Aging networks often rely on obsolete hardware, unsupported software, and legacy protocols that were not designed for today's interconnected, high-demand environment; these weaknesses increase the chance of failures, reduce visibility for operators, and create easy entry points for cyberattacks that can disrupt services such as power, water, and emergency communications, directly affecting public safety and health systems.

Modern AI workloads and other large digital consumers (e.g., data centers, electrification) demand much higher bandwidth, low-latency control, and stronger cyber-physical coordination than legacy networks can guarantee; without upgrades, these increased loads and tight control requirements can overload equipment, create cascading failures across interdependent sectors, and enlarge the attack surface for malicious actors—making modernization essential for resilience.

Wizards of the Coast is Hasbro's segment responsible for roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons and trading card games like Magic: The Gathering, which has driven significant revenue growth amid declining traditional toy sales.

The Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment saw revenues surge 16% to $522.4 million in Q2 2025 and 42% to $572 million in Q3 2025, led by Magic: The Gathering's 23-55% growth from major releases, enabling Hasbro to raise its full-year outlook despite consumer products declines.

The Assembly Line Pattern is a sequential, automated workflow for breaking a large migration into repeatable, validated steps — Decompose, Standardize, and Automate — that let teams convert, test and deploy migration “pebbles” instead of attempting a single big rewrite; by treating migration tasks as an assembly line (objective → plan → code → test → release) and adding automated validation (a "physics engine") plus agents to run tasks, ServiceTitan shortened what used to take quarters or years into a number of weeks according to Stein's talk at QCon AI New York 2025[1].

The Principle of Acceleration, as presented by Stein, emphasizes speeding the migration cadence by decomposing large changes into small, validated units and automating their delivery so teams gain confidence and iterate quickly; this reduces time-at-risk because smaller, tested increments are easier to validate and roll forward, though Stein's case study notes migrations still require careful planning around production data, complex SQL/C# logic, and metric validation to avoid functional regressions[1].

Digital sovereignty means a nation’s ability to control its digital infrastructure, data flows, and the governance of technologies (including AI) so that critical components—data, models, compute, identity, and cryptography—remain under national control or oversight rather than being dependent on foreign providers or jurisdictions. This control can include domestic data residency rules, national cloud or AI compute platforms, local development and deployment of models, and legal/regulatory frameworks that govern cryptography and digital identity to ensure trust and security.

Cryptography and digital identity underpin trust, secure data exchange, and verifiable control over digital assets—functions that AI systems depend on for privacy, integrity, and accountable use. Without national control or reliable standards for cryptographic keys and identity systems, governments risk having sensitive data exposed, losing the ability to audit or verify AI decision-making, and becoming vulnerable to foreign legal or technical leverage. That loss of control can weaken public trust, hamper secure deployment of AI in critical infrastructure, and diminish a nation’s standing in geopolitical competition.

World Liberty Financial is a Trump family-affiliated cryptocurrency firm that launched products including the WLFI token, which has raised $550 million, and the USD1 stablecoin. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are proposed to serve on the board of its planned public treasury company.[1]

A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to a stable asset like the US dollar to minimize volatility, often backed by reserves such as dollars or Treasuries. World Liberty's USD1 is such a stablecoin, and the proposal involves using treasury funds to boost its adoption amid competition in the market.[1][4]

Logseq is an open-source note-taking application that uses a file-based system with markdown files organized into journals and pages directories, enabling easy export and integration with tools like NotebookLM.

Logseq markdown files from journals and pages can be merged into a single consolidated markdown file using bash scripts or command-line tools like concat, then uploaded to NotebookLM for AI-powered knowledge mining and analysis.

The mClassic is an external HDMI graphics upscaler that sits between the Switch and your TV/monitor and applies hardware-based upscaling, anti-aliasing, and sharpening to the video signal; this can reduce jagged edges and make images look smoother and slightly higher resolution (it can upscale Switch output up to 1440p in some cases), though the visible improvement varies by game and display.

No — the mClassic can improve perceived image quality by smoothing edges and upscaling the output, but it cannot add native higher-resolution assets, increase the console's rendering detail, or match the image quality of a next-generation console or a hypothetical Switch 2; the degree of improvement depends on the game's original resolution and art, so it helps most with jagged edges and scaling artifacts rather than delivering true native 4K/next‑gen fidelity.

The Gozney Dome (Gen 2) features a hybrid fuel system, allowing cooking with wood, charcoal, or propane. A natural gas version is planned for launch in 2026 in select regions.

It includes a built-in digital console for monitoring air and floor temperatures, a cook timer, and twin meat probes; commercial-grade 3-layer insulation; rolling lateral flame for even heat; and a fully serviceable design. It provides 40% more cooking space than the original Dome, accommodating two 10” pizzas or one 16” pizza.

The lowest price cited (about $13,034) reflects a time-limited discounted domestic Chinese launch price after trade-in and promotional incentives, not the standard guided retail price; GWM lists higher undiscounted guide prices for each trim, and international pricing will vary by market due to taxes, import costs, local specifications, and dealer pricing so the $13,034 figure should be treated as a promotional China-only starting price rather than a guaranteed global retail price.

The Ora 5 offers two lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) battery options — roughly 45.3 kWh and 58.3 kWh — with CLTC-claimed ranges of about 480 km and 580 km respectively; both variants use fast-charging capable chemistry (manufacturer reports 30–80% charges in about 20 minutes in some sources) but real-world range and charging times will depend on driving conditions, climate, and charger power available.