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9 Taara Beam swaps mechanical mirrors for a fingernail-sized photonic chip In sum – what we know: Selling the gap – Taara pitches wireless optical links as an “accelerator” that delivers fiber-class capacity in hours while trenching crews catch up, then stays on as backup. Solid-state shift – The new Taara Beam replaces mechanical mirrors with a fingernail-sized photonic chip steering over 1,000 light emitters, though max range halves from 20 km to 10 km. The weather catch – Fog, heavy rain, and dust still degrade free-space optics, keeping WOC in a bridge-and-redundancy role rather than carrying mission-critical traffic alone. Fiber gets all…

Most professionals are not short on ideas. They are short on time. A large part of the workday disappears into activities that feel necessary but repetitive. Emails require responses, meeting notes need follow-up, documents need reviewing, and updates need sharing across teams. The challenge is not limited to a particular role. Marketing teams create content across multiple channels. Business analysts search through reports and presentations. Operations leaders coordinate information across people, systems, and processes. The work is important, but much of it follows the same pattern every week. As AI becomes more common in the workplace, professionals are asking a…

Key Takeaways Incomplete data causes AI hallucinations. Most enterprise AI lacks location context, so it fabricates answers to fill the gaps. A (Model Context Protocol) MCP server gives it verified, real-world data to reason with instead. You don’t need code or GIS expertise to query spatial data. The Precisely MCP server enables you to geocode addresses, assess property risk, pull demographics, and generate site selection reports through plain natural language prompts. The Precisely MCP server is free, built on Anthropic’s open-source MCP, and works across LLMs. It connects to Claude, ChatGPT, and other leading LLMs. Enterprise AI is only as…

For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week, researchers from multiple security firms concluded that the Popa botnet is linked to NetNut, a “residential proxy” provider operated by the publicly-traded Israeli firm Alarum Technologies Ltd [NASDAQ: ALAR]. Malicious streaming devices sold online that enroll the user’s home Internet address in a residential proxy service. Image: HUMAN Security. Popa is a massive botnet, but by all accounts it is unlike traditional botnets that enlist compromised…

New research reveals 34% of companies that have experienced grid delays say it stopped company growth entirely, while those yet to face the challenge are dramatically underestimating what lies ahead. The UK’s industrial sector is broadly optimistic about growth, with 28% of organisations expecting to expand by 26-50% within the next three years. But a new report, Powering 2030: Can Great Britain’s Infrastructure Support Industrial Growth and Net Zero?, warns that grid connection challenges have become a serious obstacle standing between that ambition and reality. 60% of senior industrial decision makers who have experienced connection delays reported a direct business…

The construction industry continues to demonstrate resilience amid a rapidly changing economic landscape. While growth remains uneven across market segments, the sector is finding new momentum through public infrastructure investments, digital transformation initiatives, and demand for next-generation facilities such as data centers. But of course, this isn’t anything new. The construction industry has always been cyclical by nature. Let’s consider some recent numbers. National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in April. Spending on data centers, which is included in the office category, increased another 1.9% in April, rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $50.7 billion, and is up…

You could be one of the millions of American Android users eligible to receive a payment from Google’s $135 million lawsuit settlement. It affects people who’ve had Android phones going back nearly a decade, but you’ll want to sign up for a claim fast, because payments may not be guaranteed after Tuesday, June 23.This class action lawsuit, Joseph Taylor v. Google (PDF), alleges Google “effectively forces users to subsidize its surveillance by secretly programming Android devices to constantly transmit user information,” which means the Android OS was automatically sending Google user data from their carriers, without users knowing or being able to…

In 2025, Google’s Chrome accounted for 65% of the global web browser market share. And that is no surprise because it offers a fast, convenient, and user-friendly browsing experience. However, for many companies, standard browser functionality is often not enough. As businesses depend on web-based applications, cloud platforms, and remote collaboration tools, employees spend a substantial portion of their workday inside the browser. This creates a growing need for Chrome extensions that can help eliminate redundant tasks, improve communication, and help employees focus on high-value activities. But with thousands of extensions available in the Chrome Web Store, choosing the right…

Vistec Electron Beam GmbH, a global leader in electron-beam (e-beam) lithography systems, will present its latest advancements in e-beam technology at the 41st European Mask and Lithography Conference (EMLC 2026), taking place June 22-24, 2026, at the Volkshaus in Jena, Germany. This year also marks a significant milestone for Vistec, celebrating 30 years as a company, built upon more than 60 years of e-beam technology expertise. Over the past year, Vistec has achieved several key developments, including new customer installations, expanded global presence, and continued innovation in its core lithography technologies. The company’s participation at EMLC highlights its innovative developments…

Equinix, Inc., the world’s digital infrastructure company®, has trialled its first-ever deployment of a Hydrogen Power Unit for data centre critical back-up systems in Ireland. The trial installation is in collaboration with ESB and GeoPura. It marks a significant step in the exploration of hydrogen as a back-up power resource for large energy users (LEUs), which could potentially replace diesel and gas generators in future. The initiative comes at a critical time for Ireland’s economy as ongoing grid capacity constraints in parts of the Dublin metropolitan area continue to challenge digital infrastructure growth. The trial represents a first for Equinix…