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Alibaba XuanTie C950 – A Powerful, RVA23-Complaint 64-Bit RISC-V Core for Edge AI Computing
BlogMar 25, 2026

Alibaba XuanTie C950 – A Powerful, RVA23-Complaint 64-Bit RISC-V Core for Edge AI Computing

Alibaba unveiled the XuanTie C950, a high‑performance 64‑bit RISC‑V core built on a superscalar out‑of‑order microarchitecture. The chip can scale to eight cores running at 3.2 GHz and achieves a SPECint2006 score of about 70, a record for RISC‑V designs. It supports...

By CNX Software – Embedded Systems News
WWDC 26: Apple to Unveil Dedicated Siri Chatbot and Systemwide AI Agent in iOS 27, Says Report
NewsMar 25, 2026

WWDC 26: Apple to Unveil Dedicated Siri Chatbot and Systemwide AI Agent in iOS 27, Says Report

Apple will debut a standalone Siri app and a new "Ask Siri" chatbot experience at WWDC 26 on June 8, bundled with iOS 27. Codenamed Campo, the AI‑driven assistant leverages Google‑partnered Gemini models to deliver deeper, system‑wide integration across iPhone, iPad and Mac....

By Mint – Technology (India)
Illumination Zone: Episode 228 | Jon Robins of Level Legal Sits Down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson
NewsMar 25, 2026

Illumination Zone: Episode 228 | Jon Robins of Level Legal Sits Down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson

Jon Robins, CTO and VP of eDiscovery at Level Legal, joins EDRM’s Mary Mack and Holley Robinson on the Illumination Zone podcast to discuss the firm’s system‑building philosophy. He stresses the importance of asking the right initial questions and maintaining...

By EDRM (Electronic Discovery Reference Model)
Higress Joins CNCF: Delivering an Enterprise-Grade AI Gateway and a Seamless Path From Nginx Ingress
NewsMar 25, 2026

Higress Joins CNCF: Delivering an Enterprise-Grade AI Gateway and a Seamless Path From Nginx Ingress

Higress, an AI‑native API gateway built on Envoy and Istio, has passed the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee vote and entered the CNCF Sandbox. The project unifies traffic, microservices and AI gateways, offering a secure, xDS‑based replacement for Nginx Ingress with...

By CNCF Blog
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Secures $350 Million Funding From TPG, Allianz, State Farm
NewsMar 25, 2026

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Secures $350 Million Funding From TPG, Allianz, State Farm

Cambridge Mobile Telematics announced a $350 million financing round led by private‑equity firm TPG and joined by insurers Allianz and State Farm. The capital will fuel AI model development, a European rollout with Allianz and a hiring push for 30 AI...

By Pulse
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ends $1 Billion Disney Deal
NewsMar 25, 2026

OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ends $1 Billion Disney Deal

OpenAI has abruptly shut down Sora, its generative‑video service, ending a $1 billion partnership with Disney. The move signals a strategic pivot toward enterprise AI and developer tooling as competition intensifies.

By Pulse
Arm Shifts to Own AI Chip, Redefining Value Capture
SocialMar 25, 2026

Arm Shifts to Own AI Chip, Redefining Value Capture

Arm is betting its future on its own AI chip. The company expects a major revenue boost as it moves beyond licensing designs into building more of its own technology stack. That shift could reshape how it captures value in the...

By Spiros Margaris
Solink Upgrades VerifEye Platform to Streamline Global Security Operations Centers
NewsMar 25, 2026

Solink Upgrades VerifEye Platform to Streamline Global Security Operations Centers

Solink Corp. announced a major upgrade to its VerifEye platform, adding vision‑language AI to cut alert fatigue and speed incident response. The new system filters false positives, prioritizes genuine threats, and can shrink response times to as little as three...

By SiliconANGLE
Intel Exec: ‘Panther Lake’ Commercial PC Push Will Help Us Regain Market Share
NewsMar 25, 2026

Intel Exec: ‘Panther Lake’ Commercial PC Push Will Help Us Regain Market Share

Intel is launching its Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" processors for commercial PCs at the end of March, positioning the chips as a comeback vehicle against AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 line. The 18 nm design promises double‑digit performance gains and industry‑leading battery life—up...

