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- 5 days ago33 min
NVIDIA Backyard Datacenters, Apple + Intel, & SpaceX | Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 13, 2026
AI infrastructure is evolving faster than ever, and this week’s biggest tech stories could reshape the future of cloud, compute, and enterprise IT. This week on the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke disucss Mirantis being acquired by IREN to accelerate open AI infrastructure, Lumen’s acquisition of Alkira to modernize hybrid networking, and Red Hat’s push toward AI-driven automation across RHEL and Lightspeed.They also discuss Anthropic’s massive SpaceX compute deal powered by over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs, Apple’s reported shift toward Intel manufacturing for select chips, China’s new neutral atom quantum computer, and Span’s ambitious plan to turn neighborhoods into distributed AI data centers. From enterprise AI and cloud networking to quantum computing and next-generation infrastructure, this episode covers the biggest trends shaping the future of technology.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:25 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown 1:21 - Mirantis Has Been Acquired by IREN4:21 - Lumen to Acquire Alkira7:47 - Red Hat Embraces MCP to Drive AI Agents for IT Operations Automation in RHEL12:31 - Anthropic Secures Massive Compute Deal with SpaceX, Expands Toward Orbital AI Infrastructure16:16 - Intel to Manufacture Apple Chips in New Supply Chain Shift, Report Says19:47 - China Unveils Hanyuan-2, First Dual-Core Neutral Atom Quantum Computer23:16 - NVIDIA and Span Turn Suburbs Into Distributed AI Data Centers With Backyard Compute Nodes31:11 - The Weeks Ahead 33:01 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownGuest Host: Vincent Celindro, Director of Strategic Sales and Technology, Quantum Foundry Follow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
$725B Bets, Belden Buys RUCKUS, & Broadcom’s Cloud Play | Tech Field Day News Rundown: May 6, 2026
The AI gold rush is continuing to change the future of infrastructure, but at what cost? In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Alastair Cooke is joined by Vincent Celindro to break down the biggest enterprise tech stores of the week. Belden’s $1.85B acquisition of RUCKUS Networks signals a major push toward full-stack IT/OT convergence, Meanwhile, Broadcom rolls out VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, promising lower costs and AI-ready private cloud at scale. Google backs Anthropic with up to $40B, while Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta prepare to pour a combined $725B into AI infrastructure. Are winners being decided before the race is over? They also explore IBM’s Envizi API tackling carbon reporting complexity, TSMC’s warning of prolonged chip shortages despite massive expansion, and how Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology are already pushing toward DDR6.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Alastair Cooke and Vincent Celindro. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:26 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:05 - Belden’s $1.85B RUCKUS Deal Signals Push to Become a Full-Stack Networking Powerhouse3:03 - Broadcom VCF 9.1 Update Provides Lower Costs, AI-Ready Cloud7:02 - Google Commits Up to $40B to Anthropic in AI Power Play9:47 - IBM Targets Carbon Accounting Chaos with New Envizi Emissions API13:10 - TSMC Plans $56B Fab Spending Surge—But AI Demand Is Still Outpacing Supply15:47 - DDR6 Development Begins: Next-Gen Memory Could Double Performance18:48 - Big Tech’s $725 Billion AI Gamble Is Redefining the Future of Infrastructure24:05 - The Weeks Ahead25:29 - Thanks for WatchingTune in every Wednesday for the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snarkiness. Guest Host: Vincent Celindro, Director of Strategic Sales and Technology, Quantum Foundry Follow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Google Cloud Next Announcements & Microsoft adds Mythos | Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 29, 2026
The AI arms race is shifting from apps to infrastructure, devices, and pricing models.On this week’s Tech Field Day News Rundown, Alastair Cooke is joined by guest co-host Guy Currier to break down the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snark. Google unveils its Virgo network, a massive AI backbone built to connect over 100,000 chips and push scale to a new level, while the Federal Communications Commission expands WiFi and hotspot rules, signaling long-term changes for power users and home networking.Meanwhile, OpenAI is exploring an AI-first smartphone that could replace traditional apps with persistent agents. GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based pricing, reflecting the real cost of AI at scale, as Qlik pushes further into agent-driven analytics and automation.On the security side, Microsoft integrates Claude Mythos into its development lifecycle to catch vulnerabilities earlier. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Alastair Cooke and Guy Currier. