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Finland to "cut" cables: Russian operators will have to look for new internet routes

Finland will cut the optical fiber communication cables attached to its power transmission line pylons along the border with Russia by 2027, according to its energy company Fingrid. This follows the 2022 halt of electricity imports from Russia, making the infrastructure economically unviable to maintain solely for telecom needs. Currently, about 60-70% of Russia's international internet traffic transits through Finland, with up to 30% of these lines running along the power lines in question. Russian telecom operators are negotiating with Finnish counterparts for alternative routes. Potential backups include lines through Belarus, Baltic states, and submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. While no major impact on user traffic is expected, potential effects include rerouting, reduced network redundancy, and increased latency, especially for users in northwestern and European Russia. An AI analysis notes that shifting to submarine cables introduces new risks, as they are vulnerable to anchor damage and lengthy repairs. This technical move occurs alongside broader trends toward digital autonomy in Russia, raising questions about the future reliability of external internet channels.

cryptonews.ru07/29 21:35

Finland to "cut" cables: Russian operators will have to look for new internet routes

cryptonews.ru07/29 21:35

OpenRouter: How Did This 'AI Model Relay Station' Achieve a $10 Billion Valuation?

OpenRouter: The Model Router Building a $10B+ Company This article explores OpenRouter, a platform that aggregates access to over 400 AI models from 70+ providers (like OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) through a single API. It has grown into a unicorn with a $1.3B valuation by 2026, processing massive scale—reaching 100 trillion tokens monthly. Its core value isn't just being a "model supermarket." For developers building real-world AI applications, managing multiple models for different tasks (e.g., cheap models for titles, powerful ones for long articles) is complex. OpenRouter acts as a critical "model scheduling layer," handling routing, failover between providers, cost optimization, and enterprise features like zero-data-retention policies and budget controls. OpenRouter's business model is a "toll fee": it charges a small platform fee (5.5%) on purchased credits while passing model costs directly to users. Its revenue scales with the tokens flowing through its system, which saw explosive growth as AI apps evolved. Key growth drivers include: 1) The explosion of specialized models, increasing choice complexity; 2) AI apps shifting focus from performance to cost optimization; 3) The rise of AI agents that require more reliable, multi-step model calls. However, risks remain. Large enterprises or cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud) could build similar internal gateways. Its position between model suppliers and developers could also create future tension over pricing and data control. To stay ahead, OpenRouter must deepen its enterprise features and prove it's more than just a request forwarder.

marsbit06/25 02:06

OpenRouter: How Did This 'AI Model Relay Station' Achieve a $10 Billion Valuation?

marsbit06/25 02:06

All about Solana’s liquidity situation after recent exploits – Where is the capital going?

Despite recent exploits, Solana's liquidity is showing resilience through internal capital rotation rather than mass outflows. SOL-denominated TVL has reached an all-time high of over 80 million SOL, and DEX volume hit $95 billion in February. While overall TVL declined to $5.55 billion after a $285 million hack, the net loss was only 8%, indicating funds are moving within the ecosystem to venues like Kamino, Raydium, and Jupiter rather than leaving the chain. This shift is reshaping DEX competition, with Jupiter's aggregator dominance slipping to 82% as alternatives like Titan gain traction. The internal flow and competitive routing help Solana absorb shocks, demonstrating a maturing structure where capital movement efficiency underpins stability.

ambcrypto04/07 07:11

All about Solana’s liquidity situation after recent exploits – Where is the capital going?

ambcrypto04/07 07:11

50 Million USDT for 35,000 USD worth of AAVE: How Did the Disaster Happen? And Who Should We Blame?

In a catastrophic DeFi transaction, a user swapped 50.43 million aEthUSDT (Aave interest-bearing USDT) for only 327.24 aEthAAVE (worth ~$35,900), resulting in a near-total loss of value. The transaction was a collateral swap executed via CoW Protocol’s settlement system and Aave’s interface. The failure occurred due to a deeply flawed routing path: after redeeming USDT from Aave, the funds were routed through a highly liquid Uniswap V3 USDT/WETH pool (correctly executing the first swap). However, the entire amount of ~17,958 WETH was then sent to a tiny SushiSwap V2 AAVE/WETH pool with only ~331 AAVE and ~17.65 WETH in reserves. The massive trade drained 99.9% of the pool's AAVE, resulting in an effective execution price of ~$154,114 per AAVE—over 1000x worse than market price. Critical systemic failures were identified: 1. Aave’s interface requested a CoW quote without including critical hook metadata, leading to an inaccurate quote. 2. CoW’s solver competition logic deemed any quote with non-zero output and positive gas cost as "valid," with no sanity checks against market price or liquidity depth. 3. The routing algorithm modeled the tiny SushiSwap pool as a valid execution venue purely based on its constant-product formula, ignoring the economic absurdity. 4. Aave’s UI only provided a soft warning (a checkbox) for high price impact instead of a hard stop. The lost value was instantly arbitraged in the next block, benefiting MEV searchers and block builders. The core protocols (Aave, CoW Settlement, Uniswap, SushiSwap) functioned as coded. The primary blame lies with CoW’s inadequate routing quality controls and Aave’s flawed interface quote generation and weak risk safeguards.

Odaily星球日报03/13 12:47

50 Million USDT for 35,000 USD worth of AAVE: How Did the Disaster Happen? And Who Should We Blame?