NB593: AI Agents Come for Your Network; Google to Send TPUs Into Orbit

AI agents are moving from experimentation into production network operations, with vendors like Cisco, Selector, and NetBrain positioning them to automate troubleshooting, validate changes, and act on live environments. For CIOs and technology leaders, the business impact is faster operations and less manual toil, but the strategic implication is that IT must add stronger governance, observability, and security controls because traditional tools and firewalls were not built for AI-driven workflows or AI traffic.