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:22 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown0:54 - Google Unveils Virgo Network to Power Next-Gen AI Infrastructure3:46 - FCC Expands WiFi Router Ban to Hotspots and 5G Devices6:55 - OpenAI Targets Smartphones with Bold AI-First Device Plan9:14 - GitHub Copilot Shifts to Usage-Based Pricing for AI13:09 - Qlik Expands AI-Powered Data Platform with Agentic Automation15:26 - Microsoft Integrates Anthropic Mythos AI to Strengthen Cybersecurity19:13 - Google Cloud Next 2026: AI Agents, TPUs, and Massive Growth25:24 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events27:03 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownTune in every Wednesday for the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snarkiness. Guest Host: Guy Currier, Research Director for The Futurum GroupFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- Apr 15, 202636 min
Anthropic Accidentally Leaks Claude Code | Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 15, 2026
AI agents are getting more powerful and a little more concerning. In this episode of Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke break down a packed week of IT news, from ServiceNow and Qlik teaming up to improve AI data workflows, to Anthropic pushing boundaries with Claude controlling your desktop and accidentally leaking parts of its own code. The conversation also covers Intruder strengthening container security, Linux 7.0 improving networking performance, Nutanix bringing Kubernetes to bare metal, and Microsoft chasing always-on Copilot agents inspired by OpenClaw. It is a fast-moving look at how AI, infrastructure, and security are evolving together and where things might break next.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:22 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:11 - Qlik and ServiceNow Partner to Power Smarter AI Workflows with Trusted Data4:39 - Intruder Adds Container Image Scanning7:35 - Claude AI Can Now Control Your Computer12:16 - Linux 7.0 Improves Network Performance15:17 - Nutanix Launches Bare-Metal Kubernetes Platform19:03 - Microsoft Pushes Always-On AI Agents for Copilot23:59 - Anthropic Accidentally Leaks Claude Code33:37 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events35:48 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- Apr 8, 202634 min
President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology | Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 8, 2026
AI isn’t just a technology race, it’s a trillion-dollar gamble that could reshape the global economy. On the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Alastair Cooke and guest host Gina Rosenthal discuss how OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing toward major IPOs while facing massive costs that could delay profitability for years. At the same time, IBM and Arm are helping enterprises adopt AI across mixed systems without replacing existing infrastructure, while Maine considers slowing new data center builds over energy concerns. Komprise is working to reduce rising storage costs, and Amazon is looking to expand its satellite network with a potential acquisition of Globalstar to better compete with SpaceX. Meanwhile, Microsoft is improving developer workflows with Project Nighthawk, and in Washington, Donald Trump has tapped leaders like Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Larry Ellison, and Sergey Brin to help guide AI policy, showing that the future of AI will be decided not just by innovation, but by who can manage the cost, infrastructure, and regulation behind it.In the end, the winners of the AI race won’t just be the most innovative—but the ones who can afford to sustain it at scale.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:04 - The $100 Billion Gamble: OpenAI & Anthropic’s High-Stakes Path to IPO4:57 - IBM & Arm Team Up to Unlock Hybrid Enterprise AI Architecture9:02 - Maine Considers Nation’s First AI Data Center Freeze13:56 - Komprise Launches Flash Memory Tool to Cut AI Storage Costs17:06 - Amazon Eyes $9B Globalstar Deal to Boost Satellite Network Ambitions20:08 - Microsoft Builds Six-Agent AI in VS Code That Fact-Checks Itself24:57 - President Trump appoints Tech Leaders to the Council of Advisors on Science and Technology32:39 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events33:40 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownGuest Host: Gina Rosenthal, Digital Sunshine SolutionsFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- Apr 1, 202638 min
AI Urgency and AI Fatigue AT RSA Conference 2026 | Tech Field Day News Rundown: April 1, 2026
