MaxLinear's Puma 9 chip is designed to reduce costs of Cable Modems and Set-Top Boxes by up to 50%, according to the company. This could impact how broadband providers roll out new services. Light Reading: MaxLinear claims new 'Puma 9' DOCSIS chip is a big cost-cutter Do you thin...
Google's AI model outperformed others in predicting flu hospitalizations, showing the potential of AI in public health. Google's AI model ranked first in predicting flu hospitalizations during the 2025-26 season, according to the CDC. This validates the potential of AI to improve...
Cisco is ending support for its flagship CMTS, the cBR-8, forcing cable operators to consider virtual CMTS or other alternatives. The decision comes as memory costs rise, complicating the transition for some operators. Light Reading: Clock ticks for cable ops as Cisco's flagship...
Google just launched Antigravity on the Play Store for Googlebook users. Here are the details. Google has released Antigravity, an agent-first development platform, on the Play Store for Googlebook users. The app allows developers to create and deploy apps directly on their devic...
Calix and Astound completed a 50G-PON trial, showcasing potential for future growth in broadband technology without extensive network changes. Light Reading: Calix, Astound complete 50G-PON trial What implications does this have for future broadband developments?
Incoming CableLabs CEO Mark Bridges reports that DOCSIS 4.0 certification testing is 'very close' to being completed, after over three years of preparation. Light Reading: DOCSIS 4.0 nears key milestone, says incoming CableLabs CEO What impact do you think DOCSIS 4.0 will have on...
Operators are hesitant to adopt 6G, citing pushback from hardware providers like Ericsson and Nokia, who are facing teething troubles with 6G technology. Light Reading: Ericsson and Nokia face 6G teething troubles and telco pushback Do you think 6G will be adopted quickly despite...
Spectrum CEO Chris Winfrey believes that deploying multi-gigabit networks will enable cable companies to engage more deeply with Big Tech firms. Light Reading: Multi-gig at scale will help cable engage with Big Tech – Spectrum CEO How do you think this multi-gig strategy will imp...
AT&T has extended its fiber purchase agreement with Corning, valued at over $1 billion, to include the company's newest connectivity products. Light Reading: AT&T expands fiber purchasing deal with Corning What does this expansion mean for AT&T's fiber network and future projects...
Comcast has deployed a new fiber sensing technology that analyzes vibrations in fiber to detect potential damage and improve response times. Light Reading: Comcast deploys fiber sensing technology How do you think this technology will impact future fiber maintenance and outages?
Despite growing familiarity with artificial intelligence, 53% of Americans remain worried AI could cost someone in their household a job, leaving companies struggling with how to introduce the technology without losing workers' trust. Experts say businesses often have detailed pl...
This forum is using a project called MyZen, which was built using Claude code, integrating the features I liked best from various forum software products. One of them I've used and liked over several years is Xenofo. There will be some similarities to that product, but nothing wa...
A Minecraft player has built a functioning AI chatbot entirely inside vanilla Minecraft using 445,782 command blocks, with no mods, plugins or datapacks. The relatively tiny language model has a 2,048-word vocabulary and was trained on more than 11,000 conversations, allowing pla...
Anthropic has begun adding invisible, machine-readable watermarks to Claude-generated content to comply with the European Union’s AI Act, but developers say they found ways around the system within hours. Claude’s text watermarking uses Google’s SynthID technology, subtly influen...
It's rough out there!
We raised chickens -- about 200 head of them. I was attacked by our one rooster one day, with him spurring me in the lip. He was delicious.
The standard hacker meme - I'm in
Windstream has been deploying fiber into Tift County and are now providing fiber Internet to these areas! I do not have any further information as to where exactly they are covering or what their future plans are, but I have a friend/client that just had his 2Gbit service with th...
Episode link: Navigating the New Frontier of Technical Education In this episode of Tifton Talks, we sit down with Deannia Clements, President of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, to explore how one of South Georgia’s premier educational institutions is embracing the rapid ris...
Even IF you pay your phone off in full, Verizon is making customers wait 35 days before they will unlock their phones. What a shit-show. Reference: MSN
If you use Wireguard for a VPN, we have started noticing an issue with some of the VPN connections. Starting after midnight on 9/12/2025, it seems that UDP traffic into the TruVista network is being hampered. Our indication is the fact that my son, who lives in Seattle, has a Wir...
This week on SouthGeek News, the crew goes full nerd. Samuel dives headfirst into “building a second brain” with Notion and the PARA method—because apparently one brain isn’t enough when you’re juggling classes, jokes, and memory gaps. Ben battles Proxmox and GRUB with GPT’s help...
I have a client where I'm replacing their old 2014 Dell PCs with newer PCs that can run Windows 11. Since each PC has a ton of software installed on them with special drivers, etc., I'm making VHDX images of them, running them through a "wimclone" process where I can actually ins...
Apple had their event yesterady where they introduced their new iPhone 17 lineup. Leaks were all over the place about the latest offerings, so it came as no surprise they announced the iPhone Air along with new iPhone 17 Pro and Max models. Upgraded cameras, new ceramic shield, e...
I'm not a programmer, software developer/engineer or any of those things. However, I do use ChatGPT to assist with summarizing certain things and I have used it to help build a website framework for me to work from. What do you use AI for?