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09/19/2026

💬 A Data Center Has 4 Core Systems. New Chips Are Changing All of Them

Meta’s Vice President of Infrastructure Manish Kadakia traced changes across servers, networks, power and cooling.

“All four are drastically changing,” said Manish Kadakia, vice president of infrastructure at Meta, on Wednesday at the AI Infra Summit. Improvements in one system did not previously require the other three to change with it.

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09/19/2026

From Copyright and Privacy to Agents, AI Governance Is Racing to Keep Up
Copyright and privacy obligations already govern the data, but agentic systems add the problem of preserving identity and accountability as software acts on it own By Akul Saxena

Copyright and privacy obligations already govern the data, but agentic systems add the problem of preserving identity and accountability as software acts on it own

09/18/2026

Permitting Update: BEAD Projects Clear Federal Review Faster, Then Hit Poles and Roads
Louisiana has cut federal reviews to days, Kansas is reshuffling one-third of its awarded locations, and Virginia says utility poles and rights-of-way are now the biggest delays. By Akul Saxena

Louisiana has cut federal reviews to days, Kansas is reshuffling one-third of its awarded locations, and Virginia says utility poles and rights-of-way are now the biggest delays.

09/18/2026

Senate Committee Advances Farm Bill
The bill would codify ReConnect and update service requirements By Jake Neenan

The bill would codify ReConnect and update service requirements

09/18/2026

State Broadband Heads Tired After BEAD’s ‘Long Haul,’ Benton Finds
The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs By Jake Neenan

The group is working on two research projects based on interviews with broadband directors and ISPs

09/18/2026

Convergence Fueling ‘Cable Comeback’ Against Fixed Wireless: Spectrum COO
He predicted ISPs will eventually need converged offerings to compete By Jake Neenan

He predicted ISPs will eventually need converged offerings to compete

09/18/2026

Colorado Broadband Head Resigns
The Maine Public Utilities Commission chair is also stepping down By Jake Neenan,Akshaya Krishnan

The Maine Public Utilities Commission chair is also stepping down

09/18/2026

Investor Ron Baron Expects Starlink’s Value to Reach $14 Trillion, Fueled by $1 Trillion in Revenue within 10 Years
Eventually, he said the majority of Starlink’s revenue will come from government, enterprise, and mobile
By Ted Hearn

Eventually, he said the majority of Starlink’s revenue will come from government, enterprise, and mobile

09/17/2026

CPUC Finalizes California’s BEAD Plan
Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds By Jake Neenan

Advocates in the state are wary of strings attached to accepting federal broadband funds

09/17/2026

FCC Adviser Says More Spectrum Auction NPRMs Coming Soon
The agency is moving to put several additional frequencies into play. By Kate Keith

The agency is moving to put several additional frequencies into play.