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Intel Xeon Processor With Cracked Security Shields Highlighting Tdx Vulnerabilities Discovered By Google And Intel

Intel says Google engineers spotted Xeon vulnerabilities

Intel said it was able to identify five vulnerabilities in the one of the most important confidential computing elements of its Xeon CPUs with help from Google’s cloud security team. The work was part of a five-month joint security review between Intel’s INT31 team (Intel’s offensive security research) and Google’s Cloud Security team. The partnership identified five vulnerabilities and 35…

Cisco Q2 Recap Illustration Showing Silicon One Growth Amid Rising Memory Costs In Ai Data Centers

Networking

Cisco highlights memory costs, Silicon One growth in Q2 recap

AI is driving new revenue for Cisco, while campus networking and other components added to a successful quarter for the vendor. CEO Chuck Robbins told analysts on a conference call that overall networking revenue increased 21% year-over-year to nearly $8 billion in company’s fiscal second quarter. Other highlights from the Q2 recap include the rising cost of system memory, AI…

Networking

Security Observability Improvements in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0

Improvements in Secure Firewall 10.0 provide better observability and detection for threats and security monitoring overall.

Cybersecurity

IT bonuses reward network, security skills that can’t be automated

The market for networking and security skills is shifting as AI implementations move from experimental to operational and enterprise organizations deploy more sophisticated IT architectures. So, which skills are commanding the highest premiums? And which skills are no longer in great demand? Foote Partners’ latest IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index shows a clear pattern: Premium pay is moving away…

Technology

Starcloud prepares to launch AWS Outpost into space

Hot on the heels of Starlink’s plan for a million data centers in space, Starcloud’s next launch will put hardware from AWS in orbit. “Starcloud will be the first to launch the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outpost hardware to space on our second satellite launching in October,” Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston wrote in a LinkedIn post. Outpost is AWS’s on-premises…

Data center capex to hit $1.7 trillion by 2030 due to AI boom

A multi-year expansion cycle will drive worldwide data center capex to the $1.7 trillion mark by 2030, driven by hyperscalers as well as neo cloud service providers and sovereign AI initiatives, a new report from Dell’Oro Group indicates. All three segments are entering a new phase of infrastructure expansion; key among them are Amazon, Google, Meta and Meta, which at…

Ibm Research Quantum Computing Processor Merging With Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks, Featuring Glowing Qubits, Blue Circuit Patterns, And Data Streams Representing The Fusion Of Quantum And Ai Technologies

IBM Research: When AI and quantum merge

Above Lake Zurich, in the hills of Rüschlikon, the next chapter in industrial history is currently being written. While the world discusses the latest advances in generative AI, Alessandro Curioni’s team at IBM Research – Zurich, IBM’s European research center, is already working on a fundamental transformation that goes far beyond mere software updates. When visiting the research center, one…

Dimly Lit Data Center Server Racks And Glowing Cables Representing The Arista Memory Shortage Crisis In Ai Networking

Arista laments ‘horrendous’ memory situation

Arista Networks dialed up a strong fourth quarter, fueled by AI and campus Ethernet networking, to close out last year. “2025 has been another defining year for Arista. With the momentum of generative AI and cloud and enterprise, we have achieved well beyond our goal, at 28.6% growth driving a record revenue of $9 billion,” said Jayshree Ullal, CEO and…

Futuristic Digital Illustration Of Robotic Ai Agents Crawling Through Glowing Blue And Purple Networks Of Websites And Data Streams.

AI agent traffic drives first profitable year for Fastly

AI agents aren’t just hype, they’re actually having a material impact on content delivery network economics—at least for Fastly. Its fourth-quarter earnings call this week provided evidence of how AI agent behavior differs from traditional web traffic and how much revenue that difference generates. The edge cloud provider posted $172.6 million in revenue for Q4 2025, up 23% year over…

Nvidia Blackwell Gpus With Open-Source Ai Models And Dramatic Cost-Per-Token Reduction Arrows

Technology

Nvidia claims 10x cost savings with open-source inference models

Nvidia has released analysis showing a 4X to 10X reduction in cost per token for AI inferencing by switching to open source models. The cost reductions were achieved by pairing Nvidia’s Blackwell GPU platform with open-source models from Baseten, DeepInfra, Fireworks AI, and Together AI. Their tests showed significant cost improvements across healthcare, gaming, agentic chat, and customer service. […