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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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Rocket.net Joins Hosting.com – A Merger That Could Redefine Hosting
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
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
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 announced the general availability of Cloudways Copilot, an AI-powered toolset designed not to build websites, but to keep them alive and healthy. That distinction matters. In a market crowded
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Radix picks Tucows as its new back-end registry services provider
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, and the country-code .pw.
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We’ve got 371 million domains now!
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. It's a little like watching a city expand while some of its buildings collapse quietly in the background.
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WP Engine launches AI Toolkit for WordPress sites
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.
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
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 A2 Hosting executives Paul Carter, Justin Mazzi, and Josh Priddle, industry veterans with decades of collaboration under their belts. BuiltFast enters the market with a clear mission: to deliver
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Team Internet wins control of Colombia’s .CO domain – GoDaddy out
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
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 without relying on expensive or complicated international services.
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Linux Foundation launches FAIR, open source WordPress repository project
The Linux Foundation has just announced something big for WordPress users and developers - the FAIR Package Manager project. This new tool promises to change the way plugins and themes are shared and updated, making the WordPress ecosystem more stable, secure, and open.
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HostPapa secures $130 Million to fuel future growth
HostPapa, a Canadian company that helps businesses create and manage their online presence, just hit a big milestone. Jamie Opalchuk, Founder and CEO of HostPapa, proudly shared the news on LinkedIn - they have secured $130 million in new financing, led by the Bank of Montreal along with several other major banks.
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Atom plans AI-powered domain registrar
Big news for domain investors and startup founders: Atom, known for its domain marketplace and branding platform, has officially become an ICANN-accredited registrar. The company shared the announcement on its LinkedIn profile, marking a fresh start in the domain space.
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Spaceship launches Thunderbolt
Richard Kirkendall, CEO of Namecheap, announced on X.com on May 8 that Spaceship — a Namecheap-affiliated brand — has officially released Thunderbolt, a brand-new encrypted communication app that uses your domain name as your identifier instead of a phone number or email address.
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GoDaddy shows Q1 2025 growth
GoDaddy has published its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. The company showed solid growth across most areas, even though net income dropped compared to last year due to a large one-time tax benefit in 2024.
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Web.com is shutting down: Newfold moves customers to Network Solutions
There’s a big change coming in the industry. Newfold Digital – the company behind brands like Bluehost, HostGator, and Network Solutions – announced today that it is closing the Web.com brand. In the next few weeks, all Web.com customer accounts will be moved to Network Solutions.
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OVHcloud shows its strength
Sustainability remains a core part of the OVHcloud identity. The company recently improved its score in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment by 10 points, placing it in the top 16 percent of the industry. It’s a rare blend of high performance and high principle—a combination that many modern tech buyers are increasingly prioritizing.
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Automattic launches AI site builder
There’s a quiet but powerful change happening in the world of website building. Step by step, one company after another is switching from traditional drag-and-drop tools to smart, AI-powered builders. This week, Automattic – the company behind WordPress.com – joined the race in a big way.
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Top 8 Talks at Atarim Summit
From April 7-11, 2025, the digital world will gather online for Atarim Summit, a FREE event packed with expert insights, strategies, and future-focused conversations about the web design and agency industry. Whether you’re a solo freelancer or part of a growing digital team, this summit offers a unique chance to learn from global leaders – all from the comfort of your screen.
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Rocket.net hits 1000% growth in hosting
Rocket.net was ranked number 9 on the 2025 Inc. Regionals: Southeast list. This list highlights the fastest-growing private companies in the southeastern United States, including Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and more.