Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark
Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine “a cancer to WordPress.”
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Read more: WordPress owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them allWith iMessage battle over, Beeper merges with Texts.com to offer more networks.
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Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory Shift
Read more: Beeper Messaging App Is Acquired as a Bet on a Regulatory ShiftAutomattic, the company behind WordPress.com, bought Beeper in an effort to build a system that works across Android and Apple devices.
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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M
Read more: WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125MThe deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic’s second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI Companies
Read more: WordPress and Tumblr Plan to Sell User Content to AI CompaniesAutomattic, the parent company of sites like WordPress and Tumblr, is in talks to sell content from its platforms to AI companies like MidJourney and OpenAI for training purposes, according to a new report from 404 Media Tuesday. And while the details …
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Why Automattic spent $50M on Texts.com
Read more: Why Automattic spent $50M on Texts.comListen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a key topic an…
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What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival Beeper
Read more: What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival BeeperWhat’s next for Texts.com? The all-in-one messaging app was acquired this fall by WordPress.com owner Automattic for $50 million, marking the company’s first official expansion into the world of private messaging — outside of its star…
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What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival Beeper
Read more: What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival BeeperWhat’s next for Texts.com? The all-in-one messaging app was acquired this fall by WordPress.com owner Automattic for $50 million, marking the company’s first official expansion into the world of private messaging — outside of its star…
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Tumblr tests ‘Communities,’ semi-private groups with their own moderators and feeds
Read more: Tumblr tests ‘Communities,’ semi-private groups with their own moderators and feedsAfter scaling back operations and reassigning staff to other projects, Tumblr owner Automattic’s CEO Matt Mullenweg said that the company would hone in on the parts of Tumblr’s service that worked, and kill those that didn’t — a…
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Tumblr+ kills Post+, its ill-fated subscription offering for creators
Read more: Tumblr+ kills Post+, its ill-fated subscription offering for creatorsTumblr’s ill-fated Post+ subscription service is shutting down, the company announced late on Monday. The service, which allowed creators to paywall select content for subscribers only, will no longer be an option Tumblr users can enable as of De…
