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Automattic

WordPress News21 Oct 2026

Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures

TechCrunch

Automattic −80 Matt Mullenweg −70 WordPress VIP −60 WooCommerce −20

Wider Tech21 Oct 2026

PHP armageddon: OpenAI, Google’s Wiz find ancient holes, panicking the internet

TechCrunch

PHP −70 OpenAI +40 WordPress security −50 Automattic +20 Cloudflare +30 AI 0

WordPress News9 Oct 2026

Automattic's interim CFO quits weeks after boardroom shakeup

TechCrunch

Automattic −70

WordPress News9 Oct 2026

Jetpack adds three new blocks and tidier settings

Search Engine Journal

WordPress Plugins +60 Automattic +50

Agency Land2 Oct 2026

AI This Week: Agents Take the Next Step

Trew Knowledge

OpenAI +30 Meta +20 Automattic +30 Shopify +40 Google +10 AI 0

WordPress News28 Sept 2026

Automattic and Mullenweg fail to dismiss WP Engine antitrust claims

Search Engine Journal

Automattic −40 WP Engine +40 Matt Mullenweg −40

WordPress News25 Sept 2026

Automattic gets a new board after failed bid to sideline its CEO

TechCrunch

Automattic −30 Matt Mullenweg +20

WordPress News18 Sept 2026

Automattic names interim CFO after executive departures

TechCrunch

Automattic −30 WordPress VIP +30

WordPress News16 Sept 2026

Automattic execs signed severance deals during Mullenweg's brief ouster

TechCrunch

Automattic −70 Matt Mullenweg −40

WordPress News13 Sept 2026

Mullenweg returns to the helm at Automattic

Search Engine Journal

Matt Mullenweg +40 Automattic −30

WordPress News9 Sept 2026

Automattic board sidelines Matt Mullenweg as CEO

Search Engine Journal

Matt Mullenweg −85 Automattic −40