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Rocket.net Joins Hosting.com – A Merger That Could Redefine Hosting
by Mr. WHT · 26 Aug 2025 · 10 min read
Every once in a while, the hosting industry gets a shakeup big enough to make even the most jaded execs sit up and pay attention. This is one of those moments. Rocket.net - the fast-rising managed WordPress platform that barely existed six years ago and is already making noise at the top of the market - is officially joining forces with Hosting.com
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Hostinger opens new data center in Malaysia
by Kamil Kołosowski · 18 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Hostinger has added Kuala Lumpur to its global network of data centers, strengthening its footprint in one of the most dynamic digital markets worldwide. The new facility is aimed at businesses and creators who serve audiences in Southeast Asia, where speed and stability can directly influence how users interact with online services.
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Cloudways Copilot: AI in hosting management moves beyond the buzz
by Mr. WHT · 12 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Is AI finally ready to make hosting management less about firefighting and more about prevention? Cloudways, part of DigitalOcean, is betting on it. Today, the company…
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Radix picks Tucows as its new back-end registry services provider
by Mr. WHT · 8 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
In November 2025, Radix will move its entire portfolio of domain extensions from Team Internet, formerly known as CentralNic, to Tucows Registry. This is not a small adjustment in the background. It involves around ten million domain names across eleven TLDs, including .online, .store, .tech, .site, .fun, .host, .press, .space, .uno, .website.
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We’ve got 371 million domains now!
by Mr. WHT · 30 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
We’ve officially crossed the 371-million mark in domain registrations worldwide, and no one’s entirely sure whether we should be impressed… or concerned. According to latest Domain Name Industry Brief (Q2 2025), the internet is growing in a way that’s both predictable and increasingly chaotic.
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WP Engine launches AI Toolkit for WordPress sites
by Kamil Kołosowski · 21 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
WP Engine announced the launch of its AI toolkit designed specifically for WordPress websites. The toolkit includes three core features: Smart Search AI, AI-Powered Recommendations, and a Managed Vector Database with an open-source chatbot framework.
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DreamHost is giving away free WordPress websites. And no, this isn’t a joke.
by Kamil Kołosowski · 9 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Imagine signing up for web hosting and having someone build your website for free. No fuss, no page builders, no AI involved. You just sit down, fill out a form, and the DreamHost team takes care of the rest. From scratch. By hand. And it looks good. Sounds absurd? Yet it’s real - this is an actual offer.
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BuiltFast: A new hosting platform from a Veteran Team 
by Jason Nickerson · 30 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
In a rapidly evolving web hosting industry, a new player has emerged from a team of familiar faces. BuiltFast.com, is a hosting company founded by former…
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Team Internet wins control of Colombia’s .CO domain – GoDaddy out
by Mr. WHT · 16 Jun 2025 · 2 min read
After years of handling the .CO domain, GoDaddy has lost its role as the official registry. A new partnership, called Consórcio Equipo PuntoCo, made up of Germany’s Team Internet and Colombia’s Central Comercializadora de Internet (CCI), has won the contract to operate Colombia’s country-code top-level domain (ccTLD), .CO, for the next ten years.
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AEserver celebrates 20 years of service in the UAE and beyond
by Mr. WHT · 12 Jun 2025 · 3 min read
AEserver, one of the UAE’s earliest web hosting and domain name providers, is celebrating its 20th anniversary - a rare milestone in the fast-moving tech world. Founded in 2005 by Munir Badr, AEserver began with a clear purpose: to make it easier for people and businesses in the UAE to register domains and host websites.
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