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Programmable network and infrastructure processors that sit beside a host CPU to offload networking, storage and security functions.

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securityConfirmed9 publishers

Nvidia adds BlueField-4 hardware watchdog to back up host-based AI agent containment

Nvidia on Monday launched an AI agent safety platform whose Sentry watchdog runs on its BlueField-4 data processors. The design assumes agents will work around their limits, so its strongest enforcement runs on hardware only Nvidia makes.

Publishers:biometricupdate.com crowdstrike.com cyberdaily.au cyberscoop.com darkreading.com helpnetsecurity.com infosecurity-magazine.com scworld.com securityweek.com

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productConfirmed11 publishers

Nvidia ties the quarantine layer of its open-source agent sandbox to its own chips

Nvidia says over 100 organizations use OpenShell, an open-source agent sandbox whose Sentry quarantine layer runs on its BlueField-4 chips. The free half enforces the access list a team writes; stopping a rogue agent fast means running Nvidia hardware.

Publishers:businesstoday.in gizmodo.com morningbrew.com phandroid.com redhat.com siliconangle.com techcrunch.com thenextweb.com theverge.com thurrott.com wired.com

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NVIDIA writes BlueField's API contracts into SKILL.md files for coding agents

NVIDIA put DOCA agent skills on GitHub and says agents using them met 100% of checklist items on 65 BlueField prompts, up from 19%. NVIDIA ran and graded that test, so the score carries over only as far as a team's own DOCA tasks resemble its prompts.

Publishers:developer.nvidia.com

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scienceConfirmed4 publishers

NVIDIA's agent safety platform pairs an available software runtime with an unreleased hardware watchdog

NVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Platform, launched September 28, makes its OpenShell runtime available now while its Sentry hardware watchdog has no release date. Sentry's promised millisecond stop has no independent test yet, so the hardware half rests on NVIDIA's word.

Publishers:cryptotimes.io forkast.news globenewswire.com superpowerdaily.com

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