Slide Set Excerpt: This Week on Astro
(Excerpt #21 — Maintaining Access with City-Level Targeting)

Precision starts with placement.
When your automation pipeline depends on region-matched data delivery, city-level targeting becomes essential.

Astro enables high-accuracy geo-specified routing, ideal for residential and mobile proxy scenarios where ISP-level control matters.
▻ Aligns traffic with target audience
▻ Boosts session-level success for mobile flows
▻ Recommended for eCom, SEO, GEO-aware AI and app testing.

Read more about geo targeted proxies from Astro.
Watch the video on Astro YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@astro_officialchannel

Paired with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), self-learning frameworks now enhance base models with real-world knowledge — powering everything from AI agents to automation flows.

This shift drives growth across adjacent markets:
🔹 Online intelligence tools projected to double by 2030 (14.2% CAGR)
🔹 LLMs: $6–8B today → $84–135B expected
🔹 Vector databases: $2B → up to $15B by 2033
RAG tools: 10× growth to $11B
🔹 Proxy infrastructure: $3.9B market with 7–10.5% CAGR
🔹 IoT: 25B+ devices, growing 15–25% annually

Dive deeper (Astro article on Quora) into these stats and what they mean for geo-targeted data and AI infrastructure.
Explore more infrastructure trends on https://dev.to/astro-official

New on Quora: “AI-Scraper cycle: how AI and web scraping power each other”
From data to models — and back again: open web data helped build LLMs and now LLMs help build, fix and optimize scrapers in a self-healing loop.

Astro angle (built for the AI-Scraper era):
• Geo targeting down to city/ISP with residential, mobile and datacenter IPs.
• Per-request rotation and sticky sessions via API key control.
• Designed for open web data collection with compliance at the core.
• Scraping APIs + AI for structured data.

Explore flexible pricing plans and get whitelisted IPs for your scraping stack: https://astroproxy.com/en/sign-up

Google’s Veo 3.1 is here — and it’s insane. Built for designers and video makers.
Google’s latest AI video tool Veo 3.1 creates full 4K cinematic videos with synchronized dialogue, ambient sound and natural motion — but official access is U.S.-only and paid.

With Astro’s KYC/AML-verified IPs, you can unlock it free from any country: [Watch how]
Sign in and get:
🔹 Instant access to IP pools (100+ countries)
🔹 SOCKS5 & HTTP(S) support for your tools
🔹 99.9% uptime guarantee

Use advanced tools. Ethical and secure.
astroproxy.com

Astro residential IPs perfect for SEO sampling, ad checks and multi-source open web data collection. Other benefits:
🔹 Consent-based, whitelisted Residential IPs with broad geo coverage and rotation via API.
🔹 Same IPs reserved for you, so cookies and session state stay predictable.
🔹 Great fit for agent controller logic, always-on dashboards and any task where state continuity matters.
🔹 KYC/AML by default and flexible pricing plans.

Ready to test astroproxy.com?
Start with KYC/AML onboarding and run a free proxy test [read how].
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Slide Set Excerpt: This Monday on Astro
(Excerpt #22 — Key Considerations for IP Rotation)

IP rotation is a strategic safeguard for automation flows, Public web data obtaining, and AI agent control logic. When configuring rotation, Astro IPs ensure all essential parameters are covered:

▻ Security — rotation over whitelisted, KYC/AML-compliant IPs sourced with consent
▻ Privacy — session-level IP hygiene and maintaining confidentiality
▻ Performance — optimized for real-time rotation and browser automation with stability

Astro is increasingly used in compliance-sensitive AI pipelines due to its KYC/AML infrastructure and session-level logging.

Adjustable pricing models: https://astroproxy.com/en/pricing
Start with a free proxy test: https://astroproxy.com/en/sign-up
Learn how it works on astroproxy.com

Simple ABC Guided Setup: geo-specific Astro IPs for GEO. Build an end-to-end pipeline that respects compliance and scales:

Step A → Data capture:
▻ Use city-level targeting to fetch SERPs and snippets; store as structured data with dataset_id.
Step B → Processing:
▻ Generate embeddings and index content in a vector database; segment by geo for GEO (Generative Engine Optimization).
Step C → Feedback loop:
▻ Compare conversions across regions; optimize IP rotation and targeting rules accordingly.

Astro is increasingly used in compliance-sensitive AI pipelines due to KYC/AML and session-level logging. Per-request rotation, HTTPS & SOCKS5, API control and adjustable pricing models are built-in.

