Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

September 9, 2026 Julie Bort, Sarah Perez

Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.

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AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks
AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks

Listen Labs walked away from a signed Series C term sheet from Menlo Ventures, sources say.

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OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors
OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors

Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on alignment, is joining the OpenAI Foundation as a m...