@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-09-11 17:40:53
Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against him (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/matt
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-09-11 17:50:54
Sources: in an internal Slack message Matt Mullenweg claims he is back in control of Automattic; on X, he says this may have been fifth coup attempt against him (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/matt
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-11 17:56:18
Automattic,
the parent company of WordPress, Tumblr, and Longreads,
just announced drastic changes to its executive team.
Yesterday, the web development company’s board put its founder and CEO, Matt Mullenweg, on a paid leave of absence.
The board voted to appoint Automattic’s current CFO Mark Davies to take over the reins as interim CEO.
According to 404 Media, Mullenweg announced the news in a companywide Slack ahead of an executive leadership meeting schedul…
@stefan@gardenstate.social2026-09-10 11:52:04
Matt was a long time hero of mine. It's been wild to watch his brain cook and totally fall from a place of being worth any respect over the last few years.
I think I have 2 - 3 people remaining from the early web I still look too and I wish them luck.
And I wish myself luck in seeing people make mistakes and still finding value in their good ideas.
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-09-10 07:51:04
@newsie@darktundra.xyz2026-08-10 23:31:41
ICE to Pay LexisNexis Millions for Data to Feed to Palantir https://www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-lexisnexis-millions-for-data-to-feed-to-palantir/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-10 21:12:31
Rival pro-Israel group to spend millions to target AIPAC-backed candidates
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has cemented itself as one of the most powerful forces in politics,
-- pouring tens of millions of dollars into primaries this year.
As November approaches, a liberal alternative to AIPAC in pro-Israel advocacy is ratcheting up its efforts to counter that influence.
The "J Street" super PAC said Thursday that it is making its largest inves…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-09-09 21:56:02
Slack message: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says CFO Mark Davies "conspired" with board members to put him on paid leave and Davies was voted to be interim CEO (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-09-09 22:01:06
Slack message: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says CFO Mark Davies "conspired" with board members to put him on paid leave and Davies was voted to be interim CEO (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-10-10 22:51:57
Groups Associated With
India’s Far-Right
Receive Millions Through
US Donor-Advised Funds
US non-profits whose founding leaders or organisations have been associated with India’s controversial Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
– or initiatives the Hindu nationalist group has endorsed
– received millions of dollars over recent years through grants that allow donors to remain anonymous, a Bellingcat analysis has found.
The right-wing and Hindu nationa…
