MarkTechPost - 2026-08-18 ​
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1. NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Hugging Face Checkpoint to Native C++ Inference in Two Commands ​
Author: Asif Razzaq
Published: 8/18/2026, 9:49:04 PM
Categories: Agentic AI, AI Infrastructure, AI Shorts, Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Editors Pick, For Devs, Language Model, New Releases, Open Source, Python, Software Engineering, Staff, Tech News, Technology
NVIDIA has released TensorRT Model Connect (TRTMC) in public preview, an Apache-2.0 project that takes a supported Hugging Face or local checkpoint to end-to-end TensorRT inference in two commands, with no intermediate ONNX export. The build emits a versioned .bundle artifact that runs through nativ...
2. Meet SAM (Sovereign Agent Mesh): A Zero-Config, Zero-Trust P2P Network for AI Agents ​
Author: Michal Sutter
Published: 8/18/2026, 1:29:10 PM
Categories: Agentic AI, AI Agents, AI Infrastructure, Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Editors Pick, For Devs, Language Model, Machine Learning, New Releases, Open Source, Tech News, Technology
Google has open-sourced SAM (Sovereign Agent Mesh) under Apache-2.0 — and it has nothing to do with Segment Anything. SAM is a zero-config, zero-trust P2P overlay that lets autonomous agents discover and call each other's MCP tools across cloud, on-prem, laptop and edge environments, without exposin...