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San Francisco has always been a city that takes the future seriously. We think this conversation belongs there. On July 8, we'll bring Code for the People to KQED Headquarters for a preview screening in partnership with KQED. The film asks hard questions about who controls the internet, what open source makes possible, and what is at stake as AI reshapes our world. After the screening, Automattic CEO and WordPress Co-founder Matt Mullenweg, Automattic VP of Product Pedraum Pardehpoosh, KQED Editor-in-Chief Ethan Toven-Lindsey, and Producer Michael Dinh will dig into those questions live. Secure your spot today! https://luma.com/r8wbww10 

Open source is a community effort, and each community has a story to tell. For this year's WordCamp Europe in Kraków, Poland, the Automattic Design team wanted the swag created to reflect the city and its people. They commissioned Polish artists and makers to create pieces inspired by local culture, history, and folklore. From legendary dragons to Renaissance-era artwork, the pieces were more than a collection of keepsakes. They celebrated the creativity, craftsmanship, and community that make open source events like WordCamp so unique and special. A big thank you to local artists Ola Niepsuj, Marta Przeciszewska, Patryk Hardziej, and Michalina Rolnik for collaborating with us and bringing these ideas to life! Meet the artists, explore their work, and learn more about the inspiration behind each piece on the Automattic Newsroom blog: https://lnkd.in/dXaeUeKq

On July 1, Code for the People had its East Coast premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City. The film asks hard questions: who controls the internet, what open source makes possible, and what AI changes about all of it. The panel that followed the screening proved these aren't niche concerns. They’re questions that matter to everyone who builds, creates, or publishes online. We're grateful to everyone who joined us. And we're glad this conversation is just the beginning. The film drops July 9, and it’s free for anyone to watch. If you missed last night, your chance is coming. → codeforthepeople.com 

The internet was built to be open. Somewhere along the way, that changed. Code for the People is a documentary short featuring the builders, thinkers, and advocates of the open web who refuse to accept the new normal. Featuring many familiar faces from our community, including Matt Mullenweg, Anne McCarthy, Ian Stewart, Beau Lebens, Eric Binnion, Paul Maiorana, Mary Hubbard, and more. Streams free July 9. Watch the trailer below. https://lnkd.in/gUCQjkgd

Look out! Code for the People is coming to New York City. On July 1, we're hosting a one-night-only preview screening of this incredible documentary short at Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, in partnership with Variety. We'd love for you to be among the first to see it! The screening is followed by a panel moderated by Variety's Todd Spangler, featuring director Bao Nguyen and our own Matt Mullenweg. Snag your spot: codeforthepeople.com

It’s time to turn the tassels! 🎓 Earlier this week, the first cohort of AI Leaders graduates under the University of Illinois Chicago Tech Solutions Open Source Fund. Around 40 students from Illinois and Louisiana built real WordPress projects, applied generative AI to real work, and earned a credential employers can verify. They were paid to complete the program because this is workforce development, not unpaid training. Several have already lined up jobs. AI Leaders is part of Automattic's $500M, five-year commitment to open source education. Open source is how the web got built. We think it's how the next generation of AI-literate workers should get built too–in the open, accessible to anyone. The web is what we make it, and you're the people making it next. Congratulations to the first cohort!  👉Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eKSE_GTN 

The trailer for Code for the People is here. This isn't the internet we were promised. A handful of platforms now decide what you see, what you say, and what you own online. And with AI reshaping everything, who controls that infrastructure has never mattered more. So here we are. Code for the People is a documentary short that we were proud to help produce. It features the builders of WordPress and voices of the open web who refuse to accept this as the new normal. With Matt Mullenweg, Anne McCarthy, Ian Stewart, Beau Lebens, Eric Binnion, Paul Maiorana, Mary Hubbard, and more. July 9, 2026. Free to stream. Watch the trailer below. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gvuNqsvu https://lnkd.in/gPmpTukQ

It's time to take back the internet. Together. A handful of platforms now decide what you see, what you say, and what you own online. It doesn't have to be this way. Code for the People is a documentary short about the builders, developers, and creators of WordPress and the open web who refuse to accept this new normal. This is a film we're proud to have helped make, featuring many familiar faces from our community, including Matt Mullenweg, Anne McCarthy, Ian Stewart, Beau Lebens, Eric Binnion, Paul Maiorana, Mary Hubbard, and more. Follow along: 🔹 Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gPt7fXp5 🔹 Bluesky: https://lnkd.in/eUeKwXhb  🔹 X: x.com/codefortheppl 🔹 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eqKnCWd5 And so much more to come on the official website: codeforthepeople.com Code for the People premieres digitally on July 9, 2026. We hope you watch it. #CodeForThePeople #OpenSource #OpenWeb

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We’re still not over WordCamp Europe 2026. Day three was packed with building, learning, and connecting. The final session brought together WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard, our Head of Architecture Matías Ventura, and Product Manager Rich Tabor for a fireside chat on where WordPress is heading next. Fresh off the WordPress 7.0 release, the conversation explored what it means to build with AI without losing the human element. Hubbard put it plainly: “Open source is why WordPress has thrived, and those same values should be shaping AI, and emphasized the community needs to be far louder about that.” A huge thank you to the 2,000-plus attendees from 81 countries who made WCEU 2026 one for the books. See you in Málaga in 2027!