#986 - WP-Tonic Show: The Future of Cloud Hosting in a World of AI

The Future of Cloud Hosting in a World of AI

The future of cloud hosting meets AI: Explore intelligent infrastructure, predictive scaling, and next-gen solutions transforming businesses.

With Special Guest Suhaib Zaheer, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Managed Hosting at DigitalOceans | Cloudways - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaheersuhaib/

#1 - Can you provide WP-Tonic's tribe with more information about your past involvement in the hosting industry?

#2 - What do you see as some of the major opportunities and threats connected to cloud hosting and AI over the next 18 months?

#3 - What, in general, are some of the major growth areas for cloud hosting in the next 18 months?

#4 - What are your general thoughts connected to where WordPress finds itself at the end of 2025?

#5 - In general, what are your personal thoughts connected to AI?

#6 - If you go back in time when you were 20, what key advice would you give yourself?

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From The Longest Night To Making $114,238 in 15 Days

We have a great interview coming up with Dustin, founder and CEO of the popular AI tool Magai. He has an amazing personal story, and we will also discuss some of the major lessons he has learnt from growing Majai. Why don't you join us live with your questions for Dustin? https://f0k0.short.gy/ZuHUDQ

@DustinWStout @KurtvonAhnen @MananaNoMass #startups #Magai #ai #LTD

Special Guest Dustin W. Stout, Founder & CEO of Magai.co

https://magai.co/

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#1 - Dustin, can we go into your background before you started Magai, especially the 12 months leading up to the launch of Magai?

https://magai.co/making-100k-in-15-days/

#2 - You have spoken about your decision to offer an (LTD) life time deal around the launch of Majai. Can you provide some additional insights and thoughts related to LTDs?

#3 - What are a couple of the major lessons you have learnt connected to successfully launching and running Majai that you are happy to share with the WP-Tonic' tribe?

#4 - What are some over AI startups that are on your radar and you personally like that you can share with the audience?

#5 - In the AI world, there has been considerable discussion about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). What are your own thoughts on this?

#6 - If you go back in time when you were 20, what key advice would you give yourself?

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Discover the month's must-know WordPress and tech stories in our latest video! We explore key updates, fascinating innovations, and expert commentary that are vital for anyone involved in the digital realm. Our engaging discussion keeps you informed and inspired as you navigate your tech journey. Don’t wait—watch now to catch up on what matters most in WordPress and technology.

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This Month's Special Guest Panelist Chris Badgett CEO of LifterLMS

https://lifterlms.com/

#1 - Key Takeaways From Matt Mullenweg’s WordCamp Canada 2025 Town Hall

https://www.therepository.email/key-takeaways-from-matt-mullenwegs-wordcamp-canada-2025-town-hall

#2 - The ChatGPT Atlas browser still feels like Googling with extra steps

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/804931/openai-chatgpt-atlas-hands-on-google-search

#3 - WPManageNinja Launches FluentCart, Aiming to Bring Speed and Simplicity to Ecommerce for WordPress

https://www.therepository.email/wpmanageninja-launches-fluentcart-aiming-to-bring-speed-and-simplicity-to-ecommerce-for-wordpress

#4 - Inside Ring-1T: Ant engineers solve reinforcement learning bottlenecks at trillion scale

https://venturebeat.com/ai/inside-ring-1t-ant-engineers-solve-reinforcement-learning-bottlenecks-at

#5 - How a tiny bug spiraled into a massive outage that took down the internet

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/tech/aws-outage-cause

#6 - Just like humans, AI can get ‘brain rot’ from low-quality text and the effects appear to linger, pre-print study says

https://fortune.com/2025/10/22/ai-brain-rot-junk-social-media-viral-addicting-content-tech/