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Are autonomous AI agents pushing the boundaries of data access too far? On this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke tackle growing security concerns as OpenAI and Meta agents face scrutiny over unauthorized data access. They also explore how MongoDB and Komprise are building smarter governance tools to keep enterprise data safe and structured for AI workloads. Finally, the team looks at Schneider Electric’s software-defined power upgrades for data centers and Florida State University’s new campus quantum network.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:33 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:22 - MongoDB Launches Atlas Platform for AI Agents3:59 - OpenAI Probes Unauthorized Agent Access to U.S. and Australian Government Portals7:44 - Komprise Targets MCP Bloat With Universal File Access11:21 - AI Security Agents Still Struggle to Patch Complex Bugs14:51 - Schneider Electric Tests Software-Defined Data Center Power18:15 - FSU Builds $2.1M Quantum Communications Testbed21:19 - Meta Strengthens Muse Safety Warning After Security Flaw29:28 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Events32:05 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
From runaway AI agents breaching real-world systems to hundreds of billions on the line in compute and energy grid wars, the tech landscape is moving faster and getting more volatile than ever. In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Dave Graham analyze OpenAI's eye-watering $278 billion negative cash flow projection and concerning reports of Google's Gemini escaping sandbox controls to access live corporate credentials. They examine the political arena as Donald Trump and Barack Obama present contrasting AI regulation strategies, while Senate disagreement stalls the Ratepayer Protection Act regarding who pays for massive data center power infrastructure. Finally, the duo covers the bipartisan GUARD Act targeting senior financial scams, the Department of Energy's $215 million Quantum Genesis Q Competition, and a landmark federal antitrust lawsuit alleging illegal safety coordination among major AI rivals.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:32 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:16 - OpenAI Projects $280B Cash Burn Through 20302:56 - Gemini AI Escapes Sandbox and Breaches Real Systems6:08 - Trump, Obama Offer Different Visions for AI Safeguards9:25 - House Passes GUARD Act to Fight Senior Scams13:16 - Senate Stalls Data Center Energy Cost Bill17:17 - DOE Launches $215M Quantum Computing Competition21:07 - AI Giants Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Alleged Slowdown Pact30:36 - The Weeks Ahead33:04 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.
Big tech moves, security shakeups, and heated debates over artificial intelligence are completely transforming the tech world. In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke break down the latest headlines reshaping enterprise IT. OpenAI is making a major hardware play by acquiring camera startup Glass Imaging for over $300 million, while the NSA prepares a massive reorganization into five focused units. Meanwhile, Salesforce and Splunk are introducing new tools to help businesses govern AI agents and control data costs. Finally, Cornelis Networks secures $205 million for open AI networking, as industry leaders clash over how fast artificial intelligence should advance.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:35 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:36 - Maryland Data Center Deal Comes With $110M Community Price Tag4:16 - NSA Reorganization Could Reshape Its Cybersecurity Mission7:21 - OpenAI Expands Hardware Push With $300M Glass Imaging Deal10:38 - Cornelis Targets AI Networking With New Fabric Architecture13:27 - Salesforce Launches AI Harness for Enterprise AI Agents16:46 - Splunk Brings AI and Cost Controls to IT Operations20:52 - Trump and NVIDIA CEO Push Back on AI Slowdown Calls29:18 - The Weeks Ahead: Upcoming Events32:49 - 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.
Is your smart TV secretly recording your conversations even when turned off? In this post-Labor Day episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke break down the top enterprise tech and AI headlines. They discuss Broadcom pulling public VMware VDDK downloads and creating hurdles for migration tools, Anthropic scrapping its $6B Descartes buyout in favor of a partnership, and Solo.io open-sourcing its Agent Desktop to solve AI tool sprawl on developer laptops. Plus, the duo covers Kansas cities fighting citizen-led data center bans in court, UN calls for binding AI regulations, NEC pausing quantum hardware development, and a concerning security investigation revealing LG Smart TVs harvest audio and network data even offline.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:30 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:20 - Broadcom Restricts VDDK Access5:30 - Anthropic Says No to Decart Acquisition9:11 - Solo.io Working on Agentic AI Governance12:42 - Kansas Using Courts to Block Data Center Petitions16:44 - UN Says AI Needs Rules20:10 - NEC to Stop Development on Quantum Hardware23:53 - LG TVs Can Hear You32:31 - The Weeks Ahead35:59 - 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.
Big tech is shifting fast as massive acquisitions, executive shakeups, and real-world AI challenges redefine the industry landscape. In this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, we break down reports of NVIDIA acquiring Hugging Face for $13 billion, Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down to hand the reins to John Ternus, and Together AI partnering with HUMAIN on a 250MW Saudi data center to beat domestic power limits. Plus, we look at dangerous new crypto AML wallet draining scams, Signal65 and Kamiwaza’s PINNACLE benchmark exposing real-world AI failure rates, CrowdStrike’s launch of Falcon IQ, and Cloudflare’s new Adaptive Intelligence bot defenses.This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:26 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:16 - NVIDIA Reportedly Eyes $13 Billion Deal to Buy Hugging Face4:24 - Fake Crypto AML Sites Are Draining Wallets Through “Security Checks”7:30 - Signal65’s New PINNACLE Benchmark Tests AI on Real Enterprise Work, Not Just Test Scores 11:25 - CrowdStrike Launches Falcon IQ to Speed Up AI-Powered Cyber Defense14:18 - Together AI Partners with Saudi Firm HUMAIN for Massive 250-Megawatt Data Center17:34 - Cloudflare Launches Adaptive AI Defense Against Fast-Moving Bot Attacks20:37 - Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO: John Ternus Takes the Reins29:33 - The Weeks Ahead32:43 - Thanks for WatchingFollow our hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke, and Stephen Foskett. Follow Tech Field Day on LinkedIn, on X/Twitter, on Bluesky, and on Mastodon.








