#554 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, 11th of December, 2020 at 8:30 am PST

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic Round-table Show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can watch LIVE the show on our WP-Tonic Show Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/wptonic please also support the show by going to our YouTube channel and subscribing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiUEZxnxscyWKHJxgeFD2oA?view_as=subscriber This Week Show's Sponsors Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/ LaunchFlow: https://launchflows.com/ Special Guest Panelist Brian Jackson of Forgemedia: https://forgemedia.io/ #1 - Automattic Acquires MailPoet https://wptavern.com/automattic-acquires-mailpoet #2 - Olive Attracts Additional $225.5MM Investment to Fast-Track AI Workforce For Healthcare https://oliveai.com/media/olive-attracts-additional-225-5mm-investment-to-fast-track-ai-workforce-for-healthcare/ #3 - WordPress 5.6 “Simone” Includes New Twenty Twenty-One Theme and Improved Editor https://wptavern.com/wordpress-5-6-simone-includes-new-twenty-twenty-one-theme-and-improved-editor #4 - How to Run a Ponzi Scheme for Tech People https://callmenish.com/how-to-run-a-tech-ponzi-scheme/ #5 - Privacy group files complaint against five online test-proctoring services https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/9/22166023/epic-proctorio-examity-privacy-online-testing-school-lawsuit-proctoring #6 - Facebook crushed rivals to maintain an illegal monopoly, the entire United States yells in Zuckerberg’s face https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/09/facebook_crushed_competitors_to_maintain/