On this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, the future of tech gets bigger, faster, and more secure. Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke discuss Starcloud raising $170 million to build orbital data centers in space, Cisco’s new tools to secure AI agents announced at RSA Conference 2026, and record-breaking cloud spending driven by AI across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. They also cover a cyberattack involving Iran-linked hackers targeting a U.S. official’s personal email, SAP’s plan to acquire Reltio to improve enterprise data for AI, and an international operation that shut down several massive IoT botnets used for global DDoS attacks. From space computing to AI security and cloud growth, this episode covers the biggest enterprise tech and cybersecurity stories you need to know.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:41 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown 1:20 - Starcloud Raises $170M to Launch Data Centers in Space6:17 - Cisco's New Security Shield: Protecting AI Agents from Hackers at RSA 20269:52 - Cloud Spending Hits Record $110 Billion as AI Boom Accelerates12:32 - Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director’s Personal Email, Leak Photos and Emails16:06 - SAP Acquires Reltio to Strengthen Agentic AI and Enterprise Data Strategy19:17 - Authorities Take Down World’s Largest IoT Botnets Behind Record DDoS Attacks23:48 - AI Urgency and AI Fatigue AT RSA Conference 202635:13 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events37:22 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown Follow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
- Mar 25, 202631 min
White House AI Roadmap Pushes to Block State Rules | Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 25, 2026
From AI-powered satellites in orbit to a seismic shift in how we pay for enterprise software, the global tech landscape is being redrawn in real-time. Guy Currier, Research Director for The Futurum Group, joins Alastair Cooke on this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown to discuss SAP’s pivot toward value-based AI pricing, Blue Origin’s ambitious "Project Sunrise" satellite network, and bring in Stephen Foskett to talk about the FCC’s latest crackdown on foreign-made consumer routers. They also discuss the critical security innovations coming out of KubeCon Europe 2026—specifically the Cloudsmith threat intelligence upgrade and the RapidFort-Nutanix partnership for "near-zero" vulnerability containers—while analyzing the massive legal fallout at Super Micro Computer regarding diverted NVIDIA chips and the Trump administration's push for a unified national AI regulatory framework led by David Sacks.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Alastair Cooke and guest host Guy Currier of The Futurum Group. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:23 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:05 - SAP’s Massive Pivot: CEO Christian Klein Leads AI-First Business Overhaul4:17 - Bezos vs. Musk: Blue Origin Launches "Project Sunrise" to Move AI Into Space8:38 - FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Routers Over National Security Risks13:24 - Cloudsmith Adds Real-Time Threat Intel to Software Packages16:03 - RapidFort and Nutanix Partner for Kubernetes Meets "Zero-CVE" Security18:48 - Super Micro Stock Crashes 33% After Nvidia AI Chip Smuggling Scandal24:20 - White House AI Roadmap: Trump Administration Pushes to Block State Rules29:06 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events30:27 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownTune in every Wednesday for the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snarkiness. Guest Host: Guy Currier, Research Director for The Futurum GroupFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X
- Mar 18, 202631 min
NVIDIA Blackwell & Vera Rubin $1 Trillion Projections | Tech Field Day News Rundown: March 18, 2026
AI’s next phase is arriving fast—and it’s reshaping everything from cloud performance to cybersecurity. This week, Amazon Web Services and Cerebras unveiled a new approach to dramatically accelerate AI inference by pairing specialized chips through Amazon Bedrock, while Dell, Nutanix, and CrowdStrike rolled out infrastructure and security innovations at GTC 2026 to support the rapid rise of agentic AI across enterprise environments. At the same time, Zscaler expanded data sovereignty controls to meet tightening global regulations, and Cisco rushed to patch a critical CVSS 10.0 SD-WAN vulnerability that could grant attackers full administrative access. Underscoring it all, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang projected a staggering $1 trillion in demand for next-gen AI systems by 2027—making one thing clear: the race to power, secure, and scale AI is only just getting started. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and guest host Dave Graham of MLCommons. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:28 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:13 - AWS and Cerebras Partner to Accelerate AI Inference in the Cloud2:37 - Critical Cisco SD-WAN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability5:38 - Dell Expands AI Infrastructure Portfolio at NVIDIA GTC7:40 - CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Expand AI Security Alliance11:15 - Nutanix Expands AI Platform to Securely Run Enterprise AI Agents13:59 - Zscaler Expands Data Sovereignty Controls for Global Compliance18:26 - NVIDIA CEO Sees $1 Trillion in Orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin Through 202728:38 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Tech Field Day Events30:29 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownTune in every Wednesday for the IT news of the week with a variable degree of snarkyness. Guest Host: Dave Graham, Head of Marketing at MLCommonsFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
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