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Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg Technology

Sources say Automattic’s board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg

Automattic’s board is out, days after its members voted to put chief executive Matt Mullenweg on leave, sources tell TechCrunch.

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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data Technology

Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data

The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.

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Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster Technology

Matt Mullenweg tells Automattic staff in Slack he’s back in control after CEO ouster

In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he’s back in control of the company, days after its board put him on l...

4 days ago 10
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal Technology

Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal

Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.

5 days ago 8
Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending Technology

Uber rival inDrive scales beyond ride-hailing to capture more consumer spending

inDrive's ad business, first piloted in July 2025, has served more than 2 billion impressions and attracted over 2,000 paying advertisers a month.

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Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive Technology

Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive

Scott Painter, founder of TrueCar, is still trying to build a business around vehicle subscriptions, where you can cancel at any time.

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Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid Technology

Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid

Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.

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Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight Technology

Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight

The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely.

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The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus Technology

The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus

While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong wi...

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