Inside the datacenter where the day starts with topping up reshape IT, Telecom & Cyber sourcing priorities

What happened

“We remove the fluid every 24 hours,” Cortical Labs CEO and founder Hon Weng Chong told The Register, because the living neurons that power the company’s computers deplete the level of oxygen and glucose in the liquid. Chong said the company adds nitrogen and carbon dioxide so the atmosphere around its computers comprises around five percent oxygen – prime conditions for biological computers to operate. This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, breach response slas, and negotiation guardrails with 24, 120, 1 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect renewal uplift asks

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

• “We remove the fluid every 24 hours,” Cortical Labs CEO and founder Hon Weng Chong told The R
• Chong said the company adds nitrogen and carbon dioxide so the atmosphere around its computer
• The company racked and stacked 120 CL1 units and created an API and interface that allows use
• Chong said most users will rent three or four CL 1 units, because their work is experimental

What happened

As the world's largest coffeehouse chain, Starbucks has over 380,000 employees (also known as partners) and operates nearly 41,000 locations across 88 countries. In data breach notification letters filed with Maine's Attorney General and sent to affected employees on Tuesday, the company says that it discovered the incident on February 6. This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, price caps/collars, and negotiation guardrails with 380,000, 41,000, 88 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect bundling platform offers

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

• As the world's largest coffeehouse chain, Starbucks has over 380,000 employees (also known as
• In data breach notification letters filed with Maine's Attorney General and sent to affected
• A joint investigation with external cybersecurity experts found that the attackers compromise
• Starbucks said the threat actors had access to affected individuals' accounts between January

What happened

The institute also operates the MARIA, Poland’s only nuclear reactor used for scientific experiments, neutron research, and medical isotope production. Earlier this year, in January, it was revealed that Poland’s power grid, specifically, multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites, heat and power (CHP) facilities, wind, and solar dispatch systems, had been attacked by the Russian threat group APT44 (“Sandworm”). This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, exit/portability clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 31, 2025, 2026 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect security advisory cadence

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

• The institute also operates the MARIA, Poland’s only nuclear reactor used for scientific expe
• Earlier this year, in January, it was revealed that Poland’s power grid, specifically, multip
• In late February, an ICCT report placed Poland high in the target list of Russian cyber-actor
• At the Autonomous Validation Summit (May 12 & 14), see how autonomous, context-rich validatio