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SoftBank Pledged €75 Billion to Build AI Data Centers in France.
by Łukasz Nowak · 4 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
SoftBank's €45B firm commitment and €75B ceiling for AI data centers in France drove Choose France 2026 to a record €93B total. France's nuclear grid is the structural advantage. SoftBank's balance sheet is the open question.
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SiteGround Auto-Installed Its AI Plugin on 1 Million Sites. Reviewers Gave It 1.1 Stars.
by Natalia Nowak · 3 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
SiteGround auto-installed its AI Agent plugin on 1M+ WordPress sites timed to WordPress 7.0. The plugin's rating dropped to 1.1 stars within days.
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Wix Cut 1,000 Jobs. Webflow Cut 140. The Website Builder Market Is Splitting.
by Natalia Nowak · 1 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Wix cut 1,000 jobs and Webflow 140, both naming AI. Hostinger Horizons hit 1M users, 93% first-time website owners.
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WP Engine Counsel Seeks WordPress Foundation Dissolution as WordCamp Europe Opens
by Natalia Nowak · 1 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
WP Engine pursues WordPress Foundation dissolution. The June 4 hearing coincides with WordCamp Europe's opening day in Kraków.
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WordPress and AI Tools: How to Use Automation Without Compromising User Privacy
by Sarah Warner · 1 Jun 2026 · 12 min read
AI tools are now standard across WordPress environments, and hosting providers can no longer treat data privacy as a static concern. This article breaks down what changes, what risks emerge, and what you can do about it.
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Cloudflare Called It AI Restructuring. Every Hosting Company Faces the Same Decision.
by Natalia Nowak · 28 May 2026 · 6 min read
Cloudflare cut 1,100 on a record revenue day and called it AI restructuring. The "builders, sellers, measurers" framework maps onto hosting ops.
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Dutch Authorities Dismantle Stark Industries. The Rebrand Didn’t Save It.
by Natalia Nowak · 25 May 2026 · 7 min read
Dutch FIOD seized 800 Stark Industries servers on May 22, dismantling the bulletproof host that rebranded to THE.Hosting to evade EU sanctions.
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AWS Connected Its Network to Google Cloud With No Egress Fees. Azure and Oracle Are Next.
by Natalia Nowak · 22 May 2026 · 4 min read
AWS Interconnect multicloud is generally available, connecting AWS and Google Cloud VPCs at flat bandwidth rates with no per-GB transfer fees.
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20 Years of hosting.de: Aachen-Based Hosting Provider Celebrates Anniversary with New Brand Identity
by Frederick Schiwek · 21 May 2026 · 4 min read
Aachen-based hosting.de GmbH celebrates 20 years with a new logo and visual identity, from TwooIT in 2006 to a German hosting leader today.
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Google Cloud Incorrectly Suspended Railway’s Account. Eight Hours Down.
by Natalia Nowak · 20 May 2026 · 4 min read
Google Cloud incorrectly suspended Railway's account on May 19, 2026. Eight hours offline, despite AWS and Railway Metal workloads running throughout.
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