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Hosting Is the Next Layer AI Will Transform – Vito Peleg, CEO of Atarim
Vito Peleg of Atarim on why he reads AI as the biggest opportunity hosting has had in fifteen years, how today's vibe coders mirror the server-in-the-bedroom generation that built today's hosting market, and why reactive agencies feel like a tax while proactive ones win.
Hetzner Has Now Raised Prices Three Times in 2026. This One Is Different.
Hetzner announced its third price move of 2026 on May 27, effective June 15. New orders only, portfolio standardised into -1/-2/-3 tiers, and a new Limited tier introduces hardware segmentation as a structural market shift. Other European hosts will face pressure to follow.
Cloudflare Called It AI Restructuring. Every Hosting Company Faces the Same Decision.
Cloudflare cut 1,100 employees (20% of headcount) on a $639.8M record revenue day and used a "builders, sellers, measurers" framework that maps directly onto hosting operations. Billing, support triage, and compliance are where AI closed the gap. The advantage goes to who acts first.
WordCamp Europe 2026: A Hosting Industry Guide to the Schedule
WordCamp Europe 2026 opens June 4 in Kraków with Contributor Day plus two conference days. The Inside WordPress 7.0 panel anchors Friday. Hosting-specific sessions cover stress testing, secure hosting, DDoS, and CERN's 800-site migration. Over a dozen hosting companies sponsor.
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Industry reports
GoDaddy joins the elite: a milestone entry into the S&P 500
The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that GoDaddy will be included in the S&P 500 index, effective before the opening of trading on June 24, 2024. This shift is part of the index's quarterly rebalancing, a process designed to ensure that the S&P 500 continues to represent the leading companies in the large-cap market.
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GoDaddy announces another NameFind domain auction
GoDaddy is set to host another NameFind domain name auction this June, following the success of its previous auction held in December. The upcoming auction will start on June 13 at 12:30 ET and conclude on June 20.
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GoDaddy’s transition: the perspective of the company’s employees against the backdrop of investor pressure
In recent months, we published an article on GoDaddy.com's excellent performance. It was so positive that some accused us of a sponsored post. Since then, the company's stock market valuation has risen sharply which shows that stock investors believe the company is moving in the right direction. As we know, increasing profitability in mature businesses
Mergers and acquisitions
Your.online acquires Heart Internet brand from GoDaddy
Significant changes have taken place in the web hosting industry that could affect the future of the UK web services market. Heart Internet, considered one of the UK's leading web hosting providers, has been acquired by Your.Online, a European platform that connects local hosting companies. The acquisition not only demonstrates Your.Online's drive to expand in
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GoDaddy .AI transfer issues
In a surprising move, the overseer of the increasingly sought-after .ai country code top-level domain (ccTLD) has issued a stark warning to registrants, advising against the transfer of their .ai domains to GoDaddy, the leading domain registrar.
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The evolving governance of .xxx domain: GoDaddy’s bold moves toward modernization
ICANN has put forth what might become the next version of GoDaddy's .xxx registry agreement, marking a departure from its current "sponsored" status. This move could significantly alter GoDaddy's ICANN fees and implement the most stringent child-protection measures across any generic top-level domain (gTLD).
The evolution of GoDaddy with AI
The introduction of GoDaddy Airo™ is part of a broader strategic vision outlined by GoDaddy, aiming for an ambitious 6% to 8% annual revenue growth from 2024 to 2026. This financial forecast not only reflects GoDaddy's confidence in their new offerings.
Industry reports
Launch of five new Top-Level Domains
Internet Naming Co. has unveiled five new top-level domains (TLDs): .diy, .food, .living, .lifestyle, and .vana, entered their early access phase today. The launch was first announced a month ago on the LinkedIn profile of the Trademark Clearinghouse, among others.
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GoDaddy wants to end cooperation with IFFOR
GoDaddy is coming out with an initiative some 20 years after the .xxx domain was granted "sponsored" gTLD status to eliminate what the registry considers unnecessary complexities from the domain agreement. At the heart of GoDaddy's proposal is the desire to terminate its association with the International Foundation For Online Responsibility (IFFOR), the sponsor for