Legal ping-pong in the WordPress world continues as Automattic sends WP Engine a cease-and-desist letter alleging trademark infringement

The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to Automattic asking its CEO to stop publicly trashing WP Engine, now Automattic has sent its own cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, saying the latter has…

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They went on Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise. What passengers learned, loved and are looking forward to after 9 months at sea.

What if you could travel the world — as your world went with you? That’s the case for the more than 600 passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise. The nine-month voyage hit all seven continents (including Antarctica!) and created a once-in-a-lifetime experience for those onboard, many of whom documented their journey on social media…

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The tech world mourns Susan Wojcicki

Susan Wojcicki, a longtime Googler who spent nearly a decade as the CEO of YouTube, passed away Friday after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. Wojcicki, who was 56, famously rented the garage of her Menlo Park home to Larry Page and Sergey Brin as they were starting Google. She then became one…

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