See all tutorials on Astro YouTube channel.

New on Quora: “20 Regulatory Touchpoints for Web Scraping & Al (2025)”

AI-first crawlers are reshaping the web, and the law is catching up fast. From Cloudflare’s “pay-to-crawl” controls to EU text-mining rules and fair-use tests for training data, the compliance map is getting complex.

Learn the 20 key legal touch-points defining the AI-scraping era: from CFAA and copyright to privacy and database rights. Astro is built for this new reality:
• Geo-targeting down to city/ISP
• API rotation & sticky sessions
• Compliance-ready proxy stack for AI data collection

Read our previous material about AI-Scraper cycle on Quora: [link]
Start with Astro: https://astroproxy.com/en/sign-up

Hitting a 402 error on sites like Booking.com, even with rotating IPs? It’s a common wall for beginners.

The issue often isn't your code. It’s the proxy infrastructure. Many IPs are already flagged and have limited access. Astro offers an ethical, reliable alternative:
✓ KYC/AML compliant & Whitelisted IPs for higher success rates
✓ Residential IPs & precise geo targeting
✓ Free proxy test ($3 credit) to validate before you commit

Use Astro infrastructure to enable targeting across 100+ countries for effective public web data obtaining.
Explore free test and never go back to 402 error.
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Great news for our community: we’ve expanded our IP infrastructure again.

Our pool now includes addresses from:
Iran, the UAE and Kuwait, opening new horizons for research platforms, automation projects and professional development teams that rely on verified, geographically diverse IP access [Learn how to test free].

This expansion helps teams:
🔹 Capture regional signals,
🔹 Test localized user journeys,
🔹 Monitor markets with precision,
🔹 Build more adaptive data-driven systems across emerging regions, while keeping sourcing transparent and compliant.

More regions and context = more opportunities to build globally-aware products.
Welcome to the next step in ethical, future-ready data access on astroproxy.com

From static rules to adaptive intelligence: The era of rigid selectors is ending

Modern AI models don’t rely solely on CSS paths or XPath logic. They see structure. They can interpret tables, product cards, menus and pricing blocks visually, then continue extracting even after the UI shifts.

This creates self-healing data pipelines:

systems that detect changes, adapt logic automatically and keep running.

Scrapers no longer fail quietly:

They learn, adjust and continue: as long as they operate on stable, transparent access layers.

Astro provides the consent-based, whitelisted proxy infrastructure required for these adaptive pipelines.

Full video → soon on our YouTube. Stay tuned.

New blog release: Proxy Infrastructure Transparency Checklist

Yesterday we published a detailed breakdown of what ethical, consent-based data access looks like in real operations.

In this guide, we walk through the fundamentals every serious data team should expect from their infrastructure partner:
• KYC/AML and real use-case screening with human review
• Consent-based, allow-listed IP pools with consistent session behavior
• Transparent sourcing proof and opt-in renewal
• Project-level domain allow/deny controls
• Clear privacy and data handling practices
• Instant, no-lock-in termination
• Public, verifiable feedback instead of slogans
• Direct support through real channels such as Telegram
More points here → [here]

Astro is your reliable partner, meeting all the criteria for proxy providers as of late 2025.
Sign up: https://astroproxy.com/en/sign-up

New video on Astro YouTube: Why ethical IP infrastructure matters in the AI-scraper era

Web layouts shift. Selectors break. Even small UI tweaks can disrupt entire pipelines.
As AI-augmented scrapers scale across millions of sessions, access to public data becomes an engineering challenge.

We break down why stable, transparent, consent-based proxy infrastructure is now foundational for modern automation systems:
• Verified, whitelisted access in 100+ regions
• Up to 250 concurrent sessions per port with 99.9% uptime
• HTTP(S)/SOCKS5 support for diverse workflows
• Evidence-ready transparency
• Config controls for enterprise-scale AI pipelines

Watch the video: [Link]
Try Astro with free test credit [Read how]
astroproxy.com → about reaching data responsibly

Drop on Medium (by Astro):
“Mutual reinforcement of AI and web scraping: what is AI-Scraper cycle?”

Scrapers train AI, and AI now builds scrapers. This feedback loop is reshaping how data is gathered, fixed and optimized. From self-healing bots to context-aware extraction, the AI-Scraper cycle turns web data into an evolving, intelligent infrastructure.

