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The shape of enterprise traffic has changed in ways legacy WAN architectures were never designed to absorb. A single AI agent invocation no longer hits one server and returns one response; it triggers a multi-hop workflow that may span graphics processing unit (GPU) clusters in two public clouds, neo clouds, large language models (LLMs),  software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms across regional providers, and on-premises data behind a branch firewall. Each cloud boundary compounds latency, each manual configuration step widens the security gap, and each backhauled flow taxes infrastructure sized for a different era. This shift demands a fundamental rethinking of the WAN—not…

Security teams today manage increasingly complex environments in which threats such as ransomware, advanced persistent threats, and supply chain attacks evolve rapidly. Organizations operate hybrid infrastructures spanning on-premises systems, multi-cloud platforms, containers, and Kubernetes clusters, all while navigating strict compliance requirements from frameworks including PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST 800-53, and CIS Benchmarks. Security operations centers (SOCs) commonly receive thousands of alerts per day, with high false-positive rates. Analysts can spend most of their time analyzing these false positives rather than investigating real threats. This contributes to burnout, delays in mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to respond…

Divers and snorkellers recorded their observations as part of a survey (image credit: Kirsty Andrews). Scientists have reported a second year of an unprecedented boom in common octopus populations off southwest England, with new research from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) describing the phenomenon as the largest recorded in at least 75 years. The study, released this week, suggests the surge in common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) numbers since 2025 is likely linked to rising sea temperatures and broader changes in the marine environment. Eyes underwaterThe new report brings together scientific surveys, innovative underwater monitoring, and observations from recreational divers and…

Every coding agent I use — Claude Code, Codex, even PI — leans on the same tool: /bin/bash. PI in particular runs almost exclusively through bash, no sandbox in sight. There’s a good reason for that. Bash is one of the most heavily represented languages in any pre-training corpus on the planet, and LLMs write it fluently. If you give a model a file to manipulate, a folder to inspect, or a one-shot pipeline to assemble, the answer that falls out is almost always a few lines of shell. The downside is the friction. Unless you live in YOLO mode,…

Last month Connected World Editorial Director Peggy Smedley interviewed Twisthink CEO Dave Moelker about the importance of contextual data for OEMs (original-equipment manufacturers). In this conversation she asks Moelker to highlight Twisthink’s strengths around strategy, teamwork, depth of talent, human-centered design, data architecture, workflow integration, and digital product acceleration when it comes to helping clients move from point A to point B. CW: How should OEMs prioritize which connected-product features to build first? DM: It is all about user value. Understand where your connected product creates tangible value and how it impacts the day-to-day workflows of your users. In many…

What you need to knowWyze is recalling 321,360 Solar Cam Pan cameras in the U.S. after reports of overheating, fires, explosions, and minor burn injuries.The problem isn’t the hardware itself but confusing installation instructions that could lead users to puncture the camera’s lithium-ion battery with the wrong screw.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission logged 13 overheating incidents, including six fires or explosions and six reports of minor burns.Wyze’s newest security camera is facing a major setback just months after hitting the market.The smart home company announced that it is recalling about 321,360 Solar Cam Pan security cameras in the U.S.…

Looking at the development environment, we have generative AI (GenAI) embedded in Integrated Developer Environments (IDE), Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, Jira, and even Command Line Interfaces (CLI). We can ask for code, documentation, test cases, or architecture suggestions and get something back instantly. Yet building software in an enterprise environment is far more complex than generating code. Modern engineering organizations operate across multiple time zones, with distributed teams working on shared codebases governed by release cycles, security controls, compliance requirements, architectural standards, and years of accumulated business decisions. In this environment, speed alone is not enough; consistency…

Heat is something we encounter every day. A steaming cup of coffee gradually cools, a laptop warms up during use, and sunlight heats the Earth’s surface. Yet when heat is examined at distances far smaller than the width of a human hair, it can behave in unexpected ways. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, working with collaborators at Stanford University and Purdue University, have now demonstrated a powerful new method for controlling heat at the nanoscale. Their findings, published in Nature, provide strong experimental evidence that heat transfer can be intentionally engineered and significantly enhanced using specially designed metamaterials. How Heat…

Gas Networks Ireland is facilitating a new industry-leading biomethane pilot project with the Malting Company of Ireland and Ahascragh Distillery as part of its efforts to help major energy users decarbonise. The pilot programme showcases a practical pathway for Irish companies that use high-heat manufacturing processes to significantly reduce their emissions. The new biomethane initiative is helping demonstrate how renewable gas can be used in the process of malting barley to support more sustainable whiskey production, while also reducing emissions from high-temperature industrial processes that are difficult to electrify. As part of the initiative, the Malting Company of Ireland is using certified biomethane in a pilot malting process at its Cork…

The Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Launched in 1976, the publication was designed to keep members informed about IEEE and what its constituents were doing, as well as to report on the organization’s initiatives, technical standards, products, and services.That directive expanded over the years to include our reporting on key historical technical achievements recognized as IEEE Milestones and support for young professionals with career-guidance articles and information about educational resources.The Institute has gone through many iterations in the past 50 years. What began as a monthly four-page insert in the print edition of IEEE Spectrum became a…