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Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Automattic has a new interim Chief Financial Officer: Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company’s WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit.…
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Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg
Automattic’s board is out, multiple sources have confirmed to TechCrunch, after last week’s attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg by…
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Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
After a tumultuous week, which saw WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg ousted from his position as CEO of Automattic, WordPress.com’s parent…
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Matt Mullenweg tells (trolls?) Automattic staff, saying he’s back in control after CEO ouster
Matt Mullenweg has posted a message to Automattic’s Slack, claiming he is back in control as CEO of the WordPress.com…
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Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence
Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic, best known as the parent company of WordPress.com, has been put on…
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Bluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles
Elon Musk’s X lets you write long-form content on the platform through its Articles feature, but only if you’re a…
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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites
Dozens of plug-ins for the widely used open source web blogging software WordPress are now offline after a backdoor was…
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WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more
Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web.…
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It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site
On Thursday, WordPress launched a new Claude connector, enabling site owners to share back-end data with Anthropic’s chatbot system. Users…
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The Wayback Machine debuts a new plug-in designed to fix the internet’s broken links problem
The Internet Archive is a nonprofit that — as you might expect — is devoted to archiving the internet and…
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Automattic files counterclaims against WP Engine in WordPress lawsuit, alleging trademark misuse
On Friday, WordPress.com maker Automattic filed its counterclaims in the lawsuit initiated by hosting company WP Engine in October 2024, which had accused Automattic and its CEO,…
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