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The next dev/ai/nyc is almost here! 🗽 Join us at our NoHo Space next Wednesday for a conversation with Dennis Crowley, co-founder of Foursquare and now CEO of Hopscotch Labs, moderated by our own Head of Product, AI, Jeff Smith.

Dennis is building BeeBot, which uses AI to tell you about the things around you as you walk through a city. The two will dig into what it takes to ship AI in the real world, and where it works (and falls short) in physical spaces.

After nearly 16 years, @dayoneapp.com founder Paul Mayne is setting sail for new adventures. He built a journaling app that became a home for millions of people’s memories, and wrote more than 50,000 entries of his own along the way. We can’t thank you enough, Paul!

Come with an idea. Leave with something live. The first Spacefast Build & Hack Night is Monday, October 26, in NYC. Turn that tool, game, dashboard, or experiment you’ve been sitting on into something shareable.

What if your website could last as long as your legacy? @stewartbrand.bsky.social, pioneer of long-term thinking and founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, proudly owns the 100 Year Plan and 100 Year Domain from @wordpress.com. His site is officially live at stewartbrand.org. 🎉

Today’s the day! Bestselling author @nealstephenson.bsky.social joins our very own Zander Rose to discuss spies, science, and the race for the atomic bomb in his latest novel, D: Heavy Water. Livestream link in thread.

Before the atomic bomb, a race was on to figure out how to build one. Tomorrow, step into the world of Neal Stephenson’s D: Heavy Water: spies, science, and a fight to secure a substance that could change history.

@nealstephenson.bsky.social has spent decades writing about technology, science, history, and the futures they might create. Now, he’s taking us inside the history behind his latest novel, D: Heavy Water.

Some ideas need more room. Introducing Wide Margins, a new series from @wordpress.com for conversations with remarkable thinkers, writers, and creators shaping how we see the world. Kicking things off is the one and only @nealstephenson.bsky.social! Details to follow!

On October 13th, bestselling author Stephenson joins our very own @zanderrose.bsky.social for a livestream interview to talk spies, science, the race for the atomic bomb, and his latest novel, D: Heavy Water.

A store owner googling "how to stop cart abandonment" at 11 p.m. isn't browsing—they're ready to buy the extension that fixes it. They just need someone to point them to which one. That's the whole opportunity in @woocommerce.com Marketplace affiliate marketing.

Write a post that fixes one thing instead—subscriptions, international shipping, a leaky checkout. Make the extension the answer, not the headline. So, want to turn a few focused posts into steady affiliate revenue?

Your Black Friday campaign is ready. But is your infrastructure? On September 29, experts from Automattic for Agencies, @woocommerce.com, and Pressable break down how to prepare your ecommerce store for peak ecommerce season.

We’ll dive into everything from load testing & performance monitoring to what happens when traffic spikes but revenue doesn’t. Plus, we’ll run two AI agent demos: load-testing a store at 4x its normal traffic, identifying performance bottlenecks, & setting up monitoring for the entire peak season.

Heading to this year's eCommerce Expo? Come have a boatload of fun with the @woocommerce.com team! 🛳 Woo is hosting a low-key evening on London's only floating hotel. Enjoy snacks, music, cocktails, and conversation with fellow Woo merchants—and a break from sales pitches.

Good news for the Android crowd: Mesh is now on Google Play!📱 It's our free app for keeping up with the people in your life. It remembers the stuff you'd rather not forget, like how you met someone or when you last talked to them.

This one was built for Android, not just ported from iPhone. Keep Mesh open next to your email, take notes in a pop-up during a call, add someone from any app with the share sheet, and get widgets that match your wallpaper. It syncs with iPhone, Mac, and the web too.

“Quality of life” is a business strategy. Automattic software engineer and Harper founder Elijah Potter looks back at 37signals “Getting Real” and how its ideas continue to shape the way we build and work today. Read the blog: wp.me/pe4R-3TFA

We just wrapped up our final day at WordCamp US. 💙 We ended on a high note with a fireside chat between @ma.tt and @robertjacobi.com, who discussed where the open web goes next. Plus, Phoenix Mayor @mayorgallego.bsky.social officially named August 19 Phoenix WordCamp Day. How cool is that?

One more highlight as we wrap up WordCamp US: the closing fireside chat from @ma.tt alongside @robertjacobi.com! Our CEO and @wordpress.org co-founder shares his vision for how far we’ve come, and where we’re going. For our global audience, join the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nota...

Day three of WordCamp US is in the books. 🌵 Four tracks of talks and workshops, a packed sponsor hall, a super-inspiring keynote from Loyal Pyczynski, and a group photo worth framing. Days like this remind us of what makes @wordpress.org special: the people. 🫶 #WCUS #WordPress

If you haven't stopped by our megabooth yet to see the latest features and the team members behind @woocommerce.com, @wordpress.com, @wpvip.com, Jetpack, and Pressable, there's still one more day.

Day two of WordCamp US is a wrap. 🏜️ The temps in Phoenix were high, but spirits were even higher. Today, the sessions were in full swing, and we got to hear a keynote from Bo English-Wiczling on how AI is rewiring developer experience and it was so inspiring. Check out our favorite snaps!

Our brands have locally sourced swag designed just for attendees, starting tomorrow: 🌶️ @wordpress.com bandanas 🌶️ Jetpack totes, printed live onsite 🌶️ @woocommerce.com fanny packs with custom patches 🌶️ Automattic for Agencies hot sauce with special labels