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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban: A Financial Nightmare Looms for Tech Giants
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), mandating ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to divest its ownership by January 19 or face a nationwide ban. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, apple, Big Tech, bytedance, cloud services, Donald Trump, fines, google, KubeRay, microsoft, national security, PAFACA, social media, tiktok ban, TikTok CEO, video sharing app
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WordPress: A Fork in the Road? Automattic Cuts Back, Prioritizes Profits
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, recently announced a significant reduction in its sponsored contributions to the core WordPress open source project. This move, driven by legal battles with competitor WP Engine and a stated desire for a “level playing field,” … Continue reading
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Tagged auttomatic, for-proft, legal battle, Matt Mullenweg, open source, WordPress, wordpress.com, wp engine
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Visual Content Titans Merge: Getty Images and Shutterstock Join Forces
In a move that will reshape the visual content landscape, Getty Images and Shutterstock, two industry giants, have announced a merger of equals. This $3.7 billion deal aims to create a dominant player in the stock photography and video market, … Continue reading
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WordPress.org Announces Holiday Break Amidst Legal Battle with WP Engine
WordPress.org, the open-source platform powering millions of websites worldwide, has announced a temporary pause on several core services. This decision comes amidst an escalating legal dispute with web hosting giant WP Engine. The dispute centers around WP Engine’s use of … Continue reading
A Weird Twist in the WordPress Saga: Pineapple pizza checkbox
Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of Automattic, recently found himself at the center of an unusual legal dispute with WP Engine. This legal battle has led to a peculiar new requirement on WordPress.org: a checkbox asking users to confirm that “Pineapple … Continue reading
WP Engine Wins Court Order, Regains Full Access to WordPress.org in 72 Hours
In a dramatic turn of events, a judge has issued a preliminary injunction forcing WordPress.org (owned by Automattic) to restore full access to WP Engine and its affiliates. The court order, effective immediately, gives WP Engine just 72 hours to … Continue reading
Homestead Website Builder Users Frustrated by Ongoing Editing Issues
A Growing Problem For the past week, numerous Homestead Website Builder users have been unable to edit their websites due to a persistent error message: “This site has changed since you started working in SiteBuilder Plus. To prevent unintended changes … Continue reading