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a16z Leads Series A in Private Network Startup doxxnet

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced it is leading a Series A investment in doxxnet, a startup building a private, parallel internet infrastructure for individuals and AI agents. doxxnet offers a software-defined global network with non-Internet domains, encrypted peer-to-peer communication, and DNS-level threat protection, all without requiring personal information like email or phone. The company is founded by Barrett Lyon, known for Prolexic (acquired by Akamai), BitGravity, and Defense.net. The funding will support the development of its 'Agentic Defined Networking' concept, which allows users and their agents to configure and control the network. The announcement highlights growing privacy needs driven by AI agents that operate with access to user data.

• a16z is leading a Series A investment in doxxnet.
• doxxnet provides a private, parallel internet infrastructure for users and AI agents.
• doxxnet was founded by Barrett Lyon, who previously founded Prolexic, BitGravity, and Defense.net.

Akamai Announces $11.6 Billion Multi-year Agreement with Anthropic to Support Growing Demand

Akamai today announced a significantly expanded relationship with Anthropic for $11.6 billion of contractual commitment over seven years.

AI companies adopt risky 'take-or-pay' contracts for compute

The AI industry is increasingly relying on take-or-pay contracts to secure computing power, a model borrowed from the energy sector. These agreements require AI companies to pay for GPUs, server time, and other inputs regardless of usage, creating significant financial risks. The payments are backed by expected future revenue, but there are concerns about whether AI revenues will materialize in time to meet payment schedules. Off-balance-sheet commitments are growing, with estimates ranging from $1.65 trillion to $3 trillion. Major players like Anthropic and OpenAI have committed billions, while companies like CoreWeave and Alphabet rely heavily on such contracts. Financial analysts and regulators warn that the entire system could collapse if companies fail to secure enough capital. The Bank of International Settlements has highlighted potential systemic risks, particularly through special purpose vehicles. The article notes that major banks and investors are closely monitoring this trend, with experts predicting a 'wave of disputes' as the sector matures.

• Take-or-pay contracts obligate AI companies to pay for compute regardless of usage, similar to energy sector agreements.
• Anthropic committed $750 billion for compute through 2030; OpenAI could spend over $500 billion in the next 10 years.
• Off-balance-sheet commitments in tech sector estimated at $1.65 trillion to $3 trillion.

TypeSafe Jev now available in AI Gateway

TypeSafe’s Jev model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway with zero configuration required. Install @typesafe-ai/sdk and use it directly in your Netlify Functions — no API keys to create, no provider config, no base URLs to wire up. AI Gateway handles credentials automatically, and usage is billed to your Netlify credits like every other model in the gateway.

WebHaste Launches Local-First CMS for Smaller Websites

WebHaste, a free, local-first Content Management System (CMS) developed by Destination Toolbox, has been released in public beta. Designed for teams building and managing smaller websites (under 100 pages), it aims to eliminate server-side infrastructure headaches like plugin updates, SSL certificate management, and security concerns. The CMS operates as a Chrome extension, offering file management, visual editing, real-time previews, and template rendering. It deploys finished sites to CDNs like Cloudflare Pages and Netlify, and supports local ownership of site files. Key features include built-in SEO (sitemaps, meta descriptions, OpenGraph tags), agency-friendly tools (shared drives, Git, per-page tracking pixels), and AI collaboration readiness with file-aware AI agents for content management without publishing rights. The product is positioned as an alternative to database-driven systems like WordPress for simpler sites, including informational sites, blogs, campaign landing pages, and portfolios.

• WebHaste is a free, local-first CMS released in public beta.
• The CMS is available as a Chrome extension and deploys to Cloudflare Pages and Netlify.
• WebHaste targets smaller websites, including informational sites and blogs under 100 pages.

Scaling a Dev Project to 10K RPS with SQLite

This technical analysis details how a developer scaled a side-project backend to handle 10,000 requests per second (RPS) on an 8GB RAM DigitalOcean droplet. Following a sudden traffic surge driven by a viral tweet, the initial Flask and Heroku setup failed due to thread-per-request bottlenecks and memory exhaustion. The architecture was redesigned using Python's AsyncIO, a bounded SQLite connection pool capped at 200 connections operating in Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) mode, and OS-level backlog limits. On the client side, vanilla JavaScript and the native navigator.sendBeacon() method were implemented to ensure fire-and-forget analytics tracking with zero framework overhead. These optimizations successfully stabilized RAM usage at 180MB with zero errors during high-concurrency testing.

• A viral tweet caused a Flask and Heroku backend analytics endpoint to crash due to thread-per-request bottlenecks under heavy concurrent load.
• The developer rebuilt the architecture using Python's AsyncIO, SQLite in WAL mode, and a connection pool bounded to 200 connections.
• Load testing on a DigitalOcean 8GB droplet achieved 12,000 requests per second with stable 180MB RAM usage and zero errors.