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Bluehost’s CodeGuard migration to Xcitium is automatic, but old backups need attention
Bluehost is replacing CodeGuard with Xcitium as its website backup partner. A Bluehost help article updated Sept. 28, 2026, says the switch will occur automatically at the customer’s next renewal date, with no manual action required…
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Netflix’s Cliff Booth strategy turns streaming into an event
Netflix is doing something unusual with The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth: making a streaming-bound movie feel scarce before it becomes easy…
AI cut eight days from The Third Hand, Goodfellas CEO says
Goodfellas CEO Vincent Maraval has put Michel Hazanavicius’ The Third Hand into the film industry’s AI debate after saying the technology cut…
Paramount-Warner settlement still needs court approval before merger can close
Paramount Skydance’s settlement with a 12-state coalition has moved its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closer to closing, but the deal is…
What Google’s EEA local business search update changes
Google has widened its European Search result units to cover local business queries, adding another surface where directories and direct local providers…
EU’s €3 parcel duty is already changing ecommerce sales patterns
The EU’s new customs duty on low-value parcels is already changing cross-border ecommerce behaviour. Before July 1, many low-value ecommerce parcels entered…
Extorting the extorters: ShinyHunters’ public fight with Cl0p
A public feud between two major cyber-extortion brands has turned one of ransomware’s best-known pressure tools into the target. BleepingComputer reported that…
