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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg offered employees $30,000, or six months of salary (whichever is higher), to leave the company if they didn’t agree with his battle against WP Engine. In an update on Thursday night, Mullenweg said 159 people, making up 8.4 percent of the company, took the offer.

Automattic, which is in charge of WordPress.com

Europe’s spacetech elite are making their final preparations for a groundbreaking meeting with an asteroid. A spacecraft called Hera — named after the Greek goddess of marriage — will make the rendezvous. The probe is slated for launch on October 7. If all goes well, Hera will then complete a detailed inspection of Dimorphos — a binary asteroid that’s also caught the eye of NASA. Back in 2022, the

Some of iRobot’s best robo-vacs are on sale. Wellbots has the ultra-premium Roomba Combo 10 Max + Autowash Dock for $420 off with Engadget’s code ENGDT420. Or, if you want a high-end model without spending quite as much, the Roomba j9+ and Roomba Combo j7+ are on sale for up to $320 off with these exclusive deals.

The iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max + Autowash Dock is the company’s most advanced

It will be one of the best-sellers of this pre-Prime Day season.

• TikTok just hosted its first summit for its US e-commerce partners.
• The company spent much of the event pushing TikTok Shop partners to test out live selling.
• Attendees with expertise on TikTok's Chinese sister app, Douyin, shared insights.

TikTok is gearing up for the holiday season on its e-commerce platform

• Discord is launching Video Quests, its second ad format, as it looks to grow its ads business.
• Video Quests reward viewers with in-game items or profile enhancements for watching ads.
• Discord aims to balance ad revenue with its subscription service ahead of a potential IPO.

The gaming-focused chat app Discord is readying the launch of its

• The US economy added 254,000 jobs in September, way above the forecast of 147,000.
• The unemployment rate unexpectedly decreased to 4.1% in September.
• The Fed is pivoting away from fighting inflation to supporting the labor market.

The US economy saw way better job growth than expected in September. It added 254,000 jobs during the month, blowing away the forecast of 147

Google Search has always had one serious drawback — if you're not paying attention, it's easy to click on a fraudulent site that's mimicking a real business. Now, the company appears to be testing a long-overdue solution: blue verified checkmarks that show a company is legitimate. 

The checks started appearing next to official site links for corporations including Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon

Apple hates discounts.

• Spirit Airlines may file for Chapter 11 amid major debts after a failed merger with JetBlue.
• The airline is saddled with debt of about $3.3 billion.
• A report of the potential bankruptcy filing sent Spirit's stock tumbling in premarket trade Friday.

Spirit Airlines stock plunged in premarket trading on

This Chromebook running Chrome OS offers outstanding value for money.

Games Done Quick, the organization that organizes charity game marathons featuring high-level speedrunners, has just announced its latest fundraiser. The group will hold an event called Disaster Relief Done Quick in support of the humanitarian nonprofit Direct Relief to aid those affected by Hurricane Helene, it announced in a tweet and press release. 

"Hurricane Helene [was] a life-threatening