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The AI systems taking shape today aren’t just responding to prompts — they’re taking action. Agentic AI orchestrates workflows, moves data, communicates with other agents, and makes decisions autonomously. This represents a fundamental shift in how technology operates within organizations. And it changes everything about what infrastructure must deliver. When agents act independently and communicate machine-to-machine at scale, the network becomes more than connectivity. It becomes the foundation for trust, performance, and competitive advantage. We believe that the organizations that will thrive in this era will be those that treat infrastructure not as a cost to manage, but as a…

TL;DR Google confirmed the Pixel 10a will be available for pre-order starting February 18, 2026. The official Pixel 10a store page mentions FaceTime support for iPhone switchers, sparking rumors of a native app. The mention very likely refers to joining FaceTime calls via web links, a standard feature for all Android phones. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Pixel 10a’s Google Store pages have gone live for supported regions where the phone will be sold. The store pages officially confirm that the Pixel 10a will be available to pre-order from February 18, 2026. The page also highlights…

Over the past year, I’ve watched teams roll out increasingly capable AI systems, tooling, and agents, and then struggle to trust, adopt, or scale them. I’d argue that a lot of today’s AI adoption problem starts with how we are framing the shift. “Human-in-the-loop” (often shortened to HITL) has become one of today’s most overhyped buzzwords. Companies and analysts repeat it earnestly to regulators, auditors, and risk teams as a compliance and assurance signal, shorthand for: “don’t worry, this system is not fully autonomous, there is a responsible person who can intervene and monitor.” HITL is also increasingly becoming a…

Papers on agentic and multi-agent systems (MAS) skyrocketed from 820 in 2024 to over 2,500 in 2025. This surge suggests that MAS are now a primary focus for the world’s top research labs and universities. Yet there is a disconnect: While research is booming, these systems still frequently fail when they hit production. Most teams instinctively try to fix these failures with better prompts. I use the term prompting fallacy to describe the belief that model and prompt tweaks alone can fix systemic coordination failures. You can’t prompt your way out of a system-level failure. If your agents are consistently…

Global wealth management is entering a defining phase in 2025-2026 as firms scale their businesses amid rising complexity. Despite favorable market conditions, wealth managers continue to face margin pressure, higher client expectations, and increasing operational costs. With major players such as UBS managing more than $6.1 trillion in assets and global assets under management projected to reach $139 trillion, execution discipline has become critical. Wealth management remains strategically important for banks due to its stable fee-based revenues and durable client relationships. In response, leading firms are aligning around a common set of priorities that will shape competitive differentiation in the coming years. Reach out to discuss this topic in…

Verizon has joined AT&T in challenging T-Mobile’s aggressive switching strategy that includes promotions, pricing comparisons, and a new Easy Switch tool In sum – what to know: Escalating legal pushback – Verizon’s lawsuit over disputed $1,000 savings claims comes on the heels of AT&T’s separate challenge to T-Mobile’s Easy Switch onboarding tool. Misleading consumers? – Both suits raise questions about transparency in pricing comparisons and the use of automated systems to access customer account data. Verizon last week sued T-Mobile US, arguing that its claims of more than $1,000 in annual savings for switchers are “mathematical fiction” and that the…

Synthetic materials are widely used across science, engineering, and industry, but most are designed to perform only a narrow range of tasks. A research team at Penn State set out to change that. Led by Hongtao Sun, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering (IME), the group developed a new fabrication technique that can produce multifunctional “smart synthetic skin.” These adaptable materials can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks, including hiding or revealing information, enabling adaptive camouflage, and supporting soft robotic systems. Using this new approach, the researchers created a programmable smart skin made from hydrogel, a…

Payment delays often appear minor at first. An invoice sits unpaid for a few extra days, or a customer asks for an extension. Over time, these small disruptions create wider financial strain that affects planning, staffing, and growth. Artificial intelligence now plays a central role in showing how late payments move through an organization and where the true costs emerge.Turning Payment Data Into Clear SignalsTraditional reporting shows overdue balances and aging summaries, but it rarely explains how delays influence the rest of the operation. AI systems analyze payment history, customer behavior, and cash flow patterns together. This approach reveals correlations…

7 p.m., end of the first day of security operations and first day of training course. My teammate and friend René Straube and I enjoy a well-deserved dinner at an Italian restaurant near the Excel conference center. This is his first time accompanying us to the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC), so naturally, we discuss his impressions. After sharing many positive things, René said to me: “You know, what’s frustrating as an XDR analyst is that very often, during an incident, we see network detections to a public IP address, but we have no idea why that connection was made because we don’t…

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! China’s aluminum manufacturing CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2024, not because production collapsed or because a single policy suddenly bit, but because the structure of where aluminum is made and how it is made changed in ways that compound over time. Aluminum is a useful material to examine because it is dominated by electricity demand, geographically sensitive, and produced at a scale where relatively small structural shifts show up clearly in national emissions data. Aluminum output in China 2010 to 2040 by author…