By CRN (US)
Raghu Malpani Promoted to Lead Product & Technology
SocialMar 25, 2026

Raghu Malpani Promoted to Lead Product & Technology

When I brought Raghu to UiPath two years ago, I wasn't just hiring a technology leader. I was betting on a builder. Someone who could walk into a global engineering organization, earn the trust of teams across three continents, and...

By Daniel Dines
Autobrains Introduces Agentic AI: “Autonomy Will Not Scale by Adding Hardware”
NewsMar 25, 2026

Autobrains Introduces Agentic AI: “Autonomy Will Not Scale by Adding Hardware”

Autobrains unveiled an agentic AI architecture that replaces monolithic driving models with specialized, scenario‑focused agents. The approach activates only the agents needed for a given situation, slashing compute demand and allowing advanced driver assistance and automated driving features to run...

By Autonomous Vehicle International
How Stripe Built “Minions”—AI Coding Agents that Ship 1,300 PRs Weekly From Slack Reactions | Steve Kaliski (Stripe Engineer)
PodcastMar 25, 20260 min

How Stripe Built “Minions”—AI Coding Agents that Ship 1,300 PRs Weekly From Slack Reactions | Steve Kaliski (Stripe Engineer)

Stripe’s internal AI coding agents, dubbed “minions,” now produce roughly 1,300 pull requests each week with only human code‑review oversight. Engineers trigger the agents from Slack reactions, which then spin up cloud‑based development environments to write, test, and submit code...

By Lenny Rachitsky
Glovo CTO Shiro Theuri Is a Guardian for Benefiting From AI
NewsMar 25, 2026

Glovo CTO Shiro Theuri Is a Guardian for Benefiting From AI

Glovo’s chief technology officer, Shiro Theuri, is steering the Barcelona‑based delivery platform through a rapid AI integration across its engineering teams. She reports high AI penetration, leading to faster, higher‑quality code while instituting responsible‑AI guardrails and human‑in‑the‑loop reviews. Theuri also...

By Diginomica
Arm Launches First Production‑ready AGI CPU for Next‑gen AI Infrastructure
NewsMar 25, 2026

Arm Launches First Production‑ready AGI CPU for Next‑gen AI Infrastructure

Arm introduced its first production‑ready AGI CPU, positioning the chip as a fresh platform for building scalable AI services. The company did not disclose performance metrics, pricing or rollout timeline, leaving CTOs to await further specifics.

By Pulse
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ending $1 Billion Disney Pact
NewsMar 25, 2026

OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ending $1 Billion Disney Pact

OpenAI announced today that it is shutting down Sora, its AI video‑generation product, and terminating a $1 billion partnership with Disney. The move reflects mounting compute expenses and a strategic pivot toward enterprise and developer‑focused AI offerings.

By Pulse
Spotify & Monzo Execs Join Unicorn Startup, Spendesk
NewsMar 25, 2026

Spotify & Monzo Execs Join Unicorn Startup, Spendesk

Spendesk, the AI‑powered spend‑management platform, announced the hiring of Quentin Vigneau as Chief Product Officer and Alan Wright as Chief Technical Officer. The appointments come as the company celebrates its first profitable year and launches a new finance category, Spend...

By Startups Magazine
Microsoft on Kubernetes: Chaos Will Reign Until We Embrace Shared Operational Philosophy & Interfaces
NewsMar 25, 2026

Microsoft on Kubernetes: Chaos Will Reign Until We Embrace Shared Operational Philosophy & Interfaces

Microsoft used its KubeCon 2026 appearance to outline a new operational philosophy for Kubernetes, urging a shared approach to reduce fragmentation. Brendan Burns highlighted the chaotic state of AI infrastructure and announced that Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) is now generally available,...

By Container Journal
Kubernetes Makes GPUs First-Class: Advances in Allocation, Scheduling, and Isolation
NewsMar 25, 2026

Kubernetes Makes GPUs First-Class: Advances in Allocation, Scheduling, and Isolation

At KubeCon Europe 2026 NVIDIA donated its Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) driver, saw the KAI scheduler graduate to a CNCF Sandbox project, and added GPU support to Kata Containers. These moves turn GPUs into first‑class, community‑owned resources in Kubernetes, enabling...

