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Nvidia is doubling down on enterprise AI, releasing new open models designed to power autonomous agents both inside corporate data centers and directly on personal computers. The move signals a clear bet that companies want AI running on their own hardware, under their own control, rather than routing sensitive workflows through the cloud.
That push toward powerful, accessible AI tools carries a shadow, though. A Chinese-speaking hacker has reportedly used AI agents to breach more than one hundred company websites, including well-known names like Deere and SharkNinja. The attacker exploited exposed instances of an open-source AI framework, demonstrating how the same capabilities being marketed as productivity tools can be turned into sophisticated attack infrastructure.
Meanwhile, router maker TP-Link is responding to an import ban by moving production to the United States, with a Missouri facility potentially rolling out routers as early as early two thousand twenty seven. It is a reminder that the hardware underpinning our home networks has become a geopolitical flashpoint, not just a commodity purchase.
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