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Federal judge slaps down Automattic, granting temporary injunction to WP Engine in ongoing WordPress squabble – Computerworld
One open source executive read the judge’s decision and said he was concerned that the ruling might have come too late to halt the damage done to the open source community. “WP Engine wins a battle, but everyone continues to lose the war. WP Engine has had (about a) 15% increase in cancellations in the last few months, and 159…
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WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín found merit in WP Engine’s claims that Automattic’s actions harmed business relationships, saying Mullenweg’s “conduct is designed to induce breach or disruption.”…
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Judge won’t alter Google antitrust trial dates to accommodate Trump DOJ’s proposal – Computerworld
Google’s pushback and trial stakes Google has sharply criticized the DOJ’s proposals, calling them “staggering” and warning that they could harm American technological leadership. The company argued that measures like forced divestitures and data-sharing mandates could weaken its competitive edge and disrupt the broader digital ecosystem. “We’ve invested billions of dollars in Chrome and Android. Breaking them would change their…
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Judge rules Sirius XM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal
A New York judge has determined that Sirius XM’s “long and burdensome” cancellation process is illegal. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Lyle Frank found Sirius XM violates a federal law that requires companies to make it easy to cancel a subscription. The decision comes nearly one year after New York Attorney General Leticia James sued Sirius XM over claims…
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5 Key Call Center Software Features + How to Judge Them
Many call center software features have no major impact on performance. Only a select few capabilities separate top vendors from the rest, and those are the ones to focus on. In this guide, we’ll break down the five essential features that define effective call center software — covering everything from must-have communication tools to analytics that drive real insights. We’ll…
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Judge declines to block Musk’s $1 million voter giveaways
Elon Musk’s America PAC can move forward with its $1 million giveaways to voters after a Philadelphia judge declined an emergency petition from District Attorney Larry Krasner to block them. Krasner accused the PAC of running an illegal lottery and deceptively marketing the prize selections as random, even though “multiple winners that have been selected are individuals who have shown…
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