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Figma’s big AI update takes on Adobe, WordPress, and Canva / Automattic says it will reduce its contribution to WordPress core project to match WP Engine / Automattic acquires WPAI, a startup that makes AI products for WordPress / WordPress.com owner Automattic snaps up grammar checker Harper / Automattic demanded web host pay $32M annually for using WordPress trademark / WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power / WordPress.org to require 2FA for plugin developers by October / New Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart Sites / The owner of WordPress has bought Beeper, the app that flipped the bird to Apple's iMessage supremacy / WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multiservice messaging app Beeper for $125M