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Automattic, the company behind WordPress and Akismet, announced today that it has acquired Beeper, makers of the universal messaging app of the same name.
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If sharing your content with AI firms is such a great thing for the publishers of blogs, you have to wonder why Automattic feels the need to enable it by default rather than insisting they opt-out – surely if it’s such a “win”, blog owners would be kee… Continue reading Act now to stop WordPress and Tumblr selling your content to AI firms
Jetpack. an extremely popular WordPress plugin that provides a variety of functions including security features for around five million websites, has received a critical security update following the discovery of a bug that has lurked unnoticed since 2… Continue reading Decade-old critical vulnerability in Jetpack patched on millions of WordPress websites
Automattic, the for-profit company tied to open source web publishing platform WordPress, is announcing that it has acquired analytics provider Parse.ly. Specifically, Parse.ly is now part of WPVIP, the organization within Automattic that offers enterprise hosting and support to publishers including TechCrunch. (We use Parse.ly, too.) WPVIP CEO Nick Gernert described this as the organization’s […] Continue reading Automattic acquires analytics company Parse.ly
WordPress.com, a division of Automattic, is launching a new product called P2. And this time, it’s all about improving internal communications for private groups. As a remote company, Automattic has been using P2 internally for years to communicate asynchronously. It’s a place to share long-form posts, a repository to keep onboarding documents and other important […] Continue reading WordPress.com launches new P2 to take on internal communication tools
Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time. Continue reading Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time
In September, Salesforce Ventures, the venture of arm of Salesforce, announced a hefty $300 million investment in Automattic, the company behind WordPress, the ubiquitous content management system (CMS). At the same time, the company was putting the finishing touches on Salesforce CMS, an in-house project it released last week. The question is, why did it […] Continue reading Salesforce Ventures invested $300M in Automattic while Salesforce was building a CMS
If you’re a Wordpress admin using a plug-in called Rich Reviews, you’ll want to uninstall it. Now. Continue reading Hackers are infecting WordPress sites via a defunct plug-in
WordPress.com owner Automattic has purchased Tumblr off Verizon for an undisclosed amount, plans to continue the controversial ban on adult content.
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Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce and Jetpack, is launching a new suite of products focused on the future of work — Happy Tools. Automattic is a remote company with over 850 employees working from 68 countries. And the company has built a bunch of products over the years to communicate, collaborate and work. With […] Continue reading WordPress.com parent company launches work collaboration platform Happy Tools