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Deep & Emerging Tech·September 1, 2026·1 min read

Lexar just launched the coolest Mac dock ever — massive 22-in-1 dock includes an NVMe slot and 10GbE networking

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A 22‑in‑1 Thunderbolt 5 dock with NVMe and 10GbE baked in is a signal that high-bandwidth local storage and networking are becoming desk-level expectations, not data center luxuries. For AI-heavy teams, this kind of edge I/O density can offload workloads from cloud and smooth over local model experimentation.

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Cisco routers are being turned into surveillance vantage points to hoover up data on trusted networks — and it's all thanks to this new malware

Malware like Fire Ant turning routers and auth servers into surveillance footholds means your “trusted network” perimeter is now a liability, not a defense. CISOs should be treating network gear and identity infrastructure as high-value espionage targets and instrumenting them with the same rigor as endpoints and servers.

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SuperPACs are funneling millions of dollars into pro-AI candidates, with Trump saying communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’

AI and data center buildout is now an explicit political wedge, with SuperPAC money backing pro-AI candidates and rhetoric framing opposition as economic self-sabotage. If your roadmap depends on new compute or power, you’re in a political project — start treating local permitting and community relations as core execution risks.