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Our wonderful team at Day One Journal has published some journaling prompts for Mental Health Awareness Month. Check them out, and start journaling today: https://dayone.me/newentry

PressConf 2025 is kicking off! Bringing together leaders, developers, & creators who are driving the WordPress economy. Automattic is proud to have some awesome people taking the stage. If you're at #PressConf, make sure you catch their talks! https://lnkd.in/gngbUUmj

Ahead of his appearance at SaaStock USA 2025, our CEO Matt Mullenweg joined host Alexander Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show podcast. They discussed Automattic's mission, scaling, AI, and maintaining motivation. Check out the episode in full: https://lnkd.in/gZYCisq9 Or listen here on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/cirb87pu

Proud to see Automattic featured by PowerToFly for our commitment to internal mobility 💪 Automattic’s Learn team plays a key role in helping Automatticians grow their skills, explore new paths, and evolve their careers from within. Grateful to be included alongside other companies that are working to make career development more accessible, flexible, and employee-led. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gxFfAxjJ

We’re incredibly proud to share that The Atavist Magazine—an Automattic publication—has won a National Magazine Award for the story “Coming to America.” Written by Rhana Natour and edited by Seyward Darby, the piece follows Layan Albaz, a Palestinian teenager who lost her legs in an Israeli airstrike and traveled to the U.S. to receive prosthetics. It’s a moving, beautifully crafted story about resilience and recovery. This is what powerful, empathetic journalism looks like—and we’re honored to support it here at Automattic. Read the award-winning story: https://lnkd.in/g5drYgTC See all the 2025 National Magazine Award winners: https://lnkd.in/e4vwtAkS

Transparency matters. See how we’re addressing evolving challenges in content moderation, trademark abuse, and privacy in our 23rd biannual Transparency Report. 🔍Our most recent report is now live at: https://lnkd.in/dwHx92X7

Netflix’s new docuseries "Bad Influence" is the show everyone’s talking about—and it all started with "Crushed," a gripping longform piece from Automattic’s own Atavist Magazine. "Crushed" pulled back the curtain on The Squad, a YouTube-famous group of teen influencers chasing fame. It uncovered allegations of abuse, manipulation, and the darker side of digital stardom, including the outsized role parents played in controlling their kids’ lives and careers. We’re proud that the journalism behind "Bad Influence" began at The Atavist, an award-winning publication now powered by Newspack, another Automattic product helping publishers bring vital stories to life. Binge-watch "Bad Influence" on Netflix this weekend, and then read the original story that inspired it all: https://lnkd.in/gkdBAWj4. Illustration by Rob Dobi for The Atavist.

We’ve just launched a new AI website builder on WordPress.com—built to make web creation faster, easier, and more accessible for everyone! Instead of choosing templates and writing content from scratch, you can simply describe what you need. Then, AI handles the rest, delivering a fully designed, content-ready site in minutes. Try it free now: a8c.co/ai-builder-l

Earlier today, CEO Matt Mullenweg shared the following note with Automattic employees. We are deeply grateful to all departing Automatticians. https://lnkd.in/g7Su_DT3

Ideas Beyond Borders (IBB) is a non-profit organization that equips individuals and communities across the Middle East with the information, skills, and resources to build a freer and better future. IBB faces endless pushback and targeting from authoritarian regimes, where information is suppressed. They power their open-source website and overcome these barriers using some of our products, including Jetpack, Akismet, Woo, and Pressable. Take it from IBB's Founder and President, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, who says the site “is a bridge between different parts of the world.” We’re beyond proud to help reinforce that bridge. Check out our interview with Faisal below: