Data centers, networks and the cloud underneath everything. What runs production, and what happens when it stops.
GitHub experienced five service disruptions in August, ranging from Actions failures to authentication cascades, as the platform grapples with rapid growth while transitioning infrastructure to Azure.
The company is expanding its infrastructure team to handle massive growth in concurrent agent environments, with hiring focused on systems engineering rather than AI research.
Regional think tanks are pushing governments to develop sovereign subsea cable repair capabilities, but maritime economics and geopolitical reality suggest a different path: streamline permitting and remove cabotage restrictions instead.
Anthropic's latest frontier model is now accessible through AWS infrastructure, while the cloud provider rolls out next-generation operating system features and expands its AI professional credentials.
Researchers at UNH deployed a fiber-optic cabled ocean observatory near the Isles of Shoals in August 2026, combining real-time acoustic sensing with oceanographic data collection across the Gulf of Maine.
The Federal Communications Commission has settled an enforcement action against four co-owners of a submarine cable system that continued operating for months after its 25-year license expired in December 2024.
A new mechanism in RFC 9131 allows hosts to proactively announce their IPv6 addresses to routers, eliminating delays caused by reactive neighbor discovery on the first packet of a connection.
The two firms have finalized their purchase of an 82% stake in Singapore-based STT GDC, creating one of Asia-Pacific's largest digital infrastructure platforms with operations spanning 12 markets and backed by a landmark S$5 billion sustainability-linked loan.
