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Google launches Agent Compute Engine as managed service for AI agent infrastructure
Google is opening up the infrastructure behind its Gemini agents to Google Cloud customers through a new managed service that isolates each agent in its own hardware-sandboxed microVM.
Networks
Prysmian Completes $65M Xtera Deal, Targets Subsea Turnkey Market with German Manufacturing Push
The cable maker's acquisition of the optical systems specialist, backed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, aims to compete in the concentrated subsea telecom market by combining manufacturing scale with advanced optical design.
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ASPA adoption accelerates at APNIC: operators seek clarity on provider definitions and IXP deployment
APNIC's RPKI ASPA support has grown to 538 published objects since its June launch. A September webinar surfaced key questions about provider relationships, Internet Exchange Point configurations, and validation risks.
Cloud
GitHub scales Git infrastructure across Azure with per-reference quorums and object storage
GitHub has replicated 99.99999% of its repositories to Azure while managing exponential traffic growth. The remaining high-traffic repositories will move through architectural changes that serialize writes per reference instead of repository-wide, and decouple read scaling from write operations.
Cloud
Nvidia ships AI compute in prefab containers to slash data center deployment time
The company's DSX POD reference design packages seven Vera Rubin GPU racks into shipping containers at the factory, enabling data centers to go live in 14 days instead of months.
Networks
CaspiLink Subsea Cable Activates 400 Tbps Trans-Caspian Digital Route Outside Russian and Iranian Borders
The first international telecommunications subsea cable in the Caspian Sea, engineered for over 400 Terabits per second, went live in October 2026 as a self-financed, EU-governed infrastructure bridge linking East Asia to Europe via Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Networks
DNS Root Key Rollover Succeeds Despite Regional Hiccups
A post-rollover analysis of the October 2026 DNS root KSK transition shows a global validation rate increase and successful key adoption across networks, though some regions experienced temporary setbacks.