By Rafay – Blog
The UAE CIO: From Technology Operator to Digital Value Architect
NewsMar 25, 2026

The UAE CIO: From Technology Operator to Digital Value Architect

The United Arab Emirates is redefining the CIO role from a traditional IT operator to a strategic digital value architect. Driven by ambitious national AI‑first policies and massive sovereign cloud investments, CIOs now sit at the nexus of technology, strategy,...

By ComputerWeekly – DevOps
Kubernetes Release Cycles and Vendor Support Harbor Freedoms–And Sacrifices
NewsMar 25, 2026

Kubernetes Release Cycles and Vendor Support Harbor Freedoms–And Sacrifices

Kubernetes remains the industry‑standard container orchestrator, but its upstream releases are followed by a vendor‑specific "lag gap" of two to seven months before becoming generally available on platforms. Hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP typically ship new versions within...

By Container Journal
Drone‑Attack Drill Uncovers Critical Gap in U.S. Power Grid Defense
NewsMar 25, 2026

Drone‑Attack Drill Uncovers Critical Gap in U.S. Power Grid Defense

A North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) simulation revealed that unmanned aircraft systems can breach critical power‑grid assets, prompting utilities and regulators to demand new detection and interdiction tools. The exercise underscores the urgency of aligning federal guidance with industry...

By Pulse
Remote Robotic Stroke Surgery Triumphs in Panama, Paving Way for Global Tele‑Neurointervention
NewsMar 25, 2026

Remote Robotic Stroke Surgery Triumphs in Panama, Paving Way for Global Tele‑Neurointervention

A neurosurgeon in Santiago performed a remote robotic thrombectomy on a stroke patient at The Panama Clinic, restoring cerebral blood flow within minutes. The breakthrough, part of XCath’s Operation Robo Angel study, demonstrates how AI‑enabled robotics can overcome geographic barriers...

By Pulse
Cybersecurity Firms Begin Hiring AI Agents as Autonomous Analysts Amid Enterprise AI Surge
NewsMar 25, 2026

Cybersecurity Firms Begin Hiring AI Agents as Autonomous Analysts Amid Enterprise AI Surge

Leading cybersecurity vendors are deploying autonomous AI agents to act as analysts in security operations centers, mirroring broader enterprise AI adoption such as Braze's Agent Console launch. While firms keep specifics private, the move signals a shift toward AI‑driven threat...

By Pulse
Arm Launches First In‑House AGI CPU, Targets $15 B Revenue in Five Years
NewsMar 25, 2026

Arm Launches First In‑House AGI CPU, Targets $15 B Revenue in Five Years

Arm Holdings introduced the AGI CPU, its first production silicon, designed for agentic AI workloads. The company projects $15 billion in annual revenue within five years, with Meta Platforms as the lead partner and a rack‑scale design delivering more than twice...

By Pulse
WebAssembly Proposed as Safeguard for AI-Generated Code in Production
NewsMar 25, 2026

WebAssembly Proposed as Safeguard for AI-Generated Code in Production

Dan Phillips, founder of WebAssembly Chicago, urged the DevOps community to adopt WebAssembly as a kernel‑free sandbox for AI‑generated code at the Wasm I/O conference in Barcelona. He argued that Wasm can isolate untrusted agent output more efficiently than containers,...

By Pulse
Atlassian CTO Rajeev Rajan Resigns as Company Cuts 10% of Workforce
NewsMar 25, 2026

Atlassian CTO Rajeev Rajan Resigns as Company Cuts 10% of Workforce

Atlassian announced that CTO Rajeev Rajan is leaving the company, a move that coincides with a 10% reduction in its global workforce. The departure of a leader who oversaw Jira, Bitbucket and Bamboo adds uncertainty to the firm’s DevOps roadmap.

By Pulse
Meta Appoints AI Co‑CEO to Steer Its Artificial‑intelligence Strategy
NewsMar 25, 2026

Meta Appoints AI Co‑CEO to Steer Its Artificial‑intelligence Strategy

Meta announced the creation of an AI co‑CEO role that will work alongside Mark Zuckerberg to drive the company’s AI agenda. The move comes as Meta builds internal AI agents, flattens its hierarchy and prepares to cut up to 20%...

