WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool | TechCrunch
Web publishing platform WordPress is introducing an early version of an AI development tool, which CEO Matt Mullenweg described as a “V0 or Lovable, but...
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Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold | TechCrunch
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced. The exec...
Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause | TechCrunch
WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its...
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff | TechCrunch
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...
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’ | TechCrunch
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...
Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web | TechCrunch
Automattic-owned blogging site and social platform Tumblr has financially backed Tapestry, the newly launched app designed to organize feeds from across the open web, including...
Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps | TechCrunch
WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125 million and said it would merge it with Texts.com, an earlier acquisition...
Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes | TechCrunch
Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse — the open social web powered by the protocol ActivityPub...
Hackers are hijacking WordPress sites to push Windows and Mac malware | TechCrunch
Hackers are exploiting outdated versions of WordPress and plugins to alter thousands of websites in an attempt to trick visitors to download and install malware,...
Matt Mullenweg deactivates WordPress accounts of contributors planning a fork | TechCrunch
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, some of whom have been spearheading a push to create...