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This reflects a core shift in modern cloud infrastructure - ICP’s cloud engines build on principles already present in cloud architecture. As the 'Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems' handbook puts it: “Hope is not a strategy. Automation is.” Autoscaling and infrastructure abstraction separate application code from infrastructure capacity, meaning scaling happens at the infrastructure layer, not inside the code itself.

How do teams coordinate when traditional communication infrastructure fails? From natural disasters to cyber attacks, crisis response depends on reliable communication. @diode_chain explores how decentralized, privacy-first collaboration tools could help teams stay connected when it matters most. Read more ↓ diode.io/blog/diode-for…

Data sovereignty is becoming a core requirement for internet infrastructure: developers need to be able to choose jurisdiction and data locality. For example, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organizations must control where user data is processed and stored. This is a very real regulatory pressure companies face across Europe around data residency and sovereignty. Cloud Engines will provide the flexibility and customizability that businesses are finding increasingly crucial.

@ICPhilosophy @dominic_w Thank you for submitting it

@dfinity @dominic_w My question should be picked because it is on everyone’s minds.

A new #Mission70 proposal is live. Join a live X session with @dominic_w where we unpack the proposal and answer your Mission70 questions. 🗓 Wednesday 18 March 🕔 5PM CET / 12PM EDT / 9AM PDT Set a reminder 👇 x.com/i/spaces/1qJVm…

@HAMpng @dominic_w Champion! 🫵

@dfinity @dominic_w Voted Yes for #Mission70

Check out the latest proposal for Mission70. This motion recommends implementing Mission70 to position the Internet Computer network, its ecosystem, and its stakeholders for long term success. In this proposal: 1 - Demand acceleration 2 - Voting rewards 3 - Node rewards Find the full proposal here ↓ dashboard.internetcomputer.org/proposal/140888

Have a question for Dom? Submit it by 1PM CET tomorrow via the Typeform below: dfn.typeform.com/mission70

@IsraelXfresh620 @oisy Your appreciation goes a long way

@dfinity @oisy That’s wild — paying for ice cream or even lettuce with $ICP at SPAR? Everyday crypto just got real. Shoutout to @oisy wallet for making it smooth 🚀

ICP payments are now live at SPAR. Pay for ice cream or lettuce with ICP, using @oisy wallet.

@IronRedSandHive @oisy Mass adoption starts at the produce department

@dfinity @oisy A lettuce purchase with ICP hints at a quirky, sustainable future.

@TheBlockEzekiel @oisy Glad you like it

@dfinity @oisy Great to see that

@alameen_mouhmud @oisy It's pretty neat

@dfinity @oisy This is really great milestone.

@AndrewCast18 @oisy You got it, as soon as Tesco accepts crypto at checkout...

@dfinity @oisy Start shouting when its Sainsbury's or tesco

@AndrewCast18 @oisy Switzerland for now

@dfinity @oisy Is thar world wide or Switzerland only

Want to find out how the 10× signing boost was achieved? It’s actually pretty elegant. Get the details from our R&D team: youtube.com/watch?v=yVDtzQ…

ICP just removed a major cryptographic bottleneck: ▪️ 10× increase in Chain Key signing throughput ▪️ 100+ signatures per second burst capacity ▪️ Pre-signatures moved into replicated subnet state This means: ▪️Faster cross-chain interactions ▪️Better performance for Chain Fusion ▪️Infrastructure scaling for real-world apps

Learn more about the cloud engines vision youtube.com/watch?v=43G5uC…

As cloud providers themselves acknowledge: “Vendor lock-in can limit flexibility and make it difficult to migrate applications or data". (Microsoft Azure) Vendor lock-in occurs when switching providers becomes so expensive or complex that organizations remain trapped with their current vendor. Cloud Engines aim to provide a solution.

@LiquidiumFi Watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=N0A5km…

The process of borrowing against Bitcoin currently involves significant friction and ths is how @LiquidiumFi aims to solve it: