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Automattic pumps $4.6M into New Vector to help grow Matrix, an open, decentralized comms ecosystem

Automattic, the open supply drive in the back of WordPress .com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and Tumblr, has made a $4.6M strategic funding into New Vector — the creators of an open, decentralized communications same old known as Matrix. They additionally broaden a Slack rival (Riot) which runs on Ma…
Automattic, the open source force behind WordPress .com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and Tumblr, has made a $4.6M strategic investment into New Vector — the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix. They also develop a Slack rival (Riot) which runs on Ma…

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