The article also explores the missing link → ethics: training AI to respect compliance, ToS and data governance. Discover how automation and oversight shape the future of data collection: [Read on Medium]

Build in the AI-Scraper era with Astro → [Find out about the free trial] on astroproxy.com

Slide Set Excerpt: This Monday on Astro
(Excerpt #23. IP Rotation Modes: Choosing the Right Fit)

Astro supports multiple modes to match your automation logic and regional access goals:
▻ Per-Request Mode: Rotate IPs for each call. Ideal for Public web data obtaining and high-frequency AI pipelines.
▻ Dynamic Mode: Automate IP changes over time for balanced session control and efficiency.

How to integrate Astro?
✔️ Choose your IP type: residential, mobile, or datacenter
✔️ Set rotation logic (e.g. per-request or dynamic)
✔️ Plug Astro into your app, scraper, or API client

Start with a free proxy test: [Learn more]
Explore adjustable pricing plans on astroproxy.com

▻ SEO = keywords, backlinks and clicks
▻ GEO = structured data, clarity and inclusion in AI responses

For both, proxies play a decisive role, they unlock unbiased regional results, enable automated keyword testing and validate AI-generated outputs in real time.

Astro’s infrastructure makes regional keyword research and geo visibility ethical, scalable and ready for the AI search era.

Try a $3 proxy test and explore GEO keyword results ethically [Read how].
Check out the article about Proxies for SEO and GEO on astroproxy.com

New article on Astro Medium: "What GEO proxy means and how to use it for geo-specific SERP access"

GEO = Generative Engine Optimization shaping your content so AI systems (egs. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity) can read, cite and reuse it.
To test AI Overviews and regional SERPs, you need geo-aware proxies.

Get a full walkthrough:
• How to make your pages AI-citable
• Why proxy location remains the necessary foundation in late 2025
• How to benchmark AI Overviews vs. classic blue links
• The proxy stack that keeps GEO tests available, compliant and reproducible

Dive into the complete breakdown → [Read on Medium]
Build in the GEO era with Astro → [read how to start your free trial] on astroproxy.com

New on Quora: “Trends in GenAl Market and Data Gathering in 2026: a Brief Overview"

GenAI investment is accelerating fast: with nearly $20T in projected economic impact and 37% annual growth through 2031. As companies move from pilots to real deployment, data pipelines become mission-critical.

Key takeaways for data gathering:
• Rising ROI means heavier investment in scraping and data prep
• Competition for unique datasets grows
• Geo-targeted proxies become essential for freshness and completeness
• AI agents start automating site discovery, parsing and proxy rotation
• Finance, telecom, retail drive the highest demand

Read the article on Quora.
Start with Astro: https://astroproxy.com/en/sign-up

AI-driven data infrastructure is no longer experimental: it’s becoming the backbone of modern digital operations.
In 2025, the web produces over 402 million terabytes of new information every single day. Manual data collection? No longer viable.

According to recent market insights:
🔹 AI-enabled automation exceeds $886M with 17.3% annual growth
🔹 Infrastructure services cross $3.4B globally
🔹 Vector technologies projected at $7–15B by 2033

What’s driving this acceleration?
1. Autonomous data pipelines
2. Verified access layers for regulated workflows
3. LLM-powered processing with built-in compliance
4. Full-chain provenance for audit-ready environments

Modern AI orchestration can now reach accuracy levels close to 99.5% with transparency, consent and responsible data handling built in.
At Astro, we’re focused on building scalable, ethical infrastructure for automation in 2025 and beyond.

Slide Set Excerpt: This Monday on Astro
(Excerpt #24 — Accessing Astro’s IP Rotation Tools)

Astro is used in Public web data obtaining, browser automation and region-specific AI pipelines where flexible control logic is essential — built on KYC/AML-verified IPs and consent-based routing infrastructure.

Here’s how you can manage IP rotation with Astro:

▻ Control Link — Access your dashboard to adjust rotation frequency and session behavior in real time
▻ API Key — Use your unique API key to trigger IP changes inside your app, scraper or controller
▻ API Integration — Seamlessly plug Astro into your software with rotation-ready endpoints

This is our final post from the Slide Set Excerpt series. But in the near future, we’re rolling out a new format of industry-focused content packed with actionable insights and infrastructure strategies.

Stay tuned and use the best residential, mobile and datacenter proxies from astroproxy.com