Automattic Acquires AI Company ‘WPAI’

Automattic has announced that it has acquired WPAI, a company specializing in AI-powered tools for WordPress. Founded two years ago, WPAI has developed innovative products like CodeWP (an AI IDE for WordPress developers), AgentWP (an AI agent for WordPress), and WP.Chat (a ChatGPT alternative for WordPress). No financial details of the deal have been disclosed. WPAI’s founding members James LePage, …

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Read to the end to see a dad who named his “kids” Stop and No. In today’s edition: We’re changing things up. Please like us. You’ll be RAVEing about this new security tool. *Cue “Sandstorm” by Darude* If you use the Jobify theme – there’s a nasty bug you should know about. Hot Off The Presses: What’s New? We’ve Been …

Jessica Lyschik Wins the WordPress Speed Build Challenge Against Matt Mullenweg

Jessica Lyschik, a WordPress Developer at GREYD, has won the highly anticipated WordPress Speed Build Challenge, defeating WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Jessica announced that she would donate her $5,000 prize money to Girls Who Code. The showdown was set following Jessica’s public challenge to Matt during WordCamp Europe. The challenge hosted by Jamie Marsland, required both participants to replicate the …

WordCamp Asia 2025 Unveils Official Wapuu Mascot Tahopuu

WordCamp Asia has unveiled its official Wapuu mascot for the 2025 edition: Tahopuu. Designed by Andrew dela Serna, a talented graphic designer from the Philippines, the mascot was chosen from 10 submissions by designers from India, Malaysia, Nepal, Lithuania, the Philippines, and Ukraine. Tahopuu pays homage to Filipino street culture, drawing inspiration from the iconic Taho vendor. Taho is a …