WordPress is the world's most popular content management system, but not so much with the UK government. The country's Office ...

Pocket Casts, the podcast app owned by Tumblr’s parent company Automattic, launched a new feature that lets you create podcast playlists, allowing you to organize your favorite episodes in just the ...

Automattic challenged WordPress developer Kevin Geary over his use of the word “Automatic” in the name of his CSS framework. Lawyers representing Automattic, the for-profit founded by WordPress ...

After acquiring universal messaging apps Beeper and Texts.com, WordPress.com owner Automattic has added another communication-focused startup to its lineup: relationship-management app Clay. Financial ...

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has laid off around 16 percent of its staff in a bid to safeguard its future amid ongoing legal battles and intensifying market competition. The move ...

Automattic is laying off 16% of its global workforce, affecting over 280 employees. This move is part of a restructuring plan aimed at enhancing productivity, efficiency, and product quality in ...

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 across divisions, an Automattic ...

The company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., and its founder, Matt Mullenweg, continue to face backlash over a “nuclear war” started with WP Engine (WPE) that allegedly messed with maintenance and ...

Facepalm: Automattic and WP Engine are competing for control of the WordPress.org project, and users will bear the consequences. After its initial legal setback, Matt Mullenweg's company has now ...

Automattic announced it is minimizing support for the WordPress.org CMS project, framing the withdrawal of resources as a positive change to strengthen WordPress. The announcement attributed the ...

A long, long time ago, I built websites by hand using the vi editor to write HTML. It was hard. Then along came NoteTab and Bluefish, which made writing and editing HTML easier but still a pain.

The WordPress operator Automattic must allow the hosting service WP Engine to access WordPress.org resources and plugins. This was decided by a Californian district court in a preliminary injunction.