By Pulse
Stripe's In‑Ads Checkout Makes Shopify Optional
SocialMar 25, 2026

Stripe's In‑Ads Checkout Makes Shopify Optional

Uhhh is this the beginning of the inevitable breakup between Stripe and Shopify? This is a big deal. It’s also a bunch of my predictions coming to life at once. Here's what's happening: Stripe is powering a native checkout inside Facebook ads....

By Taylor Holiday
Explaining CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, NPUs and Qualcomm’s Role
SocialMar 24, 2026

Explaining CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, NPUs and Qualcomm’s Role

There's been some talk of data center CPUs today. What's the role of CPUs vs GPUs vs TPUs vs NPUs - and where does @Qualcomm fit in? I had to try to do a plain-English answer. (shot and edited on...

By Sascha Segan
ACMA to Tap CTO-as-a-Service to Help Architect Core Modernisation
NewsMar 24, 2026

ACMA to Tap CTO-as-a-Service to Help Architect Core Modernisation

The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) is launching a CTO‑as‑a‑service contract to provide on‑demand technology leadership for its core modernisation programme. The arrangement, slated to close in March 2026, will supplement internal capabilities and report to chief information and...

By iTnews (Australia) – Government
Musk's Terafab Ambitions Face Major Feasibility Hurdles
SocialMar 24, 2026

Musk's Terafab Ambitions Face Major Feasibility Hurdles

Musk outlines terafab to deliver massive compute, yet production limits, resource shortages, and launch demands raise serious feasibility concerns. https://t.co/5gxDE0tf4d

By TechRadar
HPE Bolsters Hybrid Mesh Firewall Platform
NewsMar 24, 2026

HPE Bolsters Hybrid Mesh Firewall Platform

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced an upgrade to its hybrid mesh firewall portfolio, adding AI‑focused controls that surface usage of AI applications, block high‑risk AI sites, and filter keywords and file uploads. The enhancements unify policy enforcement across physical, virtual and...

By Network World
Arm Is Releasing the First In-House Chip in Its 35-Year History
NewsMar 24, 2026

Arm Is Releasing the First In-House Chip in Its 35-Year History

Arm Holdings announced its first internally designed processor, the Arm AGI CPU, aimed at AI inference workloads. The chip, built on the Neoverse IP and co‑engineered with Meta, is already available for order with Meta as the inaugural customer. Arm...

By TechCrunch Enterprise
Agentic CPUs Drive Datacenter Growth Amid Specific Workloads
SocialMar 24, 2026

Agentic CPUs Drive Datacenter Growth Amid Specific Workloads

In this report, we detail why, and what workloads specifically, are causing the datacenter CPU growth cycle. A new architecture emerges as agentic native CPUs find their place in the market. Report: Secret Agent CPU https://t.co/jjdrB3k1Bt

By Ben Bajarin
Arm Unveils Own CPU, Meta First Buyer, China Market Open
SocialMar 24, 2026

Arm Unveils Own CPU, Meta First Buyer, China Market Open

Bigly....Arm launches its own CPU, with Meta as first customer Arm can sell this to China...... https://t.co/AMt1kLNiV5

By Paul Triolo
Meta Partners With Arm to Develop New Class of Data Center Silicon
NewsMar 24, 2026

Meta Partners With Arm to Develop New Class of Data Center Silicon

Meta announced a partnership with Arm to co‑develop a new class of data‑center CPUs, branded the Arm AGI CPU, aimed at accelerating AI training and inference. The first generation promises significantly higher performance per rack and better power efficiency than...

By Meta Newsroom
Arm Shifts From Silent Licensor to Power‑Efficient Brand
SocialMar 24, 2026

Arm Shifts From Silent Licensor to Power‑Efficient Brand

. @Arm spent decades as the quiet IP licensor behind everyone else's brand. Owning the agentic CPU narrative as a named vendor is a different game entirely. Power efficiency was always the moat. Now they get to say so out...

By Carolina Milanesi
Why Most AI Architectures Collapse Under Governance
BlogMar 24, 2026

Why Most AI Architectures Collapse Under Governance

The article explains why most AI architectures crumble when governance is imposed. Decision logic is dispersed across prompts, code, tool definitions, and the model, leaving no single control point. Attempts to add guardrails turn into patches because the system was...

