EP-23 : Wordpress Hosting Controversy 🇺🇸, Jony Ive’s Ai Collaboration 🤖, Middle Eastern Investment Surge 💰

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for monday, september 23rd! here’s a summary of today’s hot topics:

• automattic's bold critique: matt mullenweg, ceo of automattic, criticizes wp engine, calling it a "cancer to wordpress" during wordcamp us 2024, urging the community to consider alternative hosting solutions.
• jony ive's ai venture: the iconic designer teams up with openai for a new startup aimed at creating a less disruptive comp...