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Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg told employees in an internal Slack message that he has regained control of the company, days after its board had placed him on leave. The message, seen by TechCrunch, signals an apparent reversal of the earlier boardroom action against him. Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com and Tumblr, has not yet publicly confirmed Mullenweg's account of the reversal, leaving the leadership situation at the company unresolved as of this report.