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ARM Builds Its First Chip in 35 Years: AGI CPU Targets AI Data Centers, Meta First Customer
ARM announces its first in-house CPU in 35 years, the AGI CPU, targeting AI and data center workloads. Meta is the launch customer. Built on TSMC's 3nm process, the chip focuses on performance-per-watt, directly challenging x86 dominance and fundamentally restructuring ARM's business model from IP licensor to merchant silicon vendor.
Meta Partners with Arm to Develop New AI Data Center CPUs
Meta partners with Arm to co-develop data center CPUs optimized for AI workloads. The first product, the Arm AGI CPU, aims to boost rack performance density for large-scale AI deployments. It will be available through Arm's ecosystem, with board designs to be open-sourced via the Open Compute Project.
ARM Launches AGI CPU for Agentic AI Infrastructure Era
ARM introduces the Arm AGI CPU, its first silicon product, designed for agentic AI infrastructure on Neoverse. Optimized for massively parallel workloads, it supports 272 cores per blade in a 1OU design, delivering 8160 cores per rack and over 2x performance vs. x86 systems.
NVIDIA Donates GPU Dynamic Resource Allocation Driver to Kubernetes Community
NVIDIA donated its GPU Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) driver to the CNCF, making it an upstream Kubernetes project. This move aims to shift the core control point of GPU orchestration from proprietary vendor layers to the open-source community, and drive standardization in collaboration with major cloud providers.
Cisco Extends Zero Trust Security to AI Agent Ecosystem
At RSA 2026, Cisco introduced security innovations for AI agents, extending Zero Trust Access with agent discovery in Identity Intelligence, agentic IAM in Duo, and MCP enforcement in Secure Access SSE. It launched AI Defense: Explorer Edition for self-serve testing and DefenseClaw open source framework to automate security deployment.
Cisco Research Reveals Security Barriers to Agentic AI Production Deployment
Cisco research shows 85% of enterprises are piloting Agentic AI but only 5% reach production, with security as the main barrier. Concerns include agent access control, data leakage, and autonomous behavior risks. Dispersed security ownership highlights need for clear governance and dynamic guardrails.
Cisco Launches Agentic AI Zero Trust with Identity and Behavior Monitoring
Cisco extends its zero trust architecture with a security solution for AI agents, featuring agent discovery and identity management, granular access control, and real-time behavior monitoring, using identity-aware and semantic analysis for non-human entity security.
Check Point Launches AI Defense Plane for Autonomous AI Agent Security
Check Point introduces AI Defense Plane, a solution providing unified security monitoring and control for AI workloads across cloud, data center, and edge. It focuses on real-time detection of malicious prompt injection and data leakage, with automated policy enforcement for threat isolation.
NVIDIA Extends RTX AI Capabilities to Local Agentic AI, Accelerating Gemma 4 Inference
At GTC 2026, NVIDIA announced it is extending its RTX platform capabilities to the domain of local Agentic AI, aiming to accelerate the inference performance of open models like Gemma 4 on end-user devices. This move seeks to leverage local, real-time context to enhance the value of AI agents, driving innovation beyond the cloud.
AMD Highlights CPU's Critical Role in Agentic AI Orchestration and Inference
AMD states Agentic AI workloads require serial decision-making and context management, better suited for CPUs. The company emphasizes high-core-count, high-memory-bandwidth server CPUs will lead in agent orchestration and lightweight inference, complementing GPUs in training. This signals a strategic repositioning of CPUs in AI data center architecture.
HPE Unveils AI Grid Solution for AI WAN Fabric with NVIDIA
HPE announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to launch the AI Grid Solution, securely scaling edge AI. The solution transforms WAN into an AI WAN fabric, connecting distributed inference sites with AI factories for consistent policy and predictable performance. It enables service providers to evolve from connectivity to AI services.
Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to Edge and Security
Cisco expands its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to enable AI deployment from data centers to edge sites, adding security capabilities like firewall policy enforcement on DPUs and AI Defense integration, offering flexible architecture options to accelerate production scaling.
NVIDIA Report Reveals Enterprise AI Adoption Maturity, Open Source and Agents as Key Drivers
NVIDIA's AI report based on 3,200+ global respondents shows 64% of enterprises actively use AI, with 76% adoption in large firms. Open source (85% deem important) and agentic AI (44% deployed) emerge as core trends, driving growth and cost savings.
Cisco Demonstrates Autonomous AI Framework for SOC Automation
Cisco demonstrated an autonomous AI framework at Cisco Live that automates Tier 1/2 analyst tasks like threat intelligence collection, log integration, and event classification to improve SOC efficiency. The framework successfully filtered high-signal security events in an unmanaged network environment, validating AI agent efficacy in security operations.
Samsung Integrates Agentic AI and Satellite Connectivity into Smartphone Platform
Samsung introduces agentic AI and global satellite communication in the Galaxy S26 series, enhancing mobile intelligence and connectivity. This strengthens its ecosystem but lacks details on enterprise infrastructure changes.
NTT DOCOMO and AWS Enable AI-Automated 5G Core Hybrid Cloud Deployment
NTT DOCOMO partnered with AWS and NEC to deploy a commercial 5G core hybrid cloud in APAC, using AI agent systems based on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. Automation via Model Context Protocol and GitOps reduced deployment time by 80%, while an operational AI system cut incident response time by 50% through real-time analysis of million-scale device data.
Trend Micro Report Highlights AI Supply Chain Risks and Model Attack Surfaces
Trend Micro's 'Fault Lines in the AI Ecosystem' report systematically analyzes security risks in the AI supply chain, including training data poisoning, third-party plugin vulnerabilities, and model theft attacks. It indicates that enterprise AI security boundaries have expanded from traditional IT infrastructure to the model layer and data pipelines.
NVIDIA Releases Agentic AI Blueprint and Inference Models for Telecom
NVIDIA introduces Agentic AI blueprint and specialized inference models for telecom, built on NeMo framework to autonomously handle network operations. The solution lowers deployment barriers through pre-trained models, advancing telecom networks toward autonomous architecture.
Samsung Announces 2030 Strategy for Global AI-Driven Factory Transformation
Samsung Electronics plans to transform all global manufacturing operations into AI-driven factories by 2030, focusing on digital twin simulation, dedicated AI agents, and robotics integration for autonomous production across the value chain.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Unveiling S26 and Buds4 Series, Ushering in the Era of "Truly Agentic AI"
Samsung Electronics hosted Galaxy Unpacked 2026 on February 25 in San Francisco, officially unveiling its new flagship products: the Galaxy S26 series and the Galaxy Buds4 series. The core theme of the event was "The Beginning of Truly Agentic AI," signifying a significant step forward in Samsung's integration of artificial intelligence technology. While the press release did not disclose specific technical parameters, it clearly positioned "Truly Agentic AI" as the key innovation of the new products, suggesting that the new devices will feature more autonomous and intelligent AI assistant capabilities, potentially bringing substantial improvements in human-computer interaction and task automation. The event was held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, highlighting its emphasis on the fusion of technology and art.