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GoDaddy Hosting
After testing GoDaddy, I can say one thing: avoid the basic shared hosting. It’s simply not worth the price tag (Hostinger offers better performance and lower costs on long-term plans). That said, GoDaddy’s WordPress hosting is a good option, but I’ll warn you now – to get all the best features, it will cost you!
Japanese Watchdog Orders Google to Stop Antitrust Practices
On April 15, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) issued a cease and desist order to Google over the company’s violations of Japan’s anti-monopoly laws. The order targets Google’s requirement that Android manufacturers pre-install Google apps on their devices. The JFTC reached this decision after launching an investigation into the tech giant in October 2023. This is the...
Ex-OpenAI Employees Back Musk’s Case Against the Startup
Twelve former OpenAI employees have sided with Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the startup of abandoning its nonprofit structure. The ex-employees asked a federal judge to weigh in on the lawsuit, alleging the startup betrayed its original mission. The group includes former technical and leadership staff who worked at OpenAI between 2018 and 2024. They...
Wix Launches AI Assistant for Site and Business Management
Wix has launched Astro, a new AI-powered assistant for site and business management. Described as “a trusted guide,” Astro provides real-time support, insights, and suggestions for site operations and business decisions. The assistant is available to all Wix and Wix Studio users in English, with support for additional languages expected soon. It’s built on generative AI and...
OpenAI in Talks To Buy Ive and Altman’s AI Hardware Startup
OpenAI is in talks to acquire io Products, the AI hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and closely associated with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The ChatGPT maker could pay around $500 million for the company. If a deal doesn’t materialize, OpenAI may pursue a partnership. Sources familiar with the matter say discussions are still in the early stages and...
Irish Watchdog Probes X Over Use of EU Data to Train Its AI
On April 11, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced it would launch a probe into X’s use of posts by EU residents to train its Grok AI model. The DPC acts as the company’s lead regulator in the EU due to X’s operations in Ireland. As the bloc’s lead regulator, the DPC is responsible for enforcing the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), often called...
Nate App Founder Charged With Fraud for Faking AI Use
Albert Saniger, founder and former CEO of so-called AI-powered shopping app Nate, has been charged with fraud by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). An April 9 press release revealed that a 2022 investigation found the app was secretly powered by human labor in the Philippines and Romania. The Nate app was supposed to provide a “universal” shopping cart experience where...
Meta Unveils a Collection of New Llama 4 AI Models
Meta has unveiled a collection of AI models from the Llama 4 family. The new suite includes Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. Scout and Maverick are open-source and available on Llama.com and Hugging Face. Behemoth, the largest model, is still in training. Llama 4 Scout is Meta’s smallest, general-purpose AI model running on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU...
Hackers Attack Morocco’s Social Security Database
A hacker going by the name of “Jabaroot” has breached Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS) and leaked the personally identifiable information (PII) of millions of citizens and financial information from thousands of businesses. This cybersecurity attack is considered the largest in the nation’s history. The kingdom’s social security fund handles healthcare,...