Engine continues, customers are given a short lifeline.

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WordPress officially bans WP Engine, putting thousands of sites at risk

WP Engine users told to no longer contact WordPress with any issues.

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WP Engine hits Automattic CEO with cease and desist following "cancer" comments

Automattic reportedly asked WP Engine for tens of millions to cover licensing, leading to Mullenweg’s “cancer” comment.

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Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator calls rival "a cancer" in alarming claim

Matt Mullenweg’s company apparently contributes nearly 100x more to the WordPress project than WP Engine.

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WordPress owner Automattic just bought a voice messaging service

Automattic actions next part of its plan to rule online messaging with acquisition of Beeper months after Texts.com.

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Evening Standard

Is Tumblr shutting down? Social blogging platform is near to breaking point

The site will be operated by small crew and dump some of its features in a fight for survival

Fortune

Meet the remote CEOs leading the return-to-office resistance by example

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda stand strong behind their remote work policies.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Japan releases radioactive Fukushima water into ocean: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Japan has started releasing radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean - 12 years after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plant.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg on open-sourcing social media: How to be a CEO podcast

Find out how Matt got his nickname ‘the blog prince’, and his battleplan for making Tumblr better

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Welcome to Tumblr. Now go away.

NEW YORK: Michele Catalano had mostly positive memories of Tumblr. When she joined the platform in 2009, two years after it started, it was a fledgling microblogging site with a friendly feel, she said, and a sense of community.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: Tumblr and why ‘the porn-friendly era of the internet is over’

The microblogging site was known for its ‘go nuts, show nuts’ policy. Here’s how the App Store ended Tumblr’s glory days

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