Author: Natalia Nowak
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Exploring the web hosting industry through writing - panels, providers, and everything that runs behind the scenes.
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The EU Just Aimed Its Gatekeeper Rules at AWS and Azure for the First Time, and It Used AI to Do It
The EU preliminarily named AWS and Azure DMA gatekeepers on June 25, its first cloud case and first without the size thresholds, citing AI lock-in.
Pricing updates
European Hosting Is Still Cheap. But Only If You Buy the Right Tier.
Shared vCPU in Europe is still 60-75% cheaper than US providers. Dedicated vCPU has reached price parity. The European advantage has split.
Industry reports
Hostinger’s Kodee: 91% VPS Resolution, 69% Reality. Here Is What the Data Actually Shows.
Hostinger gave its AI agent Kodee terminal access to customer VPS. Retention rose from 66% to 70%, and only 7% of conversations need a human.
Industry reports
AI Was Supposed to Kill the Website. Bluehost Data Says the Opposite.
Bluehost's AI Confidence report: 34% of SMBs say their website matters more since AI, not less. Only 13% optimize for AI search.
Software reviews
WooCommerce 10.9 Ships Seven Agent Abilities in Core
WooCommerce 10.9 ships seven agent-callable abilities into core via MCP; what was a roadmap in May is now in the installed base.
Industry reports
FERC Orders Six Grid Operators to Fix the Data-Center Queue
FERC gave six US grid operators 60 days to fix large-load interconnection; the queue, not the GPU, is the binding constraint on compute.
Industry reports
The Affiliate Funnel Built Modern Hosting. AI Search Is Dismantling It.
The review-site funnel that built Bluehost and Hostinger is collapsing under AI search. What the affiliate breakdown means for hosting CAC.
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Team Internet Pursues £20M Damages Claim While Its Domain Division Goes to Market
Team Internet built $566M/year on Google AdSense for Domains. Now it's pursuing a £20M antitrust claim and selling its domain division.
Industry reports
Europe’s Domain Market Is Splitting: Local Giants Hold the Base, Cloudflare and Namecheap Win the Flow
Cloudflare takes 18.3% of new European ccTLD registrations with a 5.5% installed base. United Internet controls 17% but 9 of 12 brands are not growing.
Interviews
Copilot Q&A, Part Two: The AI Finds the Problem. You Decide Whether to Fix It.
Cloudways Copilot Q&A, Part Two: nearly 400 preview customers, paid add-on pricing, agency use, and why every fix still needs a human click.
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