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Cisco Deploys AI Agent Network to Automate Business Operations Across the Web
Cisco has launched a platform that lets businesses deploy swarms of AI agents to automate tasks across any web service, framing it as a new era for enterprise efficiency.
Amazon Workers Protest Data Center Expansion at City Hall
Amazon employees attended a city council meeting to demand limits on data center growth, citing environmental and community concerns.
Let's Encrypt Prepares for Quantum Threat to Internet Security
Let's Encrypt plans to adopt post-quantum cryptography for TLS certificates, protecting web traffic from future quantum computer attacks.
Bots Surpass Human Internet Traffic for First Time, Cloudflare CEO Says
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince reports that automated bot traffic has overtaken human traffic online for the first time, arriving a year earlier than predictions.
Cash App Moves Into Physical Payments With Tap-to-Pay Wand
Cash App is introducing a new physical device for contactless payments, marking a shift from mobile-only to hardware-based transactions.
Data Centers Face Growing Water Scarcity Pressures as Public Opposition Mounts
A Gallup poll shows 7 in 10 Americans oppose data center development due to water concerns. SpaceX and other tech companies now acknowledge water scarcity could limit growth.
ASRock Unveils 3,000-Watt Power Supply and Hybrid AIO Cooler at Computex
ASRock showcased a 3kW Taichi power supply for AI and a hybrid Taichi Aqua AIO/custom loop cooler at Computex 2025. The company also revealed 10th anniversary hardware.
Why Viral Humanoid Robot Videos Mislead the Public
Viral videos of humanoid robots performing impressive feats often mask a gap between demonstrations and real-world reliability. Experts warn that anthropomorphism can lead to misleading assumptions about robot capabilities.
Nvidia Charts a Single Computing Path for Autonomous Devices
Jensen Huang says every edge device will become autonomous. Nvidia promotes one computing pattern from cloud to robotics.
Undersea Cables: The Fragile Backbone of Global Internet Connectivity
Nearly all intercontinental internet traffic travels through fragile undersea cables vulnerable to damage from ships anchors natural disasters.
Hacker News's AI Skepticism: A Culture of Critical Thinking
Hacker News users are notably critical of AI, reflecting a culture of technical skepticism and distrust of hype.
HP's New Workstation Packs 784GB Memory for Trillion-Parameter AI Models
HP announced the ZGX Fury GB300, a workstation with 784GB unified memory and Nvidia GB300 GPU, handling trillion-parameter AI models. It targets enterprise workloads but at a high price.
Leak on Space Station Forces Astronauts to Take Shelter During Repair
A brief shelter-in-place order on the ISS after a leak during repairs was resolved safely. The crew resumed work, highlighting strong safety protocols.
Major US Banks Unite on Tokenization Network to Counter Crypto Threat
A consortium of leading US banks is launching a tokenization network to compete with crypto and stablecoin startups, marking a strategic shift in digital finance.
Hacker News Project Brings Realistic Soft Body Physics to Developers
A developer showcased a soft body jiggle physics project on Hacker News, highlighting real-time deformable simulations for games and animation.
GrapheneOS User Reported to Police for Using Privacy-Focused OS
A GrapheneOS user was reported to authorities solely for using the privacy-focused operating system, raising concerns about surveillance and the criminalization of privacy tools.
Most companies not ready for AI agents despite high ambition
A new report reveals 76% of organizations lack the infrastructure to support agentic AI, even as 85% aim to adopt it within three years. Experts urge a full redesign of operating models.
Vue Developers Get a Free Animated Icon Library
A new free animated icon library for Vue is now available. The open source project offers developers a way to add motion to icons without heavy dependencies.
Android Auto's hidden settings let drivers reshape their dashboard
Android Auto offers deep customization options beyond basic layouts. Drivers can tweak launchers, wallpapers and app grids for a personalized in-car experience.
Browser-Based Tool Renders Office Documents With Pixel-Level Accuracy
Ooxml is an open-source JavaScript library that renders Office documents with pixel-perfect accuracy directly in the browser, solving cross-platform formatting issues for knowledge workers.