Agentic AI news round‑up (Aug 17–23 2025)

August was a busy month for agentic AI — the emerging class of autonomous, goal‑oriented AI systems — and the week of August 17–23 saw important developments across software, search, telecoms and cybersecurity. Here’s what you need to know. Riding the fourth wave of software development On Aug 22, Digital.ai’s blog argued that agentic AI marks a…

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Apache Polaris Dev Mailing List — Weekly Digest (Aug 17–23 2025)

The Apache Polaris project continues to evolve quickly. Last week the dev mailing list was full of discussions about documentation, release management, storage plug‑ins, credentials and changelog processes. Here’s a round‑up of the most interesting threads and proposals. 1 Documenting patch releases Eric Maynard noticed that the project’s documentation site has a page dedicated to v1.0.1 in addition…

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Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race

There’s a reason the first successful smart specs look like they’re from the 1950s. That extra thickness isn’t just retro flair, it’s hiding a processor and a battery. But that technical constraint creates a creative opportunity: In the right frame, smart tech can disappear. And transforming functional, medical-grade eyewear—like prescription glasses—into stylish, mass-market fashion accessories…

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