Digg for sale, Google and Microsoft wants it

TechCrunch reports that Digg is for sale, and that Microsoft and Google both wants it. Google is rumored to bid $200-250 million, and Microsoft is said to be below that number. Read more at TechCrunch. Is it worth it?

Martin Neumann launches KickstartPress (finally!)

My old colleague Martin Neumann have finally gotten around to launch his e-book etc. venture, called KickstartPress. It was about time buddy!

BuddyPress joins Automattic

Matt announced that Automattic is now backing BuddyPress, and have hired its creator, Andy Peatling. BuddyPress is a WordPress MU project that aims to create a social network platform, and having it under Automattic’s wings ensures it’s development of course.

IE8 Beta is out

The Internet Explorer 8 Beta is out, for you to test away.

Latest WordPress news

The excellent Lorelle (interviewed here) have a new WordPress post up on The Blog Herald. It’s a great recap of what’s in store next week, when WordPress 2.5 is out, as well as other news from the community.