For anyone stepping into WordPress for the first time, the welcome can feel more like a maze than an invitation. Newcomers often stall before they ever get started, while agencies and seasoned developers navigate the platform with ease. The culprit is not a hidden bug or missing feature — it is the admin dashboard itself, which has barely changed since 2013. Read all
DigitalOcean has upsized its convertible senior notes offering to $550 million, set to mature in 2030, after strong investor demand. Proceeds will refinance $1.13B in 2026 notes, fund capped call transactions, and support corporate needs. The move comes as the cloud provider deepens its AI footprint with GPU-powered services and its Gradient platform, positioning itself to compete in specialized cloud and AI markets. Read all
Cloudways, part of DigitalOcean, has launched Copilot, an AI-driven hosting tool aimed at preventing and fixing website issues before they escalate. Unlike AI assistants focused on building sites, Copilot targets post-launch problems like DDoS attacks, slow queries, and disk space errors—often resolving them in minutes. Early users report major time savings, signaling a shift in managed hosting from reactive support to proactive, automated intervention. Read all
Platform9 is targeting frustrated VMware customers with a fresh take on its migration tool, removing one of the most expensive and time-consuming steps in switching platforms: buying extra hardware. Read all
IBM Cloud suffered a Severity One outage Monday, disrupting access across 10 regions and affecting 27 services for over two hours. The incident mirrored login issues from earlier this year, though IBM hasn’t confirmed a link. While engineers restored most systems quickly, recurring disruptions come as IBM pushes its hybrid cloud growth strategy—yet remains absent from the global top five cloud providers. Read all
Atlassian has entered a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to integrate its suite of collaboration tools with Google’s advanced AI tech. So, platforms like Jira, Confluence, and Loom are now set to leverage Google’s AI infrastructure—think Gemini and Vertex AI—for boosted functionality. Read all
Maybank has signed a five-year, RM1 billion ($236.4m) agreement to adopt Microsoft Azure for core systems and data workloads. The move will integrate AI, bolster cybersecurity, and roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 44,000 staff. Part of its M25+ strategy, the partnership marks a deeper push into digital transformation as Maybank balances innovation with customer-centric growth in an increasingly competitive ASEAN financial sector. Read all
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will step down at year’s end, planning to “become a founder again.” Microsoft, which owns GitHub, won’t appoint a direct replacement—leadership will instead report to multiple executives. Dohmke leaves as GitHub reaches 150 million developers and rising AI project activity, yet faces intensifying competition from rivals like Google and Cursor in the coder-focused AI space. Read all
For more than a decade, getting a cloud service certified for U.S. government use has been a slow, sometimes painful process. Timelines stretched beyond a year, testing the patience of agencies and vendors alike. Now, that bottleneck is breaking. The General Services Administration (GSA) says it has approved 114 cloud services in the first months of fiscal year 2025, already more than twice last year’s total. Read all
The UK’s Defra has invited bids for a £294.6m contract to overhaul digital services for six agencies, covering cloud hosting, data center management, and software platforms. Running from 2026 to 2031, the project tackles inefficiencies the NAO flagged in 2022. Defra will choose up to five suppliers, marking a decisive step in modernizing the government’s tech infrastructure. Read all
Microsoft has launched an internal review into how Israel’s Unit 8200 has been using its Azure cloud platform, following reports that the military intelligence unit leveraged the service for large-scale surveillance and operational planning against Palestinians. Read all
Malaysia will unveil its National Cloud Computing Policy on August 13 at the ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025, aiming to boost cloud infrastructure, tighten data governance, and accelerate adoption across sectors. The initiative, aligned with ASEAN’s AI governance and ethics goals, positions Malaysia to lead regional cooperation on AI policy, standards, and innovation while expanding public-private investment in the digital economy. Read all
Two Seas Capital, Core Scientific’s largest shareholder, is opposing the $9 billion all-stock takeover by AI cloud firm CoreWeave, calling the valuation “inadequate” and the deal structure risky. The firm, holding 6.3% of shares, argues the terms favor CoreWeave while leaving Core Scientific investors exposed to share price volatility. It urges fellow shareholders to reject the proposal, citing a sharp post-announcement stock decline. Read all
