Hosting
Announcements
News
Service announcements, maintenance windows and product changes.
Hosting
Performance
LiteSpeed and Nginx Continue to Take Share from Apache
Event-driven servers keep gaining ground for high-concurrency workloads.
Performance
PHP 8.4 Brings Further Performance Gains
Each recent release has improved throughput, and the cumulative effect since PHP 7 is substantial.
Databases
MySQL 9 and the Continued Push Into Vector Search
Relational databases are adding vector similarity search natively, reducing the need for a separate store.
Cloud
Database-as-a-Service Pricing Faces Scrutiny
Managed database costs have become a visible line item, prompting reviews of what is genuinely needed.
Cloud
Edge Computing Moves Closer to Ordinary Applications
Running code at the network edge is no longer confined to CDNs and large platforms.
AI
Open Models Narrow the Gap With Proprietary Systems
Openly available models have improved quickly, changing the build-versus-buy calculation.
AI
AI Content Detection Remains Unreliable
Detection tools continue to produce false positives, which has consequences for publishers and educators.
AI
Search Engines Adjust Ranking for AI-Generated Content
Guidance has settled on rewarding usefulness rather than penalising method.