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Agentic AI Foundation adds 43 members to reach 190
Robotics

Agentic AI Foundation adds 43 members to reach 190

Standards work for autonomous software is drawing broader backing, with public bodies and major tech groups joining as deployment moves into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
Infoblox & GoDaddy back open standards for AI agents
Identity and Access Management

Infoblox & GoDaddy back open standards for AI agents

Greater scrutiny of autonomous software is pushing firms towards open web standards that let users verify AI agents and trust their connections.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO
Digital Transformation

Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

The hire strengthens Cogna’s push overseas as it seeks to scale its AI platform for utilities, gas and construction customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Cloudflare & GoDaddy back AI bot identity standards
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudflare & GoDaddy back AI bot identity standards

Small website owners will gain new tools to block, allow or charge AI crawlers as Cloudflare and GoDaddy back identity standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
LivTech adds CMO & CRO to drive healthcare tech growth
Software-as-a-Service

LivTech adds CMO & CRO to drive healthcare tech growth

LivTech names new marketing and revenue chiefs to spearhead its next growth phase in healthcare tech for long-term and in-home care.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Identity Digital leader named in CRN 2026 Channel Chiefs
Software-as-a-Service

Identity Digital leader named in CRN 2026 Channel Chiefs

Identity Digital names CRO Matt Overman to CRN's 2026 Channel Chiefs list, spotlighting its growing domain partner ecosystem and strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
VexTrio exposed as global ad-fraud empire with billions in play
Marketing Technologies

VexTrio exposed as global ad-fraud empire with billions in play

VexTrio, unmasked as a multinational ad-fraud empire with nearly 100 companies, runs scams worth billions across adtech and beyond.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025
Trustifi launches innovative phishing detection training for MSPs
Artificial Intelligence

Trustifi launches innovative phishing detection training for MSPs

AI and cloud-based cybersecurity company Trustifi has launched a Email Security Awareness training module, enhancing network user protection.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024
Launch of direct .au domain extension an opportunity for entrepreneurs
Marketing Technologies

Launch of direct .au domain extension an opportunity for entrepreneurs

The launch of the .au domain comes as Australian businesses cite local competition as their second-biggest challenge in 2022 after the pandemic.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2022
Cybersecurity experts weigh in on GoDaddy data breach
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity experts weigh in on GoDaddy data breach

Cybersecurity experts warn of the dangers of password reuse after the recent GoDaddy data breach exposes 1.2 million customers' data.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Nov 2021
GoDaddy reveals widespread data breach
Breach Prevention

GoDaddy reveals widespread data breach

GoDaddy, the largest domain registrar with 77 million domains, discloses a data breach affecting users' SSH accounts, impacting 19 million customers worldwide.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2020
GoDaddy back but never hacked
Distributed Denial of Service

GoDaddy back but never hacked

The world's largest domain registrar resumes service but denies being hacking, blaming an internal issue on the outage.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Sep 2012
GoDaddy goes down
GoDaddy

GoDaddy goes down

World's largest domain registrar experiencing major downtime potentially causing millions of websites to go down.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 11th Sep 2012

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Australian entrepreneurs thrive without degrees, GoDaddy finds
EduTech

Australian entrepreneurs thrive without degrees, GoDaddy finds

Research by GoDaddy reveals that 20% of Australian entrepreneurs without a degree earn over AUD $180,000 annually, nearly matching their educated peers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2024
GoDaddy launches GoDaddy Airo AI tool for Australian SMBs
Generative AI

GoDaddy launches GoDaddy Airo AI tool for Australian SMBs

GoDaddy launches GoDaddy Airo, a generative AI tool for Australian entrepreneurs, aiming to save them 27 hours a month and AUD $7,800 yearly by streamlining online business tasks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2024
Thriving side hustle culture boosting Australian economy, GoDaddy reveals
Small Business

Thriving side hustle culture boosting Australian economy, GoDaddy reveals

GoDaddy's Venture Forward initiative reveals a thriving 'side hustle culture' in Australia due to online tools, with 61% of entrepreneurs reportedly running a lucrative microbusiness alongside full-time work.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2024
Tech better than policy for SMBs, says GoDaddy research
IT Automation

Tech better than policy for SMBs, says GoDaddy research

73% of small business owners say they are not likely to lose their jobs or be negatively affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and robots.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2019