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AWS eu-south-2 Outage: Packet Loss Hits One Spain Availability Zone
A network config change caused packet loss in one zone of AWS's Spain region for 2 hours 40 minutes on October 4.
Supabase Announces Turso Acquisition and $150 Million Raise
Supabase is buying Turso, maker of a Rust rewrite of SQLite, and raised $150 million in a round led by GIC.
Azure Gateway Outage Disrupts ExpressRoute and VPN Connections
An Azure gateway outage cut ExpressRoute and VPN connectivity in several regions for almost six hours.
doxx.net Raises $38 Million for Agentic Defined Networking
doxx.net raised $38 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz, for a private network that people and AI agents configure.
Cloudflare Launches Basin, Its Iceberg Data Platform
The former Cloudflare Data Platform is now generally available, with ingestion, an Iceberg catalog and SQL on R2.
Microsoft Introduces Copilot Home, Code and Autopilot
The new experiences have different rollout schedules, with Autopilot still in private preview.
Island Raises $400 Million at a $6.4 Billion Valuation
The company plans to expand controls for enterprise work performed by people and AI agents.
Tezos Launches Experimental Post-Quantum Testnet
Quantumnet tests changes across accounts, consensus and data availability. It is not a production network.
Form3 Opens Payment Data to Read-Only AI Agents
Its first MCP adapter lets authorized agents investigate payment information without initiating changes.
Cloudflare Adds Isolated Worker Previews for Branches
Each preview gets its own URL and configuration, with separate state for supported resources.
Cloudflare Makes Python Workers Generally Available
The release adds first-class Python support, framework adapters and closer integration with Workers services.
Hop3 0.7 Adds App Installation and Login Checks
The self-hosting platform adds dashboard installs, real login tests and recovery-aware application upgrades.
MoonPay Launches PayBox for Payments Through AI
PayBox connects payment credentials to chat assistants, with approval modes chosen by the user.
Cloudflare Open-Sources Its Privacy Proxy CLI
The pvcli tool makes privacy-protocol requests easier to inspect and debug from the command line.
Visa Plans an AI Financial Assistant for Bank Apps
Visa's in-app assistant is scheduled for a US bank pilot in August, with a wider rollout planned later.
OPAQUE Introduces Agent Manifest and Confidential MCP
OPAQUE's June announcement focuses on verifying agent identity, permissions and tool execution.
Taproot Assets 0.8 Adds an SDK and Wallet Backups
Lightning Labs adds a Go library and backup options for applications using assets on Bitcoin and Lightning.
Tolmo Raises $22 Million for Production Security
The startup connects production context to security agents and says its first pentesting agents are live.
SoFi Brings SoFiUSD Into Its Banking App
SoFi members begin gaining access to a bank-issued stablecoin, with wider availability expected in June.
Chrome Previews WebMCP for Browser-Based Agents
Google's I/O announcement introduces a trial for websites to expose structured actions to browser agents.
Selenium 4.44 Updates Browser Testing and Grid
Selenium's May release adds a command-line tool and Grid changes, with breaking changes for .NET users.
Blockstream Introduces the Jade Core Bitcoin Wallet
Jade Core focuses on guided setup and transaction checks within Blockstream's hardware-wallet range.
Circle Adds Managed Stablecoin Settlement to CPN
CPN Managed Payments lets institutions use stablecoin settlement while keeping their own workflow in fiat.
Google Releases Gemma 4 Under Apache 2.0
Gemma 4 arrives in four model sizes, from smaller device-focused versions to larger workstation models.
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