{"id":5095,"date":"2024-11-22T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2024-11-21T20:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:32:26","slug":"automattic-strengthens-wordpress-ecosystem-with-harper-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/automattic-strengthens-wordpress-ecosystem-with-harper-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Automattic strengthens WordPress ecosystem with Harper acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-bmswq-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-bmswq-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-245\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7ebaf867-b91d-4a96-a2a9-7e0349836054\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, has acquired Harper, a privacy-focused Grammarly competitor aimed at developers. 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