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Cybersecurity

Cloudflare Makes Certificate Transparency Monitoring Available to All Users and Reduces Duplicate Renewal Alerts

Certificate Transparency Monitoring is now generally available after Cloudflare began filtering certificates it issues or manages on behalf of customers, so alerts focus on unexpected external certificates. The service is available on all plans at no additional cost, with improved email messages and the ability to enable it from the dashboard.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash to Improve Programming and Intelligent Agents

Google introduced Gemini 3.7 Flash as its strongest Flash-series model to date for programming and agent building, with improvements in web development and knowledge workflows, and an introductory price equal to half the original cost of Gemini 3.6 Flash. The model is available to developers and businesses, and has also begun being used in the Gemini Spark agent for eligible subscribers.

2026-08-13

Cybersecurity

Apple Sends New Threat Notifications to Users Targeted by Mercenary Spyware in 110 Countries

Apple confirmed sending a new batch of threat notifications on August 13 to users targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, noting that these alerts are based on high-confidence indicators. The company does not link this batch to any specific spyware program or particular government entity.

2026-08-13

Cybersecurity

Akira Attackers Disable EDR Systems via Safe Mode and Steal Data Without Encrypting It

A partner of the Akira ransomware operation exploited an exposed SonicWall VPN device without multifactor authentication to access the victim’s network, then disabled security tools by rebooting the system into Safe Mode. The attackers successfully stole data and credentials in less than five hours, but the ransomware payload failed to encrypt files because of memory-related errors.

2026-08-13

Cybersecurity

Jewelbug Group Hacks Email Accounts of 15 Government Entities Alongside Cryptocurrency Scams

Symantec revealed that the Jewelbug group, also known as Earth Alux and REF7707, conducted an espionage campaign targeting government email accounts in the Middle East, alongside extensive activity defrauding cryptocurrency users. The attacks relied on compromising a shared email-hosting platform, planting malware, and stealing cookies and sensitive data.

2026-08-13

Cybersecurity

Tools for Removing Watermarks from AI-Generated Text Spread Without Evidence of Effectiveness

Within days of Anthropic announcing the activation of invisible watermarks in text produced by Claude, a group of open-source projects and commercial services emerged claiming to bypass these watermarks. However, these claims cannot currently be verified, as Anthropic has not published the watermarking mechanism or a tool to detect it.

2026-08-13

Opinions and Analysis

LLMOps and Platform Engineering: Who Owns the AI Pipeline?

Daniel Bryant analyzes the overlap between LLMOps, MLOps, DevOps, and platform engineering, warning of the emergence of hidden AI operations outside governance. Rather than creating a standalone LLMOps platform, he calls for integrating its capabilities into platforms’ self-service workflows with controls for cost, access, review, and auditing.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

AX-Ray Reveals Causal Leakage Defects in Two Public AI Models

VIDRAFT’s AX-Ray project presents a model-evaluation method that goes beyond performance scores after identifying and repeatedly reproducing defects it described as causal leakage in the Zyphra/Zamba2-1.2B and nvidia/Nemotron-H-8B-Base-8K models. The framework places these cases among defects that prevent deployment, distinguishing them from serving-path or API issues.

2026-08-13

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

The Debate Over One-Megawatt Racks: Is High Density Becoming a Dead End?

Semiconductor Engineering examines the data center race toward racks consuming up to one megawatt, and the changes this requires in cooling, power distribution, and three-dimensional design. The article presents an alternative path based on distributed computing, specialized chips, and optical interconnects to avoid concentrating this load in a single rack.

2026-08-13

Chips and Semiconductors

Vertical Integration Takes Hold in System and Chip Design

A Semiconductor Engineering analysis argues that the traditional separation between hardware and software teams is no longer suitable for modern systems, particularly as AI workloads accelerate and power and thermal constraints intensify. This is driving companies to design more specialized hardware in parallel with software, while challenges involving tools, cost and standardization remain.

2026-08-13

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Optical Fiber Redraws the Boundaries of AI Cluster Scaling

Semiconductor Engineering explains that the traditional reliance on copper inside a server or rack is no longer a fixed rule as AI clusters grow, as loss, distance, and power constraints drive the introduction of optical links into the scale-up range. Optical circuit-switching networks are also gaining increasing attention, alongside the evolution of infrastructure-scaling terminology and methods.

2026-08-13

Chips and Semiconductors

Synopsys Develops 112-Gigabit PHY for Linear Optical Links in AI Systems

Synopsys says the new PHY, compatible with the OIF-CEI-112G-LINEAR-PAM4 specification, enables signal processing to be moved to the host SerDes, potentially reducing power consumption, latency, and heat in high-speed optical links. The solution targets AI and hyperscale data center architectures as the industry moves toward 224 gigabits per lane and beyond.

2026-08-13

Space and Space Technologies

Maritime Satellite Services Revenue Could Reach $3.79 Billion by 2035

Novaspace expects maritime satellite communications services revenue to grow from $2.28 billion in 2025 to $3.79 billion in 2035, driven by the expansion of non-geostationary satellite networks and rising demand for continuous connectivity at sea. The report also projects that the number of vessels equipped with VSAT services will exceed 600,000, as the market shifts toward hybrid architectures combining GEO and NGSO.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

IBM Partners with OpenAI to Expand Enterprise AI Solutions

IBM announced a partnership with OpenAI to market joint artificial intelligence solutions and develop specialized applications for multiple industries, while training and certifying tens of thousands of its consultants on OpenAI technologies. IBM will integrate OpenAI models and tools, including GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, into the IBM Consulting Advantage platform.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash for Coding and Agents with a Temporary 50% API Price Cut

Google has launched the Gemini 3.7 Flash model with improvements in coding, task planning, tool calling, and enterprise workflows, while cutting API prices in half through the end of 2026. The model is now available through a range of Google services for developers, enterprises, and subscribers, but benchmark results do not show it outperforming competitors in every use case.

2026-08-13

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek Launches V4-Pro and Open-Source Harness to Compete with Agentic Coding Tools

DeepSeek has launched the official version of the V4-Pro model alongside a preview of the open-source DeepSeek Harness, expanding its presence from the model layer to the infrastructure that manages coding agents’ tools. The move comes with support for the Responses API and Codex, but also with significant increases in API pricing depending on peak periods.

2026-08-13

Electric Cars

Global Electric Vehicle Sales Rise 9% in July, Excluding North America

Global electric vehicle sales rose to approximately 1.85 million vehicles in July 2026, driven by strong growth in Europe and the rest of the world, while declining in North America. The decline in China masks an accelerating shift toward fully electric vehicles, despite a drop in sales of plug-in hybrid and extended-range vehicles.

2026-08-12

Programming and Software Development

How to Write Effective Instruction Files for AI-Powered Coding Agents

The article explains that modern AI models need knowledge of local decisions and constraints that are difficult to infer, not general guidance or lengthy procedural instructions. It presents a methodology for reviewing instruction files by retaining information that affects outcomes, deleting what tools enforce or models can discover, and moving rules to the appropriate scope.

2026-08-12