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January 12, 2025, 12:05 AM

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Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project  —  Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”  —  - Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump  — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
In Joe Rogan's softball interview, Zuckerberg pointed to Apple and agencies like CFPB as new targets for the GOP, without mentioning GOP's pressure on Meta  —  I'll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out …
Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades  —  Comparing the bloc's antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.
Abigail Bassett / The Verge:
A look at Watch Duty, a free app that has become a crucial lifeline for LA during the wildfires by showing active fires, evacuation zones, and other vital info  —  ‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe.
Julie Bort / TechCrunch:
OpenAI's crawlers took down e-commerce site Triplegangers by relentlessly trying to scrape the entire site, whose robots.txt file was not properly configured  —  On Saturday, Triplegangers CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk was alerted that his company's e-commerce site was down.
Owen Walker / Financial Times:
Malaysia's economy minister Rafizi Ramli says the country anticipates a surge in investment from Chinese tech companies as Beijing braces for more US tariffs  —  Rafizi Ramli suggests semiconductor and tech sectors are seeking to avoid exposure to possible Trump tariffs

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