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Automattic founder, Matt Mullenweg Source: AutomatticMatt Mullenweg, who turned 40 in January, has now spent more than half his life working on WordPress. Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake bought a majority stake in WP Engine in 2018, investing $250 million and obtaining three board seats. WordPress took the drastic step of banning WP Engine from using the WordPress resources necessary to serve its customers, which preceded a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by WP Engine against Mullenweg and Automattic. In the post, Mullenweg criticized WP Engine for not contributing enough back to the WordPress ecosystem. A Silver Lake spokesperson said WP Engine was handling all inquiries.
Persons: Matt Mullenweg, He's, , I've, Mullenweg, he'd, Neal Katyal, Tomasz Tunguz, Tunguz, Automattic, Lee Wittlinger, they're, didn't, Bob Perkowitz, Perkowitz, he's, They've, wouldn't Organizations: WordPress, WP, Silver Lake, CNBC, Theory Ventures, WordPress.org Locations: U.S, WordCamp, Portland , Oregon, Silver, Auotmattic
Elon Musk's Twitter troubles have had minimal impact on Tesla sales at Octopus EV, its CEO said. Just two of Octopus EV's Tesla customers — out of "well over 1,000" — switched to another make last year over Musk's decisions at Twitter, its CEO Fiona Howarth told the Financial Times. While small, she said the dip was still worth noting, given how loyal Tesla customers have usually been. Three longtime Tesla owners recently told Insider that they're ditching their cars over Musk's actions at Twitter. Octopus EV, Tesla, and Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.
Some Tesla owners are done with the electric-car brand over Elon Musk's antics. We spoke to three Tesla owners who say Musk has made them rethink their relationship with the brand. Perkowitz is one of many Tesla owners rethinking their allegiance to the brand as Elon Musk becomes an increasingly erratic and polarizing figure online. "Elon was a really good reason to buy the car," Perkowitz told Insider. "I've been kind of stalling waiting for Elon to come to his senses and say something that makes sense," Perkowitz said.
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