Infrastructure

Future-Proofing with UCP: The New Infrastructure for Agentic Commerce

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The e-commerce landscape has officially transitioned from “search and click” to Agentic Commerce—a world where AI agents don’t just find products; they evaluate and purchase them on behalf of the consumer.  At the center of this shift is Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a foundational standard announced by Sundar Pichai early this year to define … Read more

Key China-Iran infrastructure exposes critical hole in Trump’s war strategy

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Expert breaks down China’s influence on Iran, US foreign policy Dennis Citrinowicz, an analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies, explains China’s complex role in the Iran conflict and its strategic implications for America. He highlights that China, while not wanting Iranian nuclear weapons, benefits from US focus on Iran, potentially draining munitions needed … Read more

One of the largest modern US infrastructure projects will soon burrow toward New York City

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NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — When the original train tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey was built more than a century ago, workers toiled with picks and shovels from each side until eventually meeting in the middle. A new tunnel, one of the largest U.S. mass transit projects in generations and which … Read more

Ukrainian strikes hit key Russian oil infrastructure, including

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Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil infrastructure on Sunday, including a key loading port in the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleged were used to illegally transport Russian crude oil, in violation of sanctions. They were among a wave of strikes targeting Russia’s oil assets, on which Ukraine has focused its attacks recently. … Read more

Identity Protection Approaches for Infrastructure Security

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Digital systems and networks are used regularly by organizations for their operations. As these environments scale, keeping identities secure becomes a primary piece of securing the infrastructure. This can lead to service disruptions, as well as the exposure of sensitive information. Due diligence tools for identity will ensure that only authorized users interact with what … Read more

Sen. Tom Cotton pushes bill to allow drones to be stopped by critical infrastructure operators

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Washington — Sen. Tom Cotton is pushing new legislation to grant operators of the nation’s most sensitive infrastructure the authority to defend against and stop potentially hostile drones in real time, arguing that current law leaves our power grid and wastewater plants, along with other high-risk sites exposed to emerging aerial threats. The bill, dubbed … Read more