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Cisco's ThousandEyes division tracks global internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

Feb 10, 2026 15 mins

Cloud Computing Network Monitoring Networking

US pushes voluntary pact to curb AI data center energy impact

Major tech companies could be asked to absorb power, water, and grid costs tied to rapid AI data center expansion.

Feb 10, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Data Center Management

Intel teams with SoftBank to develop new memory type

New ZAM memory design will compete with HBM used in AI data centers

Feb 9, 2026 2 mins

Artificial Intelligence CPUs and Processors

DKnife targets network gateways in long running AitM campaign

Active since at least 2019, the China-linked framework operates at network gateways to inspect and manipulate in-transit traffic, allowing attackers to redirect updates, disrupt security tooling, and deliver backdoors.

Feb 9, 2026 4 mins

Network Security Security

What hyperscalers’ hyper-spending on data centers tells us

Capital expenditure and not new features could now become the clearest signal of cloud resilience, analysts say.

Feb 6, 2026 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Platform Microsoft Azure

Musk’s million data centers in space won’t fly, say experts

There are too many problems for Space X’s vision to get off the ground.

Feb 6, 2026 2 mins

Aerospace and Defense Industry Manufacturing Industry Markets

Nvidia: Latest news and insights

Here’s what you need to know about the AI and processor giant’s latest product and company news.

Feb 6, 2026 37 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Ruckus makes some noise with preconfigured switches for AV-over-IP networks

Ruckus is expanding its ICX portfolio with switches designed to streamline management of audio and video content over Ethernet networks.

Feb 6, 2026 6 mins

Network Switches Networking Networking Devices

Four new vulnerabilities found in Ingress NGINX

Two carry CVSS scores of 8.8, demanding that admins upgrade to the latest versions of the controller.

Feb 5, 2026 4 mins

Security Vulnerabilities

Reports of Nvidia/OpenAI deal in jeopardy are overblown, says Nvidia’s CEO Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses talk that he is having second thoughts about his massive investment in the ChatGPT maker.

Feb 5, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Markets Technology Industry

Takeaways from Cisco’s AI Summit

Tech leaders from Nvidia, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Intel examine the many ways AI will change the industry.

Feb 4, 2026 8 mins

Markets Security Software Technology Industry

Azure outage disrupts VMs and identity services for over 10 hours

A misconfiguration in Microsoft-managed storage accounts triggered cascading failures across virtual machine operations, managed identities, and developer workflows.

Feb 4, 2026 5 mins

Cloud Computing

Intel sets sights on data center GPUs amid AI-driven infrastructure shifts

Analysts say Intel’s success will hinge less on hardware and more on overcoming entrenched software lock-in and buyer inertia.

Feb 4, 2026 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence CPUs and Processors Data Center

Cisco: Infrastructure, trust, model development are key AI challenges

At Cisco's second annual AI Summit, Jeetu Patel said 70% of all AI products being developed at Cisco are using code that's generated by AI.

Feb 3, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Networking

Eying AI factories, Nvidia buys bigger stake in CoreWeave

Nvidia plans include use its technology to build AI factories developed and operated by CoreWeave

Feb 2, 2026 2 mins

CPUs and Processors Markets Technology Industry

Startup Amutable plotting Linux security overhaul to counter hacking threats

As attacks on the operating system grow more serious, the company is teasing a plan to bring “verifiable integrity” to Linux.

Jan 30, 2026 5 mins

Cybercrime Hacking Operating Systems

Forward Networks launches agentic AI system built on network digital twin

The new Forward AI capability builds on the vendor's digital twin and is designed to allow network teams to ask complex questions, understand network behavior, validate outcomes and safely automate workflows.

Jan 30, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Network Management Software Networking

Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat

Oracle is considering workforce cuts and selling Cerner to alleviate financial pressure, warns investment bank TD Cowen.

Jan 30, 2026 6 mins

Data Center

11 biggest network outages and application failures of 2025

ThousandEyes released its list of the 11 most notable Internet outages and application issues of 2025, along with recommendations to help network teams improve resilience.

Jan 30, 2026 8 mins

Internet Network Management Software Network Monitoring