By The CTO Advisor
ADRs: Concise Decision Logs Documenting Architectural Evolution
SocialMar 24, 2026

ADRs: Concise Decision Logs Documenting Architectural Evolution

NEW POST ADRs are short documents that capture a decision, structured into logs that reveal a history of architectural thinking for a product https://t.co/llbshdFbyf

By Martin Fowler
Velaura AI Reveals Chip Design and IP Platform with 2X Less Power Consumption | Exclusive
NewsMar 24, 2026

Velaura AI Reveals Chip Design and IP Platform with 2X Less Power Consumption | Exclusive

Velaura AI, formerly Auradine, unveiled Titan Core, a new silicon design and IP platform aimed at dramatically improving power efficiency for AI accelerators. The company claims the technology can cut overall chip power consumption by up to 50%, translating to roughly...

By GamesBeat
Mozilla Introduces Cq, Describing It as 'Stack Overflow for Agents'
NewsMar 24, 2026

Mozilla Introduces Cq, Describing It as 'Stack Overflow for Agents'

Mozilla has launched cq, an open‑source platform dubbed a “Stack Overflow for AI agents,” to let autonomous agents share and retrieve problem‑solving knowledge. The Python‑based project includes Docker deployment, SQLite storage, and plug‑ins for Claude Code and OpenCode, with a three‑tiered...

By The Register
AT&T Unveils GenAI‑Powered Flagship App to Counter T‑Mobile’s Digital Push
NewsMar 24, 2026

AT&T Unveils GenAI‑Powered Flagship App to Counter T‑Mobile’s Digital Push

AT&T announced a new flagship app built around a generative‑AI assistant, creating a one‑stop shop for wireless and internet customers. The move is designed to stem subscriber churn and directly challenge T‑Mobile’s AI‑enabled digital tools.

By Pulse
The Missing Power Layer of Modern Warfare
PodcastMar 24, 202650 min

The Missing Power Layer of Modern Warfare

In this episode, Adam Wormuth, CEO of Chariot Defense, and Army CTO Alex Miller discuss the critical "missing power layer" needed for modern, distributed electronic warfare. They explain how today’s soldiers rely on 30‑60 watts continuously, and how existing diesel...

By a16z Podcast
7 Safeguards for Observable AI Agents
NewsMar 24, 2026

7 Safeguards for Observable AI Agents

Enterprises are moving AI agents from pilots to production, prompting DevOps teams to adopt observability practices that capture every interaction. Experts outline seven safeguards, starting with clear success criteria and operational governance, then defining the exact data to track—prompts, model...

By InfoWorld
Designing Self-Healing Microservices with Recovery-Aware Redrive Frameworks
NewsMar 24, 2026

Designing Self-Healing Microservices with Recovery-Aware Redrive Frameworks

The article introduces a recovery‑aware redrive framework that captures failed microservice requests, monitors downstream health, and replays traffic only after services recover. By persisting failures in a durable queue and gating retries with real‑time metrics, the design eliminates uncontrolled retry...

By InfoWorld
When Windows 11 Sneezes, Azure Catches Cold
NewsMar 24, 2026

When Windows 11 Sneezes, Azure Catches Cold

Microsoft’s Windows 11 rollout has sparked backlash over strict hardware eligibility, forced AI features like Copilot, and perceived quality issues. While Azure’s short‑term revenue remains insulated, the erosion of trust in the Windows platform threatens the strategic gravity that has...

By InfoWorld
Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications Signal Shift Toward Autonomous Enterprise Software
NewsMar 24, 2026

Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications Signal Shift Toward Autonomous Enterprise Software

Oracle unveiled Fusion Agentic Applications, embedding autonomous AI agents into its Fusion Cloud suite. The initial rollout includes 22 applications that can reason, decide, and act across finance, HR, supply chain, and customer experience workflows. Agents operate either as recommendation...

By SiliconANGLE
Qualys Unveils Agent Val, First AI Agent for Safe Exploit Validation and Autonomous Remediation
NewsMar 24, 2026

Qualys Unveils Agent Val, First AI Agent for Safe Exploit Validation and Autonomous Remediation

Qualys, Inc. launched Agent Val, the industry’s first AI agent that safely validates exploits and automates remediation within its Enterprise TruRisk Management platform. The tool targets a 6.5‑fold rise in exploited vulnerabilities and aims to shrink the average window of...

By Pulse