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WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff

April 2, 2025
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals. Ahead of the layoffs, Automattic’s website listed 1744 employees, which means north of 270 people may have lost their jobs. (Automattic […]

Epic Games introduces automated 3D tagging to help detect IP violations in Fortnite

April 2, 2025
Epic Games announced on Wednesday the launch of a Loci integration to assist creators with the labor-intensive process of tagging 3D assets as well as to help detect potential intellectual property (IP) violations. Loci, which uses computer vision models to understand 3D content, automatically tags 3D assets, making content easier to search, share, and discover. […]