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  "id": 6488506,
  "title": "Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg placed on leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-placed-on-leave",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/993022/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-leave-of-absence"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of WordPress.com owner Automattic, has been placed on a paid leave of absence, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In an internal message by the outlet, Mullenweg claims Automattic chief financial officer Mark Davies \"conspired\" with board members to place him on leave. \"They voted to put me on a paid […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "404 Media",
        "title": "Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:21:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:14:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}